Selected Publications
Huang, P., Peslak, S.A., Shehu, V., Keller, C.A., Giardine, B., Shi, J., Hardison, R.C., Blobel, G.A., Khandros, E.: Let-7 miRNAs repress HIC2 to regulate BCL11A transcription and hemoglobin switching Blood 143 (19): 1980-1991,2024.
Peslak S.A., Abbas T., Khandros E., Traxler E.A., Abdulmalik O., Giardine B.M., Keller C.A., Hardison R.C., Shi J., Blobel G.A.: Protein Phosphatase 6 Complex: Novel Regulator of Fetal Hemoglobin and Potential Therapeutic Target in Sickle Cell Disease. American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA : 2023.
Cheng A., Traxler E.A., Peslak S.A., Cohen J., Russell J.E., Sayani F.: Patients with Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia May Evolve to Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia in Adulthood American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA : 2023.
Li C, Shin H, Bhavanasi D, Liu M, Yu X, Peslak SA, Liu X, Alvarez-Dominguez JR, Blobel GA, Gregory BD, Huang J, Klein PS: Expansion of human hematopoietic stem cells by inhibiting translation bioRxiv : 2023.
Peslak, S.A., Akins, A.B., Foxwell, A.M., Iannelli, M., Grande, C., Breen, D., Russell, J.E., Uritsky, T.J., Sayani, F.A.: A novel, effective, and efficient strategy for treating sickle cell vaso-occlusive events in the infusion center setting. Blood Adv
7 (3): 410-413,2023.
Peslak, S.A.*, Demirci, S.*, Chandra, V., Ryu, B., Bhardwaj, S.K., Jiang, J., Rupon, J.W., Throm, R.E., Uchida, N., Leonard, A., Essawi, K., Bonifacino, A.C., Krouse, A.E., Linde, N.S., Donahue, R.E., Ferrera, F., Wielgosz, M., Abdulmalik, O., Hamagami, N., Germino-Watnick, P., Le, A., Chu, R., Hinds, M., Weiss, M.J., Tong, W., Tisdale, J.F., Blobel, G.A.: Forced enhancer-promoter rewiring to alter gene expression in animal models. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids
32 : 452-465,2023.
Wakabayashi, A., Kihiu, M., Sharma, M., Thrasher, J., Saari, M., Quesnel-Vallieres M., Abdulmalik, O., Peslak, S.A., Khandros, E., Keller, C.A., Giardine, B.M., Hardison, R.C., Shi, J., Blobel, G.A.: Identification and characterization of RBM12 as a novel regulator of fetal hemoglobin expression Blood Adv
6 (23): 5956-5968,2022.
Peslak S.A., Khandros E., Huang P., Wakabayashi A., Abbas T., Abdulmalik O., Keller C.A., Hardison R.C., Shi J., Blobel G.A.: Regulation of Fetal Hemoglobin Production in Adult Erythroid Cells by Protein Phosphatase 6C (PPP6C). American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. : 2022.
Adema, V., Ma, F, Kanagal-Shamanna, R., Thongon, N., Montalban-Bravo, G., Yang, H., Peslak, S.A. Wang, F., Acha, P., Sole, F., Lockyer, P., Cassari, M., Maciejewski, J.P., Visconte, V., Ganan-Gomez, I., Song, Y., Bueso-Ramos, C., Pellegrini, M., Tuyet, M.T., Bejar, R., Carew, J.S., Halene, S., Santini, V., Al-Atrash, G., Clise-Dwyer, K., Garcia-Manero, G., Blobel, G.A., Colla, S.: Targeting the EIF2AK1 signaling pathway rescues red blood cell production in SF3B1-mutant myelodysplastic syndromes with ringed sideroblasts. Blood Cancer Discov
3 (6): 554-567,2022.
Peslak S.A., Khandros E., Huang P., Wakabayashi A., Abbas T., Abdulmalik O., Keller C.A., Hardison R.C., Shi J., Blobel G.A.: Protein phosphatase 6C (PPP6C) loss raises fetal hemoglobin levels and reduces cell sickling. Red Cell Club Meeting (virtual), New Haven, CT. : 2022.
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