Research Areas of Interest:

• Investigations into diversification of calcium channel function via alternative splicing and RNA editing and their implications in neurological disorders such as anxiety or fear and in cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension and heart failure.
• Investigations into physiological significance of alternative splicing and RNA editing of CaV channels in hippocampal learning and memory and cerebellar motor learning, and in feeding behavior and circadian rhythm.
• Investigations into the implications of functional coupling between galectin-1, galectin-3 or filamin A and Cav1.2 channel in the cardiovascular system, and in heart failure and hypertension.

Selected Publications

• Zhai, J., Navakkode, S., Yeow, S. Q. Z., Krishna-K, K., Liang, M. C., Koh, J. H., … & Soong, T. W. (2022). Loss of CaV1. 3 RNA editing enhances mouse hippocampal plasticity, learning, and memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(32), e2203883119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203883119
• Zhang, Z., Dalan, R., Hu, Z., Wang, J.-W., Chew, N. W., Poh, K.-K., Tan, R.-S., Soong, T. W., Dai, Y., Ye, L., Chen, X., Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease. Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2202169. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202202169
• Loh KWZ, Liang MC, Soong TW, Hu Z. Regulation of cardiovascular calcium channel activity by post-translational modifications or interacting proteins. Pflugers Arch. 2020 Jun;472(6):653-667
• Mei Q, Bansal A, Jayakumar MKG, Zhang Z, Zhang J, Huang H, Yu D, Ramachandra CJA, Hausenloy DJ, Soong TW, Zhang Y. Manipulating energy migration within single lanthanide activator for switchable upconversion emissions towards bidirectional photoactivation. Nat Commun. 2019 Sep 27;10(1):4416.
• Liu C, Zhang CW, Lo SQ, Ang ST, Chew KCM, Yu D, Chai BH, Tan B, Tsang F, Tai YK, Tan BWQ, Liang MC, Tan HT, Tang JY, Lai MKP, Chua JJE, Chung MCM, Khanna S, Lim KL, Soong TW. S-Nitrosylation of Divalent Metal Transporter 1 Enhances Iron Uptake to Mediate Loss of Dopaminergic Neurons and Motoric Deficit. J Neurosci. 2018 Sep 26;38(39):8364-8377.
• Huang H, Kapeli K, Jin W, Wong YP, Arumugam TV, Koh JH, Srimasorn S, Mallilankaraman K, Chua JJE, Yeo GW, Soong TW. Tissue-selective restriction of RNA editing of CaV1.3 by splicing factor SRSF9. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 Aug 21;46(14):7323-7338.
• Hu Z, Li G, Wang JW, Chong SY, Yu D, Wang X, Soon JL, Liang MC, Wong YP, Huang N, Colecraft HM, Liao P, Soong TW. Regulation of Blood Pressure by Targeting CaV1.2-Galectin-1 Protein Interaction. Circulation. 2018 Oct 2;138(14):1431-1445.
• Thalhammer A, Contestabile A, Ermolyuk YS, Ng T, Volynski KE, Soong TW, Goda Y, Cingolani LA. Alternative Splicing of P/Q-Type Ca2+ Channels Shapes Presynaptic Plasticity. Cell Rep. 2017 Jul 11;20(2):333-343.
• Li G, Wang J, Liao P, Bartels P, Zhang H, Yu D, Liang MC, Poh KK, Yu CY, Jiang F, Yong TF, Wong YP, Hu Z, Huang H, Zhang G, Galupo MJ, Bian JS, Ponniah S, Trasti SL, See K, Foo R, Hoppe UC, Herzig S, Soong TW. Exclusion of alternative exon 33 of CaV1.2 calcium channels in heart is proarrhythmogenic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 23;114(21):E4288-E4295.
• Huang H, Ng CY, Yu D, Zhai J, Lam Y, Soong TW. Modest CaV1.342-selective inhibition by compound 8 is β-subunit dependent. Nat Commun. 2014 Jul 24;5:4481. (Faculty 1000/Prime)
• Huang H, Tan BZ, Shen Y, Tao J, Jiang F, Sung YY, Ng CK, Raida M, Köhr G, Higuchi M, Fatemi-Shariatpanahi H, Harden B, Yue DT, Soong TW. RNA editing of the IQ domain in Ca(v)1.3 channels modulates their Ca²⁺-dependent inactivation. Neuron. 2012 Jan 26;73(2):304-16. (Faculty 1000/Biology)
• Wang J, Thio SS, Yang SS, Yu D, Yu CY, Wong YP, Liao P, Li S, Soong TW. Splice variant specific modulation of CaV1.2 calcium channel by galectin-1 regulates arterial constriction. Circ Res. 2011 Nov 11;109(11):1250-8.
• Ryan DP, da Silva MR, Soong TW, Fontaine B, Donaldson MR, Kung AW, Jongjaroenprasert W, Liang MC, Khoo DH, Cheah JS, Ho SC, Bernstein HS, Maciel RM, Brown RH Jr, Ptácek LJ. Mutations in potassium channel Kir2.6 cause susceptibility to thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Cell. 2010 Jan 8;140(1):88-98. (Faculty 1000/Biology)
• Shen Y, Yu D, Hiel H, Liao P, Yue DT, Fuchs PA, Soong TW. Alternative splicing of the Ca(v)1.3 channel IQ domain, a molecular switch for Ca2+-dependent inactivation within auditory hair cells. J Neurosci. 2006 Oct 18;26(42):10690-9.
• Tang ZZ, Liang MC, Lu S, Yu D, Yu CY, Yue DT, Soong TW. Transcript scanning reveals novel and extensive splice variations in human l-type voltage-gated calcium channel, Cav1.2 alpha1 subunit. J Biol Chem. 2004 Oct 22;279(43):44335-43.
• Soong TW, DeMaria CD, Alvania RS, Zweifel LS, Liang MC, Mittman S, Agnew WS, Yue DT. Systematic identification of splice variants in human P/Q-type channel alpha1(2.1) subunits: implications for current density and Ca2+-dependent inactivation. J Neurosci. 2002 Dec 1;22(23):10142-52.
• DeMaria CD, Soong TW, Alseikhan BA, Alvania RS, Yue DT. Calmodulin bifurcates the local Ca2+ signal that modulates P/Q-type Ca2+ channels. Nature. 2001 May 24;411(6836):484-9.
• Bourinet E, Soong TW, Sutton K, Slaymaker S, Mathews E, Monteil A, Zamponi GW, Nargeot J, Snutch TP. Splicing of alpha 1A subunit gene generates phenotypic variants of P- and Q-type calcium channels. Nat Neurosci. 1999 May;2(5):407-15.
• Soong TW, Stea A, Hodson CD, Dubel SJ, Vincent SR, Snutch TP. Structure and functional expression of a member of the low voltage-activated calcium channel family. Science. 1993 May 21;260(5111):1133-6.