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Melda Onal

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentPhysiology & Cell Biology, College of Medicine
DivisionPhysiology & Cell Biology Faculty
Address200 South Cedar
Mail Slot # 505
Little Rock AR 72202
Phone501-320-7682
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-5804-495X Additional info
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    2P20GM125503     (OBRIEN, CHARLES A)Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2028
    NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences
    Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research (CMDR)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    P20GM125503     (OBRIEN, CHARLES A)Apr 1, 2023 - Jan 31, 2028
    NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences
    Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research (CMDR)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R21AR076575     (ONAL, MELDA)Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
    NIH/Nat. Inst. of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
    CRISPR inhibition as an alternate for Cre-loxP
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Dimori M, Toulany M, Sultana LS, Onal M, Thostenson JD, Carroll JL, O'Brien CA, Morello R. A new Col1a1 conditional knock-in mouse model to study osteogenesis imperfecta. J Bone Miner Res. 2024 Nov 20. PMID: 39566076.
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    2. James A, Hendrixson J, Kadhim I, Marques-Carvalho A, Laster J, Crawford J, Thostenson J, Sato A, Almeida M, Onal M. CRISPR activation of Tfeb , a master regulator of autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis, in osteoblast lineage cells increases bone mass and strength. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 26. PMID: 39386619.
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    3. Nookaew I, Xiong J, Onal M, Bustamante-Gomez C, Wanchai V, Fu Q, Kim HN, Almeida M, O'Brien CA. Refining the identity of mesenchymal cell types associated with murine periosteal and endosteal bone. J Biol Chem. 2024 Apr; 300(4):107158. PMID: 38479598.
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    4. Hendrixson JA, James A, Akel NS, Laster DJ, Crawford JA, Berryhill SB, Onal M. Loss of chaperone-mediated autophagy does not alter age-related bone loss in male mice. FASEB Bioadv. 2024 Mar; 6(3):73-84. PMID: 38463697.
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    5. Nookaew I, Xiong J, Onal M, Bustamante-Gomez C, Wanchai V, Fu Q, Kim HN, Almeida M, O'Brien CA. A framework for defining mesenchymal cell types associated with murine periosteal and endosteal bone. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 17. PMID: 38014179.
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    6. Laster DJ, Akel NS, Hendrixson JA, James A, Crawford JA, Fu Q, Berryhill SB, Thostenson JD, Nookaew I, O'Brien CA, Onal M. CRISPR interference provides increased cell type-specificity compared to the Cre-loxP system. iScience. 2023 Aug 18; 26(8):107428. PMID: 37575184.
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    7. Cassidy A, Onal M, Pelletier S. Novel methods for the generation of genetically engineered animal models. Bone. 2023 02; 167:116612. PMID: 36379415.
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    8. Akel N, MacLeod RS, Berryhill SB, Laster DJ, Dimori M, Crawford JA, Fu Q, Onal M. Loss of chaperone-mediated autophagy is associated with low vertebral cancellous bone mass. Sci Rep. 2022 02 24; 12(1):3134. PMID: 35210514.
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    9. MacLeod RS, Meyer MB, Xiong J, Cawley KM, Liu Y, Onal M, Benkusky NA, Thostenson JD, Pike JW, O'Brien CA. Deletion of a putative promoter-proximal Tnfsf11 regulatory region in mice does not alter bone mass or Tnfsf11 expression in vivo. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0250974. PMID: 33970941.
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    10. Lee SM, Carlson AH, Onal M, Benkusky NA, Meyer MB, Pike JW. A Control Region Near the Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Gene Mediates Response to Phosphate, 1,25(OH)2D3, and LPS In Vivo. Endocrinology. 2019 12 01; 160(12):2877-2891. PMID: 31599948.
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    11. MacLeod RS, Cawley KM, Gubrij I, Nookaew I, Onal M, O'Brien CA. Effective CRISPR interference of an endogenous gene via a single transgene in mice. Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 21; 9(1):17312. PMID: 31754144.
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    12. Onal M, Carlson AH, Thostenson JD, Benkusky NA, Meyer MB, Lee SM, Pike JW. A Novel Distal Enhancer Mediates Inflammation-, PTH-, and Early Onset Murine Kidney Disease-Induced Expression of the Mouse Fgf23 Gene. JBMR Plus. 2018 Jan; 2(1):32-47. PMID: 29527594.
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    13. Meyer MB, Benkusky NA, Kaufmann M, Lee SM, Onal M, Jones G, Pike JW. A kidney-specific genetic control module in mice governs endocrine regulation of the cytochrome P450 gene Cyp27b1 essential for vitamin D3 activation. J Biol Chem. 2017 10 20; 292(42):17541-17558. PMID: 28808057.
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    14. Shamsuzzaman S, Onal M, St John HC, Pike JW. Deletion of a Distal RANKL Gene Enhancer Delays Progression of Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification in Hypercholesterolemic Mice. J Cell Biochem. 2017 12; 118(12):4240-4253. PMID: 28419519.
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    15. Pike JW, Meyer MB, Lee SM, Onal M, Benkusky NA. The vitamin D receptor: contemporary genomic approaches reveal new basic and translational insights. J Clin Invest. 2017 Apr 03; 127(4):1146-1154. PMID: 28240603.
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    16. Shamsuzzaman S, Onal M, St John HC, Jeffery JJ, Pike JW. Absence of the Vitamin D Receptor Inhibits Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification in Female Hypercholesterolemic Mice. J Cell Biochem. 2017 05; 118(5):1050-1064. PMID: 27567005.
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    17. Piemontese M, Onal M, Xiong J, Han L, Thostenson JD, Almeida M, O'Brien CA. Low bone mass and changes in the osteocyte network in mice lacking autophagy in the osteoblast lineage. Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 11; 6:24262. PMID: 27064143.
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    18. Onal M, St John HC, Danielson AL, Pike JW. Deletion of the Distal Tnfsf11 RL-D2 Enhancer That Contributes to PTH-Mediated RANKL Expression in Osteoblast Lineage Cells Results in a High Bone Mass Phenotype in Mice. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Feb; 31(2):416-29. PMID: 26332516.
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    19. Pike JW, Meyer MB, Benkusky NA, Lee SM, St John H, Carlson A, Onal M, Shamsuzzaman S. Genomic Determinants of Vitamin D-Regulated Gene Expression. Vitam Horm. 2016; 100:21-44. PMID: 26827947.
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    20. Xiong J, Piemontese M, Onal M, Campbell J, Goellner JJ, Dusevich V, Bonewald L, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. Osteocytes, not Osteoblasts or Lining Cells, are the Main Source of the RANKL Required for Osteoclast Formation in Remodeling Bone. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0138189. PMID: 26393791.
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    21. Meyer MB, Benkusky NA, Onal M, Pike JW. Selective regulation of Mmp13 by 1,25(OH)2D3, PTH, and Osterix through distal enhancers. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 11; 164:258-264. PMID: 26348136.
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    22. Onal M, Bishop KA, St John HC, Danielson AL, Riley EM, Piemontese M, Xiong J, Goellner JJ, O'Brien CA, Pike JW. A DNA segment spanning the mouse Tnfsf11 transcription unit and its upstream regulatory domain rescues the pleiotropic biologic phenotype of the RANKL null mouse. J Bone Miner Res. 2015 May; 30(5):855-68. PMID: 25431114.
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    23. Piemontese M, Onal M, Xiong J, Wang Y, Almeida M, Thostenson JD, Weinstein RS, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. Suppression of autophagy in osteocytes does not modify the adverse effects of glucocorticoids on cortical bone. Bone. 2015 Jun; 75:18-26. PMID: 25700544.
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    24. Onal M, Piemontese M, Xiong J, Wang Y, Han L, Ye S, Komatsu M, Selig M, Weinstein RS, Zhao H, Jilka RL, Almeida M, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. Suppression of autophagy in osteocytes mimics skeletal aging. J Biol Chem. 2013 Jun 14; 288(24):17432-40. PMID: 23645674.
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    25. Almeida M, Iyer S, Martin-Millan M, Bartell SM, Han L, Ambrogini E, Onal M, Xiong J, Weinstein RS, Jilka RL, O'Brien CA, Manolagas SC. Estrogen receptor-a signaling in osteoblast progenitors stimulates cortical bone accrual. J Clin Invest. 2013 Jan; 123(1):394-404. PMID: 23221342.
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    26. Onal M, Xiong J, Chen X, Thostenson JD, Almeida M, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. Receptor activator of nuclear factor ?B ligand (RANKL) protein expression by B lymphocytes contributes to ovariectomy-induced bone loss. J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 24; 287(35):29851-60. PMID: 22782898.
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    27. Onal M, Galli C, Fu Q, Xiong J, Weinstein RS, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. The RANKL distal control region is required for the increase in RANKL expression, but not the bone loss, associated with hyperparathyroidism or lactation in adult mice. Mol Endocrinol. 2012 Feb; 26(2):341-8. PMID: 22207718.
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    28. Xiong J, Onal M, Jilka RL, Weinstein RS, Manolagas SC, O'Brien CA. Matrix-embedded cells control osteoclast formation. Nat Med. 2011 Sep 11; 17(10):1235-41. PMID: 21909103.
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