Jantina Manning

Dr Jantina Manning

Research Fellow

Centre for Cancer Biology

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Dr Jantina Manning is an accomplished early career researcher at the Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, and a tutor for several undergraduate subjects. She has developed and led a research project focused on characterising a new gene, Nedd4-2, in kidney homeostasis, disease and diabetes, resulting in 21 peer reviewed articles in high impact factor journals. Her work has been recognised with grants, fellowships and awards, and she regularly contributes to the scientific community including through peer review and committee leadership.
Research:
Dr Manning's research expertise lies in the study of fundamental molecular and cellular biological processes, animal models and translation into human clinical relevance. You can learn more about her research in the following YouTube videos:

The enzyme that could help 700 million people with chronic kidney disease
How genetics play a role in diabetic kidney disease

Teaching:
Since 2021, has also been active in delivering first-year tutorials, practicals, workshops and lectures for Human Body 1/2, and Biology A/B at the University of South Australia. Her passion for guiding students and instilling an appetite for learning has driven her to pursue additional teaching roles. She is dedicated to improving her own teaching and scholarship of teaching and learning.

Identified NEDD4L as a key player in diabetic kidney disease

Discovered NEDD4-2 as an important enzyme in kidney homeostasis

Demonstrated salt-sensitive kidney disease caused by NEDD-2 deficiency

Identified NEDD4 interacting partners important in testes development

Year Citation
2025 Umargamwala, R., Nicolson, S., Manning, J., Carosi, J. M., Kumar, S., & Denton, D. (2025). Identification of new candidates regulating autophagy-dependent midgut degradation in Drosophila melanogaster. Cell Death Discovery, 11(181), 181-1-181-13.
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2025 Manning, J. A., Jesudason, S., Moretti, P. A. B., Pitson, S. M., Chou, A. S. Y., Shabbar, M., . . . Kumar, S. (2025). Nedd4-2 ablation in kidney improves glycaemic control in diabetic mice. Cell Death and Disease, 16(496), 1-23.
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2025 Shabbar, M., Manning, J., Lim, Y., Shah, S., Sinha, D., Nikolic, A., . . . Kumar, S. (2025). Phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) is a novel substrate of NEDD4-2 (NEDD4L) mediated ubiquitination. Cell Death Discovery, 11(1, article no. 393), 1-11.
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2025 Shah, S. S., Manning, J. A., Lim, Y., Sinha, D., Murthy, A. M. V., Ganesan, R., . . . Kumar, S. (2025). NEDD4L-mediated Gasdermin D and E ubiquitination regulates cell death and tissue injury. Cell Death and Differentiation, online, 1-18.
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2024 Nicolson, S., Manning, J. A., Lim, Y., Jiang, X., Kolze, E., Dayan, S., . . . Denton, D. (2024). The Drosophila ZNRF1/2 homologue, detour, interacts with HOPS complex and regulates autophagy. Communications Biology, 7(1), 183-1-183-24.
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2024 Umargamwala, R., Manning, J., Dorstyn, L., Denton, D., & Kumar, S. (2024). Understanding Developmental Cell Death Using Drosophila as a Model System. Cells, 13(4), 347-1-347-16.
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2023 Leung, P. Y. M., Katerelos, M., Choy, S., Cook, N., Lee, M., Paizis, K., . . . Power, D. A. (2023). Expression of NEDD4L and ENaC in Urinary extracellular vesicles in pre-eclampsia. Hypertension In Pregnancy, 42(1, article no. 2232029), 1-9.
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2022 Farooq, A. U., Gembus, K., Sandow, J. J., Webb, A., Mathivanan, S., Manning, J. A., . . . Kumar, S. (2022). K-29 linked ubiquitination of Arrdc4 regulates its function in extracellular vesicle biogenesis. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 11(2), e12188-1-e12188-15.
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2021 Xu, T., Nicolson, S., Sandow, J. J., Dayan, S., Jiang, X., Manning, J. A., . . . Denton, D. (2021). Cp1/cathepsin L is required for autolysosomal clearance in Drosophila. Autophagy, 17(10), 2734-2749.
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2021 Manning, J. A., Shah, S. S., Nikolic, A., Henshall, T. L., Khew-Goodall, Y., & Kumar, S. (2021). The ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-2/NEDD4L regulates both sodium homeostasis and fibrotic signaling to prevent end-stage renal disease. Cell Death and Disease, 12(4), 398-1-398-16.
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2020 Manning, J. A., Shah, S. S., Henshall, T. L., Nikolic, A., Finnie, J., & Kumar, S. (2020). Dietary sodium modulates nephropathy in Nedd4-2-deficient mice. Cell Death and Differentiation, 27(6), 1832-1843.
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2020 Manning, J. A., Windley, S. P., Sandow, J. J., Shah, S. S., Western, P., Wilhelm, D., & Kumar, S. (2020). Identification of novel interacting partners of the NEDD4 ubiquitin ligase in mouse testis.. Journal of Proteomics, 223(103830), 103830-1-103830-8.
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2018 Manning, J. A., & Kumar, S. (2018). Physiological functions of nedd4-2: lessons from knockout mouse models. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 43(8), 635-647.
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2017 Manning, J. A., Henshall, T. L., & Kumar, S. (2017). NEDD4-2-dependent control of Na⁺ homeostasis and renal disease. Cell cycle, 17(1), 1-2.
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2017 Henshall, T., Manning, J., Alfassy, O., Goel, P., Boase, N., Kawabe, H., & Kumar, S. (2017). Deletion of Nedd4-2 results in progressive kidney disease in mice. Cell Death and Differentiation, 24(12), 2150-2160.
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2015 Goel, P., Manning, J., & Kumar, S. (2015). NEDD4-2 (NEDD4L): the ubiquitin ligase for multiple membrane proteins. Gene, 557(1), 1-10.
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2014 Ekberg, J., Boase, N., Rychkov, G., Manning, J., Poronnik, P., & Kumar, S. (2014). Nedd4-2 (NEDD4L) controls intracellular Na⁺ -mediated activity of voltage-gated sodium channels in primary cortical neurons. Biochemical Journal, 457(1), 27-31.
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2010 Manning, J., & Kumar, S. (2010). A potential role for NEDD1 and the centrosome in senescence of mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Cell Death & Disease, 1(4), E35-1-E35-8.
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2010 Manning, J., Shalini, S., Risk, J., Day, C., & Kumar, S. (2010). A direct interaction with NEDD1 regulates γ-tubulin recruitment to the centrosome. PLoS One, 5(3), 1-12.
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2010 Manning, J., Lewis, M., Koblar, S., & Kumar, S. (2010). An essential function for the centrosomal protein NEDD1 in zebrafish development. Cell Death and Differentiation, 17(8), 1302-1314.
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2008 Manning, J., Colussi, P., Koblar, S., & Kumar, S. (2008). Nedd1 expression as a marker of dynamic centrosomal localization during mouse embryonic development. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 129(6), 751-764.
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2007 Manning, J., & Kumar, S. (2007). NEDD1: Function in microtubule nucleation spindle assembly and beyond. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 39(1), 7-11.
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2007 Ekberg, J., Schuetz, F., Boase, N. A., Conroy, S. J., Manning, J., Kumar, S., . . . Adams, D. J. (2007). Regulation of the voltage-gated K+ channels KCNQ2/3 and KCNQ3/5 by ubiquitination: Novel role for Nedd4-2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282(16), 12135-12142.
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2006 Kumar, R., Manning, J., Spendlove, H., Kremmidiotis, G., McKirdy, R., Lee, J., . . . Callen, D. (2006). ZNF652, a novel zinc finger protein, interacts with the putative breast tumor suppressor CBFA2T3 to repress transcription. Molecular Cancer Research, 4(9), 655-665.
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Year Citation
2025 Thyagarajan, N., Le Leu, R., Kumar, S., Jesudason, S., & Manning, J. (2025). Increased Urinary Extracellular Vesicles And Reduced Expression of NEDD4L in Diabetic Nephropathy-A Pilot Study. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 30 (pp. 1 page). WILEY.
2025 Manning, J., Jesudason, S., Moretti, P., Pitson, S., Shabbar, M., & Kumar, S. (2025). NEDD4-2 Ablation in Kidney Improves Glycaemic Control in Diabetic Mice. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 30 (pp. 1 page). WILEY.
2024 Manning, J., Jesudason, S., & Kumar, S. (2024). RENAL NEDD4L AS A POTENTIAL NEW REGULATOR OF GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS AND DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 29 (pp. 29). WILEY.
2023 Manning, J., Jesudason, S., & Kumar, S. (2023). NEDD4L AS A NEW REGULATOR OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 67). WILEY.

Courses I teach

  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2025)
  • BIOL 1048 Human Body 2 (2025)
  • BIOL 1050 Human Physiology 101 (2025)
  • BIOL 2058 Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice (2025)
  • BIOL 1007 Biology A (2024)
  • BIOL 1012 Biology B (2024)
  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2024)
  • BIOL 1048 Human Body 2 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 Co-Supervisor Regulation of autophagy in cell and tissue homeostasis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ruchi Umargamwala
2022 Co-Supervisor Modulation of NEDD4-2 expression and activity as a cellular mechanism for ameliorating kidney disease Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Diva Sinha
2021 Co-Supervisor Identification and characterisation of NEDD4-2 regulated proteins in the renal tubular epithelia. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Meriam Shabbar

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