Lab News
1. Our invited preview on the dual action of an ER-localized transcription factor in cell death and adaptation is now published by Dev. Cell:
2. We have an invited review on the formation of the endoplasmic reticulum published in Open Biology:
Wang W and Zheng H (2026). Building a functional endoplasmic reticulum for proper cell growth and stress responses: a plant perspective. Open Biology 16 (1): 250331. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.250331
3. A new paper on how ATG18 organizes, through phase separation, the formation of autophagasomes is out in Developmental Cell:
Shao Y, Li X, Shi B, Wang S, Luo Z, Xu Y, Li B, Feng S, Liang L, Zheng H, Sun J (2026). Biomolecular condensates of ATG18 reshape ER for autophagy in plants, Developmental Cell, 2026; 61, 133-145, https//doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2025.08.013
4. A perspective paper on how ER-phagy may be regulated is out in Molecular Plant:
Shao Y, Sun J, and Zheng H. (2024). Eat at the right time: Regulation of ER-phagy receptors in plant response to environmental stresses, Molecular Plant 17 (2), 236-239