Hong Zhang, PhD
Research Focus - Autophagy in Tumorigenesis
- Maintenance of cellular homeostasis by autophagy
- Role of phosphoinositides in autophagy regulation and tumorigenesis
- Function of the p53-induced gene Ei24 in the basal autophagy pathway
- Activation of systemic autophagy in the C. elegans germline tumor model system
- Role of phase separation in tumorigenesis
Representative Publication
Tian Y, Li Z, Hu W, et al. C. elegans screen identifies autophagy genes specific to multicellular organisms. Cell. 2010;141(6):1042-1055.