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97
Citations
61542
World Ranking
1714
National Ranking
40

Overview

Hong Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans primarily within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on molecular biology, epidemiology, cell biology, plant science, and physiology. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of cellular processes and disease mechanisms.

Their recent publications cover several topics related to cellular function and disease, including autophagy, RNA research, RNA modifications, endoplasmic reticulum stress, lipid metabolism, ubiquitin pathways, and nuclear structure. Notable recent papers include:

  • Phase Separation in Membrane Biology: The Interplay between Membrane-Bound Organelles and Membraneless Condensates (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • Liquid-liquid phase separation in biology: mechanisms, physiological functions and human diseases (2020, Science China Life Sciences)
  • ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 promotes lysosomal exocytosis-mediated viral egress (2021, Developmental Cell)
  • Liquid-liquid phase separation in autophagy (2020, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • TGF-β1-activated cancer-associated fibroblasts promote breast cancer invasion, metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by autophagy or overexpression of FAP-α (2021, Biochemical Pharmacology)

Hong Zhang frequently publishes in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their work include:

  • The Journal of Cell Biology (6 publications)
  • Developmental Cell (3 publications)
  • Reproduction and Breeding (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)

They collaborate regularly with several coauthors, showing repeated partnerships with:

  • Mengxue Luo (6 joint publications)
  • Cuixia Di (5 joint publications)
  • Jialin Cui (5 joint publications)
  • Shaojun Liu (5 joint publications)
  • Caipeng Xu (4 joint publications)

The main topics covered in Hong Zhang's work include:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Nuclear Structure and Function

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Antioxidant activity of different sulfate content derivatives of polysaccharide extracted from Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta) in vitro

    Huimin Qi;Quanbin Zhang;Tingting Zhao;Rong Chen

  • Auxin controls seed dormancy through stimulation of abscisic acid signaling by inducing ARF-mediated ABI3 activation in Arabidopsis

    Xiaodong Liu;Hong Zhang;Yang Zhao;Zhengyan Feng

  • C. elegans Screen Identifies Autophagy Genes Specific to Multicellular Organisms

    Ye Tian;Zhipeng Li;Wanqiu Hu;Haiyan Ren

  • MICROGELS: Old Materials with New Applications

    Mallika Das;Hong Zhang;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Covalently assembled NIR nanoplatform for simultaneous fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

    Kai Liu;Xiaomin Liu;Qinghui Zeng;Youlin Zhang

  • Dual roles of Sema6D in cardiac morphogenesis through region-specific association of its receptor, Plexin-A1, with off-track and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2

    Toshihiko Toyofuku;Hong Zhang;Atsushi Kumanogoh;Noriko Takegahara

  • Femtosecond studies of solvation and intramolecular configurational dynamics of fluorophores in liquid solution.

    Max Glasbeek;Hong Zhang

  • Controlled synthesis, formation mechanism, and great enhancement of red upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ nanocrystals/submicroplates at low doping level.

    Junwei Zhao;Yajuan Sun;Xianggui Kong;Lijin Tian

  • Excitation energy migration dynamics in upconversion nanomaterials

    Langping Tu;Langping Tu;Xiaomin Liu;Xiaomin Liu;Fei Wu;Fei Wu;Hong Zhang;Hong Zhang

  • Upconversion Luminescence of β-NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+@β-NaYF4 Core/Shell Nanoparticles: Excitation Power Density and Surface Dependence

    Yu Wang;Langping Tu;Junwei Zhao;Yajuan Sun

  • Autophagosome maturation: An epic journey from the ER to lysosomes.

    Yan G. Zhao;Hong Zhang

  • Enzymes of the SUMO modification pathway localize to filaments of the nuclear pore complex.

    Hong Zhang;Hisato Saitoh;Michael J. Matunis

  • Machinery, regulation and pathophysiological implications of autophagosome maturation

    Yan G Zhao;Patrice Codogno;Hong Zhang

  • Effect of annealing on upconversion luminescence of ZnO : Er3+ nanocrystals and high thermal sensitivity

    Xin Wang;Xianggui Kong;Yi Yu;Yajuan Sun

  • An upconversion nanoparticle--Zinc phthalocyanine based nanophotosensitizer for photodynamic therapy.

    Lu Xia;Xianggui Kong;Xiaomin Liu;Langping Tu

  • SUMO-2/3 Modification and Binding Regulate the Association of CENP-E with Kinetochores and Progression through Mitosis

    Xiang Dong Zhang;Jacqueline Goeres;Hong Zhang;Tim J. Yen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao Wang
Chao Wang University of Southern California
Bo Zhang
Bo Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daniel G. Tenen
Daniel G. Tenen National University of Singapore
Yalin Tang
Yalin Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junfeng Xiang
Junfeng Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Henry Yang
Henry Yang National University of Singapore
Quanbin Zhang
Quanbin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zheng Wang
Zheng Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pingsheng Liu
Pingsheng Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gang Pei
Gang Pei Tongji University

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