Wei Zou Laboratory
Wei Zou
Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of dendrite morphogenesis in neurons,
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration,
Small molecules to suppress neurodegeneration.
Wei Zou

Selected Publications

1. Fang J#, Jiang W#, Zhao W#, Wang J, Cao B, Wang N, Chen B, Wang C*, Zou W*. Endocytosis restricts dendrite branching via removing ectopically localized branching ligands. Nat Commun. Accepted.

2. Liu X#, Chang Z#, Sun P#, Cao B, Wang Y, Fang J, Pei Y*, Chen B*, Zou W*. MONITTR allows real-time imaging of transcription and endogenous proteins in C. elegansJ Cell Biol. 2025 Jan 6;224(1):e202403198. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202403198. Epub 2024 Oct 14.

3. Fang J#, Wang J#, Wang Y, Liu X, Chen B*Zou W*. Ribo-On and Ribo-Off tools using a self-cleaving ribozyme allow manipulation of endogenous gene expression in C. elegansCommun Biol. 2023 Aug 4;6(1):816. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05184-4.

4. Zhao T, Guan L, Ma X, Chen B, Ding M*, Zou W*. The cell cortex-localized protein CHDP-1 is required for dendritic development and transport in C. elegans neurons. PLoS Genet. 2022 Sep 20;18(9):e1010381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010381.

5. Zhao J#, Wang X#, Meng X, Zou W*, Xu S*. Rapid and efficient wounding for in vivo studies of neuronal dendrite regeneration and degeneration. J Genet Genomics. 2021 Feb 20;48(2):163-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2020.10.003.

6. Zou W#*, Dong X#, Broederdorf TR, Shen A, Kramer DA, Shi R, Liang X, Miller DM, Xiang YK, Yasuda R, Chen B*, Shen K*. A Dendritic Guidance Receptor Complex Brings Together Distinct Actin Regulators to Drive Efficient F-Actin Assembly and Branching. Dev Cell. 2018 May 7;45(3):362-375.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.04.008. 

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34. Shi R#, Ho XY#, Tao L#, Taylor CA, Zhao T, Zou W, Lizzappi M, Eichel K, Shen K*. Stochastic growth and selective stabilization generate stereotyped dendritic arbors. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 May 8:2024.05.08.591205. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.08.591205.

33. Fu Y#, Yang X#, Li S#, Ma C, An Y, Liang Y, Sun S, Cheng T, Zhao Y, Wang J, Wang X, Yin Y, Liang H, Liu N, Zou W*, Chen B*. Dynamic properties of transcriptional condensates modulate CRISPRa-mediated gene activation. Nat Commun. Under revision.

32. Chen Y#, Hu J#, Zhao P#, Fang J#, Kuang Y, Liu Z, Dong S, Yao W, Ding Y, Wang X, Pan Y, Wu J, Zhao J, Yang J, Xu Z, Liu X, Wu C, Zhang L, Fan M, Feng S, Hong Z, Yan Z, Xia H, Liu W, Sun Q, Mei K*, Zou W*, Huang Y*, Feng D*, Yi C*. XXX is a conserved ribophagy receptor. Nat Cell Biol. Under revision.

31. Zhao P#, Tian R#, Song D#, Ding X#, Zhu Q#, Zhang J, Cao B, Zhang M, Xu Y, Fang J, Tan J, Yi C, Xia H, Liu W, Zou W*, Sun Q*. XXX are evolutionarily conserved “eat-me” signals in mediating selective autophagy. Submitted to Dev Cell

30. Fang J#, Jiang W#, Zhao W#, Wang J, Cao B, Wang N, Chen B, Wang C*, Zou W*. Endocytosis restricts dendrite branching via removing ectopically localized branching ligands. Nat Commun. Accepted.

29. Liu X#, Chang Z#, Sun P#, Cao B, Wang Y, Fang J, Pei Y*, Chen B*, Zou W*. MONITTR allows real-time imaging of transcription and endogenous proteins in C. elegansJ Cell Biol. 2025 Jan 6;224(1):e202403198. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202403198. Epub 2024 Oct 14.

28. Xie J, Zou W, Tugizova M, Shen K*, Wang X*. MBL-1 and EEL-1 affect the splicing and protein levels of MEC-3 to control dendrite complexity. PLoS Genet. 2023 Sep 20;19(9):e1010941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010941. eCollection 2023 Sep.

27. Fang J#, Wang J#, Wang Y, Liu X, Chen B*Zou W*. Ribo-On and Ribo-Off tools using a self-cleaving ribozyme allow manipulation of endogenous gene expression in C. elegansCommun Biol. 2023 Aug 4;6(1):816. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05184-4. 

26. Liu X#, Zhao Y#Zou W*. Molecular mechanisms of neurite regeneration and repair: insights from C. elegans and DrosophilaCell Regen. 2023 Apr 2;12(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13619-022-00155-2.

25. Fu Y#, Liu Y#, Wen T, Fang J, Chen Y, Zhou Z, Gu X, Wu H, Sheng J, Xu Z, Zou W* and Chen B*. Real-time imaging of RNA polymerase I activity in living human cells. J Cell Biol. 2023 Jan 2;222(1):e202202110. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202202110. 

24.  Xu H#, Wang J#, Deng Y#, Hou F, Chen S, Zou W*, Pan D* and Chen B*. Two-color CRISPR imaging reveals dynamics of HSV-1 replication compartments and virus-host interactions. J Virol. 2022 Dec 21;96(24):e0092022. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00920-22.

23. Liang Y#, Xu H#, Cheng T, Fu Y, Huang H, Qian W, Wang J, Zhou Y, Qian P, Yin Y, Xu P, Zou W* and Chen B*. Gene activation guided by nascent RNA-bound transcription factors. Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 28;13(1):7329. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35041-7. 

22. Zhao T, Guan L, Ma X, Chen B, Ding M*, Zou W*. The cell cortex-localized protein CHDP-1 is required for dendritic development and transport in C. elegans neurons. PLoS Genet. 2022 Sep 20;18(9):e1010381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010381.

21. Sun P, Zou W*. Research progress of live-cell RNA imaging techniques. Journal of Zhejiang University (Medical Sciences). 2022 Jun 25;51(3):362-372. doi: 10.3724/zdxbyxb-2022-0017.

20. Zhao J#, Wang X#, Meng X, Zou W*, Xu S*. Rapid and efficient wounding for in vivo studies of neuronal dendrite regeneration and degeneration. J Genet Genomics. 2021 Feb 20;48(2):163-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2020.10.003. Epub 2020 Nov 7.  

19. Xu H, Wang J, Liang Y, Fu Y, Li S, Huang J, Xu H, Zou W, Chen B*. TriTag: an integrative tool to correlate chromatin dynamics and gene expression in living cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Dec 16;48(22):e127. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaa906.

18. Qin Q, Zhao T, Zou W, Shen K*, Wang X*. An Endoplasmic Reticulum ATPase Safeguards Endoplasmic Reticulum Identity by Removing Ectopically Localized Mitochondrial Proteins. Cell Rep. 2020 Nov 10;33(6):108363. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108363.

17. Zhao W, Zou W*. Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms regulating neuronal dendrite morphogenesis. Journal of Zhejiang University (Medical Sciences). 2020 May 25;49(1):90-99. doi: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-9292.2020.02.09.

16. Chen B*, Zou W, Xu H, Liang Y, Huang B*. Efficient labeling and imaging of protein-coding genes in living cells using CRISPR-Tag. Nat Commun. 2018 Nov 29;9(1):5065. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07498-y.

15. Liu Y, Zou W, Yang P, Wang L, Ma Y, Zhang H, Wang X*. Autophagy-dependent ribosomal RNA degradation is essential for maintaining nucleotide homeostasis during C. elegans development. Elife. 2018 Aug 13;7:e36588. doi: 10.7554/eLife.36588.

14. Zou W#*, Dong X#, Broederdorf TR, Shen A, Kramer DA, Shi R, Liang X, Miller DM, Xiang YK, Yasuda R, Chen B*, Shen K*. A Dendritic Guidance Receptor Complex Brings Together Distinct Actin Regulators to Drive Efficient F-Actin Assembly and Branching. Dev Cell. 2018 May 7;45(3):362-375.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.04.008.

13. Li Y#, Chen B#Zou W#, Wang X, Wu Y, Zhao D, Sun Y, Liu Y, Chen L, Miao L, Yang C, Wang X*. The lysosomal membrane protein SCAV-3 maintains lysosome integrity and adult longevity. J Cell Biol. 2016 Oct 24;215(2):167-185. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201602090.  

12. Zou W, Shen A, Dong X, Tugizova M, Xiang YK, Shen K*. A multi-protein receptor-ligand complex underlies combinatorial dendrite guidance choices in C. elegansElife. 2016 Oct 5;5:e18345. doi: 10.7554/eLife.18345.

11. Dong X, Chiu H, Park YJ, Zou W, Zou Y, Özkan E, Chang C*, Shen K*.  Precise regulation of the guidance receptor DMA-1 by KPC-1/Furin instructs dendritic branching decisions. Elife. 2016 Mar 14;5:e11008. doi: 10.7554/eLife.11008.

10. Zou W, Yadav S, DeVault L, Jan YN, Sherwood DR*. RAB-10-dependent membrane transport is required for dendrite arborization. PLoS Genet. 2015 Sep 22;11(9):e1005484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005484. eCollection 2015.

9. Cheng S, Wang K, Zou W, Miao R, Huang Y, Wang H, Wang X*. PtdIns(4,5)P and PtdIns3P coordinate to regulate phagosomal sealing for apoptotic cell clearance. J Cell Biol. 2015 Aug 3;210(3):485-502. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201501038.

8. Wei X, Howell AS, Dong X, Taylor CA, Cooper RC, Zhang J, Zou W, Sherwood DR, Shen K*. The unfolded protein response is required for dendrite morphogenesis. Elife. 2015 Jun 8;4:e06963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.06963.

7. Wu Y, Cheng S, Zhao H, Zou W, Yoshina S, Mitani S, Zhang H, Wang X*. PI3P phosphatase activity is required for autophagosome maturation and autolysosome formation. EMBO Rep. 2014 Sep;15(9):973-81. doi: 10.15252/embr.201438618. Epub 2014 Aug 14.

6. Chen D, Jian Y, Liu X, Zhang Y, Liang J, Qi X, Du H, Zou W, Chen L, Chai Y, Ou G, Miao L, Wang Y, Yang C*. Clathrin and AP2 Are Required for Phagocytic Receptor-Mediated Apoptotic Cell Clearance in Caenorhabditis elegansPLoS Genet. 2013 May;9(5):e1003517. 

5. Zou W*, Wang X, Vale RD, Ou G. Autophagy genes promote apoptotic cell corpse clearance. Autophagy. 2012 Aug;8(8):1267-8. doi: 10.4161/auto.20786. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

4. Li W#Zou W#, Yang Y#, Chai Y#, Chen B, Cheng S, Tian D, Wang X*, Vale RD*, Ou G*. Autophagy genes function sequentially to promote apoptotic cell corpse degradation in C. elegans engulfing cell. J Cell Biol. 2012 Apr 2;197(1):27-35. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201111053.

3. Chen B, Jiang Y, Zeng S, Yan J, Li X, Zhang Y, Zou W, Wang X*. Endocytic sorting and recycling require membrane phosphatidylserine asymmetry maintained by TAT-1/CHAT-1. PLoS Genet. 2010 Dec 9;6(12):e1001235. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001235.

2. Zou W#, Lu Q#, Zhao D, Li W, Mapes J, Xie Y, Wang X*. Caenorhabditis elegans Myotubularin MTM-1 Negatively Regulates the Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells. PLoS Genet. 2009 Oct;5(10):e1000679. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000679.

1. Li W, Zou W, Zhao D, Yan J, Zhu Z, Lu J, Wang X*. C. elegans Rab GTPase activating protein TBC-2 promotes cell corpse degradation by regulating the small GTPase RAB-5. Development. 2009 Jul;136(14):2445-55. doi: 10.1242/dev.035949.

 



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