2020-present
Pe帽a-Ramos, O.*, Gedam, M.*, Zhang, X., Wang, S., Qi, C., Huang, T.-H., Rajpurohit, C.S., Dunlap, M., Deng, Y., Auld, N., Jung, S.Y., Li, H., Luo, L., Peng, J., Cheng, C., and Zheng, H. Astrocyte cell-surface proteomics identified CD44 as an OPN/SPP1 receptor regulating lipid metabolism and glial crosstalk in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. bioRxiv 2025.12.05.692670; doi:
Zheng, H. (2026). Diverse functions of lysosomes in brain health and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. In 鈥淧athobiology of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease鈥. S.S. Sisodia and R. Tanzi ed. Springer Nature Press.
Xiong, Y., Sharma, J., Young, M., Xiong, W., Jazayeri, A., Poncha, K., Ilagan, M.X., Wang, Q., Zheng, H., Young, N., Gao, B., and Sardiello, M. (2026). TFEB degradation is regulated by an IKK/尾-TrCP2 phosphorylation-ubiquitination cascade. Nat. Comm., in press.
Perez, G., Lai, Z., Edwards, G.A.III, Dundee, J., Qi, C., Qi, Y., Park, Y.-J., Lu, T.-C., Uddin, D.M., Zhao, R., Zheng, H., Li, H., and Jankowsky, J.L. (2026). Neuronal subtype governs amyloid structure, cellular response, and cognitive outcome in genetically targeted APP mouse models. Mol. Neurodegen., 21(1):2.
Hu, B., Shi, Y., Chen, Y.-T., Drolet, N., Xiong, F., Zhu, X., Carillo, E., Jayaraman, V., Lee, D.-F., Soto, C., Zhong, S., Xu, X., Wen, X., Rajpurohit, C., Zheng, H., and Li, W. (2025). Rewired m6A methylation of promoter antisense RNAs in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease regulates global gene transcription in the 3D nucleome. Nat. Comm., 16: 5251.
Park, Y., Lu, T.-C.,Jackson, T., Goodman, L. D., Ran, L., Chen, J., Liang, C.Y., Harrison, E., Ko, C., Chen, X., Wang, B., Hsu, A.-L., Ochoa, E., Bieniek, K. F., Yamamoto, S., Zhu, Y., Zheng, H., Qi, Y., Bellen, H., and Li, H. (2025). Distinct systemic impacts of A尾42 and Tau revealed by whole-organism snRNA-seq in Drosophila. Neuron, 113(13): 2065-2082.
Deng, D., Guan, Y., Mutlu, A.S., Wang, B., Guo, S.M., Zheng, H., and Wang, M.C. (2025). Quantitative profiling pH heterogeneity of acidic endolysosomal compartments using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Mol. Biol. Cell, 36(3)br8, 1-11.
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- Gedam, M., and Zheng, H. (2024). . Eur. J. Immunol. 2023;0:2350815. DOI: 10.1002/eji.2350815.
- Wang, B., Martini-Stoica, H., Qi, C., Lu, T.C., Wang, S., Xiong, W., Qi, Y., Xu, Y., Sardiello, M., Li, H. and Zheng, H., (2023). . Nat Neurosci 27, 48鈥62 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01494-2.
- Cemorata, M.M., Gadam, M., Xiong, W., Jin, F., Deng, L., Wang, M.C., Wang, J., Zheng, H. (2023). . Mol. Neurodegen., (2023) 18:56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-023-00648-x.
- Gadam, M., Cemorata, M.M., Propson, N.E., Chen, T., Jin F., Wang, M.C., and Zheng, H. (2023). . J. Clin. Invest. 2023; 133(12):e167501.
- Niu, M., Cao, W., Wang, Y., Zhu, Q., Luo, J., Wang, B., Zheng, H., Weitz, D.A., Zong, C. (2023). . Nat. Biotech., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01635-1.
- Roy, E.R., Chiu, G., Li, S., Propson, N.E., Kanchi, R., Wang, B., Coarfa, C., Zheng, H., and Cao, W. (2022). . Immunity, 55, 879-894.
- Du, S., Jin, F., Maneix, L., Gedem, M., Xu, Y., Catic, A., Wang, M.C., and Zheng, H. (2021). . Aging Cell, 20(8):e13432.
- Xu, Y., Propson, N.E., Du, S., Xiong, W., and Zheng, H. (2021). . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 118(27):e2023418118.
- Chen, F., Swartzlander, D.B., Ghosh, A., Fryer, J.D., Wang, B., and Zheng, H. (2021). . Mol. Neurodegen., 16:5.
- Propson, N.E., Roy, E.R., Litvinchuk, A., Kohl, J., and Zheng, H. (2021). . J. Clin. Invest. 131(1):e140966.
- Xu, Y., Du, S., Marsh, J.A., Horie, K., Sato, C., Ballabio, A., Karch, C.M., Holtzman, D.M., and Zheng, H. (2021). . Mol. Psychiatry, 26(10): 5925-39.
- Ghosh, A., Comerota, M.E., Wan, D., Chen, F., Propson, N.E., Hwang, S.H., Hammock, B.D., and Zheng, H. (2020). . Sci. Transl. Med. 12, eabb1206.
- Roy, E.R., Wang, B., Wan, Y.-W., Chiu, G., Cole, A., Yin, Z., Propson, N.E., Xu, Y., Jankowsky, J.L., Liu, Z., Lee, V., M.-Y., Trojankowski, J.Q., Ginsberg, S.D., Butovsky, O., Zheng, H.*, and Cao, W*. (2020). . J. Clin. Invest. 130(4): 1912-30. *co-corresponding.
2010-2019
- Wu, Y., Du, S., Johnson, J., Tung, H.-Y., Landers, C.T., Liu, Y., Seman, B.G., Wheeler, R.T., Costa-Mattioli, M., Kheradmand, F., Zheng, H., and Corry, D.B. (2019). Microglia and amyloid precursor protein coordinate control of transient Candida cerebritis with memory deficits. Nat. Commun., 10:58.
- Xu, Y., Zhang, S., and Zheng, H. (2019). . Autophagy, 15(4): 583-598.
- Litvinchuk, A., Wan, Y.-W., Swartzlander, D., Chen, F., Propson, N., Cole, A., Wang, Q., Zhang, B., Liu, Z., and Zheng, H. (2018). Neuron, 100(6): 1337-53.
- Martini-Stoica, H., Cole, A., Swartzlander, D.B., Chen, F., Wan, Y.-W., Bajaj, L., Bader, D., Lee, V. M.Y., Trojankowski, J.Q., Liu, Z., Sardiello, M., and Zheng, H. (2018). . J. Exp. Med., 215(9): 2355-77.
- Swartzlander, D.B.*, Propson, N.E.*, Roy, E.R, Saito, T., Saido, T., Wang, B., and Zheng, H. (2018). . JCI Insight, 3(13):e121109. *Equal contribution.
- Li, Y., Chen, Z., Gao, Y., Pan, G. Zheng, H., Zhang, Y., Xu, H., Bu, G., and Zheng, H. (2017). Synaptic adhesion molecule Pcdh-纬C5 mediates synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. J. Neurosci., 37(38): 9259-68.
- Wang, B., Li, H., Mutlu, S.A., Bowser, D.A., Moore, M., Wang, M.C., and Zheng, H. (2017). . eNeuro, 4(3) e0185-17.2017.
- Xu, Y., Martini-Stoica, H. and Zheng, H. (2016). . Mol. Neurodegen. 11:32.
- Lian, H.*, Litvinchuk, A.*, Chiang A., Aithmitti, N., Jankowsky, J.L. and Zheng, H. (2016). . J. Neurosci., 36(2): 577-89. *Equal contribution.
- Justice, N.J., Huang, L., Tian, J.-B., Cole, A., Pruski, M., Hunt, A.J., Flores, R., Arenkiel, B.R. and Zheng, H. (2015). . J. Neurosci., 35(6): 2612-23.
- Lian, H., Yang, L., Cole, A., Sun, L., Chiang, A., Flower, S.W., Shim, D.J., Rodriguez-Rivera, J., Taglialatela, G., Jankowsky, J.L., Lu, H.-C. and Zheng, H. (2015). . Neuron, 85(1): 101-115.
- Wang, B., Wang, Z., Sun, L., Yang, L., Li, H., Cole, A., Rodriguez-Rivera, J., Lu, H.-C. and Zheng, H. (2014). J. Neurosci., 34(40): 13314-13325.
- Li, H., Guo, Q., Inoue, T., Polito, V.A., Tabuchi, K., Hammer, R.E., Pautler, R.G., Taffet, G.E. and Zheng, H. (2014). Mol. Neurodegen., 9:28.
- Polito, V.*, Li, H.*, Martini-Stoica, H.*, Wang, B.,Yang, L., Xu, Y., Swartzlander, D., Palmieri, M., di Ronza, R., Li, V. M.-Y., Sardiello, M. Ballabio, A., and Zheng, H. (2014). . EMBO Mol. Med., 6(9): 1142-1160. *Equal contribution.
- Guo, Q., Li, H., Cole, A.L., Hur, J.-Y., Li, Y. and Zheng, H. (2013). . PLoS ONE, 8(1): e80706.
- Lian, H., Shim, D.J., Gaddam, S.S.K., Rodriguez-Rivera, J., Ritner, B.R., Pautler, R.G., Robertson, C.S. and Zheng, H. (2012). Mol. Neurodegen.7:47.
- Wiese, M., Antebi, A., and Zheng, H. (2012). PLoS ONE, 7(2): e32038.
- Guo, Q., Zheng, H.* and Justice, N.J.* (2012). . Neurobiol Aging 33(11): 2678-2691. *co-corresponding.
- Guo, Q., Li, H., Gaddam, S.S.K., Justice, N.J., Robertson, C.S., and Zheng, H. (2012). . J. Biol. Chem. 287(4): 2437-45.
- Wang, B., Harrison, W., Overbeek, P. and Zheng, H. (2011). . Development, 138: 4487-4497.
- Shim, D.J., Yang, L., Reed, J.G., Nobels, J.L., Chiao, P.J., and Zheng, H. (2011). Mol. Neurodegen., 6:42.
- Barbagallo, A.P.M., Wang, Z., Zheng, H., and D鈥橝damio, L. (2011). The intracellular threonine of amyloid precursor protein that is essential for docking of Pin1 is dispensable for developmental function. PLoS ONE, 6: e18006.
- Barbagallo, A.P.M., Wang, Z., Zheng, H., and D鈥橝damio, L. (2011). A single tyrosine residue in the amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain is essential for developmental function. J. Biol. Chem., 286: 8717-8721.
- Li, H., Wang, B., Wang, Z., Guo, Q., Tabuchi, K., Hammer, R., Sudhof, T., and Zheng, H. (2010). . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 107: 17362-17367.
- Wiese, M., Antebi, A. and Zheng, H. (2010). PLoS ONE, 5: e12790.
- Li, H., Wang, Z., Wang, B., Guo, Q., Dolios, G., Tabuchi, K., Hammer, R.E., Sudhof, T.C., Wang, R. and Zheng, H. (2010). . J. Biol. Chem., 285: 30598-30605.
- Peethumnongsin, E., Yang, L., Kallhoff-Munoz, V., Hu, L., Takashima, A., Pautler, R.G., and Zheng, H. (2010). J. Neurosci., 30: 13409-13418.
2000-2009
- Yang, L., Wang, Z., Wang, B., Justice, N., and Zheng, H. (2009). Amyloid precursor protein regulates Cav1.2 L-type calcium channel levels and function to influence GABAergic short-term plasticity. J. Neurosci., 29: 15660-15668.
- Shelton, C.C., Zhu, L., Chau, D., Yang, L., Wang, R., Djaballah, H., Zheng, H., and Li, Y.-M. (2009). Modulation of 纬-secretase specificity using small molecule allosteric inhibitors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 106: 20228-20233.
- Wang, Z., Wang, B., Yang, L., Guo, Q., Aithmitti, N., Songyang, Z. and Zheng, H. (2009). Presynaptic and postsynaptic interaction of the amyloid precursor protein promotes peripheral and central synaptogenesis. J. Neurosci., 29:10788-10801. Selected as a 鈥淭his Week in the Journal鈥 article.
- Kallhoff-Munoz, V., Hu, L., Chen, X. Pautler, R.G. and Zheng, H. (2008). Genetic dissection of 纬-secretase-dependent and -independent functions of presenilin in regulating neuronal cell cycle and cell death. J. Neurosci., 28:11421-11431.
- Yang, L., Wang, B. Long, C., Wu, G. and Zheng, H. (2007). Increased asynchronous release and aberrant calcium channel activation in amyloid precursor protein deficient neuromuscular synapses. Neuroscience, 149: 768-778.
- Wang, B., Yang, L., Wang, Z. and Zheng, H. (2007). Amyolid precursor protein mediates presynaptic localization and activity of the high-affinity choline transporter. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104: 14140-14145.
- Kallhoff, V., Peethumnongsin, E. and Zheng, H. (2007). Lack of 伪-synuclein increases amyloid plaque accumulation in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Mol. Neurodegeneration, 2:6.
- Wang, R., Wang, B., He, W., and Zheng, H. (2006). Wild-type presenilin protects against Alzheimer鈥檚 disease mutation-induced amyloid pathology. J. Biol. Chem., 281: 15330-15336.
- Deng, Y., Tarassishin, L., Kallhoff, V., Peethumnongsin, E., Wu, L., Li, Y. and Zheng, H. (2006). Deletion of presenilin 1 hydrophilic loop sequence leads to impaired 飦-secretase activity and exacerbated amyloid pathology. J. Neurosci. 26: 3845-3854.
- Wang, R., Tang, P., Wang, P., Boissy, R.E. and Zheng, H. (2006). Regulation of tyrosinase trafficking and processing by presenilins: Partial loss of function by familial Alzheimer鈥檚 disease mutation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 353-358.
- Wang, P., Yang, G., Mosier, D.R., Chang, P., Zaidi, T., Gong, Y.-D., Zhao, N.-M., Dominguez, B., Lee, K.-F., Gan, W.-B. and Zheng, H. (2005). Defective neuromuscular synapses in mice lacking amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP-like protein 2. J. Neurosci. 25: 1219-1225.
- Wang, R., Dineley, K.T., Sweatt, J.D, and Zheng, H. (2004). Presenilin 1 Alzheimer鈥檚 disease mutation leads to impaired adult neurogenesis and defective associative learning. Neuroscience 126: 305-312.
- Qyang, Y., Chambers, S.M., Wang, P., Xia, X., Chen, X., Goodell, M.A. and Zheng, H. (2004). Myeloproliferative disease in mice with reduced presenilin gene dosage: Effect of 飦-secretase blockage. Biochemistry 43: 5352-5359.
- Wang, P., Pereira, F. A., Beasley, D., and Zheng, H. (2003). Presenilins are required for the formation of comma- and S-shaped bodies during nephrogenesis. Development 130: 5019-5029.
- Kang, D.E., Soriano, S., Xia, X., Eberhart, C.G., De Strooper, B., Zheng, H., and Koo, E.H. (2002). Presenilin couples the paired phosphorylation of beta-catenin independent of axin: implications for beta-catenin activation in tumorigenesis. Cell 110: 751-762.
- Xia, X., Wang, P., Sun, X., Soriano, S., Shum, W.-K., Trumbauer, M.E., Takashima, A., Koo, E.H., and Zheng, H. (2002). The aspartate-257 of presenilin 1 is indispensable for mouse development and production of 飦-amyloid peptides through 飦-catenin independent mechanisms. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99: 8760-8765.
- Dineley, K.T., Xia, X., Bui, D., Sweatt, J.D., and Zheng, H. (2002). Accelerated plaque accumulation, associative learning deficits and up-regulation of 飦7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor protein in transgenic mice co-expressing mutant human presenilin 1 and amyloid precursor proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 277: 22768-22780.
- Xia, X., Qian, S., Soriano, S., Wu, Y., Fletcher, A., Wang, X.-J., Koo, E.H., Wu, X., and Zheng, H. (2001). Loss of presenilin 1 is associated with enhanced 飦-catenin signaling and skin tumorigenesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98: 10863-10868.