*Co-first author, #Co-correspondence
2025
14. Xifu Ye*, Lin Xu*, Xuejiao Sun*, Yanzhi Gai, Haixia Yang, Qiang Sun, Jiayi Song, Peiqi Huang, Qianru Zhou, Yaxu Li, Na Li, Yang Li, Jiali Jin, Wei Rao, Huasong Lu, Ping Wang, Chunmei Chang#, Yi Lu#. Co-condensation between transcription factors selectively modulates chromatin remodeling and gene expression. (in revision)
13. Cha Wu*, Haixia Yang*, Chen Wang, Peiqi Huang, Qianru Zhou, Zunshuang Gong, Ning Yan, Xifu Ye, Yanzhi Gai, Lin Xu, Xuejiao Sun, Ruobing Ren, Wei Liu, Yi Lu#, Chunmei Chang#. ER membrane receptors engage core autophagy machinery to initiate ER phagy. (submitted)
12. Wenhao Zhang*, Yanzhi Gai*, Mengxue Qiao*, Michelle Rowicki, Yong Wei, Xiang Hang,
Zhengkai Wei, He Yang, Xifu Ye, Hang Ju, Yi Lu#, Yibin Kang#, Minhong Shen#. FAM promotes immune evasion of triple-negative breast cancer by disrupting condensates formation. (in revision)
11. Heping Zhang*, Jiali Zhu*, Rong He*, Lin Xu*, Yunfei Chen, Haihong Yu, Xuejiao Sun, Shengpeng Wan, Xiaolan Yin, Yu’e Liu, Jie Gao, Yue Li, Zhixiong Li#, Yi Lu#, Qing Xu#. Deubiquitination enzyme USP35 negatively regulates MAVS signaling to inhibit anti-tumor immunity. Cell Death and Disease 2025; 16:138.
10. Yi Lu#, Chunmei Chang#. Boosting cargo turnover with receptor mobility. Nature Cell Biology 2025; 27:178-179. (News & Views)
2024
9. Yangqing Shao*, Xin Shu*, Yi Lu*, Wenxuan Zhu, Ran Li, Huanyi Fu, Chengyu Li, Wei Sun, Zhuo Li, Yitong Zhang, Xiaolei Cao, Xifu Ye, Emmanuel Ajiboye, Bin Zhao, Long Zhang, Haifan Wu, Xin-Hua Feng, Bing Yang, Huasong Lu. A chaperone-like function of FUS ensures TAZ condensate dynamics and transcriptional activation. Nature Cell Biology 2024; 26:86-99.
8. Chao Wang*, Ren-jie Tang*, Senhao Kou, Xiaoshu Xu, Yi Lu, Kenda Rauscher, Angela Voelker, Sheng Luan. Mechanisms of calcium homeostasis orchestrate plant growth and immunity. Nature 2024; 627:382-388.
7. Chao Tian*, Shengpeng Wan*, Yi Lu, Ping Wang, Xin Ge, Lan Fang. Reversible manipulation of liquid-liquid phase separation using a chemical-based chemiDroplet. Science Bulletin 2024; 69:441-444.
2022
6. Yi Lu, Qingwei Zhu, Douglas M. Fox, Carol Gao, Sarah A. Stanley, Kunxin Luo. SARS-CoV-2 downregulates ACE2 through lysosomal degradation. Molecular Biology of the Cell 2022; 33:ar147.
5. Yi Lu, Chunmei Chang. Phase separation in the regulation of autophagy. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2020; 10:910640.
2020
4. Yi Lu*, Tiantian Wu*, Orit Gutman, Huasong Lu, Qiang Zhou, Yoav I. Henis, Kunxin Luo. Phase separation of TAZ compartmentalizes the transcription machinery to promote gene expression. Nature Cell Biology 2020; 22:453-464. (Highlighted in News & Views by Nature Cell Biology; Recommended by F1000)
2017
3. Yi Lu*, Shanshan Xie*, Wen Zhang*, Cheng Zhang, Cheng Gao, Yuqi Cai, Qiang Sun, Zhangqi Xu, Min Xiao, Yanjun Xu, Xiao Huang, Wei Liu, Fudi Wang, Yibin Kang, Tianhua Zhou. Twa1/Gid8 is a β-catenin nuclear retention factor in Wnt signaling and colorectal tumorigenesis. Cell Research 2017; 27:1422-1440. (Cover Article)
2. Sijie Feng, Yinlong Song, Minhong Shen, Shanshan Xie, Wenjing Li, Yi Lu, Yuehong Yang, Guangshuo Ou, Jun Zhou, Fudi Wang, Wei Liu, Xiaoyi Yan, Xin Liang, Tianhua Zhou. Microtubule-binding protein FOR20 promotes microtubule depolymerization and cell migration. Cell Discovery 2017; 3:17032.
2016
1. Cheng Zhang*, Wen Zhang*, Yi Lu*, Xiaoyi Yan, Xiumin Yan, Xueliang Zhu, Wei Liu, Yuehong Yang, Tianhua Zhou. NudC regulates actin dynamics and ciliogenesis by stabilizing cofilin 1. Cell Research 2016; 26:239-253.