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Mengmeng Zhang

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Universally conserved isoasparylation sustains ribosome biogenesis and function

Bruno Bonnettaz, Anna Smirnova, Marlène Vayssières, Lila Delbos, Emilie Zélie, Zaineb Fourati, Yelda Abou Khalil, Mengmeng Zhang, Wang‐Qing Liu, Michel Vidal, Johana Chicher, Lauriane Kühn, Philippe Hammann, Lola Alez-Martin, Tessa Reinert, , Alexandre Smirnov

The paper identifies isoaspartate modification of ribosomal protein uS11 as essential for ribosome biogenesis and function across all domains of life.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Kinesin-1 holoenzyme assembly coordinates cargo-adaptor recognition with heavy-chain autoinhibition

Jingling Niu, Mengmeng Zhang, Liping He, Xiaojie Zhu, Mingming Liu, Jiasheng Chen, Wenli Jiang, Chao Wang

This study defines the molecular mechanisms of kinesin-1 holoenzyme assembly and cargo-adaptor regulation using KIF5C as a model system.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Glucose hypometabolism and hyperphosphorylated Tau synergistically drive neuronal necroptosis

Xiaoshi Chen, Sixuan Li, Antonia Neubauer, Xiang Li, Wei Mao, Matthias Brendel, Jixuan Liu, Mengmeng Zhang, Chongzhe Yang, 许瑞胜, Jianping Liu, Bing Shan, Junying Yuan, Cong Liu, Jochen Wolfgang Herms, Chengyu Zou

This study shows that glucose hypometabolism and hyperphosphorylated Tau work together to cause neuronal death through necroptosis in a mouse model.

Neuron · Apr 22, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience