Jierui Zhao

Cell-type specific autophagy in root hair forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper shows that autophagy in root hair-forming cells of Arabidopsis is crucial for salt stress tolerance by enabling sodium sequestration.

Root hair lifespan is antagonistically controlled by autophagy and programmed cell death

The paper shows that autophagy extends root hair lifespan, while its loss triggers cell death via a gene network involving ANAC046 and ANAC087.

Nonuple atg8 mutant provides genetic evidence for functional specialization of ATG8 isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper shows that different ATG8 isoforms in Arabidopsis have specialized functions in autophagy, as demonstrated by a mutant lacking all nine isoforms and complementation experiments.

Friendly regulates membrane depolarization induced mitophagy in Arabidopsis

This study identifies Friendly as a mediator of mitophagy in Arabidopsis, showing its role in stress-induced and developmental mitophagy.