课题组长
姓名:
邹燕副教授 研究员 博士生导师, PhD, 副教授
职务:
所在院所:
生命科学与技术学院
荣誉称号:
教育经历:
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1996/09—2000/07,南昌大学,学士
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2000/09—2003/07,南昌大学,硕士
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2003/09—2007/07,中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所,博士
博士后及工作经历:
- 2007/07—2007/12,北京生命科学研究所,研究助理
- 2008/07—2014/03,美国辛辛那提儿童医院,Research Associate
- 2014/04—2023/11, 上海科技大学,生命科学与技术学院,助理教授(TENURE-TRACK)
- 2023/11—至今,上海科技大学,生命科学与技术学院,副教授(TENURED)
课题组简介
研究内容:
神经元在特定时间、特定位置、与特定靶标之间形成正确连接,是神经系统能够正确发挥功能的解剖学基础。我们以秀丽线虫为模式生物,结合哺乳动物细胞系,研究神经元与其靶标之间的连接在发育时如何形成,在衰老时如何退行,以及在损伤后如何修复的机制。
研究成果展示
1. P型ATP酶转运体家族P5各成员在神经发育中的作用机制研究:神经元及其连接的发生需要通过神经元细胞膜上受体来接受胞外信号分子的指导。这些胞外信号 (分泌蛋白) 和受体 (跨膜蛋白) 通常在胞质内合成,然后转位到内质网,进入分泌途径或上膜。P5A ATP酶是真核生物P型ATP酶转运体家族的成员,其氨基酸序列从酵母到哺乳动物都十分保守,但P5A ATP酶的底物、转运机制和生理功能都不清楚。我们通过遗传学筛选发现,真核生物中保守存在的P5A ATP酶通过调控神经发育中的关键受体如DMA-1 (Cell Reports 2020, Star Protocols 2021) 和成形素Wnt蛋白转位到内质网的发生过程 (Cell Reports 2021, FEBS Journal 2021, Star Protocols 2022),参与了神经元迁移、树突伸展和轴突导向等发育事件。此外,我们还进一步研究了人源P5A ATP酶ATP13A1转运的门控和底物选择机制(Science Advances 2025),揭示了从原核到真核生物的进化过程中,随着细胞器的分化,蛋白定位信号序列和转运分选机制协同演化进程。这些工作不仅阐明了P5A ATP酶的生理功能、底物特征和选择机制,还为理解蛋白质分泌系统如何高效、高保真地应对多样性底物提供了重要见解。

2. 非编码RNA对神经元发育和稳态的时空调控:神经连接作为神经元用来接收和传递信息的重要结构,其特异化的形态和结构对于突触传递、信息整合、神经环路形成及可塑性都至关重要。神经连接的发育过程包括了一系列的连续事件,例如神经突的起始、往特定位置的延伸、在靶目标上形成突触等,这些事件触发、衔接和转承的时机都需要精确的调控。我们前期的工作发现两个保守的miRNAs (lin-4和let-7) 在轴突的导向和再生中作为神经元的内在生物钟,起了重要的时序调节作用,介导神经连接复杂而精确的发育过程 (Science Signaling 2012, Science 2013)。最近,我们还通过对双相情感障碍病人的测序发现,mir-27a基因上的一个SNP干扰它的成熟,使得其靶基因NCAM1的水平发生改变,从而影响神经元的迁移和递质释放 (Communications Biology 2022)。这些工作揭示了神经发育和稳态的多重调控机制,为相关神经系统疾病的治疗和药物开发提供了理论基础和潜在靶标。 
3. 内质网形态调控蛋白在神经退行性疾病中的作用机制研究:Atlastin (Atl) 作为一类构建内质网形态的类动力蛋白GTP酶,可以促进内质网同源膜的融合。Atls缺失或者突变失活会导致内质网形态异常以及一种神经退行性疾病——痉挛性截瘫 (HSP)。但是Atls是如何被调控来保持内质网动态稳定,以及内质网形态异常和痉挛性截瘫之间存在的关联性都不清楚。我们发现定位于内质网膜上的泛素连接酶Hrd1通过泛素化修饰Atls,帮助维持内质网形态的动态平衡 (iScience 2020)。

代表性论文(*第一作者,#通讯作者)
- 1. Yang, Xiaoyan*; Li, Yi; Yang, Chengxi; Li, Tingting; Fang, Zhiyu; Feng, Zhigang*; Liao, Jun#; Zou, Yan#; .ATP13A1 engages SEC61 to facilitate substrate-specific translocation.SCIENCE ADVANCES. 11 Jun 2025.
- 2. Fang, Minglv*; Luo, Lingling; Chen, Youjia; Liu, Ying; Yan, Yingxuan; Wang, Fei; Zou, Yan; Zhu, Huanhu; Wu, Xiaojun; Jin, Zhigang#; Huang, Cheng#; Zhang, Yu#; Fan, Shengjie#; .Perillaldehyde Improves Parkinson-Like Deficits by Targeting G3BP Mediated Stress Granule Assembly in Preclinical Models.ADVANCED SCIENCE. Apr 2025. 12(14).
- 3. Li, Tingting*; Zhao, Yunpeng; Zou, Yan#; Wang, Yue#; .Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for studying intercellular communication via extracellular vesicles.JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES. 21 Feb 2025. 50(1).
- 4. Fang, Minglv*; Liu, Ying; Gao, Xiaoyan; Yu, Jing; Tu, Xiaohui; Mo, Xueying; Zhu, Huanhu; Zou, Yan; Huang, Cheng; Fan, Shengjie#; .Perillaldehyde alleviates polyQ-induced neurodegeneration through the induction of autophagy and mitochondrial UPR in Caenorhabditis elegans.BIOFACTORS. Jan 2025. 51(1).
- 5. Shih, Mushaine*; Zou, Yan; Ferreira, Tarsis; Suzuki, Nobuko; Kim, Eunseo; Chuang, Chiou-Fen; Chang, Chieh#; .The kpc-1 3′UTR facilitates dendritic transport and translation efficiency of mRNAs for dendrite arborization of a mechanosensory neuron important for male courtship.PLOS GENETICS. Aug 2024. 20(8).
- 6. Wang, Xinjian*; Fan, Chengyu; Liu, Yanfen#; Zou, Yan#; .The interconnection of endoplasmic reticulum and microtubule and its implication in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. Jan 2023. 21:1670-1677.
- 7. Suzuki, Nobuko*; Zou, Yan; Sun, HaoSheng; Eichel, Kelsie; Shao, Meiyu; Shih, Mushaine; Shen, Kang; Chang, Chieh#; .Two intrinsic timing mechanisms set start and end times for dendritic arborization of a nociceptive neuron.PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 02 Nov 2022. 119(45):e2210053119.
- 8. Li, Tingting*; Wang, Xinjian; Feng, Zhigang; Zou, Yan#; .Live imaging of postembryonic developmental processes in C. elegans.STAR PROTOCOLS. 17 Jun 2022. 3:101336.
- 9. Li, Tingting*; Yang, Xiaoyan*; Feng, Zhigang; Nie, Wang; Fang, Zhiyu; Zou, Yan#; .P5A ATPase controls ER translocation of Wnt in neuronal migration.CELL REPORTS. 26 Oct 2021. 37(4):109901.
- 10. Yang, Yifeng*; Lu, Wenwen; Ning, Mei; Zhou, Xianhao; Wan, Xinyao; Mi, Qianglong; Yang, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Di; Zhang, Yuanyuan; Jiang, Biao; He, Lin; Liu, Jia#; Zou, Yan#; .A functional SNP rs895819 on pre-miR-27a is associated with bipolar disorder by targeting NCAM1.COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 04 Apr 2022. 5(1):309.
- 11. Huang, Zhiwen*; Feng, Zhigang*; Zou, Yan#; .New wine in old bottles: current progress on P5 ATPases.FEBS JOURNAL. Sep 2021.
- 12. Wang, Xinjian*; Li, Tingting; Hu, Jiawen; Feng, Zhigang; Zhong, Rui; Nie, Wang; Yang, Xiaoyan; Zou, Yan#; .In Vivo Imaging of a PVD Neuron in Caenorhabditis elegans.STAR PROTOCOLS. 2021. 2(1):100309.
- 13. Zhao, Yupeng*; Feng, Zhigang*; Zou, Yan#; Liu, Yanfen#; .The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase SYVN1 Ubiquitinates Atlastins to Remodel the Endoplasmic Reticulum Network.ISCIENCE. 25 Sep 2020. 23(9).
- 14. Feng, Zhigang*; Zhao, Yupeng*; Li, Tingting; Nie, Wang; Yang, Xiaoyan; Wang, Xinjian; Wu, Jianguo; Liao, Jun; Zou, Yan#; .CATP-8/P5A ATPase Regulates ER Processing of the DMA-1 Receptor for Dendritic Branching.CELL REPORTS. 08 Sep 2020. 32(10):108101.
- 15. Zhou, Fu*; Yao, Deqiang; Rao, Bing; Zhang, Li; Nie, Wang; Zou, Yan; Zhao, Jie#; Cao, Yu#; .Crystal structure of a bacterial homolog to human lysosomal transporter, spinster.SCIENCE BULLETIN. 30 Sep 2019. 64(18):1310-1317.
- 16. Mao, Shaoshuai*; Qi, Yingchuan; Zhu, Huanhu; Huang, Xinxin; Zou, Yan; Chi, Tian#; .A Tet/Q Hybrid System for Robust and Versatile Control of Transgene Expression in C. elegans.ISCIENCE. 25 Jan 2019. 11:224-+.
- 17. Chiu, Hui*; Zou, Yan; Suzuki, Nobuko; Hsieh, Yi-Wen; Chuang, Chiou-Fen; Wu, Yi-Chun; Chang, Chieh#; .Engulfing cells promote neuronal regeneration and remove neuronal debris through distinct biochemical functions of CED-1.NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 19 Nov 2018. 9.
- 18. Zou, Yan*; Chintamanani, Satya*; He, Ping; Fukushige, Hirotada; Yu, Liping; Shao, Meiyu; Zhu, Lihuang; Hildebrand, David F.; Tang, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Jian-Min; .A gain-of-function mutation in Msl10 triggers cell death and wound-induced hyperaccumulation of jasmonic acid in Arabidopsis.JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY. Jun 2016. 58(6):600-609.
- 19. Dong, Xintong*; Chiu, Hui; Park, Yeonhee Jenny; Zou, Wei; Zou, Yan; Ozkan, Engin; Chang, Chieh#; Shen, Kang#; .Precise regulation of the guidance receptor DMA-1 by KPC-1/Furin instructs dendritic branching decisions.ELIFE. 14 Mar 2016. 5.
- 20. Zou, Yan*; Chiu, Hui*; Zinovyeva, Anna; Ambros, Victor; Chuang, Chiou-Fen#; Chang, Chieh#; .Developmental Decline in Neuronal Regeneration by the Progressive Change of Two Intrinsic Timers.SCIENCE. 2013. 340(6130):372-376.
- 21. Zou, Yan*; Chiu, Hui; Domenger, Dorothee; Chuang, Chiou-Fen#; Chang, Chieh#; .The lin-4 MicroRNA Targets the LIN-14 Transcription Factor to Inhibit Netrin-Mediated Axon Attraction.SCIENCE SIGNALING. 2012. 5(228):0.
- 22. Zhang, Jie*; Li, Wei*; Xiang, Tingting; Liu, Zixu; Laluk, Kristin; Ding, Xiaojun; Zou, Yan; Gao, Minghui; Zhang, Xiaojuan; Chen, She; Mengiste, Tesfaye; Zhang, Yuelin; Zhou, Jianmin#; .Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinases Integrate Signaling from Multiple Plant Immune Receptors and Are Targeted by a Pseudomonas syringae Effector.CELL HOST & MICROBE. 2010. 7(4):290-301.
- 23. Lu, Haibin*; Zou, Yan; Feng, Na; .Overexpression of AHL20 Negatively Regulates Defenses in Arabidopsis.JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY. 2010. 52(9):801-808.
- 24. Shang, Junjun*; Tao, Yong*; Chen, Xuewei*; Zou, Yan; Lei, Cailin; Wang, Jing; Li, Xiaobing; Zhao, Xianfeng; Zhang, Meijun; Lu, Zhike; Xu, Jichen; Chen, Zhukuan; Wan, Jianmin; Zhu, Lihuang#; .Identification of a New Rice Blast Resistance Gene, Pid3, by Genomewide Comparison of Paired Nucleotide-Binding Site-Leucine-Rich Repeat Genes and Their Pseudogene Alleles Between the Two Sequenced Ri.GENETICS. 2009. 182(4):1303-1311.
- 25. Xiang, Tingting*; Zong, Na*; Zou, Yan*; Wu, Yong; Zhang, Jie; Xing, Weiman; Li, Yan; Tang, Xiaoyan; Zhu, Lihuang; Chai, Jijie; Zhou, Jian-Min#; .Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPto blocks innate immunity by targeting receptor kinases.CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2008. 18(1):74-80.
- 26. Chen, Huamin*; Zou, Yan; Shang, Yulei; Lin, Huiqiong; Wang, Yujing; Cai, Run; Tang, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Jianmin#; .Firefly luciferase complementation imaging assay for protein-protein interactions in plants.PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 2008. 146(2):368-376.
- 27. Zong, Na*; Xiang, Tingting; Zou, Yan; Chai, Jijie; Zhou, Jianmin#; .Blocking and triggering of plant immunity by Pseudomonas syringae effector AvrPto.PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR. 2008. 3(8):583-585.
- 28. Xing, Weiman*; Zou, Yan; Liu, Qun; Liu, Jianing; Luo, Xi; Huang, Qingqiu; Chen, She; Zhu, Lihuang; Bi, Ruchang; Hao, Quan; Wu, Jia-Wei; Zhou, Jian-Min; Chai, Jijie#; .The structural basis for activation of plant immunity by bacterial effector protein AvrPto.NATURE. 2007. 449(7159):243.
- 29. Zhang, Jie*; Shao, Feng; Li, Yan; Cui, Haitao; Chen, Linjie; Li, Hongtao; Zou, Yan; Long, Chenzu; Lan, Lefu; Chai, Jijie; Chen, She; Tang, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Jianmin#; .A Pseudomonas syringae effector inactivates MAPKs to suppress PAMP-Induced immunity in plants.CELL HOST & MICROBE. 2007. 1(3):175-185.
- 30. Chen, Xuewei*; Shang, Junjun*; Chen, Dexi; Lei, Cailin; Zou, Yan; Zhai, Wenxue; Liu, Guozhen; Xu, Jichen; Lin, Zhongzhuan; Cao, Gang; Ma, Bingtian; Wang, Yuping; Zhao, Xianfeng; Li, Sigui#; Zhu, Lihuang#; .A B-lectin receptor kinase gene conferring rice blast resistance.PLANT JOURNAL. 2006. 46(5):794-804.
- 31. Li, Xinyan*; Lin, Huiqiong; Zhang, Weiguo; Zou, Yan; Zhang, Jie; Tang, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Jianmin#; .Flagellin induces innate immunity in nonhost interactions that is suppressed by Pseudomonas syringae effectors.PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2005. 102(36):12990-12995.
专著
Xiajing Tong, Yan Zou. Cell adhesion molecules (Book Chapter), Advances in membrane proteins. Springer, 2019.
课题组成员及合影
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姓名:王新建
身份:工程师
在组时间:2017/06-至今
邮箱:wangxj2@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:胡家文
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2019/09-至今
邮箱:hujw@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:钟锐
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2019/09-至今
邮箱:zhongrui@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:邢钞
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2022/09-至今
邮箱:
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姓名:李天遥
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2022/09-至今
邮箱:
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姓名:赵旸
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2022/09-至今
邮箱:
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姓名:杨程曦
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2023/09-至今
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姓名:刘戌恺
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2023/09-至今
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姓名:张杨
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2023/09-至今
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姓名:邓佳怡
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2024年8月-至今
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姓名:杨小燕
身份:博士后
在组时间:2023/03-2025/03博士后,2017/09-2023/02博士研究生
邮箱:yangxy2@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:聂旺
身份:博士研究生
在组时间:2017/09-2024/06
邮箱:niewang@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:丰志刚
身份:博士后
在组时间:2021/01-2023/03 博士后,2014/09-2021/01 博士研究生
邮箱:fengzhg@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:李婷婷
身份:访问学者
在组时间:2022/07-2023/07 访问学者,2016/09-2022/07 博士研究生
邮箱:litt@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:赵玉鹏
身份:博士后
在组时间:2019/08-2021/07
邮箱:zhaoyp@@shanghaitech.edu.cn
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姓名:王宜宜
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2022/02-2024/10
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姓名:张晓旭
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2015/09-2017/06
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姓名:余倩琳
身份:硕士研究生
在组时间:2015/09-2018/06
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姓名:邵美玉
身份:硕士研究生
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