Jingjing Liang

This study reveals that cytokinesis in C. elegans embryos occurs through membrane rupture and independent extension of sister membranes, challenging the classical model of continuous membrane invagination.

This study identifies USP8's role in endosome maturation by mediating Rab5-to-Rab7 switch through recruitment by Rabex5 and promotion of SAND-1/Mon1 recruitment.

The paper identifies nhr-114 and spin-4 as suppressors of seip-1 embryonic lethality in C. elegans, showing that reducing phosphatidylcholine synthesis suppresses lethality but worsens lipid droplet abnormalities.