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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Zinc excess promotes lysosome remodeling by activating HLH-30/TFEB through the action of the high zinc sensor HIZR-1.

Ciro Cubillas, Hanwenheng Liu, Krupa Deshmukh, Adelita Mendoza, Daniel L Schneider, Daniel Herrera, Chen Zhao, John T Murphy, John Edwards, Abhinav Diwan and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Ciro CubillasDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2238-8048
Hanwenheng LiuDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Krupa DeshmukhDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Adelita MendozaDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Daniel L SchneiderDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Daniel HerreraDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Chen ZhaoCenter for Cardiovascular Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John T MurphyCenter for Cardiovascular Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John EdwardsDivision of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Abhinav DiwanCenter for Cardiovascular Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Kerry KornfeldDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Funding

TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF ZINC HOMEOSTASISR01GM068598 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KORNFELD, KERRY · 2003 to 2025
$5.3M
Regulation of zinc-dependent lysosome morphological restructuring, zinc trafficking and low zinc homeostasis in C. elegans and human model systemsK99GM146016 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MENDOZA, ADELITA D. · 2022 to 2023
$225k
NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM146016NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM068598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc is an essential element that plays many roles in animals. Since excess zinc is toxic, animals have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to achieve homeostasis. A conserved mechanism is to store excess zinc in specialized lysosomes, which contributes to zinc detoxification and provides a supply when zinc becomes limiting. In

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HIZR-1HLH-30LROregulatory networktranscriptional activationZinc

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PMID42124678
PMCPMC13160143

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