代表论著:
1. Zhou, B.-R. *, Luzete-Monteiro, E.*, Zhang, J.**, Tang, H.-Y., Fernandez Garcia, M., Coradin, M., Takenaka, N., Frederick, M., Garcia, B., Zaret, K. S.**, Bai, Y. **, (2026) Distinct associations of pioneer factor Ascl1-E12a with nucleosomes drive changes in cell fate. Under revision at Molecular Cell.
* co-first authors ** co-correspondence.
2. Katznelson, A., Zhang, J., Donahue, G., and Zaret, K.S., (2026) Basis for Lineage-Determinant Pioneer Factors Targeting Distinct Repressed Chromatin States., Sci Adv 12, eadz7409. 10.1126/sciadv.adz7409.
3. Zhang, J., Donahue, G., Gilbert, M.B., Lapidot, T., Nicetto, D., and Zaret, K.S. (2024). Distinct H3K9me3 heterochromatin maintenance dynamics govern different gene programmes and repeats in pluripotent cells. Nature Cell Biology 26, 2115-2128.
4. Lerner, J.*, Katznelson, A.*, Zhang, J., and Zaret, K.S. (2023). Different chromatin-scanning modes lead to targeting of compacted chromatin by pioneer factors FOXA1 and SOX2. Cell Reports 42, 112748. * co-authors
5. McCarthy, R.L., Zhang, J., and Zaret, K.S. (2023). Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 48, 513-526.
6. Vojtek, M., Zhang, J., Sun, J., Zhang, M., and Chambers, I. (2022). Differential repression of Otx2 underlies the capacity of NANOG and ESRRB to induce germline entry. Stem Cell Reports 17, 35-42.
7. Zhang, J., Zhang, M., Acampora, D., Vojtek, M., Yuan, D., Simeone, A., and Chambers, I. (2018). OTX2 restricts entry to the mouse germline. Nature 562, 595-599.
8. Acampora, D., Di Giovannantonio, L.G., Garofalo, A., Nigro, V., Omodei, D., Lombardi, A., Zhang, J., Chambers, I., and Simeone, A. (2017). Functional Antagonism between OTX2 and NANOG Specifies a Spectrum of Heterogeneous Identities in Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports 9, 1642-1659.