Publications 

ATAD1 and the integrated stress response prevent clogging of TOM and damage caused by un-imported mitochondrial proteins. bioRxiv (2023) 
John Kim, Madeleine Goldstein, Lauren Zecchel, Hilla Weidberg. Link 

MitoStores: a place for precursors to ride out the storm. EMBO Journal (2023)
Balzarini M., Yuan Z., Weidberg H.

UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans.  Nature Communication (2021).
Shpilka, T., Du, Y.G., Yang Q., Melber A., Naresh N.U., Lavelle J., Liu P., Weidberg H., Li R., Yu J., Zhu L.J., Strittmatter L., Haynes C.M. Link
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MitoCPR- A surveillance pathway that protects mitochondria in response to protein import stress. Science (2018).
​Weidberg H#, Amon A# (corresponding author) Link
* Research Highlighted in: Desai R, Campanella M. Mol Cell. 2018 Jul 5;71(1):8-9.
                                                   Pires J, Haynes CM. Curr Biol. 2018 Jun 4;28(11)     

NEK3-mediated SNAP29 phosphorylation modulates its membrane association and SNARE fusion dependent processes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2018).  
Rapaport D, Fichtman B, Weidberg H, Sprecher E, Horowitz M. Link                              

Nutrient control of yeast gametogenesis is mediated by TORC1, PKA and energy availability. PLoS Genetics (2016).
​Weidberg H, Moretto F, Spedale G, Amon A,  J. van Werven F. ​ Link

EHD2 shuttles to the nucleus and represses transcription. Biochem J. (2012)
Pekar O, Benjamin S, Weidberg H, Smaldone S, Ramirez F, Horowitz M. Link

LC3 and GATE-16 N-termini mediate membrane fusion processes required for autophagosome biogenesis. Dev. Cell (2011)
Weidberg H, Shpilka T, Shvets E, Abada Adi, Shimron F, Elazar Z. Link
* Recommendation by Faculty of 1000.
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Dissecting the involvement of LC3B and GATE-16 in p62 recruitment into autophagosomes. Autophagy (2011)
Shvets E, Abada A, Weidberg H, Elazar Z. Link
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EHD2 mediates trafficking from the plasma membrane by modulating Rac1 activity. Biochem J. (2011)
Benjamin S, Weidberg H, Rapaport D, Pekar O, Nudelman M, Segal D, Hirschberg K, Katzav S, Ehrlich M, Horowitz M. Link

LC3 and GATE-16/GABARAP subfamilies are both essential yet act differently in autophagosome biogenesis. EMBO J (2010)
Weidberg H, Shvets E, Shpilka T, Shimron F, Shinder V, Elazar Z. Link

p53-dependent regulation of autophagy provides cancer cells with a survival advantage under prolonged starvation. PNAS (2010)
Scherz-Shouval R, Weidberg H, Gonen C, Wilder S, Elazar Z, Oren M. Link

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Editorial and review articles 

Biogenesis and cargo selectivity of autophagosomes. Ann Rev Biochem (2011)
​Weidberg H, Shvets E, Elazar, Z. Link

Atg8, an autophagic-related ubiquitin-like protein family. Genome Biol (2011)
Shpilka T, Weidberg H, Pietrokovski S, Elazar Z. Link

TBK1 mediates cross-talk between the innate immune response and autophagy. Sci Signal. (2011)
Weidberg H, Elazar Z.

Mammalian Atg8s: one is simply not enough. Autophagy (2010)
Weidberg H, Shpilka T, Shvets E, Elazar Z. 

Lipophagy: selective catabolism designed for lipids. Dev Cell (2009)
Weidberg H, Shvets E, Elazar Z.