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We are delighted to announce that U&A will be shown and introduced in the EMBO Workshop: Autophagy: foundations, functions and physiology.

This prestigious workshop, organized by leading experts Prof. Fulvio Reggiori, Prof. Lisa Frankel, Prof. Ian Ganley, and Prof. Alexandra Stolz, will gather global researchers to advance our understanding of autophagy—from molecular mechanisms to physiological roles in health and disease.

As a committed publisher of innovative research, U&A is proud to support this critical forum for knowledge exchange and collaboration. We invite the autophagy community to join the workshop and submit your valuable work to our Journal.

Conference details:

• Name: EMBO Workshop-Autophagy: foundations, functions and physiology
• Date: 6–11 September 2026
• Location: Grenå, Denmark
• Website: https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-autophagy
• About the conference: Autophagy plays a central role in maintaining cellular quality control and homeostasis by degrading dysfunctional or excess structures and organelles. It also regulates various cellular and organismal functions, including metabolism, immunity, and cell differentiation. While the mechanism by which autophagy-related (ATG) proteins mediate the formation of autophagosomes has been delineated, the molecular interactions between different functional groups of ATG proteins, lipids, and other intracellular compartments remain poorly elucidated. Additionally, although autophagy has traditionally been considered a bulk process, a series of groundbreaking discoveries has revealed that, in most cases, it operates in a highly selective manner to eliminate unwanted structures. This has led to the identification of selective autophagy receptors (SARs) and provided insights into how they interact with and coordinate the ATG machinery. While much remains to be uncovered, this knowledge now allows for the precise modulation and monitoring of different types of selective autophagy. Researchers can now investigate how each form is regulated and how it contributes to the homeostasis and function of specific tissues and organisms, as well as their adaptability to environmental and developmental cues. This EMBO Workshop will explore the latest advances in the mechanism of autophagy, with a particular emphasis on its selective forms.

Ubiquitylation & Atg8ylation (U&A) is a gold open-access journal; we welcome your work on ubiquitin-like modifiers (ubiquitin, Atg8s, SUMO, NEDD8, etc.), protein/membrane modifications, and related translational research. It also invites fundamental biochemical, cell biological, structural, bioinformatic, theoretical, and translational articles.

We look forward to working with you and exploring more opportunities for collaboration.

Best regards,
U&A Editorial Office