1. Li K#*, Zhang TT#, Zhao CX#, Wang F, Cui B, Yang ZN, Lv XX, Yeerjiang Z, Yuan YF, Yu JM, Wang ZH, Zhang XW, Yu JJ, Liu SS, Shang S, Huang B, Hua F*, Hu ZW*. Faciogenital Dysplasia 5 supports cancer stem cell traits in basal-like breast cancer by enhancing EGFR stability. Sci Transl Med. 13(586):eabb2914, 2021.(IF=16.3)
2. Du W#, Hua F#, Li X, Zhang J, Li S, Wang W, Zhou J, Wang W, Liao P, Yan Y, Li G, Wei S, Grove S, Vatan L, Zgodzinski W, Majewski M, Wallner G, Chen H, Kryczek I, Fang JY, Zou W*. Loss of optineurin drives cancer immune evasion via palmitoylation-dependent IFNGR1 lysosomal sorting and degradation. Cancer Discov. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-1571, 2021.(IF=39.3)
3. Yu JJ#, Zhou DD#, Yang XX, Cui B, Tan FW, Wang J, Li K, Shang S, Zhang C, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Liu SS, Yu JM, Wang F, Huang B, Hua F*, Hu ZW*; TRIB3-EGFR interaction promotes lung cancer progression and defines a therapeutic target. Nat Commun., 11(1): 3660, 2020. (IF: 12.12)
4. Yu JJ#, Zhou DD#, Cui B, Zhang C, Tan FW, Chang S, Li K, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Shang S, Xiang YJ, Chen F, Yu JM, Liu SS, Wang F, Hu ZW*, Hua F*. Disruption of the EGFR-SQSTM1 interaction by a stapled peptide suppresses lung cancer via activating autophagy and inhibiting EGFR signaling. Cancer Lett. 474:23-35, 2020. (IF: 7.36)
5. Hua F#, Shang S#, Yang YW, Zhang HZ, Xu TL, Yu JJ, Zhou DD, Cui B, Li K, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Liu SS, Yu JM, Wang F, Zhang C, Huang B, Hu ZW*. TRIB3 Interacts with Beta-catenin and TCF4 to Increase Stem Cell Features of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis. Gastroenterology. 156(3):708-721, 2019. (IF: 20.77)
6. Hua F, Li K, Shang S, Wang F, Hu Z. Immune Signaling and Autophagy Regulation. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1206:551-593, 2019. (IF: 2.126)
7. Li K#, Zhang TT#, Wang F, Cui B, Zhao CX, Yu JJ, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Yang ZN, Huang B, Li X, Hua F*, Hu ZW*. Metformin suppresses melanoma progression by inhibiting KAT5-mediated SMAD3 acetylation, transcriptional activity and TRIB3 expression. Oncogene. 37(22):2967-2981, 2018 (Corresponding author) (IF: 6.854)
8. Hua F, Shang S, Hu ZW*. Seeking new anti-cancer agents from autophagy-regulating natural products. J Asian Nat Prod Res. 19(4):305-313, 2017. (IF: 1.091)
9. Shang S#, Hua F#, Hu ZW*. The regulation of β-catenin activity and function in cancer: therapeutic opportunities. Oncotarget. 8:33972-33989, 2017 (Contributed equally) (IF: 5.168)
10. Hua F, Yu JJ, Hu ZW*. Diabetes and cancer, common threads and missing links. Cancer Lett, 374:54-61, 2016. (6.375)
11. Hua F#, Li K#, Yu JJ#, Lv XX, Yan J, Zhang XW, Sun W, Lin H, Shang S, Wang F, Cui B, Mu R, Huang B, Jiang JD, Hu ZW*. TRB3 links insulin/IGF to tumour promotion by interacting with p62 and impeding autophagic/proteasomal degradation functions. Nat Commun., 6:7951, 2015. (11.329)
12. Hua F, Li K, Yu JJ, Hu ZW*. The TRIB3-SQSTM1 interaction mediates metabolic stress-promoted tumorigenesis and progression via suppressing autophagic and proteasomal degradation. Autophagy, 11:1929-1931, 2015. (9.108)
13. Hua F, Hu ZW*. TRIB3-P62 interaction, diabetes and autophagy. Oncotarget. 6:34061-34062, 2015. (5.008)
14. Hua F#, Shi MJ#, Zhu XL#, Li M, Wang HX, Yu XM, Li Y, Zhu CJ*. Transport and uptake of clausenamide enantiomers in CYP3A4-transfected Caco-2 cells: An insight into the efflux-metabolism alliance. Biochem Pharmacol. 98:224-230, 2015. (IF: 5.091)
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16. Li K#, Wang F#, Yang ZN, Zhang TT, Yuan YF, Zhao CX, Yeerjiang Z, Cui B, Hua F, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Yu JJ, Liu SS, Yu JM, Shang S, Xiao Y, Hu ZW*. TRIB3 promotes MYC-associated lymphoma development through suppression of UBE3B-mediated MYC degradation. Nat Commun. 11(1):6316, 2020. (IF: 12.12)
17. Yu JM#, Sun W#, Wang ZH#, Liang X, Hua F, Li K, Lv XX, Zhang XW, Liu YY, Yu JJ, Liu SS, Shang S, Wang F, Yang ZN, Zhao CX, Hou XY, Li PP, Huang B, Cui B*, Hu ZW*. TRIB3 Supports Breast Cancer Stemness by Suppressing FOXO1 Degradation and Enhancing SOX2 Transcription. Nat Commun 10:5720, 2019. (IF: 11.878)
18. Liu SS#, Lv XX#, Liu C, Qi J, Li YX, Wei XP, Li K, Hua F, Cui B, Zhang XW, Yu JJ, Yu JM, Wang F, Shang S, Zhao CX, Hou XY, Yao ZG, Li PP, Li X, Huang B, Hu ZW*. Targeting Degradation of the Transcription Factor C/EBPβ Reduces Lung Fibrosis by Restoring Activity of the Ubiquitin-Editing Enzyme A20 in Macrophages. Immunity 51:522-534, 2019 (IF: 21.52)
19. Zhang XW#, Zhou JC#, Peng D, Hua F, Li K, Yu JJ, Lv XX, Cui B, Liu SS, Yu JM, Wang F, Jin CC, Yang ZN, Zhao CX, Hou XY, Huang B, Hu ZW*. Disrupting the TRIB3-SQSTM1 interaction reduces liver fibrosis by restoring autophagy and suppressing exosome-mediated HSC activation. Autophagy 16(5):782-796, 2020 (IF: 9.77)
20. Liu P, Bao HY, Jin CC, Zhou JC, Hua F, Li K, Lv XX, Cui B, Hu ZW, Zhang XW*. Targeting Extracellular Heat Shock Protein 70 Ameliorates Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Failure Through Resolution of Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Myocardial Inflammation. J Am Heart Assoc. 8:e012338, 2019. (IF: 4.66)
21. Li K, Zhang TT, Hua F, Hu ZW*. Metformin reduces TRIB3 expression and restores autophagy flux: an alternative antitumor action. Autophagy. 2018;14(7):1278-1279. (IF: 11.1)
22. Jin W, Cui B, Li PP, Hua F, Lv XX, Zhou JC, Hu ZW, Zhang XW*, 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 protects obese rats from metabolic syndrome via promoting regulatory T cell-mediated resolution of inflammation. Acta Pharm Sin B. 8:178-187, 2018. (IF: 5.808)
23. Li K#, Wang F#, Cao WB, Lv XX, Hua F, Cui B, Yu JJ, Zhang XW, Shang S, Liu SS, Yu JM, Han MZ, Huang B, Zhang TT, Li X, Jiang JD, Hu ZW*. TRIB3 Promotes APL Progression through Stabilization of the Oncoprotein PML-RARα and Inhibition of p53-Mediated Senescence. Cancer Cell. 31:697-710, 2017. (IF: 27.4)
24. Yu JM#, Sun W, Hua F, Xie J, Lin H, Zhou DD, Hu ZW*. BCL6 induces EMT by promoting the ZEB1-mediated transcription repression of E-cadherin in breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 365:190-200, 2015. (5.992)