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Wang J., Chang C., Yang X., Zhou F., Liu J., Zhu S., Yu X-Z., Liu C., O’Sullivan T.E., Xie P., Feng Z., Hu W. Leukemia inhibitory factor protects against graft-versus-host disease while preserving graft-versus-leukemia activity. (with commentary) Blood 2022; 140:2076-2090.
Liu J, Zhang C, Zhang T, Chang CY, Wang J, Bazile L, Zhang L, Haffty BG, Hu W (co-corresponding), Feng Z. Metabolic enzyme LDHA activates Rac1 GTPase as a noncanonical mechanism to promote cancer. (with commentary) Nature Metabolism. 2022; 4:1830-1846. PMID: 36536137
Chang C., Wang J., Zhao Y., Liu J., Yang X., Yue X., Wang H., Zhou F., Inclan-Rico J., Ponessa J., Xie P., Zhang L., Siracusa M., Feng Z., Hu W Tumor suppressor p53 regulates intestinal type 2 immunity. Nature Communications 2021; 12:3371.
Liu J., Zhang C., Wu H., Sun X., Li Y., Huang S., Yue X., Lu S., Shen Z., Su X., White E., Haffty B., Hu W., Feng Z. Parkin ubiquitinates phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase to suppress serine synthesis and tumor progression. JCI. 2020; 130:3253-3269.
Zhao Y., Wu L., Yue X., Zhang C., Wang J., Li J., Sun X., Zhu Y., Feng Z., Hu W. A polymorphism in the tumor suppressor p53 affects aging and longevity in mouse models. eLife 2018; pii: e34701. doi: 10.7554/eLife.34701.
Yue X., Zhang C., Zhao Y., Liu J., Lin A, Tan V., Drake J., Liu L., Boateng M., Li J., Feng Z., Hu W. Gain-of-function mutant p53 activates small GTPase Rac1 through SUMOylation to promote tumor progression. Genes Dev. 2017; 31: 1641-1654. doi:10.1101/gad.301564.117
Liu J., Zhang C., Zhao Y., Yue X., Wu H., Huang S., Chen J., Tomsky K., Xie H., Khella C.A., Gatza M.L., Xia D., Gao J., Haffty B.G., Hu W., Feng Z. Parkin targets HIF-1α for ubiquitination and degradation to inhibit breast tumor progression. Nature Communications. 2017; 28: 1823. Doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01947-w.
Yu H, Yue X, Zhao Y, Li X, Wu L, Zhang C, Liu Z, Lin K, Xu-Monette Z, Young K, Liu J, Shen Z, Feng Z, Hu W. LIF negatively regulates tumor suppressor p53 through Stat3/ID1/MDM2 in colorectal cancers. Nature Communications. 2014; 5:5218 doi:10.1038/ncomms6218. (PMC4203416)
Hu W, Feng Z, Teresky A, Levine AJ. p53 regulates maternal reproduction through LIF. (with commentary) Nature. 2007; 450:721-724.
Bond GL, Hu W (co-first author), Bond EE, Robins H, Lutzker SG, Arva NC, Bargonetti J, Bartel F, Taubert H, Wuerl P, Onel K, Yip L, Hwang SJ, Strong LC, Lozano G, Levine AJ. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the MDM2 promoter attenuates the p53 tumor suppressor pathway and accelerates tumor formation in humans. (with commentary) Cell. 2004; 119:591-602.
Zhang C, Liu J, Huang G, Zhao Y, Yue X, Wu H, Li J, Zhu J, Shen Z, Haffty BG, Hu W, Feng Z. Cullin3-KLHL25 ubiquitin ligase targets ACLY for degradation to inhibit lipid synthesis and tumor progression. Genes & Development. 2016; 30(17):1956-70. PubMed [journal]PMID: 27664236
Yue X, Zhao Y, Liu J, Zhang C, Yu H, Wang J, Zheng T, Liu L, Li J, Feng Z, Hu W. BAG2 promotes tumorigenesis through enhancing mutant p53 protein levels and function. eLife. 2015; 4. PubMed [journal]PMID: 26271008 PMCID: PMC4561369
Zhao Y, Zhang C, Yue X, Li X, Liu J, Yu H, Belyi VA, Yang Q, Feng Z, Hu W. Pontin, a new mutant p53-binding protein, promotes gain-of-function of mutant p53. Cell Death and Differentiation. 2015; 22(11):1824-36. PubMed [journal]PMID: 25857266 PMCID: PMC4648328
Yu H, Yue X, Zhao Y, Li X, Wu L, Zhang C, Liu Z, Lin K, Xu-Monette Z, Young K, Liu J, Shen Z, Feng Z, Hu W. LIF negatively regulates tumor suppressor p53 through Stat3/ID1/MDM2 in colorectal cancers. Nature Communications. 2014; 5:5218 doi:10.1038/ncomms6218. (PMC4203416)
Zheng T, Wang J, Zhao Y, Zhang C, Lin M, Wang X, Yu H, Liu L, Feng Z, Hu W. Spliced MDM2 isoforms promote mutant p53 accumulation and gain-of-function in tumorigenesis. Nature Communications. 2013; 4:2996 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3996. (PMC3960723)
Zhang C, Liu J, Liang Y, Wu R, Zhao Y, Hong X, Lin M, Yu H, Liu L, Levine A, Hu W, Feng Z. Tumor-Associated Mutant p53 Drives the Warburg Effect. Nature Communications. 2013; 4:2935 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3935. (PMC3969270)
Feng Z, Liu L, Zhang C, Zheng T, Wang J, Lin M, Zhao Y, Wang X, Levine A, Hu W. Chronic restraint stress attenuates p53 function and promotes tumorigenesis. PNAS. 2012; 109:7013-7018. (PMC3345015)
Kang H, Feng Z, Sun Y, Atwal G, Murphy M, Rebbeck T, Rosenwaks Z, Levine AJ, Hu W. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the p53 pathway regulate fertility in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; 106:9761-9766. (PMC2700980)
Hu W, Feng Z, Teresky A, Levine AJ. p53 regulates maternal reproduction through LIF. (with commentary) Nature. 2007; 450:721-724.
Bond GL, Hu W (co-first author), Bond EE, Robins H, Lutzker SG, Arva NC, Bargonetti J, Bartel F, Taubert H, Wuerl P, Onel K, Yip L, Hwang SJ, Strong LC, Lozano G, Levine AJ. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the MDM2 promoter attenuates the p53 tumor suppressor pathway and accelerates tumor formation in humans. (with commentary) Cell. 2004; 119:591-602.