1. Yan Zhang^#, Tao Zuo^#, Abigail McVicar, Huilin Yang, Yi-Ping Li*, Wei Chen*. Runx1 is a key regulator of articular cartilage homeostasis by orchestrating YAP, TGFβ, and Wnt signaling in articular cartilage formation and osteoarthritis. Bone Research. 2022, 10(1):63. (1区Top, IF=12.7)

2. Yan Zhang, Huiwen Chen, Jinjin Wu, Abigail McVicar, Yilin Chen, Jiacan Su, Yi-Ping Li*, Wei Chen*. Deficiency of Cbfβ in articular cartilage leads to osteoarthritis-like phenotype through Hippo/Yap, TGFβ, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2024, 20(6): 1965-1977. (2区Top, IF=9.2)

3. Yan Zhang, He Wang, Guochun Zhu, Airong Qian*, Wei Chen*. F2r negatively regulates osteoclastogenesis through inhibiting the Akt and NF-κB signaling pathways. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2020, 16(9): 1629-1639. (2区, IF=9.2)

4. Yan Zhang^#, Chong Yin^#, Lifang Hu, Zhihao Chen, Fan Zhao, Dijie Li, Jianhua Ma, Xiaoli Ma, Peihong Su, Wuxia Qiu, Chaofei Yang, Pai Wang, Siyu Li, Ge Zhang, Liping Wang*, Airong Qian*, Cory J. Xian. MACF1 Overexpression by Transfecting the 21-kbp Large Plasmid PEGFP-C1A-ACF7 Promotes Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation. Human Gene Therapy. 2018, 29(2): 259-270. (2区, IF=4.2)

5. Nai-Ning Wang^#, Yan Zhang^#, Feng Jiang#, Dong-Li Zhu, Chen-Xi Di, Shou-Ye Hu, Xiao-Feng Chen, Li-qiang Zhi, Yu Rong, Xin Ke, Yuan-Yuan Duan, Shan-Shan Don, Tie-Lin Yang, Zhi Yang*, Yan Guo*. Enhancer variants on chromosome 2p14 regulating SPRED2 and ACTR2 act as a signal amplifier to protect against rheumatoid arthritis. American Journal of Human Genetics. 2023, 110 (4), 625-637.  (1区Top, IF=9.8)

6. Fei Chen^#, Yan Zhang^#, Pei Peng, Xiao-Ting Huang, Zi-Han Qiu, Bao-Cheng Liu, Tie-Lin Yang, Bo Yang*, Yan Guo*. Isolation and culture of human primary osteoblasts: Comparing the effects of differences in method details on osteoblast characteristics. Genes & Diseases. 2023, 11(2):546-549. (2区, IF=6.8)

7. Zhihao Chen^#, Yan Zhang^#, Fan Zhao, Chong Yin, Chaofei Yang, Xue Wang, Zixiang Wu, Shujing Liang, Dijie Li, Xiao Lin, Ye Tian, Lifang Hu*, Yu Li, Airong Qian*. Recombinant irisin prevents the reduction of osteoblast differentiation induced by stimulated microgravity through increasing β-catenin expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2020, 21(4): 1259. (2区, IF=5.6)

8. Chong Yin^#, Yan Zhang^#, Lifang Hu, Ye Tian, Zhihao Chen, Dijie Li, Fan Zhao, Peihong Su, Xiaoli Ma, Ge Zhang, Zhiping Miao, Liping Wang*, Airong Qian*, Cory J. Xian. Mechanical unloading reducesmicrotubule actin crosslinking factor 1 expression to inhibit beta-catenin signaling and osteoblast proliferation, Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2018, 233(7): 5405-5419. (2区, IF=5.6)