1. Gao X#, Song Y#, Wu J, Lu S, Min X, Liu L, Hu L, Zheng M, Du P, Yu Y, Long H, Wu H, Jia S, Yu D, Lu Q*, Zhao M*. Iron-dependent epigenetic modulation promotes pathogenic T cell differentiation in lupus. J Clin Invest. 2022 May 2;132(9):e152345. (IF=19.456)
2. Yang M#, Long D, Hu L, Zhao Z, Li Q, Guo Y, He Z, Zhao M, Lu L, Li F, Long H, Wu H*, Lu Q*. AIM2 deficiency in B cells ameliorates systemic lupus erythematosus by regulating Blimp-1-Bcl-6 axis-mediated B-cell differentiation. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 Sep 14;6(1):341. (IF=18.187)
3. Wang Z#, Zhao M#, Yin J, Liu L, Hu L, Huang Y, Liu A, Ouyang J, Min X, Rao S, Zhou W, Wu H, Yoshimura A, Lu Q*. E4BP4-mediated inhibition of T follicular helper cell differentiation is compromised in autoimmune diseases. J Clin Invest. 2020 Jul 1;130(7):3717-3733. (IF=14.808)
4. Ding S#, Zhang Q, Luo S, Gao L, Huang J, Lu J, Chen J, Zeng Q, Guo A, Zeng J*, Lu Q*. BCL-6 suppresses miR-142-3p/5p expression in SLE CD4+ T cells by modulating histone methylation and acetylation of the miR-142 promoter. Cell Mol Immunol.2020 May;17(5):474-482. (IF=11.530)
5.Liu Y#, Sawalha AH*, Lu Q*. COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2021 Mar 1;33(2):155-162. (IF=5.006, ESI)
6. Liu X#, Zhang W#, Zhao M#, Fu L, Liu L, Wu J, Luo S, Wang L, Wang Z, Lin L, Liu Y, Wang S, Yang Y, Luo L, Jiang J, Wang X, Tan Y, Li T, Zhu B, Zhao Y, Gao X, Wan Z, Huang C, Fang M, Li Q, Peng H, Liao X, Chen J, Li F, Ling G, Zhao H, Luo H, Xiang Z, Liao J, Liu Y, Yin H, Long H, Wu H, Yang H, Wang J, Lu Q*. T cell receptor β repertoires as novel diagnostic markers for systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Aug;78(8):1070-1078. (IF=16.102)
7. Wu R#, Zeng J#, Yuan J, Deng X, Huang Y, Chen L, Zhang P, Feng H, Liu Z, Wang Z, Gao X, Wu H, Wang H, Su Y, Zhao M, Lu Q*. MicroRNA-210 overexpression promotes psoriasis-like inflammation by inducing Th1 and Th17 cell differentiation. J Clin Invest. 2018 Jun 1;128(6):2551-2568. (IF=12.282, C100)
8. Wu H#, Deng Y, Feng Y, Long D, Ma K, Wang X, Zhao M, Lu L*, Lu Q*. Epigenetic regulation in B-cell maturation and its dysregulation in autoimmunity. Cell Mol Immunol. 2018 Jul;15(7):676-684.(IF=8.213)
9. Zhao M#, Zhou Y, Zhu B, Wan M, Jiang T, Tan Q, Liu Y, Jiang J, Luo S, Tan Y, Wu H, Renauer P, Del Mar Ayala Gutiérrez M, Castillo Palma MJ, Ortega Castro R, Fernández-Roldán C, Raya E, Faria R, Carvalho C, Alarcón-Riquelme ME, Xiang Z, Chen J, Li F, Ling G, Zhao H, Liao X, Lin Y, Sawalha AH*, Lu Q*. IFI44L promoter methylation as a blood biomarker for systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Nov;75(11):1998-2006.(IF=12.811, C100)
10. Zhao S#, Wang Y, Liang Y, Zhao M, Long H, Ding S, Yin H, Lu Q*. MicroRNA-126 regulates DNA methylation in CD4+ T cells and contributes to systemic lupus erythematosus by targeting DNA methyltransferase 1. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 May;63(5):1376-86. (IF=10.995, ESI)