1.     Xu HB#, Li YX#, Li Y, Otecko NO, Zhang YP, Mao B*, Wu DD*. (2018) Origin of new genes after zygotic genome activation in vertebrate. J Mol Cell Biol. 10:139-146.

2.      Sun J#, Wang X#, Shi Y, Li J, Li C, Shi Z, Chen Y, Mao B*. (2018) EphA7 regulates claudin6 and pronephros development in Xenopus，BiochemBiophys Res Commun. 495:1580–1587.

3.      Ma P^#,*, Ren B#, Yang X#, Sun B, Liu X, Kong Q, Li C, Mao B*, (2017) ZC4H2 stabilizes Smads to enhance BMP signalling, which is involved in neural development in Xenopus. Open Biol. 7: 170122.

4.      Liu X#, Xia Y#, Tang J, Ma L, Li C, Ma P*, Mao B*.（2017）Dual roles of Akirin2 during Xenopus neural development. J Biol Chem. 292:5676-5684.

5.      Wang X, Sun J, Li C, Mao B*. (2016）. EphA7 modulates apical constriction of hindbrain neuroepithelium during neurulation in Xenopus. BiochemBiophys Res Commun. 479:759-765.

6.      Liu X, Yang X, Li Y., Zhao S, Li C, Ma P*, & Mao B*. (2016). Trip12 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase for USP7/HAUSP involved in the DNA damage response.  FEBS Lett. 590:4213-4222.

7.      Yang X#, Li J#, Zeng W, Li C, Mao B* (2016). Elongator Protein 3 (Elp3) stabilizes Snail1 and regulates neural crest migration in Xenopus. Sci. Rep. 6, 26238.

8.      Yang KY, Chen Y, Zhang Z, Ng PK, Zhou WJ, Zhang Y, Liu M, Chen J, Mao B*, Tsui SK*. （2016） Transcriptome analysis of different developmental stages of amphioxus reveals dynamic changes of distinct classes of genes during development. Sci Rep.6, 23195.

9.      Jiang S, Du J, Kong Q, Li C, Li Y, Sun H, Pu J*, Mao B*. (2015) A group of ent-Kauranediterpenoids inhibit hedgehog signaling and induce cilia elongation. PLoSONE 10: e0139830.

10. Sun J, Wang X, Li C, Mao B*. （2015）Xenopus Claudin-6 is required for embryonic pronephros morphogenesis and terminal differentiation. BiochemBiophys Res Commun. 462:178-83.

11. Zhang Z, Shi Y, Zhao S, Li J, Li C, Mao B*. (2014) Xenopus Nkx6.3 is a neural plate border specifier required for neural crest development. PLoS ONE，9: e115165.

12. Ma P, Yang X, Kong Q, Li C, Yang S, Li Y, Mao B*. (2014) The ubiquitin ligase RNF220 enhances canonical Wnt signaling through USP7 mediated deubiquitination of β-catenin. Mol. Cell. Biol., 34:4355-4366.

13. Ma P, Xia Y, Ma L, Zhao S*, Mao B*. (2013) Xenopus Nkx6.1 and Nkx6.2 are required for mid-hindbrain boundary development.Dev Genes Evol. 223:253-259.

14. Chen Y, Ding Y, Zhang Z, Wang W,  Chen J,  Naoto Ueno, Mao B*. (2011).  Evolution of vertebrate central nervous system is accompanied by novel expression changes of duplicate genes. J. Genet. Genomics, 38:577-584.

15. Li J, Shi Y, Sun J, Zhang Y, Mao B*. (2011), Xenopus reduced folate carrier regulates neural crest development epigenetically, PLoS ONE 6(11): e27198.

16. Ma P, Zhao S, Zeng W, Yang Q, Li C, Lv X, Zhou Q, Mao B*. (2011), Xenopus Dbx2 is involved in primary neurogenesis and early neural plate patterning. BiochemBiophys Res Commun. 412:170-174.

17. Zhang Y, Mao B*. (2010), Embryonic expression and evolutionary analysis of the amphioxus Dickkopf and Kremen family genes. J. Genet. Genomics, 37:637-645.

18. Zeng W, Kong Q, Li C, Mao B*. (2010), Xenopus RCOR2 (REST corepressor 2) interacts with ZMYND8, which is involved in neural differentiation. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm., 394:1024-1029.

19. Kong Q, Zeng W, Wu J, Hu W, Li C, Mao B*. (2010), RNF220, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets Sin3B for ubiquitination，Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm., 393:708-713.

20. Wu J, Li C, Zhao S, Mao B*. (2010), Differential expression of the Brunol/CELF family genes during Xenopuslaevis early development. Int. J. Dev. Biol., 54：209-214.

21. Shi Y, Zhao S, Li J, Mao B*. (2009), Islet-1 is required for ventral neuron survival in Xenopus. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 388:506-510.

22. Ma L, Pan XF, Wei YH, Li ZY, Li CC, Yang JX, Mao BY*. (2008) Embryonic stages and eye specific gene expression of the local cyprinoid fish Anabariliusgrahami in Fuxian Lake, China. J Fish Biol. 73:1946-1959.

23. Zhao S, Jiang H, Wang W, Mao B*. (2007), Cloning and developmental expression of the Xenopus Nkx6 genes. Dev Genes Evol., 217:477-483，2007.

24. Mao B and Niehrs C (2003) Kremen2 modulates Dickkopf2 activity during Wnt/LRP6 signaling. Gene, 302:179-183,.

25. Mao B, Wu W, Davidson G, Marhold J, Li M, Mechler BM, Delius H, Hoppe D, Stannek P, Walter C, Glinka A, Niehrs C (2002), Kremen proteins are Dickkopf receptors that regulate Wnt/beta- catenin signalling. Nature, 417:664-667.

26. Davidson G, Mao B, Del Barco Barrantes I, Niehrs C (2002) Kremen proteins interact with Dickkopf1 to regulate anteroposterior CNS patterning. Development, 129:5587-96.

27. Mao B#, Wu W#, Li Y, Hoppe D, Stannek P, Glinka A, Niehrs C (2001), LDL- receptor-related protein 6 is a receptor for Dickkopf proteins. Nature, 411:321-325.