1) Zhenhong Zhuang, Minghui Sun, Dandan Wu, Dongmei Ma, Lin Chen, Xiaohua Pan, Hong Lin, Yu Li, Xuezhen Ma & Shihua Wang*. COMPASS subunit Bre2 regulates chromatin remodeler Arp9 to control Aspergillus flavus aflatoxin synthesis and virulence. Nature Communications, 2026, 17: 1862
2) Yu Wang, Sen Wang, Yuanyuan Chen, Chunlan Xie, Haibo Xu, Yunhua Lin, Ranxun Lin, Wanlin Zeng, Xuan Chen, Xinyi Nie & Shihua Wang*. The role of Npt1 in regulating antifungal protein activity in filamentous fungi. Nature Communications, 2025, 16: 2850.
3) Dongmei Ma, Yanfang Yao, Chi Yang, Hong Lin, Minghui Sun, Yuanyuan Gao*, Wenwen Xin, Dandan Wu, Kangfu Ye, Wenxin Luo, Zhenhong Zhuang*, Shihua Wang*. The chromatin remodeling factor Arp9 modulates drug-resistance and plays a key role in aflatoxins biosynthesis under mammalian-physiological-temperature in Aspergillus flavus. PLoS pathogens, 2026.3. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014021
4) Zhuo Zhu, Mingkun Yang, Guang Yang, Bei Zhang, Xiaohong Cao, Jun Yuan, Feng Ge*, Shihua Wang*. PP2C phosphatases Ptc1 and Ptc2 dephosphorylate PGK1 to regulate autophagy and aflatoxin synthesis in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flavus. mBio, 2023, 14(5): e0097723.
5) Xuan Chen#, Lihan Wu#, Yuqi Zhang, Sen Wang, Shihua Wang*. Importance of benzoyltransferase GcnE and lysine benzoylation of alcohol dehydrogenase AdhB in pathogenesis and aflatoxin production in Aspergillus flavus. mBio,2025, 16 (1): e0266524.
6) John Adejor, Elisabeth Tumukunde, Guoqi Li, Tanimu Alhaji Shehu, Lihan Wu, Zhiwei Jiang, Shihua Wang*. Stepping out of the dark: how metabolomics shed light on fungal biology. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2025, 49: fuaf028.
7) Sumei Ling,Yang Xu, ZhouJie Xu, Xiaoli Li, Linfang Lu, Menghan Sun, Wenjun Yang, Yuxuan Liu, Jun Yuan, Shihua Wang*. Enhanced lateral flow immunoassay for point-of-care monitoring of sulfamethazine residues based on antibody labeled with Au/Ir@Cu/Zn-MOF signal amplification. Journal of Advanced Research, 2026.3
8) Sen Wang#, Yu Wang#, Yinghang Liu#, Lin Liu, Jinyu Li, Kunlong Yang, Mengxin Liu, Wanlin Zeng, Ling Qin, Ranxun Lin, Xinyi Nie, Longguang Jiang, Shihua Wang*. The Regulatory Role of the Aspergillus flavus Core Retromer Complex in Aflatoxin Metabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022, 298 (7): 102120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102120.
9) Meifang Wen, Huahui Lan, Ruilin Sun, Xuan Chen, Xin Zhang, Zhuo Zhu, Can Tan, Jun Yuan, Shihua Wang*. Histone deacetylase SirE regulates development, DNA damage response and aflatoxin production in Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2022, 24 (11): 5596–5610.
10) Guoqi Li, Xiaohong Cao, Elisabeth Tumukunde, Qianhua Zeng, Shihua Wang*. The TOR signaling pathwayregulates vegetative development, aflatoxin biosynthesis, and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus. eLife, 2024, 12: RP89478.
11) Xuan Chen#, Lianghuan Wu#, Huahui Lan#, Ruilin Sun, Meifang Wen, Danrui Ruan, Mengjuan Zhang, Shihua Wang*. Histone acetyltransferases MystA and MystB contribute to morphogenesis and aflatoxin biosynthesis by regulating acetylation in fungus Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2022, 24(3): 1340-1361.
12) Zhenhong Zhuanga,#, Xiaohua Pana,c,#, Mengjuan Zhanga, Yaju Liua, Chuanzhong Huangb, Yu Lia, Ling Haoa, Shihua Wanga,*. Set2 family regulates mycotoxin metabolism and virulence via H3K36 methylation in pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flavus. Virulence, 2022, 13 (1): 1358-1378. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2022.2101218.
13) Sumei Ling#, Mingke Dong#, Yang Xu, Aidi Xu, Jingjing Lin, Ming Lin, Qiang Zhao, Shihua Wang*. Development of sensitive and portable immunosensors based on signal amplification probes for monitoring the mercury(II) ions. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022, 27: 114676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2022.114676.
14) Zhuo Zhu+, Gengli Ma+ Mingkun Yang, Can Tan, Guang Yang, Sen Wang, Na Li, Feng Ge, Shihua Wang*. Ras subfamily GTPases regulate development, aflatoxin biosynthesis and pathogenicity in the fungus Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2021, 23(9): 5334-5348.
15) Yu Wang#, Sen Wang#, Xinyi Nie, Kunlong Yang, Peng Xu, Xiuna Wang, Mengxin Liu, Yongshuai Yang, Zhuo Chen, Shihua Wang*. Molecular and structural basis of nucleoside diphosphate kinase–mediated regulation of spore and sclerotia development in the fungus Aspergillus flavus. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019, 294(33): 12415-12431.
16) Lakshani Madushika, Yongming Huang, Menghan Sun, Yuxuan Liu, Linfang Lu, Xiaoli Li, Na Li, Kang Jiang, Sumei Ling, Shihua Wang*. Development of sensitive and rapid immunoassays for Moniliformin (MON) detection based on nanomaterials labeled monoclonal antibodies. Food Chemistry, 2025, 472: 142911.
17) Guang Yang#, Yuewei Yue#, SilinRen#, Mingkun Yang#, Yi Zhang, Xiaohong Cao, Yinchun Wang, Jia Zhang, Feng Ge, Shihua Wang*. Lysine acetylation contributes todevelopment, aflatoxin biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2019, 21 (12): 4792-4807.
18) Zhuo Zhu#, Mingkun Yang#, Youhuang Bai#, Feng Ge, Shihua Wang*. Antioxidant Related Catalase CTA1 Regulates Development, Aflatoxin Biosynthesis and Virulence in Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2020, 22 (7): 2792-2810.
19) Xuan Chen#, Lianghuan Wu#, Huahui Lan#, Ruilin Sun, Meifang Wen, Danrui Ruan, Mengjuan Zhang, Shihua Wang*. Histone acetyltransferases MystA and MystB contribute to morphogenesis and aflatoxin biosynthesis by regulating acetylation in fungus Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2021, 11. DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15856.
20) Mingkun Yang, Zhuo Zhu, Youhuang Bai, Zhenhong Zhuang, Feng Ge, Mingzhu Li, Shihua Wang*. A novel phosphoinositide kinase Fab1 regulates biosynthesis of pathogenic aflatoxin in Aspergillus flavus. Virulence, 2021, 12 (1): 96-113.
21) Silin Ren#,Mingkun Yang#,Yuewei Yue#, Feng Ge,Yu Li, Xiaodong Guo, Jia Zhang, Feng Zhang, Xinyi Nie, Shihua Wang*. Lysine Succinylation Contributes to Aflatoxin Production and Pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus. Molecular & cellular proteomics, 2018, 17 (3): 457-471.
22) Guang Yang, Xiaohong Cao, Genli Ma, Ling Qin, Yuanzhen Wu, Jian Lin, Peng Ye, Jun Yuan, Shihua Wang*. MAPK pathway-related tyrosine phosphatases regulate development, secondary metabolism and pathogenicity in fungus Aspergillus flavus. Environmental Microbiology, 2020, 22 (12): 5232-5247.
23) Rongzhi Wang#, Juncheng Wang#, Haimei Liu, Yehong Gao, Qiang Zhao, Sumei Ling, Shihua Wang*. Sensitive immunoassays based on specific monoclonal IgG for determination of bovine lactoferrin in cow milk samples. Food Chemistry, 2021, 338: 127820.
24) Peiyuan Cai, Rongzhi Wang, Sumei Ling, Shihua Wang*. A high sensitive platinum-modified colloidal gold immunoassay for tenuazonic acid detection based on monoclonal IgG. Food Chemistry, 2021, 360: 130021.
25) Sumei Ling#, Xiulan Li#, Qiang Zhao, Rongzhi Wang, Tao Tan, Shihua Wang*. Preparation of monoclonal antibody against penicillic acid (PA) and its application in the immunological detection. Food Chemistry, 2020, 319: 126505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126505.
26) Sumei Ling, Qing-Ai Chen, Yuming Zhang, Rongzhi Wang, Ni Jin, Jie Pang, Shihua Wang*. Development of ELISA and Colloidal Gold Immunoassay for Tetrodotoxin Detetcion Based on the Monoclonal Antibody. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2015, 71, 256-260.
27) Jing Zhang, Xi Zhang, Guidi Yang, Jinghua Chen*,Shihua Wang*. A signal-on fluorescent aptasensor based on Tb3+ and structure switchingaptamer for label-free detection of Ochratoxin A in wheat. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2013,41: 704-709.
28) Kunlong Yang#, Yinghang Liu#, Sen Wang, Lianghuan Wu, Rui Xie, Huahui Lan, Opemipo Esther Fasoyin, Yu Wang, Shihua Wang*. The cyclase-associated protein Cap with multi-domain contributes to mycotoxin biosynthesis and fungal virulence in Aspergillus flavus. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2019, 67 (15): 4200-4213.
29) Rongzhi Wang, Xiaosong Gu,Zhenghong Zhuang, Yanfang Zhong, Hang Yang, Shihua Wang*. Screening and molecular evolution of a single chain variable fragment antibody (scFv) against Citreoviridin toxin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016, 64: 7640-7648.
30) Xinyi Nie, Song Yu, MengguangQiu, Xiuna Wang, Yu Wang, Youhuang Bai, Feng Zhang, Shihua Wang*. Aspergillus flavus SUMO Contributes to the Fungal Virulence and Toxin Attributes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016, 64: 6772-6782.
31) Rongzhi Wang, Shuangshuang Xiang, Yonghui Zhang, Qiuyu Chen, Yanfang Zhong, Shihua Wang*. Development of functional antibody using green fluorescence protein (GFP) frame as template. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2014, 80 (14) : 4126-4137.
32) Rongzhi Wang, Sui Fang, Dinglong Wu, JunweiLian, Jue Fan, Yanfeng Zhang, Shihua Wang*, Wenxiong Lin*. Screening of a ScFv Antibody that can neutralize effectively the cytotoxicity of Vibrio parahaemolytucsTLH. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012, 78 (14): 4967-4975.