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2.       Yan H*, Lu W*, Wang F*. The cGAS-STING pathway: a therapeutic target in chromosomally unstable cancers. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 2023, 8(1):45.

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7.       Zhang M, Li J, Yan H, Huang J, Wang F, Liu T, Zeng L*, Zhou F*. ISGylation in Innate Antiviral Immunity and Pathogen Defense Responses: A Review. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021, 9: 788410.

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22.    Liang C, Chen Q, Yi Q, Zhang M, Yan H, Zhang B, Zhou L, Zhang Z, Qi F, Ye S, Wang F*. A kinase-dependent role for Haspin in antagonizing Wapl and protecting mitotic centromere cohesion. EMBO Reports, 2018, 19 (1): 43-56.

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