Zhao M, Ren K, Xiong X, Cheng M, Zhang Z, Huang Z, Han X, Yang X, Alejandro EU, Ruan HB. (2020). Protein O-GlcNAc modification links dietary and gut microbial cues to the differentiation of enteroendocrine L cells. Cell Reports. 32(6): 108013. doi: /10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108013
Zhang Z, Huang Z, Ong B, Sahu C, Zeng H, Ruan HB. (2019). Bone marrow adipose tissue-derived stem cell factor mediates metabolic regulation of hematopoiesis. Haematologica. 104(9):1731-1743. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.205856. PDF
Liu B, Salgado OC, Singh S, Hippen KL, Maynard JC, Burlingame AL, Ball LE, Blazar BR, Farrar MA, Hogquist KA, Ruan HB. (2019). The lineage stability and suppressive program of regulatory T cells require protein O-GlcNAcylation. Nature Communications. 10:354. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08300-3. 
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Zhao M, Xiong XW, Ren K, Xu B, Cheng M, Sahu C, Wu K, Nie Y, Huang Z, Blumberg RS, Han X, Ruan HB. (2018). Deficiency in intestinal epithelial O-GlcNAcylation predisposes to gut inflammation. EMBO Molecular Medicine. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201708736. PDF
Ruan HB, Ma Y, Torres S, Zhang B, Feriod C, Heck RM, Qian K, Fu M, Li X, Nathanson MH, Bennett AM, Nie Y, Ehrlich BE, Yang X. (2017). Calcium-dependent O-GlcNAc signaling drives liver autophagy in adaptation to starvation. Genes & Development. 31(16): 1655-1665.
Ruan HB, Dietrich MO, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Li MD, Singh JP, Zhang K, Yin R, Wu J, Horvath TL, Yang X. (2014). O-GlcNAc transferase enables AgRP neurons to suppress browning of white fat. Cell. 159(2): 306-317.
Huang Z*, Ruan HB*, Xian L, Chen W, Jiang S, Song A, Wang Q, Shi P, Gu X, Gao X. (2014) The stem cell factor/Kit signaling pathway regulates mitochondrial function and energy expenditure. Nature Communications. 5:4282.
Ruan HB, Han X, Li MD, Singh JP, Qian K, Azarhoush S, Zhao L, Bennett AM, Samuel VT, Wu J, Yates JR, Yang X. (2012). O-GlcNAc transferase/host cell factor C1 complex regulates gluconeogenesis by modulating PGC-1α stability. Cell Metabolism. 16(2): 226-237.