Publications

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Zhiguang Wu*, Zhengyang Sun*, Shuangying Jiang*, Yaqi Wang*, Tanxi Bai, Cheng Zeng, Zelin Cai, Chenghao Su, Xiandi Zhang, Yunan Chen, Yue Shen, Chenyou Zhu, Ye Xiang, Fang Fang, Ninuo Xia#, Dongsheng Liu#, Junbiao Dai# & Bryan Wei#. High-throughput synthesis of DNA fragments by molecular self-assembly of overlapping oligonucleotides. Nature Biotechnology, 2026. doi: 10.1038/s41587-026-03266-2(2026)
Fang Fang# & Renee A. Reijo Pera. Nurturing eggs with hiPSC-derived cells to improve outcomes in in vitro fertilization.Cell Stem Cell, 2026, 33:173-175. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2026.01.005(2026)
J. Q. Zhao, Y. Qin, Q. C. Xiong, Fang F#, B. Wei#. RNA nanostructures based on three-letter coding with non-canonical base pairs. Nanoscale Horizons, 2026. doi: 10.1039/d5nh00811e(2026)
Xia N* , Li J* , Hu B* , Pan B* , Jiang X# , Wei B# , Reijo Pera RA# , Fang F# . Niche environment remodeling promotes long-term endometrium stromal stem cell engraftment and tissue regeneration in thin endometrium. Molecular Therapy . 2025 Oct 31:S1525-0016(25)00928-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.10.053. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41176621 (2025).
Zhu L* , Wang W* , Zhang J, Liu L, Huang M, Diao L, Feng S, Yang Q, Qiu H, Pan B, Pera RAR, Liu J# , Xia N# , Fang F# . Temporal Transcriptional Regulation of Human Neuronal Differentiation via Forward Programming. Advanced Science (Weinh). 2025 Nov 23:e10641. doi: 10.1002/advs.202510641. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41276918 (2025).
Fang Fang & Bryan Wei# . Rational design of therapeutic RNA molecules. Trends in Chemistry , 7, 12, 869-883 (2025)
Kai Chen#, Yanyan Gao#, Ninuo Xia, Yusheng Liu, Huiru Wang, Hui Ma, Shengxia Zheng*, Fang Fang*. Long-term therapeutic effects of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for intrauterine adhesions. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, Dec 23;15(1):499. doi: 10.1186/s13287-024-04100-9 (2024)
F Fang, R Usselman, RR Pera# . Aging and neuronal death. Aging (Albany NY) 15 (23), 13579-13580 (2023)
R Chen, S Feng, J Ren, H Kang, Y Yang, N Xia, F Fang# , B Wei# . Enzymatic Assembly of DNA Nanostructures and Fragments with Sequence Overlaps. Journal of the American Chemical Society , 245,16,9176-9181 (2023)
K Chen, S Zheng, F Fang# . Endometrial Stem Cells and Their Applications in Intrauterine Adhesion. Cell Transplantation 32 (2023)
Fang F , Iaquinta PJ, Xia N, Liu L, Diao L, Reijo Pera RA# . Transcriptional control of human gametogenesis. Human Reproduction Update 2022 May 2;28(3):313-345. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmac002(2022).
Liu L, Fang F#. Long noncoding RNA mediated regulation in human embryogenesis, pluripotency, and reproduction. Stem Cells International (2022). https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8051717
Xia N, Cabin D, Fang F#, Reijo Pera RA#. Parkinson’s Disease: Overview of transcription factor regulation, genetics, and cellular and animal models. Frontiers in Neuroscience. DOI:10.3389/fnins.2022.894620
Diao L, Turek PJ, John CM, Fang F#, Reijo Pera RA#. Roles of spermatogonial stem cells in spermatogenesis and fertility restoration. Frontiers in Endocrinology (2022 ) May 12; 13:895528. DOI:10.3389/fendo.2022.895528
Zheng S, Gao Y, Chen K, Liu Y, Xia N#, Fang F#. A Robust and Highly Efficient Approach for Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Wharton’s Jelly for Tissue Repair. Cell Transplantation (2022). DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-882696/v1
Fang F# , Angulo B, Xia N, Sukhwani M, Wang Z, Carey CC, Mazurie A, Cui J, Wilkinson R, Wiedenheft B, Surani AM, Orwig KE, Reijo Pera RA. A PAX5-OCT4-PRDM1 developmental switch specifies human primordial germ cells. Nature Cell Biology 20 ， 655-665 (2018) .
Fang F#*, Xia N* , Angulo B, Carey J, Durruthy-Durruthy J, Sebastiano V, Bennett T, Reijo Pera RA. A distinct isoform of ZNF207 controls self-renewal and pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells in conjunction with master transcription factors. Nature Communications 9， 4384 （2018） .
Xia N#*, Fang F* , Zhang P*, Cui J, Tep-Cullison C, Hamerley T, Lee HJ, Palmer T, Bothner B, Lee HJ, Reijo Pera RA. A Knock-In Reporter allows purification and characterization of mDA neurons from heterogeneous populations. Cell Reports. 18(10):2533-2546 (2017).
Xia N*, Zhang, P*, Fang, F* , Wang Z, Rothstein M, Augulo B, Chiang R, Taylor J, Reijo Pera RA# . Transcriptional comparison of human induced and primary midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Scientific Reports. 6, 20270 (2016).
Ramathal C, Angulo B, Sukhwani M, Cui J, Durruthy Durruthy J, Fang F , Schanes P, Turek PJ, Orwig KE and Reijo Pera RA# . DDX3Y gene rescue of a Y chromosome AZFa deletion restores germ cell formation and transcriptional programs. Scientific Reports. 15041(2015).
Fang F#* , Xu Y* , Chen X, Ng HH# , Matsudaira, P. Coactivators p300/CBP regulate self-renewal in embryonic stem cells by mediating long-range chromatin structure. Stem Cells. 32(7):1805-16 (2014).
Durruthy-Durruthy J, Ramathal C, Sukhwani M, Fang F , Cui J, Orwig KE, Reijo Pera RA# . Fate of induced pluripotent stem cells following transplantation to murine seminiferous tubules. Human Molecular Genetics . 23, 3071-84 (2014).
Brownstein CA, Beggs AH, Homer N, Merriman B, Yu TW… Fang F …. Samuels ME, Schwartzentruber J, Kohane IS, Margulies DM. An international effort towards developing standards for best practices in analysis, interpretation and reporting of clinical genome sequencing results in the CLARITY Challenge. Genome Biology. 15(3): R53 (2014)
Xie D, Chen CC, Ptaszek LM, Xiao S, Cao X, Fang F , Ng HH, Lewin HA, Cowan C, Zhong S# . Rewirable gene regulatory networks in the preimplantation embryonic development of three mammalian species. Genome Research . 20(6):804-15 (2010).
Hong F, Fang F , He X, Cao X, Chipperfield H, Xie D, Wong WH, Ng HH# , Zhong S# . Dissecting early differentially expressed genes in a mixture of differentiating embryonic stem cells. PLoS Computational Biology . 5(12): e1000607 (2009).
He X, Chen CC, Hong F, Fang F , Sinha S, Ng HH# , Zhong S# . A biophysical model for analysis of transcription factor interaction and binding site arrangement from genome-wide binding data. PLoS One. 4(12): e8155 (2009).
Chen X, Xu H, Yuan P, Fang F , Huss M, Vega VB, Wong E, Orlov YL, Zhang W, Jiang J, Loh YH, Yeo HC, Yeo ZX, Narang V, Govindarajan KR, Leong B, Shahab A, Ruan Y, Bourque G, Sung WK, Clarke ND, Wei CL, Ng HH# . Integration of external signaling pathways with the core transcriptional network in embryonic stem cells. Cell. 133, 1106-1117 (2008).
Chen X*, Fang F* , Liou YC# , Ng HH# . Zfp143 regulates Nanog through modulation of Oct4 binding. Stem Cells. 26(11):2759-67 (2008).