Huasong Lu

3.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
44 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Huasong Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Huasong Lu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Huasong Lu's work include RNA Research and Splicing (20 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (8 papers). Huasong Lu is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (20 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (8 papers). Huasong Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Huasong Lu's co-authors include Qiang Zhou, Long Zhang, Fangfang Zhou, Tong Dai, Ziran Qin, Kunxin Luo, Lei Zhang, Rongdiao Liu, Bin Wang and Anders S. Hansen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Huasong Lu

41 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Phase-separation mechanism for C-terminal hyperphosphorylation of RNA polymerase II

2018 416 citations Huasong Lu, Rongdiao Liu et al. Nature profile →
Liquid–liquid phase separation in human health and diseases

2021 408 citations Lei Zhang, Tong Dai et al. profile →
Phase separation of TAZ compartmentalizes the transcription machinery to promote gene expression

2020 265 citations Yi Lu, Huasong Lu et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
AARS1 and AARS2 sense l-lactate to regulate cGAS as global lysine lactyltransferases

2024 151 citations Heyu Li, Chao Liu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huasong Lu China	21	2.0k	303	244	205	196	44	2.5k
Vladimir Prassolov Russia	26	1.4k 0.7×	230 0.8×	285 1.2×	82 0.4×	81 0.4×	143	2.1k
Maria R. Conte United Kingdom	26	1.6k 0.8×	94 0.3×	135 0.6×	83 0.4×	102 0.5×	74	2.0k
Anna I. Scott United States	12	977 0.5×	174 0.6×	109 0.4×	292 1.4×	648 3.3×	25	1.6k
Seong-Eon Ryu South Korea	10	690 0.3×	263 0.9×	97 0.4×	205 1.0×	100 0.5×	15	1.2k
Carlo M. Nalin United States	23	2.3k 1.1×	229 0.8×	160 0.7×	239 1.2×	237 1.2×	29	2.8k
Erik Verschueren United States	23	1.3k 0.7×	312 1.0×	80 0.3×	163 0.8×	239 1.2×	36	1.9k
Arne H. Smits Netherlands	18	1.6k 0.8×	207 0.7×	121 0.5×	78 0.4×	160 0.8×	19	2.0k
Michael A. Milhollen United States	14	1.5k 0.7×	105 0.3×	201 0.8×	48 0.2×	167 0.9×	26	1.9k
Paul Tawa United States	17	695 0.3×	157 0.5×	128 0.5×	87 0.4×	93 0.5×	48	1.2k
Nathalie Mayran Switzerland	9	1.2k 0.6×	204 0.7×	171 0.7×	78 0.4×	661 3.4×	10	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huasong Lu

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Li, Zhaoshuang, Michael S.Y. Huen, Huasong Lu, et al.. (2025). The PARP1–EXD2 axis orchestrates R-loop resolution to safeguard genome stability. Nature Chemical Biology. 22(2). 205–216. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chengyu, Min Yang, Mengting Huang, et al.. (2025). Stabilization of AFF1 by PARylation ensures transcriptional restart after DNA damage. Nature Chemical Biology.

Wang, Bin, Yongqiang Wang, Ting Pan, et al.. (2025). Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and cytosolic RNA-sensing. Nature Cell Biology. 27(5). 817–834. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wen, C. S. Tan, Zhaodi Jiang, et al.. (2025). Plasma membrane-associated ARAF condensates fuel RAS-related cancer drug resistance. Nature Chemical Biology. 21(8). 1226–1237. 5 indexed citations

Cao, Xiaolei, Fei Huang, Mei Tang, et al.. (2025). RIPK4 promotes epidermal differentiation through phase separation and activation of LATS1/2. Developmental Cell. 60(20). 2761–2776.e11. 1 indexed citations

Shu, Xin, Yi Lu, Ran Li, et al.. (2024). A chaperone-like function of FUS ensures TAZ condensate dynamics and transcriptional activation. Nature Cell Biology. 26(1). 86–99. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, Lei Bai, Wentao Xu, et al.. (2024). Sirt6 Mono‐ADP‐Ribosylates YY1 to Promote Dystrophin Expression for Neuromuscular Transmission. Advanced Science. 11(44). e2406390–e2406390. 4 indexed citations

Li, Heyu, Chao Liu, Ran Li, et al.. (2024). AARS1 and AARS2 sense l-lactate to regulate cGAS as global lysine lactyltransferases. Nature. 634(8036). 1229–1237. 151 indexed citations breakdown →

Lu, Huasong, et al.. (2024). Hsa_circ_0096157 silencing suppresses autophagy and reduces cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer by weakening the Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 703–703. 5 indexed citations

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Dai, Tong, Lei Zhang, Meirong Zhang, et al.. (2023). MAVS deSUMOylation by SENP1 inhibits its aggregation and antagonizes IRF3 activation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(6). 785–799. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Pengyuan, Yajun Wu, Xiaogang Xu, et al.. (2023). Microwave triggered multifunctional nanoplatform for targeted photothermal-chemotherapy in castration-resistant prostate cancer. Nano Research. 16(7). 9688–9700. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Chengyu, et al.. (2023). Phase separation in gene transcription control. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 55(7). 1052–1063. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Honglu, Na Zhang, Lu Lv, et al.. (2023). Transcriptional pausing induced by ionizing radiation enables the acquisition of radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 15(7). 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Rongdiao, Ran Li, Yuhua Xue, et al.. (2022). Poly(ADP-ribosylation) of P-TEFb by PARP1 disrupts phase separation to inhibit global transcription after DNA damage. Nature Cell Biology. 24(4). 513–525. 54 indexed citations

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Lu, Huasong, Min Yang, & Qiang Zhou. (2022). Reprogramming transcription after DNA damage: recognition, response, repair, and restart. Trends in Cell Biology. 33(8). 682–694. 17 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qingwei, et al.. (2020). HEXIM1 controls P-TEFb processing and regulates drug sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(17). 1867–1878. 11 indexed citations

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Lu, Huasong, Xun Xie, Ke Wang, et al.. (2020). Circular RNA hsa_circ_0096157 contributes to cisplatin resistance by proliferation, cell cycle progression, and suppressing apoptosis of non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 475(1-2). 63–77. 27 indexed citations

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Lu, Huasong, et al.. (2019). Clinical prognostic significance of serum high mobility group box-1 protein in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(3). 1232–1240. 4 indexed citations

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Yao, Defu, Lingwei Ruan, Huasong Lu, Hong Shi, & Xun Xu. (2016). Shrimp STAT was hijacked by white spot syndrome virus immediate-early protein IE1 involved in modulation of viral genes. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 59. 268–275. 42 indexed citations

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Lu, Huasong, Zichong Li, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2015). Gene target specificity of the Super Elongation Complex (SEC) family: how HIV-1 Tat employs selected SEC members to activate viral transcription. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(12). 5868–5879. 57 indexed citations

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