Research Fields

1.Molecular mechanism of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

2.Mechanisms controlling the expression of the widespread chaperone-usher pathway in Gram-negative bacteria


Honor Reward
Academic Achievements


Selected Publications (* correspondence)

Xiaohua Mao*, Zhenyi Su, Adnan K. Mookhtiar. Long non-coding RNA: a versatile regulator of the NF-κB signaling circuit.  Immunology 2017, 150(4):379-388.

Gui Zhao, Zhenyi Su , Dan Song, Yimin Mao, Xiaohua Mao*. The long noncoding RNA MALAT1 regulates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation response through its interaction with NF-kB. FEBS Lett. 2016, 590:2884.

Daoyong Wang, Shihui Xu, Dan Song, Stefan Knight, Xiaohua Mao*.  A gene encoding a potential adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate kinase is necessary for timely development of Myxococcus xanthus. Microbiology 2016, 162(4):672-83.

Shanshan Cao, Miaomiao Wu, Shihui Xu, Xiuwen Yan, Xiaohua Mao*. Identification of a putative flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding monooxygenase as a regulator for Myxococcus xanthus development. J Bacteriol 2015, 197(7):1185-1196.

Juanli Duan, Jinlai Dong, Tiantian Zhang, Zhenyi Su, Jie Ding, Yu Zhang, Xiaohua Mao*. Polyethyleneimine-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles for systemic siRNA delivery in experimental arthritis. Nanomedicine 2014; 9(6):789.

Miaomiao Wu, Shihui Xu, Wei Zhu, Xiaohua Mao*. The archaic chaperone-usher pathways may depend on donor strand exchange for intersubunit interactions. Microbiology 2014; 160:2200.

Wei Zhu, Miaomiao Wu, Shanshan Cao, Yongxing Peng, Xiaohua Mao*. Characterization of McuB, a periplasmic chaperone-like protein involved in the assembly of Myxococcus spore coat. J Bacteriol. 2013;195(13):3105-14.