| Pyroptosis: gasdermin-mediated programmed necrotic cell death J Shi, W Gao, F Shao Trends in biochemical sciences 42 (4), 245-254, 2017 | 2642 | 2017 |
| Chemotherapy drugs induce pyroptosis through caspase-3 cleavage of a gasdermin Y Wang, W Gao, X Shi, J Ding, W Liu, H He, K Wang, F Shao Nature 547 (7661), 99-103, 2017 | 2492 | 2017 |
| Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide is a functional receptor for human hepatitis B and D virus H Yan, G Zhong, G Xu, W He, Z Jing, Z Gao, Y Huang, Y Qi, B Peng, ... elife 1, e00049, 2012 | 2423 | 2012 |
| Inflammatory caspases are innate immune receptors for intracellular LPS J Shi, Y Zhao, Y Wang, W Gao, J Ding, P Li, L Hu, F Shao Nature 514 (7521), 187-192, 2014 | 2290 | 2014 |
| Innate immune sensing of bacterial modifications of Rho GTPases by the Pyrin inflammasome H Xu, J Yang, W Gao, L Li, P Li, L Zhang, YN Gong, X Peng, JJ Xi, S Chen, ... Nature 513 (7517), 237-241, 2014 | 898 | 2014 |
| A bioorthogonal system reveals antitumour immune function of pyroptosis Q Wang, Y Wang, J Ding, C Wang, X Zhou, W Gao, H Huang, F Shao, ... Nature 579 (7799), 421-426, 2020 | 789 | 2020 |
| A bacterial effector reveals the V-ATPase-ATG16L1 axis that initiates xenophagy Y Xu, P Zhou, S Cheng, Q Lu, K Nowak, AK Hopp, L Li, X Shi, Z Zhou, ... Cell 178 (3), 552-566. e20, 2019 | 300 | 2019 |
| Pathogen blocks host death receptor signalling by arginine GlcNAcylation of death domains S Li, L Zhang, Q Yao, L Li, N Dong, J Rong, W Gao, X Ding, L Sun, ... Nature 501 (7466), 242-246, 2013 | 299 | 2013 |
| Site-specific phosphorylation and microtubule dynamics control Pyrin inflammasome activation W Gao, J Yang, W Liu, Y Wang, F Shao Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (33), E4857-E4866, 2016 | 244 | 2016 |
| Alpha-kinase 1 is a cytosolic innate immune receptor for bacterial ADP-heptose P Zhou, Y She, N Dong, P Li, H He, A Borio, Q Wu, S Lu, X Ding, Y Cao, ... Nature 561 (7721), 122-126, 2018 | 235 | 2018 |
| The mitochondrial apoptotic effectors BAX/BAK activate caspase-3 and-7 to trigger NLRP3 inflammasome and caspase-8 driven IL-1β activation JE Vince, D De Nardo, W Gao, AJ Vince, C Hall, K McArthur, D Simpson, ... Cell reports 25 (9), 2339-2353. e4, 2018 | 214 | 2018 |
| A Burkholderia type VI effector deamidates Rho GTPases to activate the pyrin inflammasome and trigger inflammation DF Aubert, H Xu, J Yang, X Shi, W Gao, L Li, F Bisaro, S Chen, ... Cell host & microbe 19 (5), 664-674, 2016 | 181 | 2016 |
| Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA is a critical factor contributing to the efficiency of early infection of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus Y Sun, Y Qi, C Liu, W Gao, P Chen, L Fu, B Peng, H Wang, Z Jing, ... Journal of virology 88 (1), 237-248, 2014 | 118 | 2014 |
| An iron-containing dodecameric heptosyltransferase family modifies bacterial autotransporters in pathogenesis Q Lu, Q Yao, Y Xu, L Li, S Li, Y Liu, W Gao, M Niu, M Sharon, ... Cell host & microbe 16 (3), 351-363, 2014 | 53 | 2014 |
| Age-dependent immune and lymphatic responses after spinal cord injury AFM Salvador, T Dykstra, J Rustenhoven, W Gao, SM Blackburn, ... Neuron 111 (14), 2155-2169. e9, 2023 | 23 | 2023 |
| Correction: Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide is a functional receptor for human hepatitis B and D virus H Yan, G Zhong, G Xu, W He, Z Jing, Z Gao, Y Huang, Y Qi, B Peng, ... Elife 3, e05570, 2014 | 15 | 2014 |
| Engineered T cell therapy for central nervous system injury W Gao, MW Kim, T Dykstra, S Du, P Boskovic, CF Lichti, ... Nature 634 (8034), 693-701, 2024 | 8 | 2024 |
| The mitochondrial apoptotic effectors BAX/BAK activate caspase-3 and-7 to trigger NLRP3 inflammasome and caspase-8-driven IL-1beta activation. Cell Rep 25 (9): 2339–2353. e2334 JE Vince, D De Nardo, W Gao, AJ Vince, C Hall, K McArthur, D Simpson, ... | 8 | 2018 |
| The mitochondrial apoptotic effectors BAX/BAK activate caspase-3 and-7 to trigger NLRP3 Inflammasome and caspase-8 driven IL-1β activation. Cell Rep 25: 2339–2353. e4 JE Vince, D De Nardo, W Gao, AJ Vince, C Hall, K McArthur, D Simpson, ... | 7 | 2018 |
| Endogenous self-peptides guard immune privilege of the central nervous system MW Kim, W Gao, CF Lichti, X Gu, T Dykstra, J Cao, I Smirnov, P Boskovic, ... Nature 637 (8044), 176-183, 2025 | 5 | 2025 |