(*Co-first author) Sun Y*, Nien C*, Chen K, Liu H, Johnston J, Koenecke N, Zeitlinger J, & Rushlow C, (2015) Zelda overcomes the high intrinsic nucleosome barrier at enhancers during Drosophila zygotic genome activation. Genome Res. 25(11):1703-14. IF: 11.351
Foo S, Sun Y, Lim B, Ziukaite R, O'Brien K, Nien C, Kirov N, Shvartsman SY, & Rushlow C (2014) Zelda potentiates morphogen activity by increasing chromatin accessibility. Curr Biol. 16:24(12):1241-6. IF: 9.916
Fu S, Nien C, Liang H, & Rushlow C (2014) Co-activation of microRNAs by Zelda is essential for early Drosophila development. Dev. 141(10):2108-18. IF: 6.2
Hong X, Doddapaneni H, Comeron JM, Rodesch M, Halvensleben H, Nien C, Bolei F, Metpally R, Richmond TA, Albert TJ, & Manak JR (2012) Microarray-based capture of novel expressed cell type-specific transcripts (CoNECT) to annotate tissue specific transcript isoforms in D. melanogaster. G3. 2:873-882. IF: 2.511
(*Co-first authored) Nien C*, Liang H*, Liu H, Butcher S, Sun Y, Fu S, Gocha T, Kirov N, Manak JR, & Rushlow C (2011) Temporal coordination of gene networks by Zelda in the early Drosophila embryo.PloS Genet. 7(10): e1002339. IF: 8.167
(*Co-first authored) Liang H*, Nien, C.*, Liu H, Metzstein M, Kirov N, & Rushlow C (2008) The zinc-finger protein Zelda is a key activator of early zygotic genome in Drosophila. Nature. 456(7220): 400-3. IF: 42.351
Yen H, Nien C, Majima H, Lee C, Chen S, & Wei J (2002) Increase of lipid peroxidation by cisplatin in WI38 cells but not in SV40-transformed WI38 cells. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 17(1): 39-46. IF: 1.596
Yen H, Cheng H, Hsu Y, Ho H, Nien C, & Lee Y (2001) Effects of age and health status on levels of urinary 15-F2t-isoprostane. J Biomed Lab Sci. 13(1): 24-28.