Selected publications:
Y. Gao#, F. Li#, Z.S. Luo#, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, C.M Liu, and Y.J. Rao*, Modular assembly of an artificially concise biocatalytic cascade for the manufacture of phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids, Nature Commun, 2024, 15:30.
H.B. Xu#, Z.B. Yuan#, S. Yang#, Z.P. Su, X.D. Hou, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Discovery of a fungal P450 with an unusual two-step mechanism for constructing bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane skeleton, 2024, JACS, 2024, 146 (12), 8716-8726
Z. P. Su#, B.D. Guo#, H.B. Xu, Z.B. Yuan, H.L. Liu, T. Guo, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, D.J. Yin, C.M. Liu, J.H. Chen, Y.J. Rao*, Synthetic Biology-based Construction of Unnatural Perylenequinones with Improved Photodynamic Anticancer Activities, Angew, 2024, e202317726.
X.D. Hou#, H.B. Xu#, Z.B. Yuan, Z.W. Deng, K. Fu, Y. Gao, C.M. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Structural analysis of an anthrol reductase inspires enantioselective synthesis of enantiopure hydroxycycloketones and β-halohydrins, Nature Commun, 2023, 14(1):353.
Z.B. Yuan#, M.L. Liu#, Z.P. Su, H.B. Xu, C.M. Liu, L.S. Lu, L.L. Wang, X.N. Zhu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Designing a cercosporin-bioinspired bifunctional algicide with flocculation and photocatalysis for efficiently controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms, J Hazard Mater, 2023, 459, 132110
X.D. Hou#, H.B. Xu#, Z.W. Deng, Y.J. Yan, Z.B. Yuan, X.Z. Liu, Z.P. Su, S. Yang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Discovery of the Biosynthetic Pathway of Beticolin 1 Reveals a Novel Non-heme Iron-dependent Oxygenase for Anthraquinone Ring Cleavage, Angew, 2022, 134 (37), e202208772.
X.Z. Liu#, Z.B. Yuan#, H. Su#, X.D. Hou, Z.W. Deng, H.B. Xu, B.D. Guo, D.J. Yin, X. Sheng*, Y.J. Rao*, Molecular Basis of the Unusual Seven-membered Methylenedioxy Bridge Formation Catalyzed by Fe(II)/α-KG-dependent Oxygenase CTB9, ACS Catal, 2022, 12 (6), 3689-3699.
M.L. Liu, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan*, L.S. Lu, X.Z. Liu, X.N. Zhu, L.L. Wang, C.M. Liu, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-bioinspired photoinactivation of harmful cyanobacteria under natural sunlight via bifunctional mechanisms, Water Research, 2022, 215, 118242.
Z.B. Yuan, L.S Lu, M.L Liu, X.Z. Liu, C.M. Liu, D.J. Yin, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Natural product cercosporin as a biomimic photocatalyst for the green synthesis of peptides containing kynurenine via energy transfer mechanism, Green Chem, 2022, 24(8), 3277-3283
Y.W. Wu#, L.S. Lu#, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, L.F. Yang, L.J. Wang, Y.J. Rao*, A bioinspired cercosporin/polymethylmethacrylate photocatalyst with high efficiency for decontamination of pharmaceuticals and pathogens, J Hazard Mater, 2021, 419, 126555.
L.S. Lu#, Y. Zhang#, Z.B. Yuan#, J.Y. Xu#, M. Li, Y.W. Wu, L.J. Wang, S.P. Huang, Y.J. Rao*, Easily fabricated HARCP/HAp photocatalyst for efficient and fast removal of tetracycline under natural sunlight, Chem Eng J, 2021, 421, 128620.
X. Xu#, S.H. Yan#, X.D. Hou#, W. Song, L. Wang, T.F. Wu, M.Y. Qi, J. Wu, Y.J. Rao*, B.J. Wang*, L.M. Liu*, Local Electric Field Modulated Reactivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acid Phosphatase for Enhancing Phosphorylation of L-Ascorbic Acid, ACS Catal, 2021,11,13397-13407.
Y.F. Liu, G.C. Xu, J.Y. Zhou, J. Ni, L. Zhang, X.D. Hou, D.J. Yin, Y.J. Rao*, Y.L. Zhao*, Y. Ni*, Structure-Guided Engineering of D-Carbamoylase Reveals a Key Loop at Substrate Entrance Tunnel, ACS Catal, 10 (2020) 12393-12402.
J. Li, W.H. Bao, Z.C. Tang, B.D. Guo, S.W. Zhang, H.L. Liu, S.P. Huang, Y. Zhang*, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-bioinspired selective photooxidation reactions under mild conditions, Green Chem, 21 (2019) 6073-6081.
All publications:
2025
1. Zhengshan Luo, Xupeng Guo, Yilin Chen, Zhaopeng Yang, Yijian Rao*, Recent advances in the biosynthesis of cytochalasans: a review, Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2025, Accepted.
2. Zhengshan Luo, Yue Gao, Xupeng Guo, Yilin Chen, Yijian Rao*, Myceliophthora thermophila as promising fungal cell factories for industrial bioproduction: from rational design to industrial applications, Bioresource Technology, 2025, Accepted.
3. Zhiwei Deng, Zhenbo Yuan, Zhengshan Luo, Yijian Rao*, BTG13-related metalloenzymes: atypical non-heme iron-dependent dioxygenases with unusual coordination patterns and catalytic mechanisms, Engineering Microbiology, 2025, 100188.
2024
4. Y. Gao, F. Li, Z.S. Luo, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, C.M Liu, and Y.J. Rao*, Modular assembly of an artificially concise biocatalytic cascade for the manufacture of phenethylisoquinoline alkaloids, Nature Commun, 2024, 15:30.
5. H.B. Xu#, Z.B. Yuan#, S. Yang#, Z.P. Su, X.D. Hou, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Discovery of a fungal P450 with an unusual two-step mechanism for constructing bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane skeleton, JACS, 2024, 146 (12), 8716-8726.
6. Z. P. Su, B.D. Guo, H.B. Xu, Z.B. Yuan, H.L. Liu, T. Guo, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, D.J. Yin, C.M. Liu, J.H. Chen, Y.J. Rao*, Synthetic Biology-based Construction of Unnatural Perylenequinones with Improved Photodynamic Anticancer Activities, Angew, 2024, e202317726.
7. Z.W. Deng, H. Su, X.D. Hou, H.B. Xu, Z.B. Yuan, X. Sheng*, Y.J. Rao*, Mechanistic Investigation on C–C Bond Cleavage of Anthraquinone Catalyzed by an Atypical Non-heme Iron-dependent Dioxygenase BTG13, ACS Catal, 2024, 14(2), 797–811.
8. Zengping Su, Yan Zhang, Zhenbo Yuan, Yijian Rao*, Biosynthesis of Natural and Unnatural Perylenequinones for Drug Development, ChemMedChem, 2024, 19 (20), e202400295.
9. Designing ASSMD Strategy for Exploring and Engineering Extreme Thermophilic Ancestral Nitrilase for Nitriles Biocatalysis, Zi-Kai Wang, Dan-Ting Feng, Chang Su, Hui Li, Zhi-Ming Rao, Yi-Jian Rao, Zhen-Ming Lu, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu, Jin-Song Gong, ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14 (18), 13825-13838
10. Yu-Ning Li, Ya-Ping Liang, Jing-Qian Zhang, Na Li, Zhi-Yuan Wei, Yijian Rao*, Jian-Huan Chen, Yun-Yun Jin, Dynamic A-to-I RNA editing during acute neuroinflammation in sepsis-associated encephalopathy, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024, 18, 1435185
11. Kun Wang, Shuyao Yu, Ruoxi Sun, Kangjie Xu, Xinyi Zhao, Jingwen Zhou, Yijian Rao*, Xinglong Wang, Biosynthesis of a Functional Fragment of Human Collagen II in Pichia pastoris, ACS Synthetic Biology, 2024, 13 (8), 2567-2576
12. Mei Cheng, Xiaodong Hou, Zhaolin Huang, Ziwei Chen, Dawei Ni, Wenli Zhang, Yijian Rao*, Wanmeng Mu, Structural Insights into the Catalytic Cycle of Inulin Fructotransferase: From Substrate Anchoring to Product Releasing, J Agri Food Chem, 2024, 72 (30), 17030-17040
13. Lifeng Yang, Mengliang Yang, Zhiwei Deng, Zhengshan Luo, Zhenbo Yuan, Yijian Rao, Yan Zhang, Highly Efficient Biosynthesis of Rebaudioside M8 through Structure-Guided Engineering of Glycosyltransferase UGT94E13, J Agri Food Chem, 2024, 72 (28), 15823-15831
14. Changmei Liu, Chengyue Miao, Xiaorui Chen, Yan Zhang, Yijian Rao, Zhenbo Yuan, Biocatalytic Reactions, Crystal Structures and Mechanisms of Kynurenine Formamidases, Tetrahedron Chem, 2024, 100077
15. Lifeng Yang, Mengliang Yang, Xiangting Zheng, Qian Ping, Yunfei Song, Yongfu Xie, Yijian Rao, Jinsong Shi, Yan Zhang, Selective biosynthesis and evaluation of rebaudioside M8 with improved organoleptic property and significant inhibition on inflammatory factor TNF-α, Food Bioscience, 2024, 59, 103898
16. Guocong Luo, Zhaolin Huang, Yingying Zhu, Jiajun Chen, Xiaodong Hou, Dawei Ni, Wei Xu, Wenli Zhang, Yijian Rao, Wanmeng Mu, Crystal structure and structure-guided tunnel engineering in a bacterial β-1, 4-galactosyltransferase, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 279, 135374
17. M.Y. Yue , M.S. Liu, S. Gao, X.F. Ren, S.H. Zhou, Y.J. Rao*, J.W. Zhou*, High-Level De Novo Production of (2S)-Eriodictyol in Yarrowia Lipolytica by Metabolic Pathway and NADPH Regeneration Engineering, J Agri Food Chem, 2024, 72, 8, 4292–4300.
18. L.F. Yang, M.L. Yang, Z.W. Deng, X.D. Hou, X.T. Zheng, Q. Ping, Y.J. Rao, J.S. Shi, Y. Zhang, Selective synthesis of rebaudioside M2 through structure-guided engineering of glycosyltransferase UGT94D1, Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol, 2024, 5:12:1334427.
19. Chun-Yan Ren, Yan-Shan Liu, Yu-Shan He, Lin-Pei Zhang, Jun-Hua Rao, Yijian Rao, Jian-Huan Chen, Engineered CBEs based on Macaca fascicularis A3A with improved properties for precise genome editing, Cell Reports, 2024, 43(3):113878
2023
20. C.T. Zhu, Z.B. Yuan*, Z.W. Deng, D.J. Yin, Y. Zhang, J.W. Zhou*, Y.J. Rao*, Photoenzymatic Enantioselective Synthesis of Oxygen-Containing Benzo-Fused Heterocycles, Angew, 2023, e202311762.
21. X.D. Hou, H.B. Xu, Z.B. Yuan, Z.W. Deng, K. Fu, Y. Gao, C.M. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Structural analysis of an anthrol reductase inspires enantioselective synthesis of enantiopure hydroxycycloketones and β-halohydrins, Nature Communications, 2023, 14(1):353.
22. Z.B. Yuan, M.L. Liu, Z.P. Su, H.B. Xu, C.M. Liu, L.S. Lu, L.L. Wang, X.N. Zhu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Designing a cercosporin-bioinspired bifunctional algicide with flocculation and photocatalysis for efficiently controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms, J Hazard Mater, 2023, 459, 132110
23. M.L. Yang, S. Yang, Z.W. Deng, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao*, Improving the thermostability of glycosyltransferase UGT76G1 by computer-aided target analysis for highly efficient biosynthesis of rebaudioside M, Food Bioscience, 2023, 56, 103119
24. D. Li, Z.W. Deng, X.D. Hou, Z.J. Qin, X.L. Wang, D.J. Yin, Y. Chen, Y.J. Rao, J. Chen, J.W. Zhou*, Structural Insight into the Catalytic Mechanisms of an L‐Sorbosone Dehydrogenase, Advanced Science, 2023,10(30):e2301955
25. H.L. Liu, Z.S. Luo, Y.J. Rao*, Manipulation of fungal cell wall integrity to improve production of fungal natural products, Advances in Applied Microbiology, 2023, 125: 49-78
26. Y.W. Wu, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao*, Current advances in the biotechnological synthesis of betulinic acid: new findings and practical applications, Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2023, 3 (2), 179-192.
27. S. Yang, X.D. Hou, Z.W. Deng, L.F. Yang, Q. Ping, Z.B. Yuan, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Improving the Thermostability of Glycosyltransferase YojK by Targeting Mutagenesis for Highly Efficient Biosynthesis of Rebaudioside D, Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 535, 112898
28. Z. P. Yang, H. L, Liu, Z. P. Su, H.B. Xu, Z.B. Yuan,Y.J. Rao*, Enhanced production of aspochalasin D through genetic engineering of Aspergillus flavipes, Appl Microbiol Biot, 2023, 107 (9), 2911-2920
29. L.F. Yang, Q. Ping, J.J. Jiang, J.C. Yuan, S. Ai, S.Q. Sun, Z.H. Ni, S. Yang, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao, Y, Zhang*, Efficient synthesis of rebaudioside D2 through UGT91D1-catalyzed regio-selective glycosylation, Carbohydrate Research, 2023, 523:108737
2022
30. X.D. Hou, H.B. Xu, Z.W. Deng, Y.J. Yan, Z.B. Yuan, X.Z. Liu, Z.P. Su, S. Yang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Discovery of the Biosynthetic Pathway of Beticolin 1 Reveals a Novel Non-heme Iron-dependent Oxygenase for Anthraquinone Ring Cleavage, Angew, 2022, 134 (37), e202208772.
31. X.Z. Liu, Z.B. Yuan, H. Su, X.D. Hou, Z.W. Deng, H.B. Xu, B.D. Guo, D.J. Yin, X. Sheng*, Y.J. Rao*, Molecular Basis of the Unusual Seven-membered Methylenedioxy Bridge Formation Catalyzed by Fe(II)/α-KG-dependent Oxygenase CTB9, ACS Catal, 2022, 12 (6), 3689-3699.
32. Z.B. Yuan, L.S Lu, M.L Liu, X.Z. Liu, C.M. Liu, D.J. Yin, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Natural product cercosporin as a biomimic photocatalyst for the green synthesis of peptides containing kynurenine via energy transfer mechanism, Green Chem, 2022, 24(8), 3277-3283
33. M.L. Liu, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan*, L.S. Lu, X.Z. Liu, X.N. Zhu, L.L. Wang, C.M. Liu, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-bioinspired photoinactivation of harmful cyanobacteria under natural sunlight via bifunctional mechanisms, Water Research, 2022, 215, 118242.
34. D Ma, Z Cheng, L Peplowski, L Han, Y Xia, X Hou, J Guo, D Yin, Y Rao*, Z Zhou*, Insight into the broadened substrate scope of nitrile hydratase by static and dynamic structure analysis, Chemical Science, 2022, 13 (28), 8417-8428.
35. H. Huang, X.D. Hou, R.R. Xu, Z.W. Deng, Y. Wang, G.C. Du, Y.J. Rao*, J. Chen*, Z. Kang*, Structure and cleavage pattern of a hyaluronate 3-glycanohydrolase in the glycoside hydrolase 79 family, Carbohyd Polym, 2022, 277, 118838.
36. Y.Q. Tian, X.D. Hou, D.W. Ni, W. Xu, C. Guang, W.L. Zhang, Q.M. Chen, Y.J. Rao*, W.M. Mu*, Structure-based interface engineering methodology in designing a thermostable amylose-forming transglucosylase, J Biol Chem, 2022, 102074.
37. D. Hu, B.C. Hu, X.D. Hou, D. Zhang, Y.Q. Lei, Y.J. Rao*, M.C. Wu*, Structure-Guided Regulation in the Enantioselectivity of an Epoxide Hydrolase for Producing Enantiomeric Monosubstituted Epoxides and Vicinal Diols via Kinetic Resolution, Org Lett, 2022, 24 (9), 1757-1761.
38. L.F. Yang, Q. Ping, Z.B. Yuan, J.J. Jiang, B.D. Guo, C.M. Liu, Y.J. Rao, J.S. Shi, Yan Y. Zhang*, Highly Efficient Biosynthesis of Mono-β-1,6-Glucosylated Rebaudioside A Derivative Catalyzed by Glycosyltransferase YjiC, Carbohydrate Research, 2023, 523, 108737
39. Z.B. Yuan, H.B. Xu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Biosynthetic Pathways of Dimeric Natural Products Containing Bisanthraquinone and Related Xanthones, ChemBioChem, 2023, 24 (5), e202200586.
40. Z Dai, X Wu, W Zeng, Y.J. Rao*, J Zhou*, Characterization of highly gelatinous patatin storage protein from Pichia pastoris, Food Research International, 2022, 111925.
41. Y. Zhang, L.J. Wang, L.S. Lu, M.L. Liu, Z.B. Yuan, L.F. Yang, C.M. Liu, S.P. Huang, Y.J. Rao*, Highly efficient decontamination of tetracycline and pathogen by a natural product-derived Emodin/HAp photocatalyst, Chemosphere, 2022, 305, 135401.
42. B.D. Guo, X.D. Hou, Y. Zhang, Z.W. Deng, Q. Ping, K. Fu, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao*, Highly Efficient Production of Rebaudioside D Enabled by Structure-guided Engineering of Bacterial Glycosyltransferase YojK, Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2022, 10, 985826
43. T.G. Zhou, S.Y. Yu, H.B. Xu, H.L. Liu, Y.J. Rao*,, Stimulating fungal cell wall integrity by exogenous β-glucanase to improve the production of fungal natural products, 2022, Appl Microbiol Biot, 106(22):7491-7503.
44. Z.B. Yuan, C.T. Zhu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Post-Modification of Amino Acids and Peptides for the Rapid Synthesis of C-Glycoamino Acids and C-Glycopeptides, Eur J Org Chem, 2022, 41, e202201036
45. B.D. Guo, Z.W. Deng, F. Meng, Q.F. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao*, Enhancement of Rebaudioside M Production by Structure-guided Engineering of Glycosyltransferase UGT76G1, J Agric Food Chem, 2022, 2022, 70(16), 5088-5094
46. W. Xu, D. W. Ni, X.D. Hou, T. Pijning, A. Guskov, Y.J. Rao, W.M. Mu, Crystal Structure of Levansucrase from the Gram-Negative Bacterium Brenneria Provides Insights into Its Product Size Specificity, J Agric Food Chem, 2022, 70(16), 5095-5105
47. Y.J. Yan, Z.Y. YU, W. Zhong, X.D. Hou, Q.Q. Tao, M.H. Cao, L. Wang, X.F. Cai, Y.J. Rao, S.X. Huang, Characterization of Multifunctional and Non-stereoselective Oxidoreductase RubE7/IstO, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Flavoenzyme Superfamily, Angew, 2022, 61(19), e202200189.
48. M.Q Chen, F.W. Song, Y.X. Qin, S.Y. Han, Y.J. Rao, S.L. Liang, Y. Lin*, Improving Thermostability and Catalytic Activity of Glycosyltransferase From Panax ginseng by Semi-Rational Design for Rebaudioside D Synthesis, 2022, Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 10, 884898
2021
49. Y.W. Wu, L.S. Lu, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, L.F. Yang, L.J. Wang, Y.J. Rao*, A bioinspired cercosporin/polymethylmethacrylate photocatalyst with high efficiency for decontamination of pharmaceuticals and pathogens, J Hazard Mater, 2021, 419, 126555.
50. L.S. Lu, Y. Zhang, Z.B. Yuan, J.Y. Xu, M. Li, Y.W. Wu, L.J. Wang, S.P. Huang, Y.J. Rao*, Easily fabricated HARCP/HAp photocatalyst for efficient and fast removal of tetracycline under natural sunlight, Chem Eng J, 2021, 421, 128620.
51. M. Li, J. Li, B.D. Guo, X.Z. Liu, Z.B. Yuan, Y.W. Wu, H.M. Yin, S.P. Huang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Discovery and characterization of a novel perylenephotoreductant for the activation of aryl halides, J Catal, 399 (2021) 111-120.
52. X. Xu, S.H. Yan, X.D. Hou, W. Song, L. Wang, T.F. Wu, M.Y. Qi, J. Wu, Y.J. Rao*, B.J. Wang*, L.M. Liu*, Local Electric Field Modulated Reactivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acid Phosphatase for Enhancing Phosphorylation of L-Ascorbic Acid, ACS Catal, 2021,11,13397-13407.
53. T.G. Zhou, S.Y. Yu, Y.F. Hu, Y. Zhang, Y.C. Song, J.Y. Chu, C.M. Liu, Y.J. Rao*,, Enhanced cercosporin production by co-culturing Cercospora sp. JNU001 with leaf-spot-disease-related endophytic bacteria, Microb Cell Fact, 2021,20 (1), 1-12
54. Y. Zhang, M.Z. Xia, M. Li, Q. Ping, Z.B. Yuan, X.Z. Liu, H.M. Yin, S.P. Huang, Y.J. Rao*, Energy-Transfer-Mediated Photocatalysis by a Bioinspired Organic Perylenephotosensitizer HiBRCP, J Org Chem, 2021,86, 15284-15297.
2020
55. Y.F. Liu, G.C. Xu, J.Y. Zhou, J. Ni, L. Zhang, X.D. Hou, D.J. Yin, Y.J. Rao*, Y.L. Zhao*, Y. Ni*, Structure-Guided Engineering of D-Carbamoylase Reveals a Key Loop at Substrate Entrance Tunnel, Acs Catal, 10 (2020) 12393-12402.
56. Y. Zhang, J.L. Lou, M. Li, Z.B. Yuan, Y.J. Rao*, Emodin as a novel organic photocatalyst for selective oxidation of sulfides under mild conditions, Rsc Adv, 10 (2020) 19747-19750.
57. Z.B. Yuan, X.Z. Liu, C.M. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Recent Advances in Rapid Synthesis of Non-proteinogenic Amino Acids from Proteinogenic Amino Acids Derivatives via Direct Photo-Mediated C-H Functionalization, Molecules, 25 (2020).
58. Z. Ye, D. Hua, Y.J. Rao, S. Bai, P.H. Seeberger, J. Yin, J. Hu, Targeted photodynamic therapy with a novel photosensitizer cercosporin encapsulated multifunctional copolymer, Colloid Surface A, 585 (2020).
59. C. Li, X. Hou, B. Guo, Y.J. Rao*, Expression and characterization of a novel cytochrome P450 enzyme from Variovorax paradoxus S110, Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao, 36 (2020) 1346-1355.
60. P. Icyishaka, C.X. Li, L.S. Lu, W.H. Bao, J. Li, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-Photocatalyzed [4+1]- and [4+2]-Annulations of Azoalkenes Under Mild Conditions, Jove-J Vis Exp, (2020).
2019
61. J. Li, W.H. Bao, Z.C. Tang, B.D. Guo, S.W. Zhang, H.L. Liu, S.P. Huang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-bioinspired selective photooxidation reactions under mild conditions, Green Chem, 21 (2019) 6073-6081.
62. Y. Zhang, Y. Cao, L.S. Lu, S.W. Zhang, W.H. Bao, S.P. Huang, Y.J. Rao*, Perylenequinonoid-Catalyzed [4+1] and [4+2] Annulations of Azoalkenes: Photocatalytic Access to 1,2,3-Thiadiazole/1,4,5,6-Tetrahydropyridazine Derivatives, J Org Chem, 84 (2019) 7711-7721.
63. S.W. Zhang, Z.C. Tang, W.H. Bao, J. Li, B.D. Guo, S.P. Huang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Perylenequinonoid-catalyzed photoredox activation for the direct arylation of (het)arenes with sunlight Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00659a, Org Biomol Chem, 17 (2019) 4364-4369.
64. Z.C. Tang, J. Li, F.L. Lin, W.H. Bao, S.W. Zhang, B.D. Guo, S.P. Huang, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-bioinspired photoreductive activation of aryl halides under mild conditions, J Catal, 380 (2019) 1-8.
65. N. Matscheko, P. Mayrhofer, Y.J. Rao, V. Beier, T. Wollert, Atg11 tethers Atg9 vesicles to initiate selective autophagy, Plos Biology, 2019, 17 (7), e3000377
66. J. Li, W.H. Bao, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Cercosporin-photocatalyzed sp(3) (C-H) activation for the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinolones, Org Biomol Chem, 17 (2019) 8958-8962.
67. J. Li, W.H. Bao, Y. Zhang, Y.J. Rao*, Metal-Free Cercosporin-Photocatalyzed C-S Coupling for the Selective Synthesis of Aryl Sulfides under Mild Conditions, Eur J Org Chem, 2019 (2019) 7175-7178.
2018
68. J.Y. Zhou, Y. Wang, G.C. Xu, L. Wu, R.Z. Han, U. Schwaneberg, Y.J. Rao, Y.L. Zhao, J.H. Zhou, Y. Ni, Structural Insight into Enantioselective Inversion of an Alcohol Dehydrogenase Reveals a "Polar Gate" in Stereorecognition of Diaryl Ketones, JACS, 140 (2018) 12645-12654.
Before JUN
69. Y.J. Rao, M.G. Perna, B. Hofmann, V. Beier, T. Wollert, The Atg1-kinase complex tethers Atg9-vesicles to initiate autophagy, Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 1-13
70. Y.J. Rao, N. Matscheko, T. Wollert, Autophagy in the test tube: In vitro reconstitution of aspects of autophagosome biogenesis, Febs J, 283 (2016) 2034-2043.
71. D. Chowdhury, S. Marco, I.M. Brooks, A. Zandueta, Y.J. Rao, V. Haucke, J.F. Wesseling, S.J. Tavalin, I. Perez-Otano, Tyrosine Phosphorylation Regulates the Endocytosis and Surface Expression of GluN3A-Containing NMDA Receptors, Journal of Neuroscience, 33 (2013) 4151-4164.
72. K.R. Smith, J. Muir, Y.J. Rao, M. Browarski, M.C. Gruenig, D.F. Sheehan, V. Haucke, J.T. Kittler, Stabilization of GABA(A) Receptors at Endocytic Zones Is Mediated by an AP2 Binding Motif within the GABA(A) Receptor beta 3 Subunit, Journal of Neuroscience, 32 (2012) 2485-2498.
73. Y.J. Rao, C. Ruckert, W. Saenger, V. Haucke, The early steps of endocytosis: From cargo selection to membrane deformation, European Journal of Cell Biology, 91 (2012) 226-233.
74. Y.J. Rao, V. Haucke, Membrane shaping by the Bin/amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain protein superfamily, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 (2011) 3983-3993.
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