Publications
Peer Reviewed
Structure, 2024, DOI:10.1016/j.str.2024.07.007
Arginine Kinase Activates Arginine for Phosphorylation by Pyramidalization and Polarization
F. Falcion, R. W. Molt Jr., Y. Jin, J. P. Waltho, S. Hay*, N. G. J Richards*, G. Michael Blackburn*
ACS Catal., 2024, DOI:10.1021/acscatal.4c00380
Far-reaching Effects of Tyrosine64 Phosphorylation on Ras Revealed with BeF3– complexes
Comm. Chem., 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01105-6
Q. Zhou, P. Catalan, H. Bell, P. Baumann, Rebekah Cooke, R. Evans, J. Yang, Z. Zhang, D. Zappala, Y. Zhang, G.M. Blackburn, Y. He*, Y. Jin*
ACS Cent. Sci., 2023, 9, 2339–2349.
Deciphering the Synthetic and Refolding Strategy of a Cysteine-Rich Domain in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor (TNF-R) for Racemic Crystallography Analysis and D-Peptide Ligand Discover.
A.J. Lander, Y.F. Kong, Y. Jin*, C.L. Wu*, L.Y.P. Luk*.
ACS Bio. & Med. Chem. Au, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.3c00060
A.J. Lander, L.D. Mercado, X. Li, I.M. Taily, B.L. Findlay*, Y. Jin*, L.Y.P Luk*
Comm. Chem., 2023, 6, 154.
Review: D-Peptide and D-Protein Technology: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities.
A.J. Lander, Y. Jin, L.Y.P. Luk
ChemBioChem, 2023, 24, e2022005, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200537.
Z. Zhang, M. Dong, R. Zallot, G.M. Blackburn, N. Wang, C. Wang, L. Chen, P. Baumann, Z. Wu, Z. Wang, H. Fan, C. Roth, Y. Jin*, Y. He*
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 1, 824–836.
The Role of Streptavidin and its Variants in Catalysis by Biotinylated Secondary Amines.
A.R. Nödling, N. Santi, R. Castillo, M. Lipka-Lloyd, Y. Jin, L.C. Morrill, K. Świderek*, V. Moliner*, L.Y.P. Luk*
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 10424.
S.P. Schröder, W.A. Offen, A. Males, Y. Jin, C. Boer, J. Enotarpi, L. Marino, G.A. van der Marel, B.I. Florea, J.D.C. Codée,
H.S. Overkleeft*, G.J. Davies*
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 9519-9523
Molecular Basis of Sulfosugar Selectivity in Sulfoglycolysis.
M. Sharma, P. Abayakoon, R. Epa, Y. Jin, J. Lingford, T. Shimada, M. Nakano, A. Ishihama, J. Mui, E. Goddard-Borger*, G.J. Davies*, S.P. Williams*
ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 476-487
M. Ge, R.W. Molt Jr, H.T. Jenkins, G.M. Blackburn, Y. Jin*, A.A. Antson*
ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 2769-2773
M. Sharma, P. Abayakoon, J. Lingford, R. Epa, A. John, Y. Jin, E. Goddard-Borger*, G. Davies*, S. Williams*
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 2826-2836.
J. Cresser-Brown, P. Rizkallah, Y. Jin, C. Roth, D.J. Miller, R.K. Allemann*
Acta Cryst. F 2020, 76, F76, 81–85
High-resolution Crystal Structure of Human Asparagine Synthetase Enables Analysis of Inhibitor Binding and Selectivity.
W. Zhu, A. Radadiya, C. Bisson, S. Wenzel, B.E. Nordin, F. Martínez-Márquez, T. Imasaki, S. Sedelnikova, A. Coricello, P. Baumann, A.H. Berry, T.K. Nomanbhoy, J. W. Kozarich, Y. Jin, D.W. Rice, Y. Takagi*, N.G.J Richards*
Comm. Biol. 2019, 2, 345.
A. Scott, J. Cresser-Brown, T. Williams, P. Rizkallah, Y. Jin, L.Y.P. Luk, R.K. Allemann*
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2019, 85, e00978-19.
R. W. Molt Jr., E. Pellegrini, Y. Jin*
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 8484–8488.
Label‐Free Visualization of Carbapenemase Activity in Living Bacteria.
Y. Zhang, J. Lei, Y. He*, J.H. Yang, W.J. Wang, A. Wasey, J.R. Xu*, Y. Lin, H.M. Fan, G.Y. Jing, C. Zhang, Y. Jin
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 17120–17124.
Reactivity and Selectivity of Iminium Organocatalysis Improved by a Protein Host.
A. R. Nödling, K. Swiderek, R. Castillo, J. W. Hall, A. Angelastro, L.C. Morrill, Y. Jin, Y.H. Tsai, V. Moliner*, L.Y.P. Luk*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12478-12482.
Thermokinetic Profile of NDM-1 and Its Inhibition by Small Carboxylic Acids.
Q. Wang, Y. He*, R. Lu, W.M. Wang, K.W. Yang*, H.M. Fan, Y. Jin, G.M. Blackburn
Biosci. Rep. 2018, DOI: 10.1042/BSR20180244.
Publications arising from Postdoctoral and PhD work:
Structural and Biochemical Insights into the Function and Evolution of Sulfoquinovosidases.
P. Abayakoon, Y. Jin, J.P. Lingford, M. Petricevic, A. John, E. Ryan, J.W.Y. Mui, D.E.V. Pires, D.B. Ascher, G.J. Davies*, E.D. Goddard-Borger*, S.J. Williams*
ACS Cent. Sci. 2018, 4, 1266–1273.
L.A. Johnson, A.J. Robertson, N.J. Baxter, C. Trevitt, C. Bisson, Y. Jin, H. Wood, A.M. Hounslow, M.J. Cliff, G.M. Blackburn, M.W. Bowler*, J.P. Waltho*
ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 8140-8153.
P. Abayakoon, J.P. Lingford, Y. Jin, C. Bengt, G.J. Davies, S.G. Yao*, E.D. Goddard-Borger*, S.J. Williams*
Biochem. J. 2018, 475, 1371-1383.
Assessing the Influence of Mutation on GTPase Transition States Using X-ray, 19F NMR, and DFT Approaches.
Y. Jin, R.W. Molt Jr., E. Pellegrini, M.J. Cliff, M.W. Bowler*, N.G.J. Richards*, G.M. Blackburn*, J.P. Waltho*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9732-9735.
Review: Metal Fluorides as Analogues for Studies on Phosphoryl Transfer Enzymes.
Y. Jin, N.G.J. Richards, G.M. Blackburn, J.P. Waltho
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4110-4228
Y. Jin, R.W. Molt, Jr., G.M. Blackburn
Topics Curr. Chem. 2017, 375, 36.
T. Belz, Y. Jin, J. Coines, C. Rovira*, G.J. Davies*, S.J. Williams*
Chem. Comm. 2017, 53, 9238-9241.
Activity-based Probes for Functional Interrogation and Discovery of exo- and endo-Retaining Beta-glucuronidases.
L. Wu, J. Jiang, Y. Jin, W.W. Kallemeijn, C. Kuo, W. Dai, C. van Elk, M.C. van Eijk, G.A. van der Marel, J.D.C. Codée, B.I. Florea, J.M.F.G. Aerts, H.S. Overkleeft*, G.J. Davies*
Nat. Chem. Biol. 2017, 13, 867-873.
A β-Mannanase with a Lysozyme-like Fold and a Novel Molecular Catalytic Mechanism.
Y. Jin, M. Petricevic, A. John, L. Raich, H. Jenkins, L.P. De Souza, F. Cuskin, H.J. Gilbert, C. Rovira*, E.D. Goddard-Borger*, S.J. Williams*, G.J. Davies*
ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 896–903.
Y. Jin, R.W. Molt, Jr., J.P. Waltho*, N.G.J. Richards*, G.M. Blackburn*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3318-3322.
D.H. Kwan*, Y. Jin, J. Jiang, H. Chen, M. P. Kötzler, H. S. Overkleeft, G. Davies, S. G. Withers
FEBS Lett. 2016, 590, 461-468.
YihQ is a Sulfoquinovosidase that Cleaves Sulfoquinovosyl Diacylglyceride Sulfolipids.
G. Speciale, Y. Jin, G.J. Davies*, S.J. Williams*, E.D. Goddard-Borger*
Nat. Chem. Biol. 2016,12, 215–217.
Y. Jin, D. Bhattasali, E. Pellegrini, S.M. Forget, N.J. Baxter, M.J. Cliff, M.W. Bowler, D.L. Jakeman*, G.M. Blackburn*, J.P. Waltho*
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2014, 111, 12384-12389.
Y. Jin, M.J. Cliff, N.J. Baxter, H.R.W. Dannatt, A.M. Hounslow, M.W. Bowler, G.M. Blackburn*, J.P. Waltho*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12242-12245. Highlighted by Faculty of 1000 Prime.
Review: Reflections on Biocatalysis Involving Phosphorus.
G.M. Blackburn, M.W. Bowler, Y. Jin, J.P. Waltho
Biochem. (Moscow), 2012, 77, 1083-1096.
Benzoylmethyl pyridine-4-carboxylate.
J.N. Guo*, B. Zhang, Y. Jin, G. Tang, Y.F. Zhao
Acta Cryst. E. 2008, E64(6), o1104/1-o1104/8.
Benzoylmethyl 4-chlorobenzoate.
Y. Jin*, J.N. Guo, K. Lin, T. Ji, G. Tang
Acta Cryst. E. 2008, E64(2), o507/1-o507/13.
(S)-N-(1-Benzyl-2-hydroxyethyl) benzamide.
Y. Cai*, H. Fang, Y. Jin, Q.L. Zeng and Y.F. Zhao
Acta Cryst. E. 2005, E61, o3912–o3913.