Publication:
1. Ting Wang*, Xiaonan Song*, Jiaxing Tan*, Wei Xian, Xingtong Zhou, Mingru Yu, Xiaofei Wang, Yan Xu, Ting Wu, Keke Yuan, Yu Ran, Bing Yang, Gaofeng Fan, Xaoyun Liu#, Yan Zhou#, Yongqun Zhu#. Legionella effector LnaB is a phosphoryl AMPylase that impairs phosphosignalling. Nature. 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07573-z.
2. Jiaxing Tan*, Xing Zhang*,#, Xiaofei Wang*, Caihuang Xu*, Shenghai Chang, Hangjun Wu, Ting Wang, Huihui Liang, Haichun Gao, Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Structural Basis of Assembly and Torque Transmission of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor. Cell. 2021 May 13;184(10):2665-2679.
3. Yan Zhou*, Chunfeng Huang*, Li Yin, Muyang Wan, Xiaofei Wang, Lin Li, Yanhua Liu, Zhao Wang, Panhan Fu, Ni Zhang, She Chen, Xiaoyun Liu, Feng Shao, Yongqun Zhu#. Nε-Fatty acylation of Rho GTPases by a MARTX toxin effector. Science. 2017 Oct 27;358(6362):528-531.
4．Muyang Wan*, Xiaofei Wang*, Chunfeng Huang, Dandan Xu, Zhao Wang，Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. A bacterial effector deubiquitinase specifically hydrolyses linear ubiquitin chains to inhibit host inflammatory signalling. Nature Microbiology. 2019 Aug;4(8):1282-1293.
5. Fujie Yan*, Chunfeng Huang*, Xiaofei Wang Jiaxing Tan, Sen Cheng, Muyang Wan, Zhao Wang, Shuangyu Wang, Shuhui Luo, Arong Li, Xing Guo, Mingguang Feng, Xiaoyun Liu, Yongqun Zhu#, Yan Zhou#. Threonine ADP-ribosylation of ubiquitin by a bacterial effector family blocks host ubiquitination. Molecular Cell. 2020 May 21;78(4):641-652.
6. Xiaofei Wang*, Deqiang Yao*, Jin-Gen Xu, A-Rong Li, Jianpo Xu, Panhan Fu, Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Structural basis of Cas3 inhibition by the bacteriophage protein AcrF3. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2016 Sep;23(9):868-70.
7. Jianpo Xu*, Dandan Xu*, Muyang Wan, Li Yin, Xiaofei Wang, Lijie Wu, Yanhua Liu, Xiaoyun Liu, Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Structural insights into the roles of the IcmS-IcmW complex in the type IVb secretion sytem of Legionella pneumophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2017 Dec 19; 114(51): 13543-48.
8. Xiaofei Wang*, Xiangyu Chen*, Jiaxing Tan, Shuai Yue, Runhong Zhou, Yan Xu, Yao Lin, Yang Yang, Yan Zhou, Kai Deng#, Zhiwei Chen#, Lilin Ye#, Yongqun Zhu#. 35B5 antibody potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron by disrupting the N-glycan switch via a conserved spike epitope. Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Mar 29:S1931-3128(22)00165-2.
9. Na Dong*, Yongqun Zhu*,#, Qiuhe Lu, Liyan Hu, Yuqing Zheng, Feng Shao#. Structurally Distinct Bacterial TBC-like GAPs Link Arf GTPase to Rab1 Inactivation to Counteract Host Defenses. Cell. 2012 Aug 31;150(5):1029-41. (co-first author & co-corresponding author)
10. Zhaofeng Yan*, Meng Yin*, Dandan Xu, Yongqun Zhu#, Xueming Li#. Structural insights into the secretin translocation channel in the type II secretion system. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2017 Feb;24(2):177-183. (# corresponding authors)
11. Panhan Fu*, Xiaoqing Zhang*, Mengmeng Jin*, Li Xu, Chong Wang, Zongping Xia, Yongqun Zhu#. Complex Structure of OspI and Ubc13: The Molecular Basis of Ubc13 Deamidation and Convergence of Bacterial and Host E2 Recognition. PLOS Pathogens. 2013 Apr;9(4):e1003322.
12. Jin-Gen Xu*, Chunfeng Huang*, Zhengfeng Yang, Mengmeng Jin, Panhan Fu, NiZhang, Jian Luo, Dali Li, Mingyao Liu, Yan Zhou#, Yongqun Zhu#. Crystal Structure of LGR4-Rspo1 Complex: Insights into the divergent mechanisms of ligand recognition by Leucine-rich G-protein-coupled receptors (LGRs). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2015 Jan 23;290(4):2455-65.
13. Jiaxing Tan, Shuhui Luo, Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Modulation of Host Ubiquitination Pathways by Pathogenic Bacterial Effector Proteins. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2020,47(02).
14. Muyang Wan, Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Subversion of Macrophage Functions by Bacterial Protein Toxins and Effectors. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2017 Sep 6;25:61- 80.
15. Yan Zhou, Yongqun Zhu#. Diversity of bacterial manipulation of the host ubiquitin pathways. Cellular Microbiology. 2015 Jan;17(1):26-34.
16. Deli Huang, Xinru Zheng, Zi-An Wang, Xin Chen, Wan-Ting He, Yingying Zhang, Jin-Gen Xu, Hang Zhao, Wenke Shi, Xin Wang, Yongqun Zhu, Jiahuai Han. MLKL channel in necroptosis is octamer formed by tetramers in a dyadic process. Mol Cell Biol. 2016 Dec 5.
17. Fujie Yan, Yongqun Zhu, Yan Zhu#. Legionella pneumophila balances ubiquitin transglutamination. EMBO J. 2020 Feb 17;39(4):e104258.
18. Kai Xu*, Chan YP*, Bradel-Tretheway B*, Akyol-Ataman Z*, Yongqun Zhu*, Dutta S, Yan L, Feng Y, Wang LF, Skiniotis G, Lee B, Zhou ZH, Broder CC, Aguilar HC#, Nikolov DB#. Crystal Structure of the Pre-fusion Nipah Virus Fusion Glycoprotein Reveals a Novel Hexamer-of-Trimers Assembly. PLOS Pathogens. 2015 Dec 8;11(12):e1005322.
19. Qing Yu, Liyan Hu, Qing Yao, Yongqun Zhu, Na Dong, Da-Cheng Wang, Feng Shao#. Structural analyses of Legionella LepB reveal a new GAP fold that catalytically mimics eukaryotic RasGAP. Cell Research. 2013 Jun;23(6):775-87
20. Yongqun Zhu*, Liyan Hu, Yan Zhou, Qing Yao, and Feng Shao#. Structural mechanism of host Rab1 activation by the bifunctional Legionella type IV effector SidM/DrrA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2010 Mar 9; 107(10):4699-704.
21. Qing Yao*, Jixin Cui*, Yongqun Zhu, Guolun Wang, Liyan Hu, Chengzu Long, Ran Cao, Xinqi Liu, Niu Huang, She Chen, Liping Liu, and Feng Shao#. A bacterial type III effector family uses the papain-like hydrolytic activity to arrest the host cell cycle. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2009 Mar 10; 106(10):3716-21.
22. Yongqun Zhu*, Hongtao Li*, Jiayi Wang, Liyan Hu, Yan Zhou, Liping Liu, Feng Shao#. Structure of a Shigella effector reveals a new class of ubiquitin ligases. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 15(12):1302-8, Dec 2008.
23. Yongqun Zhu*, Hongtao Li*, Chengzu Long, Liyan Hu, Hao Xu, Liping Liu, She Chen, Da-Cheng Wang#, and Feng Shao#. Structural Insights into the Enzymatic Mechanism of the Pathogenic MAPK Phosphothreonine Lyase. Molecular Cell. 28, 899–913, Dec 14, 2007.
24. Yong-Qun Zhu*, De-Yu Zhu*, Lei Yin, Ying Zhang, Clemens Vonrhein, and Da-Cheng Wang#. Crystal Structure of Human Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase (hSSAT): The First Structure of a New Sequence Family of Transferase Homologous Superfamily. PROTEINS. 63:1127–1131, 2006.
25. De-Yu Zhu*, Yong-Qun Zhu*, Ren-Huai Huang, Ye Xiang, Na Yang, Hong-Xia Lu, Gen-Pei Li, Qi Jin, and Da-Cheng Wang#. Crystal Structure of the Copper Homeostasis Protein (CutCm) from Shigella flexneri at 1.7 Å Resolution: The First Structure of a New Sequence Family of TIM Barrels. PROTEINS.58:764–768, 2005.
26. De-Yu Zhu*, Yong-Qun Zhu*, Ye Xiang and Da-Cheng Wang#. Optimizing Protein Crystal Growth through Dynamic Seeding. Acta Cryst. D. (2005)61, 772-775.
27. Yong-Qun Zhu*, De-Yu Zhu*, Hong-Xia Lu, Na Yang, Gen-Pei Li, Da-Cheng Wang#. Purification and Preliminary Crystallographic Studies of CutC, a Novel Copper Homeostasis Protein from Shigella flexneri. Protein & Peptide Letters. 12, 823-826, 2005.