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Publications (2010-2015)

2019

  1. Koohi-Moghadam M., Wang H.B., Wang Y.C., Yang, X.M., Li H.Y., Wang J.W.*, Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Predicting disease-associated mutation of metal binding sites of a protein using a deep learning approach” Nature Machine Intelligence, 1(12), 561-567. doi: 10.1038/s42256-019-0119-z. (Highlighted as a ‘news&views’ entitled “DEEP LEARNING IN MEDICINE Predicting cracks in metalloproteins”, 1(12), 553-554)

  2. Xu Z.L., Wang P.C., Wang H.B., Hang Z., Au-Yeung H.Y., Hirayama T. Sun H.Z., Yan A.X. (2019) “Zinc excess leads to an increased cellular demand for iron and decreased tolerance to copper in Escherichia coli” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294(45), 16978-16991. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.010023.

  3. Xu, X.H., Wang H.B., Li, H.Y., Hu X.Q., Zhang Y., Guan X.Y., Toy P.H., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “S-dimethylarsino-glutathione (darinaparsin®) targets Histone H3.3, leading to TRAIL-induced apoptosis in leukemia cells” Chemical Communications, 55(87), 13120-13123. doi: 10.1039/C9CC07605K.

  4. Jiang N., Li H., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Recognition of proteins by metal chelation-based fluorescent probes in cells” Frontiers in Chemistry, 7, 560. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00560 (invited)

  5. Wang Y.C., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Metalloproteomics for unveiling the mechanism of action of metallodrugs and their candidates” Inorganic Chemistry, 58(20), 13673-13685. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01199.  (featured in the Supplementary cover)

  6. Wang H.B., Wang M.J., Yang X.M., Xu X.H., Hu M.L., Yan A.X., Hao Q., Lobinski R., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Antimicrobial silver targets glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in E. coli”, Chemical Science, 10(30), 9193-7199.  doi: 10.1039/C9SC02032B.

  7. Wang Y.C., Han B.J., Xie Y.X., Wang H.B., Wang R.M., Xia W., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Combination of gallium(III) with acetate for combating antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosai”, Chemical Science, 10(24), 6099-6106. doi: 10.1039/C9SC01480B. (ChemSci Pick of the Week  and HOT Article)

  8. Wang R.M., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Bismuth: environmental pollution and health effects” in Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 2nd edition, edited by Nriagu J., Elsevier. 415-423. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11870-6. (invited contribution)

  9. Cheng T.F., Lai Y.T., Wang Y., Jiang N., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.*, Jin L.J.* (2019) “Bismuth drugs tackle Porphyromonas gingivalis and attune cytokine response in human cells”, Metallomics, 11(7), 1207-1218. doi: 10.1039/c9mt00085b.

  10. Yang Y., Chang C.C., Lai Y.Z., Yang X.M., Sun H.Z.*, Li H.Y.* (2019) “Green fluorescent probe for imaging His6-tagged protein inside living cells” ACS Sensors, 4(5), 1190-1196. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.8b01128.

  11. Wang H.B., Yan A.X., Liu Z.G., Yang X.M., Xu Z.L., Wang M.J., Hu M.L., Wang Y.C., Wang R.M., Koohi-Moghadam M., Hu L.G., Xia W., Hao Q., Tang H.R., Wang Y.L., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Deciphering molecular mechanism of silver allows enhancing its antimicrobial efficacy”, PLOS Biology, 17(6): e3000292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000292.

  12. Guo Y., Guan C.J., Wan H.Y., Zhang Z.G, Li H.Y., Sun H.Z., Xia W.* (2019) “Inactivation of NikR from Helicobacter pylori by a bismuth drug”, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 196, 110685. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.03.025.

  13. Zhang Z.M, Huang Q., Xu D., Tao X., Song G.B., Zheng P., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z., Xia W.* (2019) “The unique trimeric assembly of virulence factor HtrA from Helicobacter pylori via N-terminus domain-swapping”, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294(20), 7990-8000. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.007387. 

  14. Chan S., Wang R.M., Man K., Nicholls J., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.*, Chan G.C.* (2019) “A novel synthetic compound, bismuth zinc citrate, could potentially reduce cisplatin-induced toxicity without compromising the anticancer effect through enhanced expression of antioxidant protein” Translational Oncology, 2019, 12(5), 788-799. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.02.003.

  15. Koohi-Moghadam M., Borad M., Tran N., Swanson K, Boardman L., Sun H.Z.*, Wang J.W.* (2019) “MetaMarker: a de novo pipeline for discovering novel metagenomic biomarkers” Bioinformatics, 35(19), 3812-3814. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btz123.

  16. Li H.Y., Wang R.M., Sun H.Z.* (2019) “Systems approaches for unveiling the mechanism of action of bismuth drugs: new medicinal applications beyond Helicobacter pylori infection” Accounts of Chemical Research, 52(1), 216-227. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00439.

  17. Cheng Y.H., Cheung Y.F., Tam T.S.C., Lok C.N., Sun H.Z., Ng K.M.* (2019) “Plasmonic metal nanoparticles as efficient mass tags for ion signal amplification and ultrasensitive detection of protein markers” Analytical Chimica Acta, 1055, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.12.057. (selected as “featured article”)

  18. Yang X.L., Liu X., Wu Q.Q., Lv X., Li B., Sun H.Z., Xu W.F., Liao X.L.* (2019) "Dopamine-assisted immobilization of peptide arginine-glycine-aspartic acid to enhance the cellular performances of MC3T3-E1 cells of carbon-carbon composites", Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34(2), 284-296. doi: 10.1177/0885328219845962.

  19. Yang L.M., Xing S.Y., Sun H.Z., Miao C.L., Li M., Lv P.M., Wang Z.M., Yuan Z.H.* (2019) "Citric-acid-induced mesoporous SAPO-11 loaded with highly dispersed nickel for enhanced hydroisomerization of oleic acid to iso-alkanes", Fuel Processing Technology, 187, 52-62. doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.01.008.

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2018

  1. Prinz J., Koohi-Moghadam M., Sun H.Z., Kocher J.A., Wang J.W. (2018) “Novel neural network approach to predict drug-target interactions based on drug side effects and genome-wide association studies” Human Heredity, 83(2), 79-91. doi: 10.1159/000492574.

  2. Zhou Y., Wang H.B., Tse E., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2018) “Cell cycle-dependent uptake and cytotoxicity of arsenic-based drugs in single Leukemia cells” Analytical Chemistry, 90(17), 10465-10471. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02444.

  3. Han B.J., Zhang Z., Xie Y.X, Hu X.Q., Wang H.B., Xia W., Wang Y.L, Li H.Y., Wang Y.C.*, Sun H.Z.* (2018) “Multi-omics and temporal dynamics profiling reveals disrupted central metabolism in Helicobacter pylori on bismuth treatment” Chemical Science, 9(38), 7488-7497. doi: 10.1039/C8SC01668B. (Chemical Science 2018 HOT article, highlighted in ChemistryWorld 2018, September issue, 44-45)

  4. Curtin J.P.*, Wang M.J., Cheng T.F., L.J. Jin, Sun H.Z. (2018) “The role of citrate, lactate and transferrin in determining titanium release from surgical devices into human serum” Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 23(3), 471-480. doi: 10.1007/s00775-018-1557-5.

  5. Wang R.M., Lai T.P., Gao P., Zhang H.M., Ho P.L, Ma G.X., Woo P.C.Y., Kao Y.T., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z. (2018) “Bismuth antimicrobial drugs serve as broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors”, Nature Communications, 9(1), 439. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-02828-6. 

  6. Yang X.M., Koohi-Moghadam M., Wang R.M., Chang Y.Y., Woo P.C.Y., Wang J.W., Li H.Y.*, Sun H.Z.* (2018) “Metallochaperone UreG serves as a new target for design of urease inhibitor: a novel strategy for development of antimicrobials” PLoS Biology, 16(1), e2003887. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003887.

  7. Jiang N., Cheng T.F., Wang M.J., Chan, G.C.F., Jin L.J., Li, H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2018) “Tracking iron-associated proteomes in pathogens by a fluorescence approach”, Metallomics, 10(1), 77-82. doi: 10.1039/C7MT00275K.

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2017

  1. He X.J., Liao X.W., Li H Y., Xia W., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Bismuth-induced inactivation of ferric uptake regulator from Helicobacter pylori” Inorganic Chemistry, 56(24), 15041-15048. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02380.

  2. Liao X.W., Yang F., Li H.Y. Xia W.*, Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Targeting the thioredoxin reductase-thioredoxin system from Staphylococcus aureus by silver ions” Inorganic Chemistry, 56(24), 14823–14830. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01904.

  3. Liao X.W., Yang F., Wang R.M., He X.J., Li H.Y., Kao R.Y.T., Xia, W.*, Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Identification of catabolite control protein A (ccpA) from Staphylococcus aureus as a target of silver ions” Chemical Science, 8(12), 8061-8066. doi: 10.1039/C7SC02251D.

  4. Wang Y.C., Hu L.G., Xu F., Quan Q., Lai Y.T., Xia W., Yang Y., Chang Y.Y., Yang X.M., Chai Z.F., Wang J.W., Chu I.K., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Integrative approach for analysis of proteome-wide response to bismuth drugs in Helicobacter pylori” Chemical Science, 8(6), 4626-4633. doi: 10.1039/C7SC00766C.

  5. Chang Y.Y., Cheng T.F., Yang X.M., Jin L.J., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Functional disruption of peroxiredoxins by bismuth drugs attenuates Helicobacter pylori survival”, Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 22(5), 673-683. doi: 10.1007/s00775-017-1452-5.

  6. Zhou Y., Li H., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Cytotoxicity of arsenic trioxide in single leukemia cells by time-resolved ICP-MS together with lanthanide-tags” Chemical Communications, 53(20), 2970-2973. doi: 10.1039/C7CC00143F.

  7. Lai Y.Z., Yang Y., Hu L.G., Cheng, T.F., Chang Y.Y., Koohi-Moghadam M., Wang Y.C., Xia J., Wang J.W., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Integration of fluorescent imaging with proteomics enables visualization and identification of endogenous metallo-proteomes in live cells” Metallomics, 9(1), 38-47. doi: 10.1039/C6MT00169F.

  8. Chao A., Jiang N., Yang Y., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “A Ni-NTA-based red fluorescence probe for proteins labelling in live cells” Journal of Material Chemistry B, 2017, 5(6), 1166-1173. doi: 10.1039/C6TB02848A.

  9. Wang Y.C., Wang H.B., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Application of metallomics and metalloproteomics for understanding the molecular mechanisms of action of metal-based drugs” in “Essential and non-essential metals: carcinogenesis, prevention and chemotherapy” edited by Zelikoff J., Mudipalli A. Sr., Springer, Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland, 199-222. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55448-8_9.

  10. Chang Y.Y., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Chapter 9: Immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) for metalloproteomics and phosphoproteomics” in “Interactions of Inorganic and Organometallic Transition Metal Complexes with Biological Molecules and Living Cells” edited by Lo K.K.W., Elsevier, 329-353. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803814-7.00009-5.

  11. Xia W., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2017) “Chapter 14: Nickel metallochaperones: structure, function and nickel-binding” in The Biochemistry of Nickel edited by Zamble D., Henryk K., Magdalena R-Z, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 284-305. doi: 10.1039/9781788010580-00284.

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2015

  1. Wang Y.C., Tsang C.Y., Xu F., Kong P.K., Hu L.G., Wang J.W., Chu IK, Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Bio-coordination of bismuth in Helicobacter pylori revealed by immobilized metal affinity chromatography” Chemical Communications, 51(92), 16479-16482. doi: 10.1039/C5CC04958J. (featured on the outside back cover)

  2. Wang M.J., Lai T-P., Wang L., Zhang H.M., Yang N., Sadler P.J., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Anion clamp” allows flexible protein to impose coordination geometry on metal ions” Chemical Communications, 51(37), 7867-7870. doi: 10.1039/C4CC09642H.

  3. Wang Y.C., Hu L.G., Yang X.M., Chang Y.Y, Hu X.Q., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “On-line coupling of continuous-flow gel electrophoresis with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to quantitatively evaluate intracellular metal binding properties of metallochaperones HpHypA and HpHspA in E. coli cells” Metallomics, 7(10), 1399-1406. doi: 10.1039/c5mt00054h. (featured on the front cover of the October issue, 2015)

  4. Yang X.M., Li H.Y., Lai T.P., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Complexation of Helicobacter pylori UreE-UreG facilitates nickel transfer and boosts GTPase activity of UreG” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(20), 12474-12485. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.632364. (selected as the Paper of the Week)

  5. Lai Y.Z., Chang Y.Y., Hu L.G., Yang Y., Chao A.L., Du Z.Y., Tanner J.A., Chye M.L., Qian C.M., Ng K.M., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Rapid labeling of intracellular His-tagged proteins in living cells” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 112(10), 2948-2953. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419598112.  (highlighted as a spotlight in Nat. Biotech. 2015, 33, 359, in the F1000Prime and local media). 

  6. Hong Y.F., Lai Y.T., Chan G.C.F., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Glutathione and MRP transporter mediate a self-propelled disposal of bismuth in human cells” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 112(11), 3211-3216. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1421002112. (highlighted in the issue, PNAS 112(11), 3717; as a commentary in PNAS 2015, 112(14), 4187-4188, as well as a spotlight in Chem Res Toxicology, 2015, 28, 829) 

  7. Tang H.M.V., Pan K.W., Kong K.Y.E., Hu L.G., Chan L.C., Siu K.L., Sun H.Z., Wong C.M., Jin D.Y. (2015) “Loss of APD1 in yeast confers hydroxyurea sensitivity suppressed by Yap1p transcription factor” Scientific Reports, 5, 7897, doi: 10.1038/srep07897.

  8. Chang Y.Y., Lai Y-T., Cheng T.F., Wang H.B., Yang Y., Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Selective binding of Hpnl-like protein to nickel, zinc and bismuth in vitro and in cells by FRET” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 142(1), 8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.09.010.

  9. Wang Y.C., Wang H.B., Li H.Y. Sun H.Z.* (2015) “Metallomic and metalloproteomic strategies in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of metallodrugs” Dalton Transaction, 43(2), 437-447. doi: 10.1039/C4DT02814G.

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2014

  1. Qin F., Zhao H., Li G., Yang H., Li J., Wang R., Liu Y., Hu J., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2014) "Size-tunable fabrication of multifunctional Bi2O3 porous nanospheres for photocatalysis, bacteria inactivation and template-synthesis" Nanoscale, 6 (10), 5402-5409. doi: 10.1039/C3NR06870F.

  2. Xia W., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2014) "Functional disruption of HypB, a GTPase of Helicobacter pylori, by bismuth"Chemical Communications, 50 (13), 1611-1614. doi: 10.1039/C3CC47644H.

  3. Cun S.J., Sun H.Z.* (2014) "Urease inactivation by an unusual GroES chaperonin"Science China Chemistry, 57 (6), 842-848. doi: 10.1007/s11426-014-5088-9.

  4. Li H.Y. *, Sun H.Z.* (2014) "In-cell NMR: An emerging approach for monitoring metal-related events in living cells" Metallomics, 6 (1), 69-76. doi: 10.1039/C3MT00224A.

  5. Cheng T.F., Sun H.Z.* (2014) "Chapter 25 - Antimony and bismuth" Binding, Transport and Storage of Metal Ions in Biological Cells, 2014-January (2), 768-799. doi: 10.1039/9781849739979-00768.

  6. Yang X.M., Li H.Y., Cheng T.F., Xia W., Lai Y.-T., Sun H.Z.* (2014) "Nickel translocation between metallochaperones HypA and UreE in Helicobacter pylori" Metallomics, 6 (9), 1731-1736. doi: 10.1039/c4mt00134f.

  7. Xie S., Lu Y., Jakoncic J., Sun H.Z., Xia J., Qian C.M. (2014) "Structure of RPA32 bound to the N-terminus of SMARCAL1 redefines the binding interface between RPA32 and its interacting proteins" FEBS Journal, 281 (15), 3382-3396. doi: 10.1111/febs.12867.

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2013

  1. Chen W.J., Wang H.F., Ye D.R., Lin H., Sun H.Z., Zhong W.Q. (2013) “Binding of oxo-Cu2 clusters to ferric ion-binding protein A from Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a structural insight” Metallomics, 5(10),  1430-1439. doi: 10.1039/C3MT00091E.

  2. Li G., Qin F., Wang R., Xiao S, Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2013) “BiOX (X=Cl, Br, I) nanostructures: mannitol-mediated microwave synthesis, visible light photocatalytic performance, and Cr(VI) removal capacity” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 409, 43-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.07.068.

  3. Cun S.J., Lai Y.Z., Chang Y.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Structure-oriented bioinformatic approach exploring histidine-rich clusters in proteins” Metallomics, 5(7), 904-912. doi: 10.1039/c3mt00026e.

  4. Cheng T.F., Li H.Y., Yang X.M., Xia W., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Interactions of SlyD with HypB of Helicobacter pylori facilitates nickel trafficking” Metallomics, 5(7), 804-807. doi: 10.1039/C3MT00014A.

  5. Sun H.Z. (2013) “Metallomics in China” Metallomics, 5(7), 782-783. doi: 10.1039/C3MT90024J.

  6. Du X.B., Wang X.H., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Kinetics and thermodynamics of metal binding to the N-terminus of human copper transporter, hCTR1” Chemical Communications, 49(80), 4134-4136. doi: 10.1039/C3CC45360J.

  7. Hu L.G., Cheng T.F., He B., Li L., Wang Y.C., Lai Y.T., Jiang G.B., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Identification of metal-associated proteins in cells by using continuous-flow gel electrophoresis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52(18), 4916-4920. doi: 10.1002/anie.201300794.

  8. Yang X.M., Xu D.C., Cheng T.F., Xi Z.Y., Zhao L.H., Liu Y.Z.*, Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Recent progress of copper and nickel chaperones” Progress in Chemistry, 25(4), 495-510. 

  9. Wang X.H., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “3.39- Metal complexes in the treatment of tropical diseases: malaria, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis” Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (2nd edition), Volume 3- Bioinorganic Fundamentals and Applications: Metals in Natural Living Systems and Metals in Toxicology and Medicine, 975-986, Elsevier, 2013. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097774-4.00339-9. (invited)

  10. Xiong J.Y., Cheng G., Qiu F., Wang R.M., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2013) “Tunable BiOCl hierarchical nanostructures for high-efficient photocatalysis under visible light irradiation” Chemical Engineering Journal, 220, 228-236. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.033.

  11. Hu L.G.*, Wang Y.C., He B., Jiang G.B., Sun H.Z.* (2013) “Metallomics in environmental and health related research: current status and perspectives” Chinese Science Bulletin, 58(2), 169-176. doi: 10.1007/s11434-012-5496-1.

  12. Cheng T.F., Xia W., Wang P.W., Huang F.J. Wang J.W., Sun H.Z.* (2013) "Histidine-rich proteins in prokaryotes: metal homeostasis and environmental habitat-related occurrence" Metallomics, 5, 1423-1429. doi: 10.1039/C3MT00059A.

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2012

  1. Yang N., Zhang H.M., Hao Q., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Iron and bismuth bound human serum transferrin reveals a partially-opened conformation in the N-lobe” Scientific Reports, 2, 999; doi: 10.1038/srep00999.

  2. Wang X.H., Li H.Y., Du X.B., Harris J., Guo Z.J., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Activation of carboplatin and nedaplatin by the N-terminus of human copper transporter 1 (hCTR1)” Chemical Science, 3(11), 3206-3215. doi: 10.1039/C2SC20738A.

  3. Xia W., Li H.Y., Yang X.M., Wong K.B., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Metallo-GTPase HypB from Helicobacter pylori and its interaction with nickel chaperone protein HypA” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(9), 6753-6763. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.287581.                         

  4. Cheng T.F., Li H.Y., Xia W., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Multifaceted SlyD from Helicobacter pylori: implication in [NiFe] hydrogenase maturation” Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 17(3), 331-343. doi: 10.1007/s00775-011-0855-y.                                                      

  5. Qin F., Li G.F., Xiao H., Lu Z., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2012) “Large-scale synthesis of bismuth hollow nanospheres for highly efficient Cr(VI) removal” Dalton Transactions, 41(37), 11263-11266. doi : 10.1039/C2DT31021J.

  6. Qin F., Li G.F., Wang R.M., Wu J.L., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2012) “Template-free fabrication of Bi2O3 and (BiO)2CO3 nanotubes and their application in water treatment” Chemistry, a European Journal, 18(51), 16491-16497. doi: 10.1002/chem.201201989.

  7. Du X.B., Wang X.H., Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Comparison between copper and cisplatin transport mediated by human copper transporter 1 (hCtr1)” Metallomics, 4(7), 679 -685. doi: 10.1039/C2MT20021J.

  8. Li G.F., Qin F., Yang H., Lu Z., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2012) “Facile microwave synthesis of 3D flowerlike BiOBr nanostructures and their excellent CrVI removal capacity” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2508-2513. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201101427.

  9. Xu Z.H., Jin J., Siu L.K.S., Yao H., Sze J., Sun H.Z., Kung H.F., Poon W.S., Ng S.S.M., Lin M.C. (2012) “Folic acid conjugated mPEG-PEI600 as an efficient non-viral vector for targeted nucleic acid delivery” International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 426(1-2), 182-192. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.01.009.

  10. Shan Y., Pan Q., Liu J., Huang F.J., Sun H.Z., Nishino K., Yan A. (2012) “Covalently linking the Escherichia coli global anaerobic regulator FNR in tandem allows it to function as an oxygen stable dimer” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 419(1), 43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.01.121.

  11. Li H.Y., Sun H.Z.* (2012) “Recent advances in bioinorganic chemistry of bismuth”. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 16(1-2), 74-83. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.01.006.

  12. Tsang C.N., Bianga J., Sun H.Z., Szpunar  J., Lobinski R. (2012) “Probing of bismuth antiulcer drug targets in H. pylori by laser ablation- inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry”  Metallomics, 4(3), 277-283. doi: 10.1039/C2MT00169A.

  13. Li H.Y., Sun H.Z. (2012) “NMR studies of metalloproteins” Topics in Current Chemistry (NMR of proteins and small biomolecules), 326, 69-98. doi: 10.1007/128_2011_214.

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2011

  1. Fong Y.H., Wong H.C., Chuck C.P., Chen Y.W., Sun H.Z., Wong K.B. (2011) “Assembly of the preactivation complex for urease maturation in Helicobacter pylori: crystal structure of the UreF/UreH complex” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(50), 43241-43249. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.296830. (Paper of the Week)  

  2. Li G., Ding Y., Zhang Y., Lu Z., Sun H.Z., Chen R. (2011) “Microwave synthesis of BiPO4 nanostructures and their morphology-dependent photocatalytic performances” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 363 (2), 497-503. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.07.090.

  3. Ge R.G., Sun X.S., Wang D. X., Zhou Q.L., Sun H.Z. (2011) “Histidine-rich protein Hpn from Helicobacter pylori forms amyloid-like fibrils in vitro and inhibits the proliferation of gastric epithelial AGS cells” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1813(8), 1422-1427. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.04.005.

  4. Zeng Y.B., Yang N., Sun H.Z.* (2011) “Metal-binding properties of histidine-rich protein, Hpn-like” Chemistry, a European Journal, 17(21), 5852-5860. doi: 10.1002/chem.201100279.  (Inside Cover)

  5. Tsang C.N., Ho K.S., Sun H.Z.*, Chan W.T.* (2011) “Tracking bismuth drug uptake in single Helicobacter pylori cells” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(19), 7355-7357. doi: 10.1021/ja2013278.

  6. Wang X.H., Du X.B., Li H.Y., Chan D.S.B., Sun H.Z.* (2011) “The effect of the extracellular domain of human copper transporter (hCTR1) on cisplatin activation” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 50(12), 2706-2711. doi: 10.1002/anie.201006739. (Frontispiece)

  7. Yang N., Sun H.Z.* (2011) “Bismuth: environmental pollution and health effects” in Nriagu JO (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Volume 1, 414-420 Burlington:  Elsevier doi:  10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00374-3. (invited).

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2010

  1. Yang N., An Y., Cai J.W., Hu L.H., Zeng Y.B., Mao Z.W., Chen G.H., Sun H.Z.* (2010) “Polymeric architectures of bismuth citrate based on dimeric building blocks” Science in China- Chemistry, 53(10), 2152-2158. doi: 10.1007/s11426-010-4113-x.

  2. Sun X.S, Ge R.G., Zhang D.M., Sun H.Z., He Q.Y. (2010). “Iron-containing lipoprotein SiaA in SiaABC, the primary heme transporter of Streptococcus pyogenes” Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 15(8), 1265-1273. doi: 10.1007/s00775-010-0684-4.

  3. Sun H.Z.*, Chai Z.F. (2010) “Metallomics: an integrated science for metals in biology and medicine” Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section A: Inorganic Chemistry, 106, 20-38. doi: 10.1039/B920672H. (Featured on the cover of 2010 issue)

  4. Cun S.J., Sun H.Z.* (2010) “A zinc-binding site by negative selection induces metallodrug susceptibility of an essential chaperonin”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 107(11), 4943-4948. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0913970107.

  5. Tian Y., Hou X., Wen L., Guo W., Song Y., Sun H.Z., Wang Y., Jiang L., Zhu D. (2010) “A biomimetic zinc activated ion channel” Chemical Communications, 46(10), 1682-1684. doi: 10.1039/B918006K.

  6. Ge R.G., Chu I.K., Sun H.Z.* (2010) “Chapter 9 - Nuclear-based metallomics in metal-based drugs” in Advanced nuclear analytical techniques for metallomics and metalloproteomics (Edited by C.Y. Chen, Z.F. Chai, YX Gao), Royal Society of Chemistry, 265-298. doi: 10.1039/9781847559913-00265.

  7. Chen R., Cheng G., Man S.H., Wu J.L., Lu Z., Che C.-M., Sun H.Z. (2010) “Bismuth subcarbonate nanoparticles fabricated by water-in-oil micromulsion-assisted hydrothermal process exhibit anti-Helicobacter pylori properties” Materials Research Bulletin, 45(5), 654-658. doi: j.materresbull.2009.12.035.

  8. Li H.Y.*, Sze K.H., Fung K.L., Sun H.Z.* (2010)“Validation of inter-helical orientation of the sterile-alpha-motif domain of the deleted in liver cancer 2 (DLC2-SAM) by 15N-1H residual dipolar couplings” Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 27(4), 585-596. (invited)

  9. Lam M.P.Y., Siu S.O., Lau E., Mao X.L., Sun H.Z., Chiu P.C.N., Yeung W.S.B., Cox D.M., Chu I.K. (2010) "Online coupling of reverse-phase and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography for protein and glycoprotein characterization" Analytical and Bioanalytical  Chemistry, 398(2), 791-804. doi: 10.1007/s00216-010-3991-2.

  10. Sun H.Z., Lam K.M., Fung Y.S. (2010) "A new capillary electrophoresis buffer for determining organic and inorganic anions in electroplating bath with surfactant additives" Journal of Chromatography. A, 1217(19), 3244-3250. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.01.011.

Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong

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