Jian Yang#*, Shanshan Lin#, Wei Li, Xianjie Wang, Ru Li*. Biodegradation of p-nitrophenol by Rhodococcus sp. 21391 unveils a two-component p-nitrophenol monooxygenase with broad substrate specificity, Microbial Cell Factories, 2025, 24(1):85.
Yu Chen#, Jian Yang#, Xinyu Huang, Jian Zhang, Qiqi Li, Lina Lyu, Feng Ju, Jie Li*, Si Zhang*. Exploring the role of organotrophic microbes in geochemical cycling of cold seep sediments, The Innovation Geoscience, 2025, 3:100123.
Wei Li, Shanshan Lin, Xianjie Wang, Shiting Chen, Lijuan Long, Jian Yang*. Molecular insights into the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of a deep-sea Planctomycetota-derived GH16 family laminarinase, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2024, 90(10): e0094224.
Jian Yang*, Liping Zhang, Shanshan Lin, Wei Li, Chen Liu, Jingheng Yan, Shubo Li, Lijuan Long*. Structural insights of a SusD-like protein in marine Bacteroidetes bacteria reveal the molecular basis for chitin recognition and acquisition, The FEBS Journal, 2024, 291: 584-595. (封面论文)
Takuya Miyakawa#, Jian Yang#, Masato Kawasaki#, Naruhiko Adachi#, Ayumu Fujii, Yumiko Miyauchi, Tomonari Muramatsu, Toshio Moriya, Toshiya Senda*, Masaru Tanokura*. Structural bases for aspartate recognition and polymerization efficiency of cyanobacterial cyanophycin synthetase, Nature Communications, 2022, 13: 5097.
Jian Yang*, Shubo Li, Yu Liu, Ru Li, Lijuan Long*. Structural and biochemical basis of a marine bacterial glycoside hydrolase family 2 β-glycosidase with broad substrate specificity, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2022, 88(2): e02226-21. (封面论文)
Yu Liu, Chen Liu, Huan Liu, Qi Zeng, Xinpeng Tian, Lijuan Long*, Jian Yang *. Catalytic features and thermal adaptation mechanisms of a deep sea bacterial cutinase-type poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, 10: 865787.
Jian Yang*, Yunzhu Xiao, Yu Liu, Ru Li, Lijuan Long*. Structure-based redesign of the bacterial prolidase active-site pocket for efficient enhancement of methyl-parathion hydrolysis, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2021, 11: 5086-5093. (封面论文)
Jian Yang, Yuqun Xu, Takuya Miyakawa, Lijuan Long*, Masaru Tanokura*.Molecular basis for substrate recognition and catalysis by a marine bacterial laminarinase, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020, 86(23): e01796-20
Jian Yang #, Yunzhu Xiao#, Ru Li, Yu Liu, Lijuan Long*. Repurposing a bacterial prolidase for organophosphorus hydrolysis: Reshaped catalytic cavity switches substrate selectivity, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2020, 117: 2694-2702.(封面论文)