1.Xuening Chen, Changkun Chen, Zuoan Li, Chun Liu, andZhonghui Lin*. Punicalagin as an Artemis Inhibitor Synergizes with Photodynamic Therapy in Tumor Suppression.Bioorganic Chemistry. 2025, 157: 108282-108292. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108282
2.Ruoyu Li#, Yusong Liu#, Haishan Gao*,Zhonghui Lin*. A gate-clamp mechanism for ssDNA translocation by DdmD in Vibrio cholerae plasmid defense.Nucleic Acids Research. 2025 Jan 24; 53(3): gkaf064. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf064
3.Qinwei Zhu,Xuening Chen,Zhonghui Lin*.Discovery of KPT-6566 as STAG1/2 Inhibitor sensitizing PARP and NHEJ Inhibitors to suppress tumor cells growthin vitro.DNA Repair. 2024, 144, 103784. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2024.103784
4.Qinwei Zhu#, Liyang Du#, Juhong Wu#, Jinyu Li*,Zhonghui Lin*. Walrycin B, as a novel separase inhibitor, exerts potent anticancer efficacy in a mouse xenograft model.Biochemical Pharmacology.2024. Aug 20,116502. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116502
5.Danping Zhang, Liyang Du, Haishan Gao, Cai Yuan*,Zhonghui Lin*. Structural insight into the Csx1-Crn2 fusion self-limiting ribonuclease of type III CRISPR system.Nucleic Acids Research. 2024, 1–12. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkae569
6.Danping Zhang, Shenjie Xu, Zhipu Luo*,Zhonghui Lin*. MOC1 cleaves Holliday Junctions through a cooperative nick and counter-nick mechanism mediated by metal ions.Nat Commun. 2024,15: 5140-5149.doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49490-9
7.Xuening Chen, Changkun Chen, Chengmiao Luo, Jianyong Liu,Zhonghui Lin*.Discovery of UMI-77 as a novel Ku70/80 inhibitor sensitizing cancer cells to DNA damaging agentsin vitroandin vivo. European Journal of Pharmacology.2024,975: 176647.doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176647.
8.Longheng Li, Binbin Guo, Lin Dai, Chun Liu*,Zhonghui Lin*. Ebselen and TPI-1, as RecG helicase inhibitors, potently enhance the susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to DNA damage agents.Biochemical Pharmacology.2024,222: 116051. DOI:10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116051
9.Liyang Du, Qinwei Zhu andZhonghui Lin*. Molecular mechanism of allosteric activation of the CRISPR ribonuclease Csm6 by cyclic tetra-adenylate.EMBO J. 2024,43:304. DOI:10.1038/s44318-023-00017-w
10.Liyang Du, Danping Zhang, Zhipu Luo*,Zhonghui Lin*.Molecular basis of stepwise cyclic tetra-adenylate cleavage by the type III CRISPR ring nuclease Crn1/Sso2081.Nucleic Acids Research.2023,51(5):2485-2495.doi:10.1093/nar/gkad101.
11.Lian Lu, Yun Peng, Huiqiao Yao, Yanqun Wang, Jinyu Li*, Yang Yang*,Zhonghui Lin*. Punicalagin as an allosteric NSP13 helicase inhibitor potently suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro.Antiviral Res.2022,206:105389. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2022.105389.
12.Zhengkang Hua, Qianqian Fang, Danping Zhang, Zhipu Luo, Cai Yuan,Zhonghui Lin*.Crystal structure of the human MUS81-EME2 complex.Structure.2022,30:743-752.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2022.02.015.
13.Huajian Lin#, Danping Zhang#, Ke Zuo#, Cai Yuan, Jinyu Li*, Mingdong Huang*,Zhonghui Lin*.Structural basis of sequence-specific Holliday junction cleavage by MOC1.Nat Chem Biol.2019,15:1241-1248. doi: 10.1038/s41589-019-0377-4.
14.Zhonghui Lin, Xuelian Luo, Hongtao Yu*. Structural basis of cohesin cleavage by separase.Nature.2016, 532: 131-134.