Publications
20. Iyamu, I. D., and Huang, R. (2020) Development of fluorescence polarization-based competition assay for nicotinamide N-methyltransferase. bioRxiv. 10.1101/2020.04.10.034793
19. Al-Hamashi A, Diaz K, Huang R (2020) Non-histone arginine methylation by protein arginine methyltransferases. Current Protein & Peptide Science. in press.
18. Chen D, Li L, Diaz K, Iyamu I, Yadav R, Noinaj N, Huang R. (2019) Novel propargyl-linked bisubstrate analogs as tight-binding Inhibitors for nicotinamide N-methyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62 (23), 10783-10797. PMID: 31724854. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01255. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31724854
17. Chen D, Dong G, Noinaj N, Huang R. (2019) Discovery of bisubstrate inhibitors for protein N-terminal methyltransferase 1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(7), 3773-3779. PMID: 30883119. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00206
16. Huang R. (2019) Chemical biology of protein N-terminal methyltransferases. ChemBioChem. Young Researcher Issue: ChemBioTalents. 20 (8), 976-984. PMID: 30479015. PMCID: PMC6465133. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.201800615.
15. Cheng D, Dong G., Li L, Zhu L., Tempel W, Liu Y, Huang R*, and Jin M*. (2018) An asparagine/glycine switch governs product specificity of human N-terminal methyltransferase NTMT2. Communications Biology. 1, 183. PMID: 30417120. PMCID: PMC6214909 (* co-corresponding authors) www.nature.com/articles/s42003-018-0196-2
14. Kronfol MM, Dozmorov MG, Huang R, Slattum PW and McClay JL (2017) The role of epigenomics in personalized medicine. Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development. 2(1), 33-45. PMID: 29276780. PMCID: PMC5737812. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808993.2017.1284557
13. Khalil EM, Mackie BD, Mao Y, and Huang R. (2016) Methyltransferases: Key Regulators in Cardiovascular Development and Disease. Annals of Vascular Medicine and Research. 3(2): 1032. Invited Review Link
12. Zhang G, Huang R. (2016) Facile Synthesis of SAM-Peptide Conjugates through Alkyl Linkers Targeting Protein N-terminal Methyltransferase 1. RSC Advance, 6, 6768-6771. PMID: 27588169. PMCID: PMC5004777. Link
11. Cheng D, Mao Y, Tempel W, Qin S, Li L, Loppnau P, Huang R*, and Jin M*. (2015) Structural basis for the substrate recognition by the human N-terminal methyltransferase 1. Gene & Development, 29 (22), 2343-2348. PMID: 26543161. PMCID:PMC4691889 (* co-corresponding authors) Link
10.Richardson SL, Mao Y, Zhang G, Hanjra P, Peterson DL, Huang R. (2015) Mechanistic studies of protein N-terminal RCC1 methyltransferase 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290 (18), 11601-11610. PMID: 25771539. PMCID:PMC4416863 Link
9. Richardson SL, Hanjra P, Zhang G, Mackie BD, Peterson DL, Huang R. (2015) A Direct, ratiometric, and quantitative MALDI-MS assay for protein methyltransferases and acetyltransferases. Analytical Biochemistry: Methods in the Biological Sciences, 478, 59-64. PMID: 25778392. PMCID: PMC4855292. Link
8. Zhang G, Richardson SL, Mao Y, Huang R. (2015) Design, synthesis, and kinetic analysis of potent protein N-terminal methyltransferase 1 inhibitors. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 13, 4149-4154. PMID: 25712161. PMCID: PMC4857722. Link
This work was highlighted in its front cover image.
7. Prusevich P, Kalin JH, Ming SA, Basso M, Givens J, Li X, Hu J, Taylor MS, Cieniewicz AM, Hsiao PY, Huang R, Roberson H, Adejola N, Avery LB, Casero RA Jr, Taverna SD, Qian J, Tackett AJ, Ratan RR, McDonald OG, Feinberg AP, Cole PA. (2014) A selective phenelzine analogue inhibitor of histone demethylase LSD1. ACS Chemical Biology.9(6), 1284-93. PMID:24707965. PMCID: PMC4076021. Link
6. Nahomi RB, Huang R, Panda A, Wang B, Padmanabha S, Santhoshkumar P, Filipek S, Biswas A, Nagaraj RH. (2013) Acetylation of Lysine92 Improves the Chaperone and Anti-apoptotic Activities of Human aB-Crystallin. Biochemistry, 52(45), 8126-8138. PMID:24128140. PMCID: PMC3889837. Link
5. Huang R, Oh H, Arrendale A, Martin VA, Galan J, Workman EJ, Stout JR, Walczak CE, Tao WA, Borch RF, Geahlen RL. (2013) Intracellular targets for a phosphotyrosine peptidomimetic include the mitotic kinesin, MCAK. Biochemical Pharmacology86(5):597-611. PMID:23830822. PMCID: PMC3755495. Link
4. Marian C, Huang R, Borch RF. (2011) Design and synthesis of a potential SH2 domain inhibitor bearing a stereodiversified 1,4-cis-enediol scaffold. Tetrahedron, 67(52), 10216-10221. PMID:22199405. PMCID: PMC3244727. Link
3.Blair LP, Avaritt NL, Huang R, Cole PA, Taverna SD, Tackett AJ. (2011) MassSQUIRM: An assay for quantitative measurement of lysine demethylase activity. Epigenetics, 6(4), 490-499. PMID:21273814. PMCID: PMC3230537. Link
2. Huang R, Holbert MA, Tarrant MK, Benitski S, Colquhoun DR, Dancy BM, Dancy BC, Hwang Y, Tang Y, Meeth K, Marmorstein R, Cole RN, Khochbin S, Cole PA. (2010) Site-specific introduction of an acetyl-lysine mimic into peptides and proteins by cysteine alkylation. Journal of American Chemical Society, 132(29), 9986-9987. PMID:20608637. PMCID: PMC2912447. Link
• The results were highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News in July 19th issue, 2010, 88,32.
1. Huang R, Martinez-Ferrando I, Cole PA. (2010) Enhanced interrogation: emerging strategies for cell signaling inhibition. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 17(6), 646-649. PMID:20520657. PMCID: PMC3160762. Link
19. Al-Hamashi A, Diaz K, Huang R (2020) Non-histone arginine methylation by protein arginine methyltransferases. Current Protein & Peptide Science. in press.
18. Chen D, Li L, Diaz K, Iyamu I, Yadav R, Noinaj N, Huang R. (2019) Novel propargyl-linked bisubstrate analogs as tight-binding Inhibitors for nicotinamide N-methyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62 (23), 10783-10797. PMID: 31724854. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01255. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31724854
17. Chen D, Dong G, Noinaj N, Huang R. (2019) Discovery of bisubstrate inhibitors for protein N-terminal methyltransferase 1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(7), 3773-3779. PMID: 30883119. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00206
16. Huang R. (2019) Chemical biology of protein N-terminal methyltransferases. ChemBioChem. Young Researcher Issue: ChemBioTalents. 20 (8), 976-984. PMID: 30479015. PMCID: PMC6465133. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.201800615.
15. Cheng D, Dong G., Li L, Zhu L., Tempel W, Liu Y, Huang R*, and Jin M*. (2018) An asparagine/glycine switch governs product specificity of human N-terminal methyltransferase NTMT2. Communications Biology. 1, 183. PMID: 30417120. PMCID: PMC6214909 (* co-corresponding authors) www.nature.com/articles/s42003-018-0196-2
14. Kronfol MM, Dozmorov MG, Huang R, Slattum PW and McClay JL (2017) The role of epigenomics in personalized medicine. Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development. 2(1), 33-45. PMID: 29276780. PMCID: PMC5737812. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808993.2017.1284557
13. Khalil EM, Mackie BD, Mao Y, and Huang R. (2016) Methyltransferases: Key Regulators in Cardiovascular Development and Disease. Annals of Vascular Medicine and Research. 3(2): 1032. Invited Review Link
12. Zhang G, Huang R. (2016) Facile Synthesis of SAM-Peptide Conjugates through Alkyl Linkers Targeting Protein N-terminal Methyltransferase 1. RSC Advance, 6, 6768-6771. PMID: 27588169. PMCID: PMC5004777. Link
11. Cheng D, Mao Y, Tempel W, Qin S, Li L, Loppnau P, Huang R*, and Jin M*. (2015) Structural basis for the substrate recognition by the human N-terminal methyltransferase 1. Gene & Development, 29 (22), 2343-2348. PMID: 26543161. PMCID:PMC4691889 (* co-corresponding authors) Link
10.Richardson SL, Mao Y, Zhang G, Hanjra P, Peterson DL, Huang R. (2015) Mechanistic studies of protein N-terminal RCC1 methyltransferase 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290 (18), 11601-11610. PMID: 25771539. PMCID:PMC4416863 Link
9. Richardson SL, Hanjra P, Zhang G, Mackie BD, Peterson DL, Huang R. (2015) A Direct, ratiometric, and quantitative MALDI-MS assay for protein methyltransferases and acetyltransferases. Analytical Biochemistry: Methods in the Biological Sciences, 478, 59-64. PMID: 25778392. PMCID: PMC4855292. Link
8. Zhang G, Richardson SL, Mao Y, Huang R. (2015) Design, synthesis, and kinetic analysis of potent protein N-terminal methyltransferase 1 inhibitors. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 13, 4149-4154. PMID: 25712161. PMCID: PMC4857722. Link
This work was highlighted in its front cover image.
7. Prusevich P, Kalin JH, Ming SA, Basso M, Givens J, Li X, Hu J, Taylor MS, Cieniewicz AM, Hsiao PY, Huang R, Roberson H, Adejola N, Avery LB, Casero RA Jr, Taverna SD, Qian J, Tackett AJ, Ratan RR, McDonald OG, Feinberg AP, Cole PA. (2014) A selective phenelzine analogue inhibitor of histone demethylase LSD1. ACS Chemical Biology.9(6), 1284-93. PMID:24707965. PMCID: PMC4076021. Link
6. Nahomi RB, Huang R, Panda A, Wang B, Padmanabha S, Santhoshkumar P, Filipek S, Biswas A, Nagaraj RH. (2013) Acetylation of Lysine92 Improves the Chaperone and Anti-apoptotic Activities of Human aB-Crystallin. Biochemistry, 52(45), 8126-8138. PMID:24128140. PMCID: PMC3889837. Link
5. Huang R, Oh H, Arrendale A, Martin VA, Galan J, Workman EJ, Stout JR, Walczak CE, Tao WA, Borch RF, Geahlen RL. (2013) Intracellular targets for a phosphotyrosine peptidomimetic include the mitotic kinesin, MCAK. Biochemical Pharmacology86(5):597-611. PMID:23830822. PMCID: PMC3755495. Link
4. Marian C, Huang R, Borch RF. (2011) Design and synthesis of a potential SH2 domain inhibitor bearing a stereodiversified 1,4-cis-enediol scaffold. Tetrahedron, 67(52), 10216-10221. PMID:22199405. PMCID: PMC3244727. Link
3.Blair LP, Avaritt NL, Huang R, Cole PA, Taverna SD, Tackett AJ. (2011) MassSQUIRM: An assay for quantitative measurement of lysine demethylase activity. Epigenetics, 6(4), 490-499. PMID:21273814. PMCID: PMC3230537. Link
2. Huang R, Holbert MA, Tarrant MK, Benitski S, Colquhoun DR, Dancy BM, Dancy BC, Hwang Y, Tang Y, Meeth K, Marmorstein R, Cole RN, Khochbin S, Cole PA. (2010) Site-specific introduction of an acetyl-lysine mimic into peptides and proteins by cysteine alkylation. Journal of American Chemical Society, 132(29), 9986-9987. PMID:20608637. PMCID: PMC2912447. Link
• The results were highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News in July 19th issue, 2010, 88,32.
1. Huang R, Martinez-Ferrando I, Cole PA. (2010) Enhanced interrogation: emerging strategies for cell signaling inhibition. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 17(6), 646-649. PMID:20520657. PMCID: PMC3160762. Link