O-methyltransferase-like enzyme catalyzed diazo installation in polyketide biosynthesis. Zhao Y, Liu X, Xiao Z, Zhou J, Song X, Wang X, Hu L, Wang Y, Sun P, Wang W, He X, Lin S, Deng Z, Pan L, Jiang M. Nat Commun. 2023, 14(1):5372. 

Importance of aspartic acid side chain carboxylate-arginine interaction in substrate selection of arginine 2,3-aminomutase BlsG. Luo X, Wang X, Zhang L, Du A, Deng Z , Jiang M*, He X*, Protein Sci. 2023, 32(3):e4584.

Unexpected Role of a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family protein in type II polyketide biosynthesis. Gao Y, Zhao Y, Zhou J, Yang M, Lin L, Wang W, Tao M, Deng Z, Jiang M, Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2022, 61(7): e202110445.

A [3Fe-4S] cluster and tRNA-dependent aminoacyltransferase BlsK in the biosynthesis of Blasticidin S. Wang X, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Luo X, Du A, Deng Z, Zabriskie TM, He X, Jiang M. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021, 118(30): e2102318118.

Challenges of functional expression of complex polyketide biosynthetic gene clusters. Gao Y, Zhao Y, He X, Deng Z, Jiang M. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2021, 69:103-111.

Offloading role of a discrete thioesterase in type II polyketide biosynthesis. Hua K, Liu X, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Pan L, Zhang H, Deng Z, Jiang M. mBio. 2020, 11(5):e01334-20.

Heterologous Biosynthesis of Type II Polyketide Products Using E. coli. Liu X, Hua K, Liu D, Wu ZL, Wang Y, Zhang H, Deng Z, Pfeifer BA, Jiang M. ACS Chem Biol. 2020 May 15;15(5):1177-1183.

Liu X, Liu D, Xu M, Tao M, Bai L, Deng Z, Pfeifer BA, Jiang M. Reconstitution of kinamycin biosynthesis within the heterologous host streptomyces albus J1074, J Nat Prod., 2018, 81(1): 72~77.

Gao G, Liu X, Xu M, Wang Y, Zhang F, Xu L, Lv J, Long Q, Kang Q, Ou HY, Wang Y, Rohr J, Deng Z, Jiang M*, Lin S*, Tao M*. Formation of an angular aromatic polyketide from a linear anthrene precursor via oxidative rearrangement. Cell Chem Biol. 2017, 24(7):881-891.

Engineering the shikimate pathway for biosynthesis of molecules with pharmaceutical activities in E. coli. Jiang M*, Zhang H, Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2016, 42:1-6.