1. Su, C.; Cheng, T.; Huang, J.; Zhang, T.; *Yin, H. “4-Octyl Itaconate Restricts STING Activation by Blocking Its Palmitoylation”, Cell Rep. 2023, 42, e113040.
2. Jin, X.; Xia, T.; Luo, S.; Zhang, Y.; Xia, Y.; *Yin, H. “Exosomal Lipid PI4P Regulates Small Extracellular Vesicle Secretion by Modulating Intraluminal Vesicle Formation”, J. Extracell. Vesicles 2023, 12, e12319.
3. Liang, J.; *Yin, H. “STAM Transports STING Oligomers into Extracellular Vesicles Down-Regulating the Innate Immune Response”, J. Extracell. Vesicles 2023, 12, e12316.
4. Shi, S.; Yang, X.; Hou, Y.; Jin, X.; Guo, L.; Zhou, Y.; Zhang, C.; *Yin, H. “USP15 Promotes cGAS Activation through Deubiquitylation and Liquid Condensation”, Nucleic Acid Res. 2022, 50, 11093-11108.
5. Shi, S.; Yang, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, H.; Chu, H.; Li. G.; *Yin, H. “ZDHHC18 Negatively Regulates cGAS-Mediated Innate Immunity Through Palmitoylation”, EMBO J. 2022, 41, e109272.
6. Yang, X.; Shi, S.; Shen, S.; Li, H.; Su, C.; *Yin, H. “MARCH8 Attenuates cGAS-Mediated Innate Immune Responses Through Ubiquitylation”, Sci. Signal. 2022, 15, eabk3067.
7. Huang, J.; Yuan, Y.; Zhao, N.; Pu, D.; Tang, Q.; Zhang, S.; Luo, S.; Yang, X.; Wang, N.; Xiao, Y.; Zhang, T.; Liu. Z.; Sakata-Kato, Y.; Hirata, K.; *Jiang, X.; *Kato, N.; *Yan, N.; *Yin, H. “Orthosteric-Allosteric Dual Inhibitors of PfHT1 as Selective Anti-Malarial Agents”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2021, 118, e2017749118.
8. Yang, Y.; Csakai, A.; Jiang, S.; Smith, C.; Tanji, H.; Huang, J.; Jones, T.; Sakaniwa, K; Broadwell, L.; Shi, C.; Soti, S.; Ohto, U.; Fang, Y.; Shen, S.; Deng, F.; Shimizu, T.; *Yin, H. “Tetrasubstituted Imidazoles as Incognito Toll-like Receptor 8 A(nta)gonists”, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 4351.
9. Wang, J.; Shi, C.; Xu, Q.; *Yin, H. “SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Undergoes Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation into Stress Granules through Its N-Terminal Intrinsically Disordered Region”, Cell Discov. 2021, 7, 5.
10. Jiang, X.; Yuan, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhang, S.; Luo, S.; Wang, N.; Pu, D.; Zhao, N.; Tang, Q.; Hirata, K.; Yang, X.; Jiao, Y.; Sakata-Kato, Y.; Wu, J.; Yan, C.; Kato, N.; *Yin, H.; *Yan, N. “Structural Basis for Blocking Sugar Uptake into the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum”, Cell 2020, 183, 258-268.
11. Xu, Q.; Dai, C.; Kong, J.; Chen, H.; Feng, J.; Zhang, Y.; *Yin, H. “Immune Profiling Before Treatment is Predictive of TLR9-Induced Antitumor Efficacy”, Biomaterials 2020, 263, 120379.
12. Xiao, Y.; Driedonks, T.; Witwer, K.; Wang, Q.; *Yin, H. “How Does an RNA Selfie Work? EV-Associated RNA in Innate Immunity as Self or Danger”, J. Extracell. Vesicles 2020, 9, e1793515.
13. Wang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Li, H.; Wang, H.; Zhang, T.; Hutchinson, M.; *Yin, H.; *Wang, X. “Small Molecule Modulators of Toll-Like Receptors”, Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 1046-1055.
14. Jiang, S.; Tanji, H.; Yin, K.; Zhang, S.; Sakaniwa, K.; Huang, J.; Yang, Y.; Li, J.; Ohto, U.; Shimizu, T.; *Yin, H. “Rationally Designed Small-Molecule Inhibitors Targeting an Unconventional Pocket on the TLR8 Protein-Protein Interface”, J. Med. Chem. 2020, 63, 4117-4132.
15. Zhang, Y.; Jin, X.; Liang, J.; Guo, Y.; Sun, G.; Zeng, X.; *Yin, H. “Extracellular Vesicles Derived from ODN-Stimulated Macrophages Promote Their Cellular Uptake by the Transfer and Activation of Cdc42”, Sci. Adv. 2019, 5, eaav1564.
16. Zhang, S.; Hu, Z.; Tanji, H.; Jiang, S.; Das, N.; Li, J.; Sakaniwa, K.; Jin, J.; Bian, Y.; Ohto, U.; Shimizu, T.; *Yin, H. “Small Molecule Inhibition of TLR8 through Stabilization of Its Resting State”, Nat. Chem. Biol. 2018, 14, 58-64.
17. Hu, Z.; Tanji, H.; Jiang, S.; Zhang, S.; Koo, K.; Chan, J.; Sakaniwa, K.; Ohto, U.; Candia, A.; Shimizu, T.; *Yin, H. “Small Molecule TLR8 Antagonists via Structure-Based Rational Design”, Cell Chem. Biol. 2018, 25, 1286-1291.
18. Bhattacharyya, S.; Wang, W.; Qin, W.; Cheng, K.; Coulup, S.; Chavez, S.; Raparia, K.; De Almeida, L. M.; Stehlik, C.; Tamaki, Z.; *Yin, H.; *Varga, J. “TLR4-Dependent Fibroblast Activation Drives Persistent Organ Fibrosis in Skin and Lung”, JCI Insight 2018, 3, e98850.
19. Zhang, L.; Shi, L.; Soars, S. M.; Kamps, J.; *Yin, H. “Discovery of Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitors of NF-κB Signaling with Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Cancer Properties”, J. Med. Chem. 2018, 61, 5881-5899.
20. Zhang, L.; Dewan, V.; *Yin, H. “Discovery of Small Molecules as Multi-TLR Agonists with Proinflammatory and Anticancer Activities”, J. Med. Chem. 2017, 60, 5029-5044.
21. Smith, C. E.; Soti, S.; Jones, T. A.; Nakagawa, A.; Xue, D.; *Yin, H. “NSAIDs are Caspase Inhibitors”, Cell Chem. Biol. 2017, 24, 281-292.
22. Das, N.; Dewan, V.; Grace, P. M.; Gunn, R. J.; Tamura, R.; Tzarum, N.; Watkins, L. R.; Wilson, I. A.; *Yin, H. “HMGB-1 Activates Proinflammatory Signaling via TLR5 Leading to Allodynia”, Cell Rep. 2016, 17, 1128-1140.
23. *Yin, H.; Flynn, A.D. “Drugging Membrane Protein Interactions”, Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 2016, 18, 51-76.
24. Wang, T.; de Jesus, A.; *Shi, Y.; *Yin, H.; “Pyridoxamine is a substrate of the energy-coupling factor transporter HmpT", Cell Discov. 2015, 1, 15014.
25. Daniele, S. G.; Beraud, D.; Davenport, C.; Cheng, K.; *Yin, H.; *Maguire-Zeiss, K. A.; “Activation of MyD88-Dependent TLR1/2 Signaling by Misfolded α-Synuclein, a Protein Linked to Neurodegenerative Disorders”, Sci. Signal. 2015, 8, ra45.
26. Cheng, K.; Gao, M.; Godfroy, J. I. III; Brown, P. N.; Kastelowitz, N.; *Yin, H.; “Specific Activation of the TLR1-TLR2 Heterodimer by Small-molecule Agonists”, Sci. Adv. 2015, 1, e1400139.
27. Smith, C. E.; Wang, X. H.; *Yin, H.; “Caspases Come Together Over LPS”, Trends Immunol. 2015, 36, 59-61.
28. Yang, H.; Chen, Y. Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, X. H.; Zhao, X.; Godfroy, J. I.; Liang, Q.; Zhang, M.; Zhang, T.; Yuan, Q.; Royal, M. A.; Driscoll, M.; Xia, N. S.; Yin, H.; Xue, D. “A Lysine-Rich Motif in the Phosphatidylserine Receptor PSR-1 Mediates Recognition and Removal of Apoptotic Cells”, Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 5717.
29. Csakai, A.; Smith, C.; Davis, E.; Martinko, A.; Coulup, S.; *Yin, H. “Saccharin Derivatives as Inhibitors of Interferon-Mediated Inflammation”, J. Med. Chem. 2014, 57, 5348-5355.
30. Wang, X. H.; Grace, P. M.; Pham, M. N.; Cheng, K.; Strand, K. A.; Smith, C. E.; Li, J.; Watkins, L. R.; *Yin, H. “Rifampin Inhibits Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling by Targeting Myeloid Differentiation Protein 2 and Attenuates Neuropathic Pain”, FASEB J. 2013, 27, 2713-2722.
31. Wang, X. H.; Smith, C.; *Yin, H. “Targeting Toll-Like Receptors with Small Molecule Agents”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 4859-4866.
32. Brown, P. N.; *Yin, H. “PNA-Based MicroRNA Inhibitors Elicit Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Microglia Cells”, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4415-4417.
33. Morton, L. A.; Saludes, J. P.; Beninson, L.; Chapman, E. R.; Fleshner, M.; *Yin, H. “MARCKS-ED Peptide as a Membrane Curvature Sensor”, ACS Chem. Biol. 2013, 8, 218-225.
34.Cheng, K.; Wang, X. H.; Zhang, S.; *Yin, H. “Discovery of Small-Molecules that Inhibit the Protein Complex of Toll-Like Receptor 1 and 2”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12246-12249.
35. Saludes, J. P.; Morton, L. A.; Ghosh, N.; Beninson, L.; Chapman, E. R.; Fleshner, M.; *Yin, H. “Detection of Highly Curved Membrane Surfaces Using a Cyclic Peptide Derived from Synaptotagmin-I”, ACS Chem. Biol. 2012, 7, 1629-1635.
36. Wang, X. H.; Loram, L. C.; Ramos, K.; de Jesus, A.; Thomas, J.; Cheng, K.; Reddy, A.; Somogyi, A. A.; Hutchinson, M. R.; Watkins, L. R.; *Yin, H. “Morphine Activates Neuroinflammation in a Parallel Manner to Endotoxin”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2012, 109, 6325-6330.
37. Chavez, S. A.; Martinko, A. J.; Lau, C.; Pham, M. N.; Cheng, K.; Mollnes, T. E.; *Yin, H. “Development of β–Amino Alcohol Derivatives that Inhibit TLR4-Mediated Inflammatory Response as Potential Antiseptics”, J. Med. Chem. 2011, 54, 4659-4669.
38. Cheng, K.; Wang, X. H.; *Yin, H. “Small Molecule Inhibitors of the TLR3/dsRNA Complex”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 3764-3767.
38.*Yin, H. “Exogenous Agents that Target Transmembrane Domains of Proteins”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 2744-2752.
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