Publications from the Niu Research Group
45. Thompson, W. J.; Kankanamalage, B. K. P. M.; Thaggard, G. C.; Park, K. C.; Martin, C. R.; Niu, J.; Byers, J. A.*; Shustova, N. B. * "Catalytically Active Site Mapping Realized through Energy Transfer Modeling." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, in press.
44. Rondon, B.#; Ungolan, P.#; Wu, L.; Niu, J.* "Chemically Recyclable Pseudo-Polysaccharides from Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Glucurono-1,6-lactones." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 21868-21876.
43. Park, K.S.; Cha, H.; Niu, J.; Soh, H.T.; Lee, J.H.; Pack, S.P.* "DNA-controlled Protein Fluorescence: Design of aptamer-split peptide hetero-modulator for GFP to respond to intracellular ATP level." Nucleic Acids Res. 2024, gkae532.
42. Giardino, G.; Wang, H.; Niu, J.*; Wang, D.* “From Technical Lignin to Native Lignin: Depolymerization, Functionalization, and Applications.” (Minireview) Chem. Phys. Rev. 2024, 5, 021302. Featured by Scilight.
41. Wu, L.#; Chowdhury, A.#; Zhou, Z.; Chen, K.; Wang, W.; Niu, J.* “Precision Cellulose from Living Cationic Polymerization of Glucose 1,2,4-Orthopivalates.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 7963-7970.
40. Jiang, N.-C.; Zhou, Z.; Niu, J.* “Quantitative, Regiospecific, and Stereoselective Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Monosaccharide Cyclic Ketene Acetals.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5056-5062.
39. Li, F.; Li, E.; Samanta, K.; Zheng, Z.; Wu, L.; Chen. A. D.; Farha, O.; Staples, R.; Niu, J.*; Schmidt-Rohr, K.*; Ke, C.* “Ortho-Alkoxy-benzamide Directed Formation of a Single Crystalline Hydrogen-bonded Crosslinked Organic Framework and Its Boron Trifluoride Uptake and Catalysis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e2023116.
38. Liu, C.; Liu, X.; Zhou, M.; Xia, C.; Lyu, Y.; Peng, Q.; Soni, C.; Zhou, Z.; Su, Q.; Wu, Y.; Weerapana, E.; Gao, J.; Chatterjee, A.; Lin, C.; Niu, J.* "Fluorosulfate as a Latent Sulfate in Peptides and Proteins" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 20189-20195.
37. Wu, L.; Rondon, B.; Dym, S.; Wang, W.; Chen, K.; Niu, J.* “Regulating Cationic Polymerization: From Structural Control to Life Cycle Management.” (Review) Prog. Polym. Sci. 2023, 145, 101736.
36. Wu, L.; Zhou, Z.; Sathe, D.; Zhou, J.; Reich, S.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, J.; Niu, J.* “Precision Native Polysaccharides from Living Polymerization of Anhydrosugars.” Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 1276-1284.
35. Landrigan, P.J.; Raps, H.; Cropper, M.; Bald, C.; Brunner, M., Canonizado, E.M.; Charles, D.; Chiles, T.C.; Donohue, M.J.; Enck, J.; Fenichel, P.; Fleming, L.E.; Ferrier-Pages, C.; Fordham, R.; Gozt, A.; Griffin, C.; Hahn, M.E.; Haryanto, B.; Hixson, R.; Ianelli, H.; James, B.D.; Kumar, P.; Laborde, A.; Law, K.L.; Martin, K.; Mu, J.; Mulders, Y.; Mustapha, A.; Niu, J.; Pahl, S.; Park, Y.; Pedrotti, M.-L.; Pitt, J.A.; Ruchirawat, M.; Seewoo, B.J.; Spring, M.; Stegeman, J.J.; Suk, W.; Symeonides, C.; Takada, H.; Thompson, R.C.; Vicini, A.; Wang, Z.; Whitman, E.; Wirth, D.; Wolff, M.; Yousuf, A.K.; Dunlop, S. "The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health." Ann. Glob. Health. 2023; 89, 23, 1–215.
34. Yang, C.#; Deng, Y.#; Wang, Y.; Liu, C.; Xia, C.; Booneimsri, P.; Lertmaneedang, C.; Samal, A.; Mehta, A. Y.; Baker, K. J.; Hwang, S.; Flynn, J. P.; Cao, M.; Zhu, A. C.; Cummings, R. D.; Lin, C.; Mohanty, U.*; Niu, J.* “Heparan Sulfate Glycomimetics via Iterative Assembly of ‘Clickable’ Disaccharides.” Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 3514-3522.
33. Wang W.; Rondon, B.; Wang, Z.; Wang, J.; Niu, J.* "Macrocyclic Allylic Sulfone as A Universal Comonomer in Organocatalyzed Photocontrolled Radical Copolymerization with Vinyl Monomers.” Macromolecules 2023, 56, 2052-2061.
32. Wang, H.#; Giardino, G.#; Chen, R.; Yang, C.; Niu, J.*; Wang, D.* “Photocatalytic Depolymerization of Native Lignin Toward Chemically Recyclable Polymer Networks" ACS Cent. Sci. 2023, 9, 48-55.
31. Wu. B. K.; Skrodzki, C. J. A.; Su, Q.; Lin, J.; Niu, J.* “Click Handle”-Modified 2'-Deoxy-2'-Fluoroarabino Nucleic Acid as A Synthetic Genetic Polymer Capable of Post-Polymerization Functionalization." Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 6873-6881.
30. Wang, W.; Zhou, Z.; Sathe, D.; Tang, X.; Moran, S.; Jin, J.; Haeffner, F.; Wang, J.; Niu, J.* “Degradable Vinyl Random Copolymers via Photocontrolled Radical Ring-Opening Cascade Copolymerization.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202113302.
29. Yang, C.; Niu, J.* “Just A Click Away.” (News and Views) Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 820-821.
28. Yuan, J.; Giardino, G.; Niu, J.* “Metathesis Cascade-Triggered Depolymerization of Enyne Self-Immolative Polymers.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24800-24805. Featured as a Very Important Paper and on the Fronstipiece.
27. Cheng, C.; Zhou, M.; Su, Q.; Steigmeyer, A.; Niu, J.* “Genome Editor-Directed in vivo Library Diversification.” (Review) Cell Chem. Biol. 2021, 28, 1109-1118.
26. Su, Q.; Zhou, M.; Cheng, C.; Niu, J.* "Harnessing the Power of Directed Evolution to Improve Genome Editing Systems." (Review) Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2021, 64, 10-19.
25. Yang, C.; Wu, K.; Deng, Y.; Yuan, J.; Niu, J.* "Geared Toward Applications: A Perspective on Functional Sequence-Controlled Polymers." (Viewpoint) ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 243-257. Featured as Front Cover.
24. Chen, R.#; Yang, C.#; Zhou, Z.; Haeffner, F.; Dersjant, A.; Dulock, N.; Dong, Q.; He, D.; Jin, J.; Zhao, Y.; Niu, J.*; Wang, D.* "Electrochemically Triggered Chain Reactions for the Conversion of Furan Derivatives." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7534-7539. Featured as Hot Paper and Frontispiece.
23. Liu, C.#; Yang, C.#; Hwang, S.; Ferraro, L. S.; Flynn, P. J.; Niu, J.* “A General Approach to O-Sulfation via Sulfur(VI) Fluoride Exchange Reaction.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 18435-18441. # equal contribution
22. Yuan, J.; Wang, W.; Zhou, Z.; Niu, J.* "Cascade Reactions in Chain-Growth Polymerization" (Perspective) Macromolecules 2020, 53, 5655-5673. Featured as Front Cover.
21. Gordon, C. K. L.; Wu, D.; Feagin, T. A.; Pusuluri, A.; Csordas, A. T.; Eisenstein, M.; Hawker, C. J.; Niu, J.*; Soh, H. T.* “Click-Particle Display for Base-Modified Aptamer Discovery” ACS Chem. Biol. 2019, 14, 2652-2662. Featured in ACS Editor's Choice. (A previous version of this article was published as a bioRxiv preprint, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/626572.)
20. Huang, H.; Wang, W.; Zhou, Z.; Sun, B.; An, M.; Haeffner, F.; Niu, J.* "Radical Ring-Closing/Ring-Opening Cascade Polymerization." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 12493 - 12497.
19. Yang, C.; Flynn, J.; Niu, J.* “Facile Synthesis of Sequence-Regulated Polymers Using Orthogonal SuFEx and CuAAC Click Reactions.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16194-16199. Highlighted by Synfacts 2019, 15, 0034.
18. Huang, H.; Sun, B.; Huang, Y.; Niu, J.* "Radical Cascade-Triggered Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of Macrocyclic Monomers." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 10402-10406. Featured as Front Cover, in the JACS Spotlights, and in the 2019 JACS Young Investigator Virtual Issue.
17. Watanabe, A.; Niu, J.; Lunn, D. J.; Lawrence J.; Knight, A.S.; Zhang, M.; Hawker, C. J.* "PET‐RAFT as a Facile Strategy for Preparing Functional Lipid–Polymer Conjugates." J. Polym. Sci. A 2018, 56, 1259-1268.
16. Niu, J.; Page, Z.; Dolinski, N.; Anastasaki, A.; Hsueh A. T.; Soh, H. T.; Hawker, C.J.* “Rapid Visible Light-Mediated Controlled Aqueous Polymerization with in situ Monitoring.” ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 1109-1113.
15. Kaminker, R.; Kaminker, I.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Luo, Y.; Lee, S.; Niu, J.; Han, S.*; Hawker, C.J.* “Tuning conformation and properties of peptidomimetic backbones through dual N/Ca-substitution.” Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 5237.
14. Niu, J.; Lunn, D.J.; Pusuluri, A.; Yoo, J.; O’Malley, M.A.; Mitragotri, S.; Soh, H.T.*; Hawker, C.J.* “Engineering Live Cell Surfaces with Functional Polymers via Cytocompatible Controlled Radical Polymerization.” Nat. Chem. 2017, 9, 537-545.
13. Dolinski, N.; Page, Z.; Eisenreich, F.; Niu, J.; Hecht, S.; Read de Alaniz, J.; Hawker, C.J.* “A Versatile Approach for “in situ” Monitoring of Photoswitches and Photopolymerizations using NMR Spectroscopy.” ChemPhotoChem 2017, 1, 125-131.
12. Discekici, E.H.; Shankel, S.L.; Anastasaki, A.; Oschmann, B.; Lee, I.H.; Niu, J.; McGrath, A.J.; Clark, P.G.; Laitar, D.S.; Read de Alaniz, J., Hawker, C.J.*; Lunn, D.J.* “Dual-Pathway Chain-End Modification of RAFT Polymers Using Visible Light and Metal-Free Conditions.” Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1888-1891.
11. Glavan, A.C.; Niu, J. (co-first); Chen, Z.; Güder, F.; Cheng, C.M.; Liu, D.R. Whitesides, G.M. “Analytical Devices Based on Direct Synthesis of DNA on Paper.” Anal. Chem. 2015, 88, 725-731.
10. Niu, J.; Hili, R.; Liu, D.R.* “Enzyme-free Translation of DNA into Sequence-Defined Synthetic Polymers Structurally Unrelated to Nucleic Acids.” Nat. Chem. 2013, 5, 282-292.
9. Hili, R.; Niu, J.; Liu, D.R.* “DNA Ligase-Mediated Translation of DNA Into Densely Functionalized Nucleic Acid Polymers.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 98-101.
8. Niu, J.; Shi, F.; Liu, Z.H.; Wang, Z.Q.; Zhang, X.*; Sun, J.Q.; Ozaki, Y. “Surface Imprinted Nanostructured Layer-by-Layer Film for Molecular Recognition of Theophylline-Derivatives.” Langmuir 2008, 24, 11988-11994.
7. Zhang, X.*; Shi, F.; Niu, J.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, Z.Q. “Superhydrophobic Surfaces: From Structural Control to Functional Application.” J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 621-633.
6. Niu, J.; Shi, F.; Liu, Z.; Wang, Z.Q.; Zhang, X.* “Reversible Disulfide Cross-Linking in Layer-by-Layer Films: Preassembly Enhanced Loading and pH/Reductant Dually Controllable Release.” Langmuir 2007, 23, 6377-6384.
5. Shi, F.; Niu, J.(co-first); Liu, Z.; Wang, Z.Q.; Smet, M.; Dahaen, W.; Zhang, X.* “To Adjust Wetting Properties of Organic Surface by In Situ Photoreaction of Aromatic Azide.” Langmuir 2007, 23, 1253-1257.
4. Shi, F.; Niu, J.; Liu, J.; Liu, F.; Wang, Z.Q.; Zhang, X.* “Towards Understanding Why Superhydrophobic Coating Is Needed by Water Striders.” Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 2257.
3. Niu, J.; Yuan, J.Y.* “A primary study on the computation and application of the critical point of the binary copolymer constitutional curve.” Chin. J. Univ. Chem. 2006, 21, 60-62.
2. Shi, F.; Song, Y.; Niu, J.; Zhang, X.*; Wang, Z.Q.; Xia, X.H. “Facile Method to Fabricate Large-scale Superhydrophobic Surface by Galvanic Cell Reaction.” Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 1365-1368.
1. Shi, F.; Chen, X.; Wang, L.; Niu, J.; Yu, J.; Wang, Z.Q.; Zhang X.* “Roselike microstructures formed by direct in situ hydrothermal synthesis: from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity.” Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 6177-6180.