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| Crystal structures of the human RNA demethylase Alkbh5 reveal basis for substrate recognition C Feng, Y Liu, G Wang, Z Deng, Q Zhang, W Wu, Y Tong, C Cheng, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 289 (17), 11571-11583, 2014 | 220 | 2014 |
| Cryo-EM structures of the ATP release channel pannexin 1 Z Deng, Z He, G Maksaev, RM Bitter, M Rau, JAJ Fitzpatrick, P Yuan Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 27 (4), 373-381, 2020 | 144 | 2020 |
| Mechanistic insights into metal ion activation and operator recognition by the ferric uptake regulator Z Deng, Q Wang, Z Liu, M Zhang, ACD Machado, TP Chiu, C Feng, ... Nature communications 6 (1), 7642, 2015 | 137 | 2015 |
| Complex structures of the abscisic acid receptor PYL3/RCAR13 reveal a unique regulatory mechanism X Zhang, Q Zhang, Q Xin, L Yu, Z Wang, W Wu, L Jiang, G Wang, W Tian, ... Structure 20 (5), 780-790, 2012 | 96 | 2012 |
| Structural insights into a novel histone demethylase PHF8 L Yu, Y Wang, S Huang, J Wang, Z Deng, Q Zhang, W Wu, X Zhang, Z Liu, ... Cell research 20 (2), 166-173, 2010 | 93 | 2010 |
| Structure-function analysis reveals a novel mechanism for regulation of histone demethylase LSD2/AOF1/KDM1b Q Zhang, S Qi, M Xu, L Yu, Y Tao, Z Deng, W Wu, J Li, Z Chen, J Wong Cell research 23 (2), 225-241, 2013 | 84 | 2013 |
| Structure of the Wilson disease copper transporter ATP7B RM Bitter, SC Oh, Z Deng, S Rahman, RK Hite, P Yuan Science Advances 8 (9), eabl5508, 2022 | 80 | 2022 |
| Gating of human TRPV3 in a lipid bilayer Z Deng, G Maksaev, M Rau, Z Xie, H Hu, JAJ Fitzpatrick, P Yuan Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 27 (7), 635-644, 2020 | 76 | 2020 |
| Structural basis for the regulatory function of a complex zinc-binding domain in a replicative arterivirus helicase resembling a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay helicase Z Deng, KC Lehmann, X Li, C Feng, G Wang, Q Zhang, X Qi, L Yu, ... Nucleic acids research 42 (5), 3464-3477, 2014 | 66 | 2014 |
| The atomic resolution structure of human AlkB homolog 7 (ALKBH7), a key protein for programmed necrosis and fat metabolism G Wang, Q He, C Feng, Y Liu, Z Deng, X Qi, W Wu, P Mei, Z Chen Journal of Biological Chemistry 289 (40), 27924-27936, 2014 | 60 | 2014 |
| Structural mechanism for gating of a eukaryotic mechanosensitive channel of small conductance Z Deng, G Maksaev, AM Schlegel, J Zhang, M Rau, JAJ Fitzpatrick, ... Nature Communications 11 (1), 3690, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
| Cryo-EM structure of a proton-activated chloride channel TMEM206 Z Deng, Y Zhao, J Feng, J Zhang, H Zhao, MJ Rau, JAJ Fitzpatrick, H Hu, ... Science Advances 7 (9), eabe5983, 2021 | 51 | 2021 |
| Structural biology of the arterivirus nsp11 endoribonucleases M Zhang, X Li, Z Deng, Z Chen, Y Liu, Y Gao, W Wu, Z Chen Journal of virology 91 (1), 10.1128/jvi. 01309-16, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
| Multiple independent acquisitions of ACE2 usage in MERS-related coronaviruses CB Ma, C Liu, YJ Park, J Tang, J Chen, Q Xiong, J Lee, C Stewart, ... Cell 188 (6), 1693-1710. e18, 2025 | 39 | 2025 |
| Structural insights into mechanisms of Argonaute protein-associated NADase activation in bacterial immunity X Wang, X Li, G Yu, L Zhang, C Zhang, Y Wang, F Liao, Y Wen, H Yin, ... Cell Research, 1-13, 2023 | 37 | 2023 |
| Mechanism of differential Zika and dengue virus neutralization by a public antibody lineage targeting the DIII lateral ridge H Zhao, L Xu, R Bombardi, R Nargi, Z Deng, JM Errico, CA Nelson, ... Journal of Experimental Medicine 217 (2), e20191792, 2019 | 36 | 2019 |
| Open-channel structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel reveals a mechanism of leaflet-specific phospholipid modulation JT Petroff, NM Dietzen, E Santiago-McRae, B Deng, MS Washington, ... Nature communications 13 (1), 7017, 2022 | 34 | 2022 |
| Structure and function of a bacterial type III-E CRISPR–Cas7-11 complex G Yu, X Wang, Y Zhang, Q An, Y Wen, X Li, H Yin, Z Deng, H Zhang Nature Microbiology, 1-11, 2022 | 27 | 2022 |
| Helicase of Type 2 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Strain HV Reveals a Unique Structure C Tang, Z Deng, X Li, M Yang, Z Tian, Z Chen, G Wang, W Wu, W Feng, ... Viruses 12 (2), 215, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |