Publications and Books

Publications

2024

  1. Zhou Y, Yan A, Yang J, He W, Guo S, Li YF, Wu J, Dai Y, Pan X, Cui D, Pereira O, Teng Q, Bi R, Chen S, Fan L, Wang PY, Liao Y, Qin W, Sui SF, Zhu Y, Zhang CL*, Liu L*. (2024) Ultrastructural insights into cellular organization, energy storage and ribosomal dynamics of an ammonia-oxidizing archaeon from oligotrophic oceans. Front Microbiol., 15:1367658.

2023

  1. Wu J, Chen SJB, Wang C, Lin W, Huang C, Fan X, Han D, Lu D, Xu X, Sui SF*, Zhang LX*. (2023) Regulatory dynamics of the higher-plant PSI-LHCI supercomplex during state transitions. Mol Plant, 16(12):1937-1950. (cover)
  2. Dodson E, Ma JF, Szlejf M, Maroudas-Sklare N, Paltiel Y, Adir N, Sun S, Sui SF*, Keren N*. (2023) The structural basis for light acclimation in phycobilisome light harvesting systems systems in Porphyridium purpureum. Commun Biol., 6(1):1210.
  3. Sun S*, Sui SF. (2023) Structural insights into assembly of TRAPPII and its activation of Rab11/Ypt32. Curr Opin Struct Biol., 80:102596.
  4. Li ZQ, Chen S, Zhao L, Huang GQ, Xu H, Yang XY,Wang PY, Gao N, Sui SF*. (2023) Nuclear export of pre-60S particles through the nuclear pore complex. Nature, 618(7964):411-418.
  5. You X, Zhang X, Cheng J, Xiao YN, Ma JF, Sun S, Zhang XZ*, Wang HW*, Sui SF*. (2023) In situ structure of the red algal phycobilisome–PSII–PSI–LHC megacomplex. Nature, 616(7955):199-206.
  6. Cheng J, Liu T, You X, Zhang F, Sui SF, Wan XH*, Zhang XZ*. (2023) Determining protein structures in cellular lamella at pseudo-atomic resolution by GisSPA. Nat Commun., 14(1):1282.

2022

  1. Dong S, Huang GQ, Wang C, Wang JJ, Sui SF*, Qin CX*. (2022) Structure of the Acidobacteria homodimeric reaction center bound with cytochrome c. Nat Commun., 13(1):7745.
  2. Yang XY, Li ZQ, Zhao L, She Z, Gao ZQ, Sui SF*, Dong YH*, Li YH*. (2022) Structural insights into PA3488-mediated inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PldA. Nat Commun., 13(1):5979.
  3. Yang JW, Sui SF, Liu Z*. (2022) Brain structure and structural basis of neurodegenerative diseases. Biophysics Reports, 8(3):170-181.
  4. Su JY, Liu DS, Yang F, Zuo MQ, Li C, Dong MQ, Sun S*, Sui SF*. (2022) Structural basis of Tom20 and Tom22 cytosolic domains as the human TOM complex receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 119(26):e2200158119.
  5. Li ZQ, Chen S, Zhao L , Huang GQ, Pi X , Sun S, Wang PY, Sui SF*. (2022) Near-atomic structure of the inner ring of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae nuclear pore complex. Cell Research, 32(5):437-450.
  6. Mi CC, Zhang L, Huang GQ, Shao G, Yang F, You X, Dong MQ, Sun S*, Sui SF*. (2022) Structural basis for assembly of TRAPPII complex and specific activation of GTPase Ypt31/32. Sci Adv., 8(4):eabi5603.

2021

  1. Li MJ, Ma JF, Li XM*, Sui SF*. (2021) In situ cryo-ET structure of phycobilisome-photosystem II supercomplex from red alga. eLife, 10: e69635.
  2. Xiao YN, Huang GQ, You X, Zhu Q, Wang W, Kuang TY, Han H*, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2021) Structural insights into cyanobacterial photosystem II intermediates associated with Psb28 and Tsl0063. Nat Plants, 7(8):1132-1142.
  3. Hu MQ, Yang F, Huang YW, You X, Liu D, Sun S*, Sui SF*. (2021) Structural insights into the mechanism of human NPC1L1-mediated cholesterol uptake. Sci Adv., 7(29):eabg3188.
  4. Sui SF*. (2021) Structure of Phycobilisomes. Annu Rev Biophys., 50:53-72.
  5. Yan Q, Zhao L, Wang WD, Pi X, Han G, Wang J, Cheng LP, He YK, Kuang TY, Qin XC*, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2021) Antenna arrangement and energy-transfer pathways of PSI-LHCI from the moss Physcomitrella patens. Cell Discov., 7(1):10.
  6. Huang GQ, Xiao Y, Pi X, Zhao L, Zhu Q, Wang W, Kuang T, Han GY*, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2021) Structural insights into a dimeric Psb27-photosystem II complex from a cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus vulcanus. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 118(5):e2018053118.

2020

  1. Xu CZ, Pi X, Huang Y, Han G, Chen X, Qin X, Huang GQ, Zhao S, Yang YY, Kuang TY, Wang WD*, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2020) Structural basis for energy transfer in a huge diatom PSI-FCPI supercomplex. Nat Commun., 11(1):5081.
  2. Wang W, Zhao S, Pi X, Kuang T, Sui SF, Shen JR*. (2020) Structural features of the diatom photosystem II-light-harvesting antenna complex. FEBS J., 287(11):2191-2200.
  3. Ma J, You X, Sun S, Wang X, Qin S, Sui SF*. (2020) Structural basis of energy transfer in Porphyridium purpureum phycobilisome. Nature, 579(7797):146-151.
  4. Shen W, Wang QW, Liu YN, Marchetto MC, Linker S, Lu SY, Chen Y, Liu C, Guo C, Xing Z, Shi W, Kelsoe JR, Alda M, Wang H, Zhong Y, Sui SF, Zhao M, Yang Y, Mi S, Cao L, Gage FH*, Yao J*. (2020) Synaptotagmin-7 is a key factor for bipolar-like behavioral abnormalities in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 117(8):4392-4399.

2019

  1. Pi X, Zhao S, Wang W, Liu D, Xu C, Han G, Kuang T*, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2019) The pigment-protein network of a diatom photosystem II-light-harvesting antenna supercomplex. Science, 365(6452). pii: eaax4406.
  2. Huang X, Sun S, Wang X, Fan F, Zhou Q, Lu S, Cao Y, Wang QW, Dong MQ, Yao J, Sui SF*. (2019) Mechanistic insights into the SNARE complex disassembly. Sci Adv., 5(4):eaau8164.
  3. Qin X, Pi X, Wang W, Han G, Zhu L, Liu M, Cheng L, Shen JR, Kuang T*, Sui SF*. (2019) Structure of a green algal photosystem I in complex with a large number of light-harvesting complex I subunits. Nat Plants, 5:263-272.

2018

  1. Jin J, Hsieh YH, Chaudhary AS, Cui J, Houghton JE, Sui SF, Wang B, Tai PC*. (2018) SecA inhibitors as potential antimicrobial agents: differential actions on SecA-only and SecA-SecYEG protein-conducting channels. FEMS Microbiol Lett., 365:1-10.
  2. Pi X, Tian L, Dai HE, Qin X, Cheng L, Kuang T, Sui SF*, Shen JR*. (2018) Unique organization of photosystem I-light-harvesting supercomplex revealed by cryo-EM from a red alga. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 115:4423-4428.
  3. Yang X, Yang F, Wang W, Lin G, Hu Z, Han Z, Qi Y, Zhang L, Wang J, Sui SF*, Chai J*. (2018) Structural basis for specific flagellin recognition by the NLR protein NAIP5. Cell Research, 28:35.

Before 2018

  1. Zhang J, Ma J, Liu D, Qin S, Sun S*, Zhao J, Sui SF*. (2017) Structure of phycobilisome from the red alga Griffithsia pacifica. Nature, 551:57-63.
  2. Shang Q, Zhao L, Wang X, Wang M, Sui SF*, Mi LZ*. (2017) Expression and purification of functional PDGF receptor beta. Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 489(3):353-359.
  3. Sun S, Li L, Yang F, Wang X, Fan F, Yang M, Chen C, Li X, Wang HW, Sui SF*. (2017) Cryo-EM structures of the ATP-bound Vps4-E233Q hexamer and its complex with Vta1 at near-atomic resolution. Nat Commun., 8:16064.
  4. Hsieh YH, Huang Y, Zhang H, Liu Q, Lu Y, Yang H, Houghton J, Jiang C, Sui SF, Tai PC*. (2017) Dissecting structures and functions of SecA-only protein-conducting channels: ATPase, pore structure, ion channel activity, protein translocation, and interaction with SecYEG/SecDF•YajC. PLoS One, 12(6):e0178307.
  5. Zhang L, Wang X, Fan F, Wang HW, Wang J*, Li X*, Sui SF*. (2017) Cryo-EM structure of Nma111p, a unique HtrA protease composed of two protease domains and four PDZ domains. Cell Research, 27:582-585 (Letter).
  6. Wang X, Li B, Guo Y, Shen S, Zhao L, Zhang P, Sun Y, Sui SF, Deng F, Lou Z. (2016) Molecular basis for the formation of ribonucleoprotein complex of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. J Struct Biol., 196:455-465.
  7. Wu W, Lin C, Wu K, Jiang L, Wang X, Li W, Zhuang H, Zhang X, Chen H, Li S, Yang Y, Lu Y, Wang J, Zhu R, Zhang L, Sui SF, Tan N*, Zhao B*, Zhang J*, Li L*, Feng D*. (2016) FUNDC1 regulates mitochondrial dynamics at the ER-mitochondrial contact site under hypoxic conditions. EMBO Journal, 35:1368-1384.
  8. Zhang J, Pan X, Yan K, Sun S, Gao N*, Sui SF*. (2015) Mechanisms of ribosome stalling by SecM at multiple elongation steps. eLife, 4:e09684.
  9. Hu Z, Zhou Q, Zhang C, Fan S, Cheng W, Zhao Y, Shao F, Wang HW, Sui SF*, Chai J*. (2015) Structural and biochemical basis for induced self-propagation of NLRC4. Science, 350(6259):399-404.
  10. Tian W, Li W, Chen Y, Yan Z, Huang X, Zhuang H, Zhong W, Chen Y, Wu W, Lin C, Chen H, Hou X, Zhang L, Sui SF, Zhao B, Hu Z*, Li L*, Feng D*. (2015) Phosphorylation of ULK1 by AMPK regulates translocation of ULK1 to mitochondria and mitophagy. FEBS Letters, 589(15):1847-1854.
  11. Chang L, Liu X, Li Y, Liu CC, Yang F, Zhao J, Sui SF. (2015) Structural organization of an intact phycobilisome and its association with photosystem II. Cell Res.,25(5):551-560.
  12. Zhou Q, Huang X, Sun S, Li X, Wang HW, Sui SF. (2015) Cryo-EM structure of SNAP-SNARE assembly in 20S particle. Cell Res., 25(5):551-560.
  13. Wu W, Tian W, Hu Z, Chen G, Huang L, Li W, Zhang X, Xue P, Zhou C, Liu L, Zhu Y, Zhang X, Li L, Zhang L, Sui SF, Zhao B*, Feng D*. (2014) ULK1 translocates to mitochondria and phosphorylates FUNDC1 to regulate mitophagy. EMBO Report, 15(5):566-575.
  14. Li W, Zhang X, Zhuang H, Chen HG, Chen Y, Tian W, Wu W, Li Y, Wang S, Zhang L, Chen Y, Li L, Zhao B, Sui SF, Hu Z*, Feng D*. (2014) MicroRNA-137 is a novel hypoxia-responsive microRNA that inhibits mitophagy via regulation of two mitophagy receptors FUNDC1 and NIX. J Biol Chem., 289(15):10691-701.
  15. You Z, Liao M, Zhang H, Yang H, Pan X, Houghton JE, Sui SF, Tai PC*. (2013) Phospholipids induce conformational changes of SecA to form membrane-specific domains: AFM structures and implication on protein-conducting channels. PLoS One, 8(8):e72560.
  16. Hang H, Hsieh YH, Lin BR, Yu L, Yang H, Jiang C, Sui SF, Tai PC*. (2013) Specificity of SecYEG for PhoA precursors and SecA homologs on SecA protein-conducting channels. Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 437(2):212-216.
  17. Li B, Wang Q, Pan X, Fernández de Castro I, Sun Y, Guo Y, Tao X, Risco C, Sui SF*, Lou Z*. (2013) Bunyamwera virus possesses a distinct nucleocapsid protein to facilitate genome encapsidation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 110(22):9048-9053.
  18. Liu CC, Sun S*, Sui SF*. (2013) The role of the N-D1 linker of the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor in the SNARE disassembly. PLoS One, 8(5):e64346.
  19. Y Hsieh YH, Zhang H, Wang H, Yang H, Jiang C, Sui SF, Tai PC*. (2013) Reconstitution of functionally efficient SecA-dependent protein-conducting channels: Transformation of low-affinity SecA-liposome channels to high-affinity SecA-SecYEG-SecDF YajC channels. Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 431(3):388-392.
  20. Zhou Q, Sun S, Tai PC, Sui SF*. (2012) Structural characterization of the complex of SecB and metallothionein-labeled proOmpA by cryo-electron microscopy. PLoS One, 7(10):e47015.
  21. Chang LF, Chen S, Liu CC, Pan XJ, Jiang JS, Bai XC, Xie X, Wang HW, Sui SF. (2012) Structural characterization of full-length NSF and 20S particles. Nat Struct Mol Biol., 19(3):268-275.
  22. Liu L, Feng D, Chen G, Chen M, Zheng QX, Song PP, Ma Q, Zhu CZ, Wang R, Qi WJ, Huang L, Xue P, Li BW, Wang XH, Jin HJ, Wang J, Yang FQ, Liu PS, Zhu YS, Sui SF, Chen Q. (2012) Mitochondrial outer-membrane protein FUNDC1 mediates hypoxia-induced mitophagy in mammalian cells. Nat Cell Biol, 14(2):177-185.
  23. Hsieh YH, Zhang H, Lin BR, Cui N, Na B, Yang H, Jiang C, Sui SF, Tai PC*. (2011) SecA alone can promote protein translocation and Ion-channel activity: SecYEG increases efficiency and signal peptide specificity. J Biol Chem., 286(52):44702-44709.
  24. Bai XC, Pan XJ, Wang XJ, Ye YY, Chang LF, Leng Dong, Lei JL, Sui SF. (2011) Characterization of the structure and function of Escherichia coli DegQ as a representative of the DegQ-like proteases of bacterial HtrA family proteins. Structure, 19: 1328–1337.
  25. Tang Y, Pan X, Chen Y, Tai PC, Sui SF*. (2011) Dimeric SecA couples the preprotein translocation in an asymmetric manner. PLoS One, 6(1):e16498.
  26. Tang Y, Pan X, Tai PC, Sui SF*. (2010) Electron microscopic visualization of asymmetric precursor translocation intermediates: SecA functions as a dimer. Sci China Life Sci., 53(9):1049-1056.
  27. Liu RQ, Zhou QH, Ji SR, Zhou Q, Feng D, Wu Y, Sui SF*. (2010) Membrane localization of beta-amyloid 1-42 in lysosomes: a possible mechanism for lysosome labilization. J Biol Chem., 285(26):19986-19996.
  28. Feng D, Zhao WL, Ye YY, Bai XC, Liu RQ, Chang LF, Zhou Q, Sui SF*. (2010) Cellular internalization of exosomes occurs through phagocytosis. Traffic, 11(5):675-687.
  29. Zhao WL, Feng D, Wu J, Sui SF*. (2010) Trichosanthin inhibits integration of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through depurinating the long-terminal repeats. Mol Biol Rep., 37(4):2093-2098.
  30. Tang Y, Pan X, Tai PC, Sui SF*. (2010) The structure of SecB/OmpA as visualized by electron microscopy: the mature region of the precursor protein binds asymmetrically to SecB. Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 393(4):698-702.
  31. Zhao W, Feng D, Sun S, Han T, Sui SF*. (2010) The anti-viral protein of trichosanthin penetrates into human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 42(2):91-97.
  32. Guo T, Gong LC, Sui SF*. (2010) An electrostatically preferred lateral orientation of SNARE complex suggests novel mechanisms for driving membrane fusion. PLoS One, 5(1):e8900.
  33. Zhao WL, Zhang F, Feng D, Wu J, Chen S, Sui SF*. (2009) A novel sorting strategy of trichosanthin for hijacking human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 384(3):347-351.
  34. Zhang F, Sun S, Feng D, Zhao WL, Sui SF*. (2009) A novel strategy for the invasive toxin: hijacking exosome-mediated intercellular trafficking. Traffic, 10(4):411-424.
  35. Shen QT, Bai XC, Chang LF, Wu Y, Wang HW, Sui SF*. (2009) Bowl-shaped oligomeric structures on membranes as DegP’s new functional forms in protein quality control. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 106(12):4858-4863.
  36. Zhou Q, Wang QL, Meng X, Shu Y, Jiang T, Wagenknecht T, Yin CC8, Sui SF*, Liu Z*. (2008) Structural and functional characterization of ryanodine receptor-natrin toxin interaction. Biophysical J., 95(9):4289-4299.
  37. Chen Y, Pan X, Tang Y, Quan S, Tai PC, Sui SF*. (2008) Full-length Escherichia coli SecA dimerizes in a closed conformation in solution as determined by cryo-electron microscopy. J Biol Chem., 283(43):28783-28787.
  38. Jiang J, Zhang X, Chen Y, Wu Y, Zhou ZH, Chang Z*, Sui SF*. (2008) Activation of DegP chaperone-protease via formation of large cage-like oligomers upon binding to substrate proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 105(33):11939-11944.
  39. Lv J, He L, Sui SF*. (2008) C2 domain of synaptotagmin I associates with lipid rafts of plasma membrane. Chin Sci Bull., 53(9):1373–1380.
  40. Sun S, Yu JP, Chen F, Zhao TJ, Fang XH, Li YQ, Sui SF*. (2008) TINY, a dehydration-responsive element (DRE)-binding protein-like transcription factor connecting the DRE- and ethylene-responsive element-mediated signaling pathways in Arabidopsis. J Biol Chem., 283(10):6261-6271.
  41. Lv JH, He L, Sui SF*. (2008) Lipid rafts association of synaptotagmin I on synaptic vesicles. Biochemistry (Mosc)., 73(3):283-288.
  42. Li RF, Shang Y, Liu D, Ren ZS, Chang ZJ*, Sui SF*.  (2007) Differential ubiquitination of Smad1 mediated by CHIP: implications in the regulation of the bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway. J Mol Biol., 374: 777–790.
  43. Chen Y, Tai PC., Sui SF*.  (2007) The active ring-like structure of SecA revealed by electron crystallography: conformational change upon interaction with SecB. J Struct Biol., 159: 149–153.
  44. Wang SZ, Chen Y, Sun ZH, Zhou Q, Sui SF*. (2006) Escherichia coli CorA periplasmic domain functions as a homotetramer to bind substrate. J Biol Chem., 281: 26813–26820.
  45. Liu CZ, Chen Y, Sui SF*. (2006) The identification of a new actin-binding region in p57. Cell Res., 16: 106–112.
  46. Wang HW, Chen Y, Yang HC, Chen XC, Duan MX, Tai PC* , Sui SF*.  (2003) Ring-like pore structures of SecA: implication for bacterial protein-conducting channels. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 100: 4221–4226.
  47. Wu Y, He YH, Bai JH, Ji SR, Tucker, WC., Chapman ER*, Sui SF*. (2003) Visualization of synaptotagmin I oligomers assembled onto lipid monolayers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 100: 2082–2087.
  48. Ji SR, Wu Y, Sui SF*. (2002) Cholesterol is an important factor affecting the membrane insertion of beta-amyloid peptide (A beta 1-40), which may potentially inhibit the fibril formation. J Biol Chem., 277: 6273–6279.
  49. Wang F, Xia XF, Sui SF*. (2002) Human apolipoprotein H may have various orientations when attached to lipid layer. Biophys J., 83: 985–993.
  50. Ma ZF, Sui SF*. (2002) Naked-eye sensitive detection of immunoglubulin G by enlargement of Au nanoparticles in vitro. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl., 41: 2176–2179.
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Books

《Molecular Membrane Biology》took the Beijing Prize of Excellent Teaching Materials for Higher Education in 2005.

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