- Xinran Geng, Yichang Ren, Fangfang Wang, Danmei Tian, Xinsheng Yao, Youwei Zhang* and Jinshan Tang*. Harmines inhibit cancer cell growth through coordinated activation of apoptosis and inhibition of autophagy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 498, 99-104, 2018.
- Xiaosan Li, Yichang Ren, Yuzhou Bao, Jie Liu, Xiaokun Zhang, Youwei Zhang, Xuelong Sun, Xinsheng Yao, JinShan Tang. Synthesis of C3-Neoglycosides of Digoxigenin and Their Anticancer Activities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 145, 252-262, 2018.
- Xueping Lei, Minfeng Chen, Maohua Huang, Xiaobo Li, Changzheng Shi, Dong Zhang, Liangping Luo, Youwei Zhang, Nan Ma, Heru Chen, Huafeng Liang, Wencai Ye, and Dongmei Zhang. Desacetylvinblastine monohydrazide disrupts tumor vessels by promoting VE-cadheris internalization. Theranostics, 8:384-398, 2018.
- Franklin Mayca Pozo, Jinshan Tang, Kristine W Bonk, Ruth A Keri, Xinsheng Yao and Youwei Zhang*. Regulatory crosstalk determines the cellular levels of 53BP1, a critical factor in DNA repair. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292:5992-6003, 2017.
- Yan Yan, Xiangzi Han, Yulang Qing, Allison G. Condie, Shashank Gority, Shuming Yang, Yan Xu, Youwei Zhang and Stanton Gerson. Inhibition of uracil DNA glycosylase sensitizes cancer cells to 5-fluorodeoxyuridine through replication fork collapse-induced DNA damage. Oncotarget, 7: 59299-59313, 2016, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11151.
- Xiangzi Han, Jinshan Tang, Jingna Wang, Jinhua Zheng, Feng Ren, Megan Gragg, Philip Kiser, Paul Park, Krzysztof Palczewski, Xinsheng Yao and Youwei Zhang*. Conformational change of human checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) induced by DNA damage. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291:12951-12959, 2016. June 17. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.713248.
- Xiangzi Han, Franklin Mayca Pozo, Jacob N Wisotsky, Benlian Wang, James Jacobberger, and Youwei Zhang*. Phosphorylation of mini-chromosome maintenance 3 (MCM3) by Chk1 negatively regulates DNA replication and checkpoint activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290, 12370-12378, 2015.
- Xiangzi Han#, Lei Zhang#, Jin Sil Chung#, Franklin Mayca Pozo, Amada Tran, Darcie Searchist, James Jacobberger, Ruth Keri, Hannah Gilmore and Youwei Zhang*. UbcH7 regulates 53BP1 stability and DSB repair. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111, 17456-61, 2014. doi: 10.1073/pnas1408538111. Epub Nov 24, 2014. (# Equal contribution).
- Xiangzi Han, Aaron Aslania, Kang Fu, Toshiya Tsuji, and Youwei Zhang*. The interaction between Chk1 and the MCM complex is required for DNA damage-induced Chk1 phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289, 24716-24723, 2014. Jul 21. Pii: jbc.M114.575035.
- Youwei Zhang* and Tony Hunter. Roles of Chk1 in cell biology and cancer therapy. International Journal of Cancer (Review), 134, 1013-1023, 2014 (Epub May 28, 2013).
- Jingna Wang, Xiangzi Han, and Youwei Zhang*. Auto-regulatory mechanisms of phosphorylation of checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1). Cancer Research, 72, 3786-3794, 2012.
- Jingna Wang, Xiangzi Han, Xiujing Feng, Zhenghe Wang, and Youwei Zhang*. Coupling cellular localization and function of Chk1 in checkpoints and cell viability. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287, 25501-25509, 2012.
- Amitabha Chakrabarti, Kalpana Gupta, Abigail Glick, Youwei Zhang, Munna Agarwal, Mukesh K Agarwal and David N Wald. ATP depletion triggers AML differentiation through an ATR-Chk1 dependent and p53 independent pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287, 23635-23643, 2012.
- John Brognard, Youwei Zhang, Lorena Puto, and Tony Hunter. Cancer-associated loss-of-function mutations implicate DAPK3 as a tumor suppressing kinase. Cancer Research, 71, 3152-3161, 2011.
- Jingna Wang, Staci Engle, Callie Merry, and Youwei Zhang*. A new in vitro system for activating the cell cycle checkpoints. Cell Cycle, 10, 500-506, 2011.
- Callie Merry, Jingna Wang, Kang Fu, I-Ju Yeh, and Youwei Zhang. Targeting Chk1 in cancer therapy. Cell Cycle, 9, 1-5, 2010.
- Zhongsheng You, Linda Z. Shi, Quan Zhu, Peng Wu, Youwei Zhang, Andrew Basilio, Nina Tonnu, Inder Verma, Michael W. Berns, and Tony Hunter. CtIP Links DNA Double-strand Break Sensing to Resection. Molecular Cell, 36, 954-969, 2009.
- Youwei Zhang, John Brognard, Chris Coughlin, Zhongshen You, Marisa Dolled-Filhard, Aaron Aslanian, Gerard Manning, Robert T. Abraham, and Tony Hunter. The F-box protein Fbx6 regulate Chk1 stability and cellular sensitivity to replication stress. Molecular Cell, 35, 442-453, 2009.
- Youwei Zhang, Tony Hunter, and Robert T. Abraham. Turning the Replication Checkpoint On and Off. Cell Cycle, 5, 125-128, 2006.
- Youwei Zhang, Dianne M. Otterness, Gary G. Chiang, Yuncai Liu, Weilin Xie, Frank Mercurio, and Robert T. Abraham. Genotoxic Stress Targets Human Chk1 for Degradation by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Molecular Cell, 19, 607-618, 2005.
- Youwei Zhang, Makoto Kaneda, and Ikuo Morita. A gap junction-independent tumor suppressing effect of connexin 43. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278, 44852-44856, 2003.
- Youwei Zhang, Keiko Nakayama, Kei-Ichi Nakayama, and Ikuo Morita. A Novel Route for Connexin 43 to Inhibit Cell Proliferation: Negative Regulation of Skp2. Cancer Research 63, 1623-1630, 2003.
- Youwei Zhang, Ikuo Morita, Masa-aki Ikeda, Kai-Wen Ma, and Sei-itsu Murota. Connexin 43 suppresses proliferation of osteosarcoma U2OS cells through posttranscriptional regulation of p27. Oncogene 20; 4138-4149, 2001.
- Youwei Zhang, Ikuo Morita, Masamichi Nishida, and Sei-itsu Murota. Involvement of tyrosine kinase in the hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced gap junctional intercellular communication abnormality in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology 180; 305-313, 1999.
- Ikuo Morita, Youwei Zhang, and Sei-itsu Murota. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) protects endothelial functions injured by hypoxia/reoxygenation. Ann. N. Y. Acad Sci. 947: 394-397, 2001.