Publications

Selected Journal Publications

2022

Hegde TR, Rufus OO, Lee J, and Hong SH* (in press). Optimizing cell-free protein synthesis for antimicrobial protein production. Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer.

Hong SH, Serratosa Fernandez-Baca A (2022). Cell-free synthetic biology as an emerging biotechnology (Chapter 24), in New Frontiers and Applications of Synthetic Biology (ISBN: 978-0-12-824469-2), Elsevier.

2021

Zhou J, Hong SH (2021). Establishing efficient bisphenol A degradation by engineering Shewanella oneidensis, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 60, 47, 16864–16873.

Jin X, An S, Kightlinger W, Zhou J, Hong SH (2021). Engineering Escherichia coli to produce and secrete colicins for rapid and selective biofilm cell killing. AIChE J. e17466.

Jin X^§, Zhou J^§, Richey G^†, Wang M, Hong SMC, Hong SH (2021), Undecanoic acid, lauric acid, and N-tridecanoic acid inhibit Escherichia coli persistence, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology,31: 130-136. ^§equal contribution, ^†undergraduate student.

2020

Zhou J, Velliou E, Hong SH (2020). Investigating the effects of nisin and free fatty acid combined treatment on Listeria monocytogenes inactivation, LWT – Food Science Technology, 133: 110115.

Fang K, Park OJ, Hong SH (2020). Controlling biofilms using synthetic biology approaches. Biotechnology Advances, 107518.

Pimentel MB, Borges FTP, Teymour F, Zaborina OY, Alverdy JC, Fang K, Hong SH, Staneviciute A, He YJ, Papavasiliou G (2020). An in vitro tissue model for screening sustained release of phosphate-based therapeutic attenuation of pathogen-induced proteolytic matrix degradation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 8: 2454-2465.

2019

Shao X^§, Fang K^§, Medina D^†, Wan J, Lee J-L, Hong SH (2019). Probiotic Leuconostoc mesenteroides inhibits biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Food Safety, e12750. ^§equal contribution, ^†undergraduate student.

Hong SH (2019). “Cell-free synthetic biology”: Synthetic biology meets cell-free protein synthesis. Methods and Protocols 2: 80. Editorial

Nichols D, Pimentel M, Borges FTP, Hyojuh SK, Teymour F, Hong SH, Zaborina OY, Alverdy JC, Papavasiliou G (2019). Sustained release of polyphosphate from hydrogel nanoparticles suppresses bacterial collagenase and biofilm formation in vitro. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7: 153.

Lee YJ, Yoo E, Kim D, Hong SH (2019). Bioactive compounds extracted from the pinto bean using membrane technology inhibits biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes. American Journal of Food Technology 14: 11-18.

Jin X, Kightlinger W, Hong SH (2019). Optimizing cell-free protein synthesis for increased yield and activity of colicins. Methods and Protocols 2: 28.

Jin X, Park OJ, Hong SH (2019). Incorporation of non-standard amino acids into proteins: Challenges, recent achievements, and emerging applications. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103: 2947-2958.

Jin X, Lee Y, Hong SH (2019). Canavalia ensiformis-derived lectin inhibits biofilm formation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Applied Microbiology 126: 300-310.

2018

Wang M, Fang K, Hong SMC^†, Kim I, Jang IS, Hong SH (2018). Unsaturated fatty acid ethyl esters decrease persister formation of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 102: 8511-8524. ^†undergraduate student.

Jin X, Hong SH (2018). Cell-free protein synthesis to produce ‘difficult-to-express’ proteins. Biochemical Engineering Journal 138: 156-164.

Jin X, Kightlinger W, Kwon YC, Hong SH (2018) Rapid production and characterization of antimicrobial colicins using Escherichia coli-based cell-free protein synthesis. Synthetic Biology 3: ysy004.

Cui ZY, Park SJ, Jo E, Hwang IH, Lee KB, Kim SW, Kim DJ, Joo JC, Hong SH, Lee MG, Jang KS (2018) Cordycepin induces apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cells by inhibiting CCL5-mediated Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway. Cell Death Discovery 4: 62.

Fang K, Jin X, Hong SH (2018) Probiotic Escherichia coli inhibits biofilm formation of pathogens via extracellular activity of DegP. Scientific Reports 8: 4939.

Martin RW, Des Soye, BJ, Kwon YC, Kay J, Davis, RG, Thomas, PM, Majewska NI, Chen CX, Marcum RD, Weiss MG, Stoddart AE, Amiram M, Charna AK, Patel JR, Isaacs FJ, Kelleher NL, Hong SH, Jewett MC (2018) Cell-free protein synthesis from genomically recoded bacteria enables multisite incorporation of noncanonical amino acids. Nature Communications 9: 1203.

2015

Amiram M, Haimovich AD, Fan C, Wang Y-S, Aerni H-R, Ntai I, Moonan DW, Ma NJ, Rovner AJ, Hong SH, Kelleher NL, Jewett MC, Söll D, Rinehart J, Isaacs FJ (2015). Evolution of translation machinery in recoded bacteria enables multi-site incorporation of nonstandard amino acids. Nature Biotechnol 33: 1272-1279

Hong SH, Kwon YC, Martin RW, Des Soye BJ, de Paz A, Swonger KN, Ntai I, Kelleher NL, Jewett MC (2015). Improving cell-free protein synthesis through genome engineering of Escherichia coli lacking release factor 1. ChemBioChem 16: 844-853 (Journal Inner Cover).

2014

Hong SH, Kwon YC, Jewett MC (2014). Non-standard amino acid incorporation into proteins using Escherichia coli cell-free protein synthesis. Front Chem 2: 34.

Hong SH, Ntai I, Haimovich AD, Kelleher NL, Isaacs FJ, Jewett MC (2014). Cell-free protein synthesis from a release factor 1 deficient Escherichia coli strain activates efficient and multiple site-specific nonstandard amino acid incorporation. ACS Synth Biol 3: 398-409.

2013

Wang X, Lord DM, Hong SH, Peti W, Benedik MJ, Page R, Wood TK (2013). Type II toxin/antitoxin MqsR/MqsA controls type V toxin/antitoxin GhoT/GhoS. Environ Microbiol 15: 1734-1744.

2012

Wang X, Lord DM, Cheng H-Y, Osbourne DO, Hong SH, Sanchez-Torres V, Quiroga C, Zheng K, Herrmann T, Peti W, Benedik MJ, Page R, Wood TK (2012). A new type V toxin-antitoxin system where mRNA for toxin GhoT is cleaved by antitoxin GhoS. Nature Chem Biol 8: 855-861. (Highlighted by Nature Chemical Biology and Faculty 1000 Prime).

Hong SH, Wang X, O’Connor HF, Benedik MJ, Wood TK (2012). Bacterial persistence increases as environmental fitness decreases. Microb Biotechnol 5: 509-522. (Top downloaded article in Microbial Biotechnology).

Hong SH, Hegde M, Kim J, Wang X, Jayaraman A, Wood TK (2012). Synthetic quorum-sensing circuit to control consortial biofilm formation and dispersal in a microfluidic device. Nature Commun 3: 613. (Highlighted by Nature Biotechnology).

2011

Wang X, Kim Y, Hong SH, Ma Q, Brown BL, Pu M, Tarone AM, Benedik MJ, Peti W, Page R, Wood TK (2011). Antitoxin MqsA helps mediate the bacterial general stress response. Nature Chem Biol 7: 359-366. (Featured by NIH NIGMS and highlighted by Nature Chemical Biology).

Shim S, Hong SH, Tak Y, Yoon J (2011). Prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion by electric currents. Biofouling 27: 217-224.

Wood TK, Hong SH, Ma Q (2011). Engineering biofilm formation and dispersal. Trends Biotechnol 29: 87-94.

2010

Wang X, Kim Y, Ma Q, Hong SH, Pokusaeva K, Sturino JM, and Wood TK (2010) Cryptic prophages help bacteria cope with adverse environments. Nature Commun 1: 147. (Featured by NIH NIGMS).

Hong SH, Lee J, Wood TK (2010). Engineering global regulator Hha of Escherichia coli to control biofilm dispersal. Microb Biotechnol 3: 717-728.

Hong SH, Wang X, Wood TK (2010). Controlling biofilm formation, prophage excision, and cell death by rewiring global regulator H-NS of Escherichia coli. Microb Biotechnol 3: 344-356. (Highlighted by Microbial Biotechnology).

2009

Lee J, Maeda T, Hong SH, Wood TK (2009). Reconfiguring the quorum-sensing regulator SdiA of Escherichia coli to control biofilm formation via indole and N-acylhomoserine lactones. Appl Environ Microbiol 75: 1703-1716.

2008

Hong SH, Jeong J, Shim S, Kang H, Kwon S, Ahn KH, Yoon J (2008). Effect of electric currents on bacterial detachment and inactivation. Biotechnol Bioeng 100: 379-386. (Journal Cover).