# Co-first author * Corresponding aurhtor
2026
[37] Areum Lee and Hyeoncheol Francis Son*, Structural insights into reverse beta-oxidation for efficient biochemical production, BMB Reports, In press
2025
[36] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sungmin Hwang, Yujin Kim, Jung Ho Ahn, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, Jong Hyuk Park, Hyun June Park, Sun-Mi Lee*, Enzymatic Depolymerization of Polyethylene Using a Small Laccase and Its Potential for Bio-Upcycling, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, 139021 (2025) [Paper] [한빛사]
[35] Hyun-Woo Kim#, Jieun Lee#, Seongmin Kim#, Seung-Do Yun, Ki Jung Kim, Min-Ju Seo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Dong-Jun Lee, Chungoo Park*, Won Seok Chi*, Soo-Jin Yeom*, Exploring a Novel Metallophosphoesterase for Polycarbonate Degradation via Transcriptome Analysis, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 493, 138330 (2025) [Paper]
[34] Min-Ju Seo, Yeon-Ju Jeong, Su-Bin Ju, Da-Mi Kim, Hye-Rim Seo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Bong Hyun Sung, Jin-Byung Park*, Soo-Jin Yeom*, Enzymatic Cascade Transformation of Renewable C1 and C2 Alcohols into 3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde with a High Conversion Rate, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 13(7), 2694-2705 (2025) [Paper]
[33] Jiyeon Hong#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, So-Young Park#, Jiyoung Park, Hogyun Seo, Kwang-Hyeon Liu*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural Insights into Novel Thiolases for Enhancing the Production of Tailored Biochemicals, ACS Catalysis, 15(2), 895-906 (2025) [Paper] [한빛사]
2024
[32] Do-Wook Kim, Eui Seok Lim, Ga Hyun Lee, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Changmin Sung, Jong-Hyun Jung, Hyun June Park, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, Jung Ho Ahn*, Biodegradation of oxidized low density polyethylene by Pelosinus fermentans lipase, Bioresource Technology, 403, 130871 (2024) [Paper]
[31] Hwaseok Hong#, Uk-Jae Lee#, Seul Hoo Lee, Hyun Kim, Gyu-Min Lim, Sang-Hyuk Lee, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Byung-Gee Kim*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Highly efficient site-specific protein modification using tyrosinase from Streptomyces avermitilis: Structural insight, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 255, 128313 (2024) [Paper]
[30] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Woojin Park, Sangwoo Kim, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structure-based functional analysis of a novel NADPH-producing glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 255, 128103 (2024) [Paper]
2023
[29] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hyeonjeong Yu, Jiyeon Hong, Donghoon Lee, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structure-Guided Protein Engineering of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum for Dual NAD/NADP Cofactor SpecificityClick to copy article link, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71(46), 17852–17859 (2023) [Paper]
[28] Yeon-Ho Choi#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Sungmin Hwang, Jiwon Kim, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Jung Ho Ahn, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, Sun-Mi Lee*, Hexanoic acid improves the production of lipid and oleic acid in Yarrowia lipolytica: The benefit of integrating biorefinery with organic waste management, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 31, 103168 (2023) [Paper]
2022
[27] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Jae-Woo Ahn, Jiyeon Hong, Jihye Seok, Kyeong Sik Jin e, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Crystal structure of multi-functional enzyme FadB from Cupriavidus necator: Non-formation of FadAB complex, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 730, 109391 (2022) [Paper]
[26] Jiwon Kim, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sungmin Hwang, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, Sun-Mi Lee*, Improving lipid production of Yarrowia lipolytica by the aldehyde dehydrogenase-mediated furfural detoxification, Internatinal Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9), 4761 (2022) [Paper]
[25] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structure based protein engineering of aldehyde dehydrogenase from Azospirillum brasilense to enhance enzyme activity against unnatural 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 32(2), 170-175 (2022) [Paper]
2021
[24] Woojin Park#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Donghoon Lee, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Crystal Structure and Functional Characterization of the Bifunctional N-(5′-Phosphoribosyl)anthranilate Isomerase-indole-3-glycerol-phosphate Synthase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69(42), 12485–12493 (2022) [Paper]
[23] Hye-Young Sagong, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hogyun Seo, Hwaseok Hong, Donghoon Lee, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Implications for the PET decomposition mechanism through similarity and dissimilarity between PETases from Rhizobacter gummiphilus and Ideonella sakaiensis, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, 126075 (2021) [Paper]
2020
[22] Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Seongjoon Joo#, Hogyun Seo, Hye-Young Sagong, Seul Hoo Lee, Hwaseok Hong, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural bioinformatics-based protein engineering of thermo-stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 141, 109656 (2020) [Paper]
[21] Hye-Young Sagong, Hogyun Seo, Taeho Kim, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Seongjoon Joo, Seul Hoo Lee, Seongmin Kim, Jae-Sung Woo, Sung Yeon Hwang, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Decomposition of the PET film by MHETase using exo-PETase function, ACS Catalysis, 10(8), 4805–4812 (2020) [Paper]
[20] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sangwoo Kim, Hogyun Seo, Jiyeon Hong, Donghoon Lee, Kyeong Sik Jin, Sunghoon Park, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insight into bi-functional malonyl-CoA reductase, Environmental Microbiology, 22(2), 752-765 (2020) [Paper]
2019
[19] Hogyun Seo, In Jin Cho, Seongjoon Joo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hye-Young Sagong, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Reply to “Conformational fitting of a flexible oligomeric substrate does not explain the enzymeatic PET degradation”, Nature Communications, 10, 5582 (2019) [Paper]
[18] Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, In Jin Cho#, Seongjoon Joo#, Hogyun Seo, Hye-Young Sagong, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation, ACS Catalysis, 9(4), 3519–3526 (2019) [Paper] [한빛사]
[17] Seul Hoo Lee#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insights into the inhibition properties of archaeon citrate synthase from Metallosphaera sedula, Plos One, 12(2), e0212807 (2019) [Paper]
[16] Hogyun Seo, Seongmin Kim, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hye-Young Sagong, Seongjoon Joo, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Production of extracellular PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis using sec-dependent signal peptides in E. coli, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 508, 250-255 (2019) [Paper]
2018
[15] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sun-Mi Lee*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insight into D-xylose utilization by xylose reductase from Scheffersomyces stipitis, Scientific Reports, 8, 17442 (2018) [Paper]
[14] Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Sang-Hyuk Lee#, Seul Hoo Lee#, Hyun Kim, Hwaseok Hong, Uk-Jae Lee, Pyung-Gang Lee, Byung-Gee Kim*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural basis for highly efficient production of catechol derivatives at acidic pH by tyrosinase from Burkholderia thailandensis, ACS Catalysis, 8(11), 10375–10382 (2018) [Paper] [한빛사]
[13] Hye-Young Sagong, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insights into polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthesis, Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 43(10), 790-805 (2018) [Paper]
[12] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sun-Mi Lee*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of xylose isomerase from Piromyces sp. E2, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28(4), 571-578 (2018) [Paper]
[11] Seongjoon Joo#, In Jin Cho#, Hogyun Seo#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hye-Young Sagong, Tae Joo Shin, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee*, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation, Nature Communications, 9, 382 (2018) [Paper]
[10] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural basis for substrate specificity of meso-diaminopimelic acid decarboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 495(2), 1815-1821 (2018) [Paper]
2017
[9] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Purification, crystallization and X-ray crystallographic analysis of meso-diaminopimelic acid decarboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Biodesign, 5(2), 78-81 (2017) [Paper]
[8] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sunghoon Park, Tae Hyeon Yoo, Gyoo Yeol Jung, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insights into the production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid by aldehyde dehydrogenase from Azospirillum brasilense, Scientific Reports, 7, 46005 (2017) [Paper]
2016
[7] Hye-Young Sagong, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sunghwan Kim, Yong-Hwan Kim, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Crystal structure and pyridoxal 5-phosphate binding property of lysine decarboxylase from Selenomonas ruminantium, Plos One, 11(11), e0166667 (2016) [Paper]
[6] Hogyun Seo, Sangwoo Kim, Hye-Young Sagong, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Kyeong Sik Jin, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural basis for cytokinin production by LOG from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Scientific Reports, 6, 31390 (2016) [Paper]
[5] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insights into a novel class of aspartate aminotransferase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Plos One, 11(6), e0158402 (2016) [Paper]
2015
[4] Jae-Woo Ahn, Kyeong Sik Jin, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Jeong Ho Chang, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Small angle X-ray scattering studies of CTNNBL1 dimerization and CTNNBL1/CDC5L complex, Scientific Reports, 5, 14251 (2015) [Paper]
[3] Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Il-Kwon Kim, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Structural insights into domain movement and cofactor specificity of glutamate dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 459(3), 387-392 (2015) [Paper]
2014
[2] Eun-Jung Kim#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Jeong Ho Chang, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray crystallographic analysis of β-ketothiolase B from Ralstonia eutropha H16, Acta Crystallographica Section F, Structural Biology Communications, 70(3), 316-319 (2013) [Paper]
[1] Eun-Jung Kim#, Hyeoncheol Francis Son#, Sangwoo Kim, Jae-Woo Ahn, Kyung-Jin Kim*, Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of beta-keto thiolase B from polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 444(3), 365-369 (2014) [Paper]