Authored Papers

This page features a selection of relevant publications authored by Neela Yennawar and Hemant Yennawar, co-directors of the X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Core Facility.

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Potter JR, Rivera S, Young PG, Patterson DC, Namitz KE, Yennawar N, Kincaid JR, Liu Y, Weinert EE. Heme pocket modulates protein conformation and diguanylate cyclase activity of a tetrameric globin coupled sensor. J Inorg Biochem. 2024 Sep;258:112638. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112638. Epub 2024 Jun 8. PMID: 38878680.

Saon MS, Douds CA, Veenis AJ, Pearson AN, Yennawar NH, Bevilacqua PC. Identification and characterization of shifted G•U wobble pairs resulting from alternative protonation of RNA. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 2:2024.12.31.630957. doi: 10.1101/2024.12.31.630957. PMID: 39803426; PMCID: PMC11722211.

Wang B, Solinski AE, Radle MI, Peduzzi OM, Knox HL, Cui J, Maurya RK, Yennawar NH, Booker SJ. Structural Evidence for DUF512 as a Radical S-Adenosylmethionine Cobalamin-Binding Domain. ACS Bio Med Chem Au. 2024 Oct 23;4(6):319-330. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.4c00067. PMID: 39712206; PMCID: PMC11659888.

Aponte-Diaz D, Harris JM, Kang TE, Korboukh V, Sotoudegan MS, Gray JL, Yennawar NH, Moustafa IM, Macadam A, Cameron CE. Non-lytic spread of poliovirus requires the nonstructural protein 3CD. mBio. 2025 Jan 8;16(1):e0327624. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03276-24. Epub 2024 Dec 12. PMID: 39665531; PMCID: PMC11708018.

Chatterjee D, Zhang Z, Lin PY, Wang PH, Sidhu GK, Yennawar NH, Hsieh JA, Chen PY, Song R, Meyers BC, Chopra S. Maize unstable factor for orange1 encodes a nuclear protein that affects redox accumulation during kernel development. Plant Cell. 2024 Dec 23;37(1):koae301. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koae301. PMID: 39589935; PMCID: PMC11663571.

Mitra R, Usher ET, Dedeoğlu S, Crotteau MJ, Fraser OA, Yennawar NH, Gadkari VV, Ruotolo BT, Holehouse AS, Salmon L, Showalter SA, Bardwell JCA. Molecular insights into the interaction between a disordered protein and a folded RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 3;121(49):e2409139121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2409139121. Epub 2024 Nov 26. PMID: 39589885; PMCID: PMC11626198.

Aponte-Diaz D, Harris JM, Kang TE, Korboukh V, Sotoudegan MS, Gray JL, Yennawar NH, Moustafa IM, Macadam A, Cameron CE. Non-lytic spread of poliovirus requires the nonstructural protein 3CD. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Oct 19:2024.10.18.619132. doi: 10.1101/2024.10.18.619132. Update in: mBio. 2025 Jan 8;16(1):e0327624. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03276-24. PMID: 39464037; PMCID: PMC11507938.

Beech JL, Fecko JA, Yennawar N, DuBois JL. Functional and spectroscopic approaches to determining thermal limitations of Rieske oxygenases. Methods Enzymol. 2024;703:299-328. doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2024.05.021. Epub 2024 Jun 29. PMID: 39261001; PMCID: PMC11521362.

Mitra R, Usher ET, Dedeoğlu S, Crotteau MJ, Fraser OA, Yennawar NH, Gadkari VV, Ruotolo BT, Holehouse AS, Salmon L, Showalter SA, Bardwell JCA. Molecular insights into the interaction between a disordered protein and a folded RNA. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jun 12:2024.06.12.598678. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.12.598678. Update in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 3;121(49):e2409139121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2409139121. PMID: 38915483; PMCID: PMC11195163.

Potter JR, Rivera S, Young PG, Patterson DC, Namitz KE, Yennawar N, Kincaid JR, Liu Y, Weinert EE. Heme pocket modulates protein conformation and diguanylate cyclase activity of a tetrameric globin coupled sensor. J Inorg Biochem. 2024 Sep;258:112638. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112638. Epub 2024 Jun 8. PMID: 38878680.

Prakash D, Xiong J, Chauhan SS, Walters KA, Kruse H, Yennawar N, Golbeck JH, Guo Y, Ferry JG. Catalytic Activity of the Archetype from Group 4 of the FTR-like Ferredoxin:Thioredoxin Reductase Family Is Regulated by Unique S = 7/2 and S = 1/2 [4Fe-4S] Clusters. Biochemistry. 2024 Jun 18;63(12):1588-1598. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00651. Epub 2024 May 31. PMID: 38817151; PMCID: PMC11234629.

Lu X, Cummings C, Osuala UA, Yennawar NH, Namitz KEW, Hellner B, Besada-Lombana PB, Peterson RD, Clark AJ. Characterization of recombinant human lactoferrin expressed in Komagataella phaffii. Analyst. 2024 Jun 24;149(13):3636-3650. doi: 10.1039/d4an00333k. PMID: 38814097; PMCID: PMC11215759.

Beech JL, Maurya AK, Rodrigues da Silva R, Akpoto E, Asundi A, Fecko JA, Yennawar NH, Sarangi R, Tassone C, Weiss TM, DuBois JL. Understanding the stability of a plastic-degrading Rieske iron oxidoreductase system. Protein Sci. 2024 Jun;33(6):e4997. doi: 10.1002/pro.4997. PMID: 38723110; PMCID: PMC11081424.

Vishweshwaraiah YL, Hnath B, Wang J, Chandler M, Mukherjee A, Yennawar NH, Booker SJ, Afonin KA, Dokholyan NV. A Piecewise Design Approach to Engineering a Miniature ACE2 Mimic to Bind SARS-CoV-2. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2024 May 20;7(5):3238-3246. doi: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00222. Epub 2024 May 3. PMID: 38700999; PMCID: PMC11586090.

Nguyen NA, Vidya FNU, Yennawar NH, Wu H, McShan AC, Agarwal V. Disordered regions in proteusin peptides guide post-translational modification by a flavin-dependent RiPP brominase. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 10;15(1):1265. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45593-5. PMID: 38341413; PMCID: PMC10858898.

Schuelke-Sanchez A, Yennawar NH, Weinert EE. Oxygen-selective regulation of cyclic di-GMP synthesis by a globin coupled sensor with a shortened linking domain modulates Shewanella sp. ANA-3 biofilm. J Inorg Biochem. 2024 Mar;252:112482. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112482. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMID: 38218138; PMCID: PMC11616453.

Mattocks JA, Jung JJ, Lin CY, Dong Z, Yennawar NH, Featherston ER, Kang-Yun CS, Hamilton TA, Park DM, Boal AK, Cotruvo JA Jr. Enhanced rare-earth separation with a metal-sensitive lanmodulin dimer. Nature. 2023 Jun;618(7963):87-93. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05945-5. Epub 2023 May 31. PMID: 37259003; PMCID: PMC10232371.

Vishweshwaraiah YL, Hnath B, Rackley B, Wang J, Gontu A, Chandler M, Afonin KA, Kuchipudi SV, Christensen N, Yennawar NH, Dokholyan NV. Adaptation-proof SARS-CoV-2 vaccine design. Adv Funct Mater. 2022 Dec 2;32(49):2206055. doi:10.1002/adfm.202206055. Epub 2022 Oct 3. PMID: 36590650; PMCID: PMC9799234.

Yeager C, Carter G, Gohara DW, Yennawar NH, Enemark EJ, Arnold JJ, Cameron CE. Enteroviral 2C protein is an RNA-stimulated ATPase and uses a two-step mechanism for binding to RNA and ATP. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 Nov 11;50(20):11775-11798. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkac1054. PMID: 36399514; PMCID: PMC9723501.

Sieg JP, McKinley LN, Huot MJ, Yennawar NH, Bevilacqua PC. The Metabolome Weakens RNA Thermodynamic Stability and Strengthens RNA Chemical Stability. Biochemistry. 2022 Nov 15;61(22):2579-2591. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00488. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36306436; PMCID: PMC9669196.

Vishweshwaraiah YL, Hnath B, Rackley B, Wang J, Gontu A, Chandler M, Afonin KA, Kuchipudi SV, Christensen N, Yennawar NH, Dokholyan NV. Adaptation-proof SARS-CoV-2 vaccine design. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2022 May 18:2022.05.17.492310. doi: 10.1101/2022.05.17.492310. Update in: Adv Funct Mater. 2022 Dec 2;32(49):2206055. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202206055. PMID: 35611332; PMCID: PMC9128779.

Xu Y, Zu R, Yennawar NH, Gopalan V, Hickey RJ. Cocrystalline Polymer Films Exhibiting Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties. ACS Macro Lett. 2021 Oct 19;10(10):1216-1222. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00345. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 35549037.

Patterson DC, Liu Y, Das S, Yennawar NH, Armache JP, Kincaid JR, Weinert EE. Heme-Edge Residues Modulate Signal Transduction within a Bifunctional Homo- Dimeric Sensor Protein. Biochemistry. 2021 Dec 14;60(49):3801-3812. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00581. Epub 2021 Nov 29. PMID: 34843212.

Yoon J, Hou Y, Knoepfel AM, Yang D, Ye T, Zheng L, Yennawar N, Sanghadasa M, Priya S, Wang K. Bio-inspired strategies for next-generation perovskite solar mobile power sources. Chem Soc Rev. 2021 Nov 29;50(23):12915-12984. doi: 10.1039/d0cs01493a. PMID: 34622260. 24: Esakova OA, Grove TL, Yennawar NH, Arcinas AJ, Wang B, Krebs C, Almo SC, Booker SJ. Structural basis for tRNA methylthiolation by the radical SAM enzyme MiaB. Nature. 2021 Sep;597(7877):566-570. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03904-6. Epub 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34526715; PMCID: PMC9107155.

Patterson DC, Ruiz MP, Yoon H, Walker JA, Armache JP, Yennawar NH, Weinert EE. Differential ligand-selective control of opposing enzymatic activities within a bifunctional c-di-GMP enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Sep 7;118(36):e2100657118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2100657118. PMID: 34475207; PMCID: PMC8433548.

Chatterjee D, Wittmeyer K, Lee TF, Cui J, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Meyers BC, Chopra S. Maize unstable factor for orange1 is essential for endosperm development and carbohydrate accumulation. Plant Physiol. 2021 Aug 3;186(4):1932-1950. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab183. PMID: 33905500; PMCID: PMC8331166.

Bansia H, Mahanta P, Yennawar NH, Ramakumar S. Small Glycols Discover Cryptic Pockets on Proteins for Fragment-Based Approaches. J Chem Inf Model. 2021 Mar 22;61(3):1322-1333. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01126. Epub 2021 Feb 11. PMID: 33570386.

Kim SA, Zhu J, Yennawar N, Eek P, Tan S. Crystal Structure of the LSD1/CoREST Histone Demethylase Bound to Its Nucleosome Substrate. Mol Cell. 2020 Jun 4;78(5):903-914.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.04.019. Epub 2020 May 11. PMID: 32396821; PMCID: PMC7275924.

Leamy KA, Yamagami R, Yennawar NH, Bevilacqua PC. Single-nucleotide control of tRNA folding cooperativity under near-cellular conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Nov 12;116(46):23075-23082. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1913418116. Epub 2019 Oct 30. PMID: 31666318; PMCID: PMC6859320.

Esakova OA, Silakov A, Grove TL, Warui DM, Yennawar NH, Booker SJ. An Unexpected Species Determined by X-ray Crystallography that May Represent an Intermediate in the Reaction Catalyzed by Quinolinate Synthase. J Am Chem Soc. 2019 Sep 11;141(36):14142-14151. doi: 10.1021/jacs.9b02513. Epub 2019 Aug 26. PMID: 31390192; PMCID: PMC7029380.

Van Buiten CB , Yennawar NH , Pacheco CN , Hatzakis E , Elias RJ . Physicochemical interactions with (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate drive structural modification of celiac-associated peptide α2-gliadin (57-89) at physiological conditions. Food Funct. 2019 May 22;10(5):2997-3007. doi: 10.1039/c9fo00553f. PMID: 31086895.

Rose HR, Maggiolo AO, McBride MJ, Palowitch GM, Pandelia ME, Davis KM, Yennawar NH, Boal AK. Structures of Class Id Ribonucleotide Reductase Catalytic Subunits Reveal a Minimal Architecture for Deoxynucleotide Biosynthesis. Biochemistry. 2019 Apr 9;58(14):1845-1860. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01252. Epub 2019 Mar 22. PMID: 30855138; PMCID: PMC6456427.

McBrayer SK, Mayers JR, DiNatale GJ, Shi DD, Khanal J, Chakraborty AA, Sarosiek KA, Briggs KJ, Robbins AK, Sewastianik T, Shareef SJ, Olenchock BA, Parker SJ, Tateishi K, Spinelli JB, Islam M, Haigis MC, Looper RE, Ligon KL, Bernstein BE, Carrasco RD, Cahill DP, Asara JM, Metallo CM, Yennawar NH, Vander Heiden MG, Kaelin WG Jr. Transaminase Inhibition by 2-Hydroxyglutarate Impairs Glutamate Biosynthesis and Redox Homeostasis in Glioma. Cell. 2018 Sep 20;175(1):101-116.e25. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.038. Epub 2018 Sep 13. PMID: 30220459; PMCID: PMC6219629.

Leamy KA, Yennawar NH, Bevilacqua PC. Molecular Mechanism for Folding Cooperativity of Functional RNAs in Living Organisms. Biochemistry. 2018 May 22;57(20):2994-3002. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00345. Epub 2018 May 7. PMID: 29733204; PMCID: PMC6726375.

DiMarzio M, Rusconi B, Yennawar NH, Eppinger M, Patterson AD, Dudley EG. Identification of a mouse Lactobacillus johnsonii strain with deconjugase activity against the FXR antagonist T-β-MCA. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 14;12(9):e0183564. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183564. PMID: 28910295; PMCID: PMC5598929.

Leamy KA, Yennawar NH, Bevilacqua PC. Cooperative RNA Folding under Cellular Conditions Arises From Both Tertiary Structure Stabilization and Secondary Structure Destabilization. Biochemistry. 2017 Jul 11;56(27):3422-3433. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00325. Epub 2017 Jun 28. PMID: 28657303; PMCID: PMC5542450.

Bingaman JL, Zhang S, Stevens DR, Yennawar NH, Hammes-Schiffer S, Bevilacqua PC. The GlcN6P cofactor plays multiple catalytic roles in the glmS ribozyme. Nat Chem Biol. 2017 Apr;13(4):439-445. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.2300. Epub 2017 Feb 13. PMID: 28192411; PMCID: PMC5362308.

Glisan SL, Grove KA, Yennawar NH, Lambert JD. Inhibition of pancreatic lipase by black tea theaflavins: Comparative enzymology and in silico modeling studies. Food Chem. 2017 Feb 1;216:296-300. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.052. Epub 2016 Aug 18. PMID: 27596423; PMCID: PMC5228287.

Esakova OA, Silakov A, Grove TL, Saunders AH, McLaughlin MI, Yennawar NH, Booker SJ. Structure of Quinolinate Synthase from Pyrococcus horikoshii in the Presence of Its Product, Quinolinic Acid. J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Jun 15;138(23):7224-7. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b02708. Epub 2016 Jun 2. PMID: 27224840.

Yennawar NH, Fecko JA, Showalter SA, Bevilacqua PC. A High-Throughput Biological Calorimetry Core: Steps to Startup, Run, and Maintain a Multiuser Facility. Methods Enzymol. 2016;567:435-60. doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2015.07.024. Epub 2015 Sep 5. PMID: 26794364; PMCID: PMC6474912.

Yenugudhati D, Prakash D, Kumar AK, Kumar RS, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Ferry JG. Structural and Biochemical Characterizations of Methanoredoxin from Methanosarcina acetivorans, a Glutaredoxin-Like Enzyme with Coenzyme M-Dependent Protein Disulfide Reductase Activity. Biochemistry. 2016 Jan 19;55(2):313-21. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00823. Epub 2015 Dec 30. PMID: 26684934.

Moustafa IM, Gohara DW, Uchida A, Yennawar N, Cameron CE. Conformational Ensemble of the Poliovirus 3CD Precursor Observed by MD Simulations and Confirmed by SAXS: A Strategy to Expand the Viral Proteome? Viruses. 2015 Nov 23;7(11):5962-86. doi: 10.3390/v7112919. Erratum in: Viruses. 2015 Dec;7(12):6537. PMID: 26610545; PMCID: PMC4664992.

Moustafa IM, Uchida A, Wang Y, Yennawar N, Cameron CE. Structural models of mammalian mitochondrial transcription factor B2. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Aug;1849(8):987-1002. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 Jun 8. PMID: 26066983.

Kumar AK, Kumar RS, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Ferry JG. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Ferredoxin:Thioredoxin Reductase-like Enzyme from Methanosarcina acetivorans. Biochemistry. 2015 May 19;54(19):3122-8. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00137. PMID: 25915695.

Guo F, Zhou W, Li P, Mao Z, Yennawar NH, French JB, Huang TJ. Precise Manipulation and Patterning of Protein Crystals for Macromolecular Crystallography Using Surface Acoustic Waves. Small. 2015 Jun;11(23):2733-7. doi: 10.1002/smll.201403262. Epub 2015 Feb 1. PMID: 25641793; PMCID: PMC4478196.

Wang X, Yennawar N, Hankey PA. Autoinhibition of the Ron receptor tyrosine kinase by the juxtamembrane domain. Cell Commun Signal. 2014 Apr 16;12:28. doi: 10.1186/1478-811X-12-28. PMID: 24739671; PMCID: PMC4021555.

Sysoeva TA, Yennawar N, Allaire M, Nixon BT. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the ATPase domain of the σ(54)-dependent transcription activator NtrC1 from Aquifex aeolicus bound to the ATP analog ADP-BeFx. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2013 Dec;69(Pt 12):1384-8. doi:10.1107/S174430911302976X. Epub 2013 Nov 29. PMID: 24316836; PMCID: PMC3855726.

Wörsdörfer B, Lingaraju M, Yennawar NH, Boal AK, Krebs C, Bollinger JM Jr, Pandelia ME. Organophosphonate-degrading PhnZ reveals an emerging family of HD domain mixed-valent diiron oxygenases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Nov 19;110(47):18874-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1315927110. Epub 2013 Nov 6. PMID: 24198335; PMCID: PMC3839769.

Strulson CA, Yennawar NH, Rambo RP, Bevilacqua PC. Molecular crowding favors reactivity of a human ribozyme under physiological ionic conditions. Biochemistry. 2013 Nov 19;52(46):8187-97. doi: 10.1021/bi400816s. Epub 2013 Nov 4. PMID: 24187989; PMCID: PMC3882164.

Georgelis N, Yennawar NH, Cosgrove DJ. Structural basis for entropy-driven cellulose binding by a type-A cellulose-binding module (CBM) and bacterial expansin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Sep 11;109(37):14830-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1213200109. Epub 2012 Aug 27. PMID: 22927418; PMCID: PMC3443152.

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Yennawar HP, Mal TK, Olsen MA, Lagalante AF, Louca EM, Gavalis AD, Silverberg LJ. Synthesis and crystal structures of two racemic 2-heteroaryl-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]thia-zin-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2024 Jun 4;80(Pt 7):699-703. doi: 10.1107/S2056989024005103. PMID: 38974155; PMCID: PMC11223699.

Li L, Han Z, Yennawar HP, Cheng Y, Han T, Feng R, Zhang Y, Zhao G, Wang Q, Dong L. Perfluorinated Organosilicons Enabling Low-Loss Ferroelectric Polymer Composites for Efficient Energy Storage and Electroluminescence. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Mar 6:e2414380. doi: 10.1002/advs.202414380. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40048351.

Shankar M, Lee DJ, Inaththappulige SINH, Acharya A, Yennawar HP, Giri R. Interception and Synthetic Application of Diradical and Diene Forms of Dual-Nature Azabicyclic o-Quinodimethanes Generated by 6π-Azaelectrocyclization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2024 Oct 7;63(41):e202409613. doi: 10.1002/anie.202409613. Epub 2024 Sep 5. PMID: 39024419.

Yennawar HP, Mal TK, Olsen MA, Lagalante AF, Louca EM, Gavalis AD, Silverberg LJ. Synthesis and crystal structures of two racemic 2-heteroaryl-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4<i>H</i>-pyrido[3,2-<i>e</i>][1,3]thia-zin-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2024 Jun 4;80(Pt 7):699-703. doi: 10.1107/S2056989024005103. PMID: 38974155; PMCID: PMC11223699.

Hay MT, Yennawar HP. Bis(tetra-butyl-ammonium) tetra-chlorido-manganate(II) di-chloro-methane disolvate. IUCrdata. 2023 Jul 14;8(Pt 7):x230610. doi: 10.1107/S2414314623006107. PMID: 37937132; PMCID: PMC10626607.

Yennawar HP, Russell MW, Silverberg LJ. 6,7-Diphenyl-5-thia-7-aza-spiro-[2.6]nonan-8-one 5,5-dioxide. IUCrdata. 2023 Oct 31;8(Pt 10):x230937. doi:10.1107/S2414314623009379. PMID: 37936592; PMCID: PMC10626852.

Yennawar HP, Mal TK, Pacheco CN, Lagalante AF, Olsen MA, Russell MW, Muench GC, Moyer QJ, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of the sulfones of 2,3-diphenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one and 2,3-diphenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4<i>H</i>-pyrido[3,2-<i>e</i>][1,3]thia-zin-4-one.Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2023 Feb 23;79(Pt 3):221-225. doi:10.1107/S2056989023001524. PMID: 36909997; PMCID: PMC9993925.

Yennawar HP, Sigmon A, Margulis E. Crystal structures of three newly synthesized flavanone hydrazones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2023 Feb 28;79(Pt 3):236-240. doi: 10.1107/S2056989023001184. PMID: 36909992; PMCID: PMC9993913.

Yennawar HP, Lowe SL, Mammen MM, Verhagen CR, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of <i>rac</i>-2,3-diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-thia-zine-1,1,4-trione and <i>N</i>-[(2<i>S</i>,5<i>R</i>)-1,1,4-trioxo-2,3-diphenyl-1,3-thia-zinan-5-yl]acet-amide. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2023 Jan 31;79(Pt 2):120-123. doi: 10.1107/S2056989023000695. PMID: 36793410; PMCID: PMC9912464.

Uppuluri R, Hwang S, Maheshwari S, Zhao P, Gray JL, Rosas AS, Yennawar HP, Fan X, Janik MJ, Mallouk TE. Stabilization of Dinuclear Rhodium and Iridium Clusters on Layered Titanate and Niobate Supports. Inorg Chem. 2023 Jan 23;62(3):1113-1121. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03225. Epub 2022 Nov 9. PMID: 36351259.

Yennawar HP, Sigmon A. Crystal structure of racemic (<i>R</i>/<i>S</i>,<i>E</i>)-2-(4-hy-droxy-phen-yl)-4-(2-phenyl-hydrazin-1-yl-idene)chromane-5,7-diol ethanol monosolvate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2022 Mar 1;78(Pt 4):346-348. doi: 10.1107/S2056989022002079. PMID:35492281; PMCID: PMC8983983.

Yennawar HP, Medica JJ, Silverberg LJ. Synthesis and crystal structure of racemic (<i>R</i>*,<i>R</i>*)-2,2'-(1,4-phenyl-ene)bis-(3-phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-thia-zin-4-one). Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2021 Nov 9;77(Pt 12):1263-1266. doi: 10.1107/S2056989021011592. PMID: 34925894; PMCID: PMC8647733.

Silverberg LJ, Mal TK, Pacheco CN, Povelones ML, Malfara MF, Lagalante AF, Olsen MA, Yennawar HP, Sobhi HF, Baney KR, Bozeman RL, Eroh CS, Fleming MJ, Garcia TL, Gregory CL, Hahn JE, Hatter AM, Johns LL, Klinger TL, Li JJ, Menig AJ, Muench GC, Ramirez ME, Reilly J, Sacco N, Sheidy AM, Stoner MM, Thompson EN, Yazdani SF. T3P-Promoted Synthesis of a Series of 2-Aryl-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4<i>H</i>-pyrido[3,2-<i>e</i>][1,3]thiazin-4-ones and Their Activity against the Kinetoplastid Parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Molecules. 2021 Oct 9;26(20):6099. doi: 10.3390/molecules26206099. PMID: 34684680; PMCID: PMC8540051.

Chatterjee D, Wittmeyer K, Lee TF, Cui J, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Meyers BC, Chopra S. Maize unstable factor for orange1 is essential for endosperm development and carbohydrate accumulation. Plant Physiol. 2021 Aug 3;186(4):1932-1950. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab183. PMID: 33905500; PMCID: PMC8331166.

Barber GD, George C, Hogg K, Johnstone ST, Pacheco CN, Yennawar HP, Van Der Sluys WG. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of a Dinuclear Molybdenum(III) Hydroxy Squarate with a Mo-Mo Bond. ACS Omega. 2020 Feb 28;5(9):4668-4672. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00083. PMID: 32175513; PMCID: PMC7066654.

Hoelzel CA, Hu H, Wolstenholme CH, Karim BA, Munson KT, Jung KH, Zhang H, Liu Y, Yennawar HP, Asbury JB, Li X, Zhang X. A General Strategy to Enhance Donor-Acceptor Molecules Using Solvent-Excluding Substituents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 Mar 16;59(12):4785-4792. doi: 10.1002/anie.201915744. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 31922642.

Yennawar HP, Thompson EN, Li J, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of twosolvated 2-aryl-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]thia-zin-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2019 Oct 22;75(Pt 11):1689-1693. doi: 10.1107/S2056989019013781. PMID: 31709091; PMCID: PMC6829726.

Yennawar HP, Hess AR, Allcock HR. Crystal structures of three hexakis-(fluoroar-yloxy)cyclo-triphosphazenes. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2019 Sep 27;75(Pt 10):1525-1530. doi: 10.1107/S2056989019012933. PMID:31636987; PMCID: PMC6775729.

Yennawar HP, Peterson SD, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of two isomeric 2-aryl-3-phenyl-1,3-thia-zepan-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun.2019 Jul 26;75(Pt 8):1270-1273. doi: 10.1107/S2056989019010429. PMID: 31417805; PMCID: PMC6690465.

Yennawar HP, Tierney J, Cannon KC. Crystal structure of a 1:1 adduct of tri-phenyl-tin chloride with 3-cyclo-hexhyl-2-phenyl-1,3-thia-zolidin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2019 Feb 8;75(Pt 3):338-341. doi: 10.1107/S2056989019001592. PMID: 30867944; PMCID: PMC6399697.

Yennawar HP, Silverberg LJ, Cannon K, Gandla D, Kondaveeti SK, Zdilla MJ, Nuriye A. Crystal structures of two 1,3-thia-zolidin-4-one derivatives featuring sulfide and sulfone functional groups. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2018 Nov 6;74(Pt 12):1695-1699. doi: 10.1107/S2056989018015098. PMID: 30574358; PMCID: PMC6281102.

Nuriye A, Yennawar H, Cannon K, Tierney J. Crystal structures of two thia-zolidinone derivatives bearing a tri-chloro-methyl substituent at the 2-position. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2018 Sep 28;74(Pt 10):1509-1512. doi: 10.1107/S2056989018013257. PMID: 30319812; PMCID: PMC6176436.

Yennawar HP, Moyer QJ, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of meso-3,3'-(1,4-phenyl-ene)bis-(2-phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4H-1,3-thia-zin-4-one). Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2018 Sep 28;74(Pt 10):1497-1499. doi: 10.1107/S2056989018013397. PMID: 30319809; PMCID: PMC6176446.

Liu Y, Wolstenholme CH, Carter GC, Liu H, Hu H, Grainger LS, Miao K, Fares M, Hoelzel CA, Yennawar HP, Ning G, Du M, Bai L, Li X, Zhang X. Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores To Detect Protein Aggregation with Turn-On Fluorescence. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Jun 20;140(24):7381-7384. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b02176. Epub 2018 Jun 12. PMID: 29883112; PMCID: PMC6258209.

Yennawar HP, Bradley HG, Perhonitch KC, Reppert HE, Silverberg LJ. Spontaneous resolution and crystal structure of (2<i>S</i>)-2-(3-nitro-phen-yl)-3-phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-thia-zin-4-one; crystal structure of rac-2-(4-nitro-phen-yl)-3-phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4H-1,3-thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2018 Mar 6;74(Pt 4):454-457. doi: 10.1107/S2056989018003444. PMID: 29765744; PMCID:PMC5946966.

Yennawar HP, Buchwalter MJ, Colburn BK, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of two 2,3-diaryl-2,3-di-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2018 Feb 20;74(Pt 3):363-366. doi:10.1107/S2056989018002049. PMID: 29765724; PMCID: PMC5947804.

Yennawar HP, Noble DJ, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of (1S,2S,5R)-5-acetyl-amino-4-oxo-2,3-diphenyl-1,3-thia-zinan-1-ium-1-olate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2017 Sep 5;73(Pt 10):1417-1420. doi: 10.1107/S2056989017012488. PMID: 29250349; PMCID: PMC5730286.

Yennawar HP, Fox R, Moyer QJ, Yang Z, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of 2,3-diphenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4<i>H</i>-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one 1-oxide. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2017 Jul 17;73(Pt 8):1189-1191. doi: 10.1107/S2056989017010313. PMID: 28932434; PMCID: PMC5598846.

Pistner AJ, Moon HW, Silakov A, Yennawar HP, Radosevich AT. Stable Open-Shell Phosphorane Based on a Redox-Active Amidodiphenoxide Scaffold. Inorg Chem. 2017 Aug 7;56(15):8661-8668. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00657. Epub 2017 Jun

PMID: 28661124. 29: Lin YC, Hatzakis E, McCarthy SM, Reichl KD, Lai TY, Yennawar HP, Radosevich AT. P-N Cooperative Borane Activation and Catalytic Hydroboration by a Distorted Phosphorous Triamide Platform. J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Apr 26;139(16):6008-6016. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b02512. Epub 2017 Apr 18. PMID: 28398750; PMCID: PMC5778438.

Yennawar HP, Yang Z, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of rac-2,3-diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-one 1-oxide. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2016 Oct 7;72(Pt 11):1541-1543. doi: 10.1107/S2056989016015395. PMID: 27840703; PMCID: PMC5095828.

Yennawar HP, Coyle DJ, Noble DJ, Yang Z, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of three substituted 3-aryl-2-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-ones. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2016 Jul 12;72(Pt 8):1108-12. doi: 10.1107/S2056989016011002. PMID: 27536392; PMCID: PMC4971851.

Kennedy SR, Kozar MN, Yennawar HP, Lear BJ. Steady-State Spectroscopic Analysis of Proton-Dependent Electron Transfer on Pyrazine-Appended Metal Dithiolenes [Ni(pdt)2], [Pd(pdt)2], and [Pt(pdt)2] (pdt = 2,3-Pyrazinedithiol). Inorg Chem. 2016 Sep 6;55(17):8459-67. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01065. Epub 2016 Aug 8. PMID: 27500686.

Yennawar HP, Fox R, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of the 1:1 adduct of 2,3-diphenyl-3,4,5,6-tetra-hydro-2H-1,3-thia-zin-4-one with tri-phenyl-tin chloride. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2016 Feb 3;72(Pt 3):276-9. doi: 10.1107/S2056989016001730. PMID: 27006785; PMCID: PMC4778843.

Yennawar HP, Silverberg LJ. Erratum: 2,3-Diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4H-1,3-thia-zin-4-one. Corrigendum. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Dec 6;71(Pt 12):e5. doi: 10.1107/S2056989015022963. Erratum for: Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2014 Jan 15;70(Pt 2):o133. doi: 10.1107/S1600536814000324. PMID: 26868441; PMCID: PMC4719803.

Kennedy SR, Goyal P, Kozar MN, Yennawar HP, Hammes-Schiffer S, Lear BJ. Effect of Protonation upon Electronic Coupling in the Mixed Valence and Mixed Protonated Complex, [Ni(2,3-pyrazinedithiol)2]. Inorg Chem. 2016 Feb 15;55(4):1433-45. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02035. Epub 2016 Jan 26. PMID: 26812117.

Yenugudhati D, Prakash D, Kumar AK, Kumar RS, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Ferry JG. Structural and Biochemical Characterizations of Methanoredoxin from Methanosarcina acetivorans, a Glutaredoxin-Like Enzyme with Coenzyme M-Dependent Protein Disulfide Reductase Activity. Biochemistry. 2016 Jan 19;55(2):313-21. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00823. Epub 2015 Dec 30. PMID: 26684934.

Kim J, Silakov A, Yennawar HP, Lear BJ. Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Characterization of a Dinuclear Zinc Complex Containing TCNQ(-) and a μ-[TCNQ-TCNQ](2-) Ligand. Inorg Chem. 2015 Jul 6;54(13):6072-4. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00808. Epub 2015 Jun 18. PMID: 26085029.

Yennawar H, Cali AS, Xie Y, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of 2-(4-nitro-phen-yl)-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one and 2-(2-nitro-phen-yl)-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Mar 25;71(Pt 4):414-7. doi: 10.1107/S2056989015004545. PMID: 26029403; PMCID: PMC4438845.

Kumar AK, Kumar RS, Yennawar NH, Yennawar HP, Ferry JG. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Ferredoxin:Thioredoxin Reductase-like Enzyme from Methanosarcina acetivorans. Biochemistry. 2015 May 19;54(19):3122-8. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00137. PMID: 25915695.

Yennawar HP, Tierney J, Hullihen PD, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structures of 2,3-bis-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-1,3-thia-zolidin-4-one and trans-2,3-bis-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-1,3-thia-zolidin-4-one 1-oxide. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Feb 11;71(Pt 3):264-7. doi: 10.1107/S2056989015001954. PMID: 25844183; PMCID: PMC4350739.

Yennawar HP, Singh H, Silverberg LJ. Crystal structure of N-[(2S,5R)-4-oxo-2,3-diphenyl-1,3-thia-zinan-5-yl]acetamide 0.375-hydrate. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Jan 1;71(Pt 1):62-4. doi: 10.1107/S2056989014026425. PMID: 25705452; PMCID: PMC4331885.

Zhao W, McCarthy SM, Lai TY, Yennawar HP, Radosevich AT. Reversible intermolecular E-H oxidative addition to a geometrically deformed and structurally dynamic phosphorous triamide. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Dec 17;136(50):17634-44. doi: 10.1021/ja510558d. Epub 2014 Dec 3. PMID: 25401723.

Yennawar HP, Tierney J, Silverberg LJ. 2,3-Diphenyl-1,3-thia-zolidin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2014 Jul 2;70(Pt 8):o847. doi: 10.1107/S1600536814015128. PMID: 25249899; PMCID: PMC4158525.

Yennawar HP, Singh H, Silverberg LJ. 2,3-Diphenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2014 May 3;70(Pt 6):o638. doi: 10.1107/S1600536814009714. PMID: 24940225; PMCID: PMC4051078.

Yennawar HP, Bendinsky RV, Coyle DJ, Cali AS, Silverberg LJ. 2,3-Diphenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2014 Mar 22;70(Pt 4):o465. doi: 10.1107/S1600536814005881. PMID: 24826164; PMCID: PMC3998534.

Yennawar HP, Silverberg LJ. 2,3-Diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetra-hydro-4H-1,3-thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2014 Jan 15;70(Pt 2):o133. doi: 10.1107/S1600536814000324. Erratum in: Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Dec 06;71(Pt 12):e5. doi: 10.1107/S2056989015022963. PMID:24764860; PMCID: PMC3998299.

McCarthy SM, Lin YC, Devarajan D, Chang JW, Yennawar HP, Rioux RM, Ess DH, Radosevich AT. Intermolecular N-H oxidative addition of ammonia, alkylamines, and arylamines to a planar σ(3)-phosphorus compound via an entropy-controlled electrophilic mechanism. J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Mar 26;136(12):4640-50. doi: 10.1021/ja412469e. Epub 2014 Mar 17. PMID: 24597970.

Yennawar HP, Silverberg LJ, Minehan MJ, Tierney J. 2-(3-Nitro-phenyl)-3-phenyl-2,3-di-hydro-4H-1,3-benzo-thia-zin-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2013 Oct 23;69(Pt 11):o1679. doi: 10.1107/S1600536813028389. PMID: 24454111; PMCID: PMC3884335.

Yennawar HP, Silverberg LJ. 6,7-Diphenyl-5-thia-7-aza-spiro-[2.6]nonan-8-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2013 Oct 19;69(Pt 11):o1659. doi: 10.1107/S1600536813027979. PMID: 24454096; PMCID: PMC3884320.

Kim J, Yennawar HP, Lear BJ. Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes with hydroxypyridine derivatives: effect of protonation and ethylation at the pyridyl nitrogen. Dalton Trans. 2013 Nov 28;42(44):15656-62. doi: 10.1039/c3dt52094c. PMID: 24045324.

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