Journal articles

25. J. H. Yu, H. K. Kim, K. Iyappan, J. Lee, H. Yun, T. J. Kang, Rapid and scalable ribosome purification using strong anion exchange spin columns, Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 2025, doi:10.1007/s12257-025-00246-2 

24. K. Lee†, H. W. Park†, R. K. Devarapalli, D. Im, J. Seo, J. Lee*, Expanded ribosomal synthesis of non-standard cyclic backbones in vitro, Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 4957. (†: equally contributed)

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23. Y. Kwon, M. Maeng, S Joo, T. P. Khobragade, P. Giri, Y. Kim, R. Ghosh, S. Jung, H. Yoon, S. Cho, S. Yun, S. Jeong, T. J. Kang*, J. Lee*, H. Yun*, Development of in vitro ribosome assembly system for ribosome engineering with ribosome biogenesis factors YrdC and SrmB , Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 2025, doi:10.1007/s12257-025-00205-x.

22. H. Park†, H. Jin†, D. Kim, J. Lee*, Cell-Free Systems: Ideal Platforms for Accelerating the Discovery and Production of Peptide-Based Antibiotics, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(16), 9109. (†: equally contributed)

21. N. Cho, H. Jin, H. Jeon, K. Lee, J. Lee*, Expanding the scope of ribosome-mediated biosynthesis in vitro using tRNA aminoacylating-ribozyme, Isr. J. Chem. 2024, e202300174.

20. J. Lim, J. N. Coronado, B. Hosford, N. M. Roy, C. Martin, J. Lee, M. C. Jewett, E. V. Anslyn, Cyclocondensation reactions of a bifunctional monomer bearing a nucleophilic hydrazine and electrophilic ketoester pair, preprint, 2023.

19. K. Lee†, J. A. Willi†, N. Cho, I. Kim, M. C. Jewett*, J. Lee*, Cell-free biosynthesis of peptidomimetics, Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng., 28, 905, 2023.  (†: equally contributed)

18. J. Lee†,*, J. N. Coronado†, N. Cho, J. Lim, B. M. Hosford, S. Seo, D. S. Kim, C. Kofman, J. S. Moore, A. D. Ellington, E. V. Anslyn*, M. C. Jewett*, Ribosome-mediated biosynthesis of pyridazinone oligomers in vitro, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 6322.  (†: equally contributed)

17. Y. N. Choi†, N. Cho†, K. Lee, D. Gwon, J. W. Lee*, J. Lee*, Programmable synthesis of biobased materials using cell-free systems, Advanced Materials 2023, 35, 2203433.  (†: equally contributed)

16. D. S. Kim†, A. Watkins†, E. Bidstrup, J. Lee, V. Topkar, C. Kofman, K. Schwarz, Y. Liu, G. Pintilie, E. Roney, R. Das, M. Jewett, Three-dimensional structure-guided evolution of a ribosome with tethered subunits, Nat. Chem. Biol. 2022, 18, 990-998.  (†: equally contributed)

15. C. Kofman†, J. Lee†, M. C. Jewett, Engineering molecular translation systems, Cell Systems 2021, 12, 593-607. (†: equally contributed)

14. J. Lee†, K. J. Schwarz†, H. Yu, A. Krüger, E. V. Anslyn, A. D. Ellington, J. S. Moore, M. C. Jewett, Ribosome-mediated incorporation of fluorescent amino acids into peptides in vitro, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 2661-2664. (†: equally contributed) 

13. J. Lee†, K. J. Schwarz†, D. S. Kim, J. S. Moore, M. C. Jewett, Ribosome-mediated incorporation of long-carbon chain and cyclic amino acids into peptides in vitro, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4304. (†: equally contributed)

12. J. Lee, R. Torres, D. S. Kim, M. Byrom, A. D. Ellington, M. C. Jewett, Ribosomal incorporation of cyclic β-amino acids into peptides using in vitro translation, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5597. Front cover, Highlighted in Chemistry World. 

11. H. Choi, A. P. Hardy, T. M. Leissing, R. Chowdhury, W. Ge, M. Markoulides, J. S. Scotti, H. Thorbjornsrud, D. Kang, S. Hong, J. Lee, H. Park, M. A. McDonough, C. J. Schofield, A human protein hydroxylase that accepts D-residues, Communications Chem. 2020, 3, 52. 

10. J. Lee†, K. E. Schwieter†, A. M. Watkins, D. S. Kim, H. Yu, K. J. Schwarz, J. Lim, J. Coronado, M. Byrom, E. V. Anslyn, A. D. Ellington, J. S. Moore, M. C. Jewett, Expanding the limits of the second genetic code with ribozymes, Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 5097.  (†: equally contributed)

9. J. Lee, A. J. Boersma, M. A. Boudreau, S. Cheley, O. Daltrop, J. Li, H. Tamagaki, H. Bayley, Semisynthetic nanoreactor for reversible single-molecule covalent chemistry. ACS Nano 2016, 10, 8843. (Highlighted in nanotechweb.org)

8. J. Lee, H. Bayley, Semisynthetic protein nanoreactor for single-molecule chemistry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2015, 112, 13768 (Highlighted in nanotechweb.org). 

7.  N. Cho†, B. Hwang†, J. Yoon†, S. Park†, J. Lee†, H. N. Seo, J. Lee, S. Huh, J. Chung, D. Bang, De novo assembly and next-generation sequencing to analyse full-length gene variants from codon-barcoded libraries, Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 8351. (†: equally contributed)

6. J. S. Scotti, I. K. H. Leung, W. Ge, M. A. Bentley, J. Paps, H. B. Kramer, J. Lee, W. Aik, H. Choi, S. M. Paulsen, L. A. H. Bowman, N. D. Loik, S. Horita, C. Ho, N. J. Kershaw, C. M. Tang, T. D. W. Claridge, G. M. Preston, M. A. McDonough, C. J. Schofield, Human oxygen sensing may have origins in prokaryotic elongation factor Tu prolyl-hydroxylation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2014, 111, 13331. 

5. H. Kim, H. Han, J. Ahn, J. Lee, N. Cho, H. Jang, H. Kim, S. Kwon, D. Bang, ‘Shotgun DNA synthesis’ for the high-throughput construction of large DNA molecules. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012, 40, e140. 

4. J. Lee, Y. Kwon, B. L. Pentelute, D. Bang, Use of model peptides reaction for the characterization of a kinetically-controlled ligation. Bioconjugate Chem. 2011, 22, 1645. 

3. J. C. Park, J. U. Bang, J. Lee, C. H. Ko, H. Song, Ni@SiO2 yolk-shell nanoreactor catalysts: high temperature stability and recyclability. J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 1239, Front cover. 

2. J. Lee J. C. Park, J. U. Bang, H. Song, Precise tuning of porosity and surface functionality in Au@SiO2 nanoreactors for high catalytic efficiency. Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 5839. 

1. J. Lee, J. C. Park, H. Song, A nanoreactor framework of Au@SiO2 yolk-shell structure for catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol. Advanced Materials. 2008, 20, 1523 (Google citation: 1003 as of 12/10/2025). 

Patents

3. M. C. Jewett, J. Lee, E. V. Anslyn, J. Coronado, J. Lim, Ribosome-mediated polymerization of novel chemistries, 2022, WO2022173627A2. 

2. M. C. Jewett, J. Lee, J. S. Moore, K. E. Schwieter, K. J. Schwarz, Expanding the chemical substrates for genetic code reprogramming, 2018, WO2020040840A2. 

1. D. Bang, S. Park, Joongoo Lee, Jeewon Lee, Method for synthesizing gene library using codon combination and mutagenesis, 2012, WO2014092458 A1. 

Book Chapters

2. T. R. Hegde, O. O. Rufus, J. Lee, and S. H. Hong, Optimizing Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for Antimicrobial Protein Production, Therapeutic Proteins, Springer Nature, 2022.

1. J. Lee†, D. S. Kim†, M. C. Jewett, Engineering ribosomes for natural product biosynthesis Comprehensive Natural Products III: Chemistry and Biology, 3rd ed. Elsevier (ISBN: 9780081026908), 2020, 6, 277-397 . (†: equally contributed)

Domestic papers

1. 이준구, 이강훈, 정지원, 무세포(cell-free) 시스템을 이용한 펩타이드모방분자 (peptidomimetics) 합성 동향, BT News, 2022.