Linus Pauling Institute

Huang R, Tang M, Huang C-H, Chao X-J, Yan Z-Y, Shao J, Zhu B-Z.  2019.  What Are the Major Physicochemical Factors in Determining the Preferential Nuclear Uptake of the DNA "Light-Switching" Ru(II)-Polypyridyl Complex in Live Cells via Ion-Pairing with Chlorophenolate Counter-Anions? J Phys Chem Lett. 10(14):4123-4128.

Chao X-J, Huang C-H, Tang M, Yan Z-Y, Huang R, Li Y, Zhu B-Z.  2023.  Unusual enantioselective cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation and photosensitization of the chiral Ru(II) cationic complex via simple ion-pairing with lipophilic weak acid counter-anions.. Nucleic Acids Res. 51(7):3041-3054.

Chao X-J, Tang M, Huang R, Huang C-H, Shao J, Yan Z-Y, Zhu B-Z.  2019.  Targeted live-cell nuclear delivery of the DNA 'light-switching' Ru(II) complex via ion-pairing with chlorophenolate counter-anions: the critical role of binding stability and lipophilicity of the ion-pairing complexes.. Nucleic Acids Res. 47(20):10520-10528.

Li J, Tang M, Ke R-X, Li P-L, Sheng Z-G, Zhu B-Z.  2024.  The anti-cancer drug candidate CBL0137 induced necroptosis via forming left-handed Z-DNA and its binding protein ZBP1 in liver cells.. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 482:116765.