Structure-based functional analysis of a novel NADPH-producing glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Son H. F., Lee D., Kim S., Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2024) International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 255:128103
Highly efficient site-specific protein modification using tyrosinase from Streptomyces avermitilis: Structural insight. Hong H., Lee U. J., Lee S. H., Kim H., Lim G. M., Lee S. H., Son H. F., Kim B. G., and Kim K. J. (2024) International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 255:128313
Structure-guided protein engineering of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum for dual NAD/NADP cofactor specificity. Son H. F., Yu H., Lee D., Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2023) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 71:17852-19859
Hexanoic acid improves the production of lipid and oleic acid in Yarrowia lipolytica: the benefit of integrating biorefinery with organic waste management. Choi Y. H.*, Son H. F.*, Hwang S., Kim J., Ko J. K., Gong G., Ahn J. H., Um Y., Han S. O., and Lee S. M. (2023) Environmental Technology & Innovation 31:103168
Crystal structure of multi-functional enzyme FadB from Cupriavidus necator: Non-formation of FadAB complex. Son H. F.*, Ahn J. W.*, Hong J., Seok J., Jin K. S., and Kim K. J. (2022) Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 7:109391
Improving lipid production of Yarrowia lipolytica by the aldehyde dehydrogenase-mediated furfural detoxification. Kim J., Son H. F., Hwang S., Gong G., Ko J. K., Um Y., Han S. O., and Lee S. M. (2022) International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(9):4761
Structure based protein engineering of aldehyde dehydrogenase from Azospirillum brasilense to enhance enzyme activity against unnatural 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde. Son H. F. and Kim K. J. (2022) Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 32(2):1-6
Structure and functional characterization of bi-functional N-(5´-phosphoribosyl)anthranilate isomerase:indole-3-glycerol-phosphate synthase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Park W. J.*, Son H. F.*, Lee D, Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2021) Crystal Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69:12485-12493
Implications for the PET decomposition mechanism through similarity and dissimilarity between PETases from Rhizobacter gummiphilus and Ideonella sakaiensis. Sagong H. Y., Son H. F., Seo H., Hong H., Lee D., and Kim K. J. (2021) Journal of Hazardous Materials 416:126075
Structural bioinformatics-based protein engineering of thermo-stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis, Son H. F., Joo S., Seo H., Sagong H. Y., Lee S. H., Hong H., and Kim K. J. (2020) Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 141, 109656
Decomposition of the PET film by MHETase using exo-PETase function. Sagong H. Y., Seo H., Pham T. M., Kim Y. H., Kim T., Son H. F., Joo S., Lee S. H., Kim S., Woo J. S., Hwang S. Y., and Kim K. J. (2020) ACS catalysis 10(8):4805-4812
Structure and function of bacterial malonyl-CoA reductase for carbon fixation. Son H. F., Kim S., Hong J. Y., Lee D. H., Park S. H., and Kim K. J. (2020) Environmental Microbiology 22(2):752-765
Rational protein engineering of thermo-stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for highly efficient PET degradation. Son H. F.*, Cho I. J.*, Joo S. J.*, Seo H. G., Sagong H. Y., Lee S. Y., and Kim K. J. (2019) ACS catalysis 9(3):3519-3526
Structural insights into the inhibition properties of archaeal citrate synthase from Metallosphaera sedula. Lee S. H.*, Son H. F.*, and Kim K. J. (2019) Plos one 14(2):e0212807
Production of extracellular PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis using Sec-dependent signal peptides in E. coli. Seo H., Kim S. M., Son H. F., Sagong H. Y., Joo S., and Kim K. J. (2019) Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 501(1):250-255
Structural insight into D-xylose utilization of xylose reductase from Scheffersomyces stipitis. Son H. F., Lee S. M., and Kim K. J. (2018) Scientific reports 8:17442
Structural insight into high tyrosinase activity at acidic pH of tyrosinase from Burkholderia thailandensis. Son H. F.*, Lee S. H.*, Lee S. H.*, Kim H., Hong H., Lee U. J., Kim B. G., and Kim K. J. (2018) ACS catalysis 8(11):10375-10382
Polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthetic machineries. Sagong H. Y., Son H. F., Choi S. Y., Lee S. Y., and Kim K. J. (2018) Trends in Biochemical Sciences 43(10):790-805
Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of xylose isomerase from Piromyces sp. E2. Son H. F., Lee S. M., and Kim K. J. (2018) Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 28(4):571-578
Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation, Joo S., Cho I. J., Seo H. G., Son H. F., Sagong H. Y., Shin T. J., Choi S. Y., Lee S. Y., and Kim K. J. (2018) Nature communications 9:382
Structural basis for substrate specificity of meso-diaminopimelic acid decarboxylase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Son H. F., and Kim KJ (2018) Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 495:1815-1821
Structural insights into the production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid by aldehyde dehydrogenase from Azospirillum brasilense. Son H. F., Park S. H., Yoo T. H., Jung G. Y., and Kim K. J., Scientific reports 7:46005
Crystal structure and pyridoxal 5-phosphate binding property of lysine decarboxylase from Selenomonas ruminantium, Sagong H. Y., Son H. F., Kim S. H., Kim Y. H., Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2016) Plos One 11(11):e0166667
Structural basis for cytokinin production by LOG from Corynebacterium glutamicum, Seo H., Kim S. W., Sagong H. Y., Son H. F., Jin K. S., Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2016) Scientific reports 6:31390
Structural insights into a novel class of aspartate aminotransferase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Son H. F. and Kim K. J. (2016) Plos one 11(6):e0158402
Small angle X-ray scattering studies of CTNNBL1 dimerization and CTNNBL1/CDC5L complex. Ahn J. W., Jin K. S., Son H. F., Chang J. H., and Kim K. J. (2015) Scientific reports 5:14251
Structural insights into domain movement and cofactor specificity of glutamate dehydrogenase from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Son H. F., Kim I. K., and Kim K. J. (2015) Biochemical and biophysical research communications 459(3):387-392
Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray crystallographic analysis of beta-keto thiolase B from Ralstonia eutropha H16, Kim E. J.*, Son H. F.*, Chang J. H., and Kim K. J. (2014) Acta crystallographica section F-Structural biology and crystallization communications 70:316-319
Crystal structure and biochemical characterization of beta-keto thiolase B from polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16. Kim E. J.*, Son H. F.*, Kim S., Ahn J. W., and Kim K. J. (2014) Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication, 444(3):365-369