Evaluation of the Cytosolic Uptake of HaloTag using a pH-sensitive dye.

Giancola, J. B.; Grimm, J. B.; Jun, J. V.; Petri, Y.D.; Lavis, L. D.; Raines, R. T., ACS Chem. Biol. 2024, 19, 908–915. [Link]

Modular Diazo Compound for the Bioreversible Late-Stage Modification of Proteins.

Jun, J. V.†; Petri, Y. D.†; Erickson, L.; Raines, R. T., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 6615–6621.[Link]

• ​ Highlighted in Synfacts. 2023, 19(06): 0620

Selective Host–Guest Complexation of β-cyclodextrin Enhances the Solubility of an Esterified Protein.

Keith M. Cheah†, Jun, J. V.†; Wittrup, D. K.; Raines, R. T., Mol. Pharm. 2022, 19, 3869–3876. [Link]

Two-Step Synthesis of a-Aryl-a-diazoamides as Modular Bioreversible Labels.

Jun, J. V.; Raines, R. T., Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3110–3114. [Link]

• Highlighted in ACS Chemical Biology (ACS Chem. Biol. 2022, 17, 728–743)

A Rapid Synthesis of Nuclear-Staining Small Fluorescent Molecules for Brain Imaging. 

Suh, S.-E.; Jun, J. V.; Hernandez, E.; Tran, M. N.; Betley, N.; Chenoweth, D. M., Cell. Rep. Phys. Sci. 2020, 1, 100227. [Link]

• Selected for a journal cover (designed by J.V. Jun and S-.E. Suh)

Rational Design of Small Molecule Fluorescent Probes for Biological Applications.

Jun, J. V.; Chenoweth, D.M.; Petersson, E. J., Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 5747–5763. [Link]

• Selected for Editor’s collection.

Quinoline-based Fluorescent Small Molecules for Live Cell Imaging.

Lackner, R. M.; Jun, J. V.; Petersson, E. J.; Chenoweth, D. M.; Method. Enzymol. 2020, 640, 309–326. [Link]

A “Clickable” Photoconvertible Small Fluorescent Molecule as a Minimalist Probe for Tracking Individual Biomolecule Complexes.
Jun, J. V.; Haney, M. H.; Karpowicz, R. J.; Giannakoulias, S.; Lee, V. M-Y.; Petersson, E. J.; Chenoweth, D. M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1893–1897. [Link]

•  Highlighted in JACS spotlight by Lucka Bibic. (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2741)

• Featured on C&EN by Alla Katsnelson (February 15, 2019)

• Featured on Penn Today by Erica K. Brockmeier (April 12, 2019)

• Highlighted in Synfacts 2019, 15(04): 0435

• Featured on “Notable Korean Scientist: in Biological Research Information (BRIC)

Rational Design and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Tunable Quinoline-based Fluorescent Small Molecule Scaffold for Live Cell Imaging.  

Jun, J. V.; Petersson, E. J.; Chenoweth, D. M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 9468–9493. [Link]

• Featured on “Notable Korean Scientist: in Biological Research Information (BRIC)

Improving the Fluorescent Probe Acridonylalanine through a Combination of Theory and Experiment.

Sungwienwong, I. §; Ferrie, J. §; Jun, J. V.; Liu, C.; Taylor, B. M.; Hostetler, Z. M.; Ieda, N.; Hendricks, A.; Muthusamy, A. K.; Kohli, R. M.; Chenoweth, D. M.; Petersson, G. A.; Petersson, E. J., J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2018, 31e3813. [Link]

Peptoid Nanosheets as Soluble, Two-dimensional Templates for Calcium Carbonate Mineralization.

Jun, J. V.; Altoe, V.; Aloni, S.; Zuckermann, R. N., Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 10218–10221 [Link]