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169. Wang, H.; Wang, R.; Cai, K.; He, H.; Liu, Y.; Yen, J.; Wang, Z.; Xu, M.; Sun, Y.; Zhou, X.; Yin, Q.; Tang, L.; Dobrucka, I.; Dobrucki, L.; Chaney, E.; Boppart, S.; Fan, T.; Lezmi, S.; Chen, X.; Yin, L.; Cheng, J. “Selective In Vivo Cell Labeling Mediated Cancer Targeting”, Nature Chemical Biology, 2017, 13, 415-424. (NIH-1DP2OD007246; NSF-DMR1309525) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

168. Baumgartner, R., Fu, H.; Song, Z.; Lin, Y.; Cheng, J. “Cooperative polymerization of α-helices induced by macromolecular architecture”, Nature Chemistry, 2017, 9, 614–622. (NSF-CHE1308485; NSF-CHE1508710) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

167. Xiong, M.; Bao, Y.; Xu, X.; Wang, H.; Han, Z.; Wang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Huang, S.; Song, Z; Chen, J.; Peek, R.M. Jr., Yin, L.; Chen, L.; Cheng, J. “Selective Killing of Helicobacter pylori with pH-Responsive Helix-Coil Conformation Transitionable Antimicrobial Polypeptides”,  [PDF][SI][Link]

166. Song, Z.; Mansbach, R.A.; He, H.; Shik, K.C.; Baumgartner, R.; Zheng, N.; Ba, X.; Huang, Y.; Mani, D.; Nieh, M.P.; Ferguson, A.L.; Yin, L.; Cheng, J. “Modulation of Polypeptide Conformation through Donor-Acceptor Transformation of Side-Chain Hydrogen Bonding Ligands”, Nature Commun., 2017, 8, 92. (NSF-CHE1308485; NSF-CBET1510468) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

165. Song, Z.; Han, Z.; Lv, S.; Chen, C.; Chen, L.; Lin, Y.; Cheng, J. “Synthetic polypeptides: from polymer design to supramolecular assembly and biomedical application”, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2017, 46, 6570-6599. (NSF-CHE1308485) [PDF] [Link]

164. Xiong, M.; Han, Z.; Song, Z.; Yu, J.; Ying, H.; Yin, L; Cheng, J. “Bacteria-Assisted Activation of Antimicrobial Polypeptides via Random Coil-to-Helix Transition”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2017, 56, 10826 –10829. (NSF-CHE1153122; NIH-1DP2OD007246; NIH-1R21EB013379) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

163. Xia, H.; Fu, H.; Zhang, Y.; Shih, K.; Ren, Y.; Anuganti, M.; Nieh, M; Cheng, J.; Lin, Y. “Supramolecular Assembly of Comb-like Macromolecules Induced by Chemical Reactions that Modulate the Macromolecular Interactions in-situ”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 11106-11116. (NSF-DMR1150742; NSF-CHE1410581; NSF-CHE1308485) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

162. Chen, J.; Ding, J.; Wang, Y.; Cheng, J.; Ji, S.; Zhuang, X.; Chen, X. “Sequentially Responsive Shell-Stacked Nanoparticles for Deep Penetration into Solid Tumors”, Advanced Materials, 2017, 29DOI: 10.1002/adma.201701170. [PDF] [SI] [Link]

161. Lee, M.W.; Han, M.; Bossa, G.W.; Snell, C.; Song, Z.; Tang, T.; Yin, L.; Cheng, J.; May, S.; Luijten, E.; Wong, GC.L. “Interactions between Membranes and “Metaphilic” Polypeptide Architectures with Diverse Side-Chain Populations”, ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 2858-2871. (NSF-DMR1309525; NIH-1R21AI117080) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

160. Ying, H.; Yen, J.; Wang, R.; Lai, Y.; Hu, Y.; Cheng, J. “Degradable and biocompatible hydrogels bearing a hindered urea bond”, Biomater. Sci., 2017, 5, 2398–2402. (NSF-CHE15-08710) [PDF][Link]

159. Zheng, N.; Song, Z.; Yang, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, F.; Cheng, J.; Yin, L. “Manipulating the membrane penetration mechanism of helical polypeptides via aromatic modification for efficient gene delivery”, Acta Biomaterialia., 2017, 58, 146–157. (NSF-CHE1153122; NIH-1DP2OD007246; NIH-1R21EB013379) [PDF][SI][Link]

158. Ren, Y.; Baumgartner, R.; Fu, H.; Schoot, P.V.D.; Cheng, J.; Lin, Y. “Revisiting the Helical Cooperativity of Synthetic Polypeptides in Solution”, Biomacromolecules, 2017, 18, 2324-2332. (NSF-DMR1150742; NSF-CHE1410581; NSF-CHE1308485) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

157. Bao, Y.; Wu, X.; Chen, J.; Hu, X.; Zeng, F.; Cheng, J.; Jin, H. Lin, X.; Chen, L. “Brd4 modulates the innate immune response through Mnk2-eIF4E pathway-dependent translational control of IκBα”,  PNAS, 2017, 114, 3993-4001. [PDF] [SI] [Link]

156. Baumgartner, R.; Kuai, D.; Cheng, J. “Synthesis of controlled, high-molecular weight poly(L-glutamic acid) brush polymers”, Biomater. Sci., 2017, 5, 1836–1844. (NSF-DMR1309525; NIH-1R21AI117080) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

155. Ren, Y.; Fu, H.; Baumgartner, R.; Zhang, Y.; Cheng, J.; Lin, Y. “Folding Cooperativity of Synthetic Polypeptides with or without “Tertiary” Interactions”, ACS Macro Letter, 2017, 6, 733-737. (NSF-CHE1308485) [PDF] [SI] [Link]

154. Lv, S.; Tang, Z.; Song, W.; Zhang, D.; Li, m.; Liu, H.; Cheng, J.; Zhong, W.; Chen, X. “Inhibiting Solid Tumor Growth In Vivo by Non-Tumor-Penetrating Nanomedicine”, Small, 2017, 13,  1600954. DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600954 [PDF] [SI] [Link]

153. Zheng, N.; Song, Z.; Liu, Y.; Yin, L.; Cheng, J. “Gene delivery into isolated Arabidopsis thaliana protoplasts and intact leaves using cationic, α-helical polypeptide”, Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.,  2017, 11, 521–528. (NSF-CHE115312; NIH-1DP2OD007246; NIH-1R21EB013379) [PDF] [Link]

152. Tian, J.; Rodgers, Z.; Min, Y.; Wan, X.; Qiu, H.; Mi, Y.; Tian, X.; Wagner, K.T.; Caster, J.M.; Qi, Y.; Roche, K.; Zhang, T.; Cheng, J.; Wang, A.Z. “Nanoparticle delivery of chemotherapy combination regimen improves the therapeutic efficacy in mouse models of lung cancer”, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 2017, 13, 1301-1307. [PDF][SI] [Link]

151. Cai, K.; Wang, A.Z.; Yin, L.; Cheng, J. “Bio-Nano Interface: The Impact of Biological Environment on Nanomaterials and Their Delivery Properties”, J. Controlled Release, 2017, 263, 211-222. (NSF-DMR1309525; NSF-CHE1508710) [PDF] [Link]

150. Lv, S.; Wu, Y.; Dang, J.; Tang, Z.; Song, Z.; Ma, S.; Wang, X.; Chen, X.; Cheng, J.; Yin, L. “Investigation on the controlled synthesis and post-modification of poly-[(N-2-hydroxyethyl)-aspartamide]-based polymers”, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 1872-1877. [PDF] [SI] [Link]