*co-first author, #corresponding author, authors from the Dang Lab
At HKUST (2019–Present)
2026
20. Long, Z.*, Pan, Q.*, Zheng, Y.*, Dang, S., Chen, D., Wang, Y., Wang, B., Wang, Y.#, Yang, Z.#.Piezoelectric vibration damper with piezovoltage-proportional adaptive shunt circuit for efficient resonance suppression and unaffected high-frequency isolation. Smart Materials and Structures (2026)
19. Deng, S., Qiu, Q., Dang, S.#, Yan, Z.#.Mechanically gated OSCA/TMEM63 ion channels: From physiological function to structural basis. Journal of Cell Biology (2026)
18. Fan, X.*, Lam, W. H.*, Yu, D.*, Jiang, H., Hui, Y. C., Zhang, Q., Li, W., Li, J., Lin, Z., Yin, Z., Wu, W., Zhang, Y., Liu, N., Kanemaki, M. T., Dang, S., Zhai, Y.#. Distinct roles of MCM2-7 subunits in replication licensing in human cells. Nature Communications (2026)
2025
17. Chen, Y., Ma, C., Shen, Z., Chen, S., Zhu, S., Jia, B., Dang, S., Zhang, M.#. Phase separation instead of binding strength determines target specificities of MAGUKs. Nature Chemical Biology (2025)
16. Lam, W. H.*, Yu, D.*, Zhang, Q.*, Lin, Y., Li, N., Li, J., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Gao, N., Tye, B. K.#, Zhai, Y.#, Dang, S.#. DNA bending mediated by ORC is essential for replication licensing in budding yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2025)
15. Liu, H., Tse, C. M., Dang, S.#. Capturing the native structure of membrane proteins using vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2025)
2024
14. Xu, Y.*, Qin, Y.*, Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y.#, Dang, S.#. Metallo-supramolecular branched polymer protects particles from air-water interface in single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. Communications Biology (2024)
13. Li, N.*, Gao, Y.*, Zhang, Y.*, Yu, D.*, Lin, J., Feng, J., Li, J., Xu, Z., Zhang, Y., Dang, S., Zhou, K., Liu, Y., Li, X. D., Tye, B. K.#, Li, Q.#, Gao, N.#, Zhai, Y.#. Parental histone transfer caught at the replication fork. Nature (2024)
12. Kan, C.*, Ullah, A.*, Dang, S., Xue, H.#. Modular Structure and Polymerization Status of GABAA Receptors Illustrated with EM Analysis and AlphaFold2 Prediction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024)
11. Luo, M.*, Zhou, R.*, Tang, B.*, Liu, H.*, Chen, B., Liu, N., Mo, Y., Zhang, P., Lee, Y. L., Ip, J. D., Chu, A. W.-H., Chan, W.-M., Man, H.-O., Chen, Y., To, K. K.-W., Yuen, K.-Y., Dang, S.#, Chen, Z.#. Ultrapotent class I neutralizing antibodies post Omicron breakthrough infection overcome broad SARS-CoV-2 escape variants. eBioMedicine (2024)
2023
10. Luo, M.*, Zhou, B.*, Reddem, E. R.*, Tang, B.*, Chen, B.*, Zhou, R.*, Liu, H., Liu, L., Katsamba, P. S., Au, K.-K., Man, H.-O., To, K. K.-W., Yuen, K.-Y., Shapiro, L.#, Dang, S.#, Ho, D. D.#, Chen, Z.#. Structural insights into broadly neutralizing antibodies elicited by hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Emerging Microbes & Infections (2023)
9. Li, J.*, Dong, J.*, Wang, W.*, Yu, D.*, Fan, X., Hui, Y. C., Lee, C. S. K., Lam, W. H., Alary, N., Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Q., Chen, C.-L.#, Tye, B. K.#, Dang, S.#, Zhai, Y.#. The human pre-replication complex is an open complex. Cell (2023)
8. Lin, J.*, Wu, Y.*, Tian, G.*, Yu, D.*, Yang, E., Lam, W. H., Liu, Z., Jing, Y., Dang, S., Bao, X.#, Wong, J. W. H.#, Zhai, Y.#, Li, X. D.#. Menin "reads" H3K79me2 mark in a nucleosomal context. Science (2023)
7. Xu, Z.*, Feng, J.*, Yu, D.*, Huo, Y.*, Ma, X.*, Lam, W. H., Liu, Z., Li, X. D., Ishibashi, T., Dang, S.#, Zhai, Y.#. Synergism between CMG helicase and leading strand DNA polymerase at replication fork. Nature Communications (2023)
6. Cai, L.*, Liu, H.*, Zhang, W., Xiao, S., Zeng, Q.#, Dang, S.#. Cryo-EM structure of cyanophage P-SCSP1u offers insights into DNA gating and evolution of T7-like viruses. Nature Communications (2023)
5. Qin, Y.*, Yu, D.*, Wu, D.*, Dong, J.*, Li, W. T., Ye, C., Cheung, K. C., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y.#, Shi, Y. S.#, Dang, S.#. Cryo-EM structure of TMEM63C suggests it functions as a monomer. Nature Communications (2023)
2022
4. Cheng, J., Li, N., Huo, Y., Dang, S., Tye, B. K.#, Gao, N.#, Zhai, Y.#. Structural Insight into the MCM double hexamer activation by Dbf4-Cdc7 kinase. Nature Communications (2022)
3. Zhao, F.*, Lin, X.*, Cai, K.*, Jiang, Y., Ni, T., Chen, Y., Feng, J., Dang, S., Zhou, C. Z.#, Zeng, Q.#. Biochemical and structural characterization of the cyanophage-encoded phosphate-binding protein: implications for enhanced phosphate uptake of infected cyanobacteria. Environmental Microbiology (2022)
2. Zhou, B.*, Zhou, R.*, Tang, B.*, Chan, J. F.-W.*, Luo, M.*, Peng, Q.*, Yuan, S.*, Liu, H., Mok, B. W.-Y., Chen, B., Wang, P., Poon, V. K.-M., Chu, H., Chan, C. C.-S., Tsang, J. O.-L., Chan, C. C.-Y., Au, K.-K., Man, H.-O., Lu, L., To, K. K.-W., Chen, H., Yuen, K.-Y., Dang, S.#, Chen, Z.#. A broadly neutralizing antibody protects Syrian hamsters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron challenge. Nature Communications (2022)
1. Xu, Y., Dang, S.#. Recent Technical Advances in Sample Preparation for Single-Particle Cryo-EM. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (2022)
Prior to Joining HKUST
9. Feng, S.*, Dang, S.*, Han, T. N., Ye, W., Jin, P., Cheng, T., Li, J., Jan, Y. N., Jan, L. Y.#, Cheng, Y.#. Cryo-EM studies of TMEM16F calcium-activated ion channel suggest features important for lipid scrambling. Cell Reports (2019)
8. Dang, S., van Goor, M. K., Wang, Y., Julius, D.#, Cheng, Y.#, van der Wijst, J.#. Structural insight into TRPV5 channel function and modulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2019)
7. Dang, S.*, Feng, S.*, Tien, J.*, Peters, C. J., Bulkley, D., Lolicato, M., Zhao, J., Zuberbühler, K., Ye, W., Qi, L., Chen, T., Craik, C. S., Jan, Y. N., Minor, D. L., Jr., Cheng, Y.#, Jan, L. Y.#. Cryo-EM structures of the TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channel. Nature (2017)
6. Dang, S.*, Wu, S.*, Wang, J., Li, H., Huang, M., He, W., Li, Y.-M., Wong, C. C. L., Shi, Y. Cleavage of amyloid precursor protein by an archaeal presenilin homologue PSH. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2015)
5. Li, X.*, Dang, S.*, Yan, C., Gong, X., Wang, J., Shi, Y. Structure of a presenilin family intramembrane aspartate protease. Nature (2013)
4. Madej, M. G., Dang, S., Yan, N., Kaback, H. R. Evolutionary mix-and-match with MFS transporters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2013)
3. Lu, F.*, Li, S.*, Jiang, Y., Jiang, J., Fan, H., Lu, G., Deng, D., Dang, S., Zhang, X., Wang, J., Yan, N. Structure and mechanism of the uracil transporter UraA. Nature (2011)
2. Dang, S., Sun, L., Huang, Y., Lu, F., Liu, Y., Gong, H., Wang, J.#, Yan, N.#. Structure of a fucose transporter in an outward-open conformation. Nature (2010)
1. Gao, X.*, Lu, F.*, Zhou, L.*, Dang, S., Sun, L., Li, X., Wang, J.#, Shi, Y.#. Structure and mechanism of an amino acid antiporter. Science (2009)