Publications

2025

1. Chen, J.; Liu, M.; Chen, S.; Chou, C.P.; Liu, H.; Wu, D.; Liu, Y. Engineered Therapeutic Bacteria with High-Yield Membrane Vesicle Production Inspired by Eukaryotic Membrane Curvature for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease. ACS nano, 2025, 19 (2), 2405-2418.

2. Arab, B.; Moo-Young, M.; Liu, Y.; Chou, C.P. Manipulating Intracellular Oxidative Conditions to Enhance Porphyrin Production in Escherichia coli. Bioengineering, 2025, 12 (1), 83.

3. Dharmasiddhi, IPW; Chen, J; Arab, B.; Lan, C.; Euler, C.; Chou, C.P.; Liu, Y. Engineering a Cross-Feeding Synthetic Bacterial Consortium for Degrading Mixed PET and Nylon Monomers. Processes, 2025, 13 (2), 375.

2024

1. Liu, M.; Chen, J.; Dharmasiddhi, IPW.; Chen, S.; Liu, Y.; Liu, H. Review of the Potential of Probiotics in Disease Treatment: Mechanisms, Engineering, and Applications. Processes, 2024, 12 (2), 316.

2. Arab, B.; Westbrook, AW.; Moo-Young, M.; Liu, Y.; Chou, CP. Bio-Based Production of Uroporphyrin in Escherichia coli. Synthetic Biology and Engineering, 2024, 2(1), 10002.

3. Arab, B.; Westbrook, AW.; Moo-Young, M.; Liu, Y.; Chou, CP. High-Level Bio-Based Production of Coproporphyrin in Escherichia coli. Fermentation, 2024, 10(5), 250.

4. Wen, Q.; Chen, J.; Li, J.; Dharmasiddhi, IPW.; Yang, M.; Xing, J.; Liu, Y. A single-plasmid-based, easily curable CRISPR/Cas9 system for rapid, iterative genome editing in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Microbial Cell Factories, 2024, 23 (1), 349.

5. Liu, Y.; Chen, J. A system to engineer a bacterium for use in probiotics for alcohol consumers. US Patent App. 63/731,864.

6. Liu, Y.; Chen, J. Sterilized agricultural byproducts and methods of forming the same. US Patent App. 18/962,955.

2023

1. Liu, Y.; Chen, J.; Raj, K.; Baerg, L.; Nathan, N.; Philpott, D.J.; Mahadevan, R. A Universal Strategy to Promote Secretion of G+/G–Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles and Its Application in Host Innate Immune Responses. ACS Synthetic Biology, 2023, 12 (1): 319-328.

2. Chen, J.; Liu, Y.; Mahadevan, R. Genetic Engineering of Acidithiobacillus ferridurans Using CRISPR Systems To Mitigate Toxic Release in Biomining. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57 (33): 12315-12324.

2022

1. Liu, Y.; Khusnutdinova, A.; Chen, J.; Crisante, D.; Batyrova, K.; Raj, K.; Feigis, M.; Shirzadi, E.; Wang, X.; Dorakhan, R. Systems engineering of Escherichia coli for n-butane production. Metabolic Engineering, 2022, 74: 98-107.

2. Chen, J.; Liu, Y.; Diep, P.; Mahadevan, R. Genetic engineering of extremely acidophilic Acidithiobacillus species for biomining: progress and perspectives. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 438: 129456.

3. Chen, J.; Liu, Y.; Diep, P.; Mahadevan, R. Harnessing synthetic biology for sustainable biomining with Fe/S-oxidizing microbes. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022, 10: 920639.

4. Chen, R.; Liu, Y.; Zhong, W.; Hao, X.; Mu, T.; Yang, M.; Xing, J. Ribosome-binding sequences (RBS) engineering of key genes in Escherichia coli for high production of fatty alcohols. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 2022, 27 (4): 615-623.

For earlier publications, please check Prof. Yilans Google Scholar below:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aUdkiMAAAAAJ&hl=en