General
Kaifeng Hu, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Group of Liquid State NMR,
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China
Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China PR
Email: kaifenghu@mail.kib.ac.cn
Telephone: (0871) 523-8781 (O)
Address: #132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, Yunnan, China PR
Postcode: 650204.
Aiming to understand the biological mechanism of protein and the association of metabolites with the physiological/pathological status, our major research interests focus on the structural biology and metabolomics using NMR techniques, together with other biophysical and analytical techniques, including LC-MS.
Group of Liquid State NMR,
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China
Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China PR
Email: kaifenghu@mail.kib.ac.cn
Telephone: (0871) 523-8781 (O)
Address: #132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, Yunnan, China PR
Postcode: 650204.
Aiming to understand the biological mechanism of protein and the association of metabolites with the physiological/pathological status, our major research interests focus on the structural biology and metabolomics using NMR techniques, together with other biophysical and analytical techniques, including LC-MS.
Research Areas
NMR application in structural biology: we study the structure and function relationship of proteins of biological and medical importance; the mechanism and interaction of the biosynthetic enzyme with related substrates. NMR-based drug screening and drug discovery.
Metabolomics: Based NMR techniques, together LC-MS, we develop approaches to characterize and quantify the compounds in the complex mixture, to discover biomarker in the metabolome associating with diseases. We are also interested in qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the bioactive compounds in TCM for QC purpose.
NMR methodology: we develop new NMR methods to facilitate our research.
Metabolomics: Based NMR techniques, together LC-MS, we develop approaches to characterize and quantify the compounds in the complex mixture, to discover biomarker in the metabolome associating with diseases. We are also interested in qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the bioactive compounds in TCM for QC purpose.
NMR methodology: we develop new NMR methods to facilitate our research.
Education
Ph. D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH), Switzerland, 2004
Physical chemistry / Solution NMR，with Prof. Konstantin Pervushin;
M.S., Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS, 1998
Organic Chemistry / Natural Products Chemistry, with Prof. Da-Yuan Zhu;
B.S., Beijing Medical University (Peking University Health Science Center), 1995
Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmaceutics.
Physical chemistry / Solution NMR，with Prof. Konstantin Pervushin;
M.S., Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS, 1998
Organic Chemistry / Natural Products Chemistry, with Prof. Da-Yuan Zhu;
B.S., Beijing Medical University (Peking University Health Science Center), 1995
Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmaceutics.
Experience
Ph. D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH), Switzerland,Sept. 2004, Physical chemistry / Solution NMR;
Work Experience
2012.3- Principal Investigator, NMR group, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
2009-2012.3 Assistant Scientist, NMRFAM, University of Wisconsin
2005-2008 Research Fellow, Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, NIH, USA
2009-2012.3 Assistant Scientist, NMRFAM, University of Wisconsin
2005-2008 Research Fellow, Protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, NIH, USA
Teaching Experience
Biochemistry 801: Biochemical Application of NMR, University of WIsconsin
Section of “Liquid state NMR” in Organic Structure Analysis, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS.
Section of “Liquid state NMR” in Organic Structure Analysis, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS.
Honors & Distinctions
2004, Chinese government award ($5000) for outstanding self-financed students abroad.
2012, the Thousand Youth Talents Plan (The Recruitment Program of Global Experts)
2012, the Thousand Youth Talents Plan (The Recruitment Program of Global Experts)
Research Interests
Our research mainly focuses on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance（NMR）method development and application of modern liquid state NMR techniques in the research of Structure Biology and Metabolomics.
We are interested in the structure and mechanism of the enzyme involved in the nature product biosynthesis and protein of biological and medical importance. Our goal is to understand the interaction between the enzyme and its substrates, the interaction between the target protein and small chemicals or antibody.
Coupling NMR with LC-MS-SPE, we develop and apply metabolomic protocol for the discovery of key biomarker related to major disease and for the quick discovery and identification of bioactive compounds, maybe of trace amount, in the crude extract of nature products from traditional Chinese herbs.
We are interested in the structure and mechanism of the enzyme involved in the nature product biosynthesis and protein of biological and medical importance. Our goal is to understand the interaction between the enzyme and its substrates, the interaction between the target protein and small chemicals or antibody.
Coupling NMR with LC-MS-SPE, we develop and apply metabolomic protocol for the discovery of key biomarker related to major disease and for the quick discovery and identification of bioactive compounds, maybe of trace amount, in the crude extract of nature products from traditional Chinese herbs.
Students
已指导学生
徐莉 硕士研究生 078001-药物化学
文超 硕士研究生 078001-药物化学
现指导学生
张滢滢 硕士研究生 078001-药物化学
李兴 博士研究生 071010-生物化学与分子生物学
刘彬 博士研究生 071010-生物化学与分子生物学
陈鹏瑀 硕士研究生 078001-药物化学
黄滔 博士研究生 100701-药物化学
白志强 博士研究生 100701-药物化学
马晓方 博士研究生 100701-药物化学
方诗琪 硕士研究生 078006-药理学
Publications
Papers
Publications (¶ Equally contributed, * Corresponding author)
1. Kaifeng Hu*, Williard J. Werner, Kylie D. Allen, and Susan C Wang*, Investigation of enzymatic C-P bond formation using multiple quantum HCP nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, (2015) Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 53, 267–272
2. .Li Xu, Xiaohuo Shi and Kaifeng Hu*, Quantification of multiple compounds containing heterogeneous elements in the mixture by one-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of different nuclei using a single universal concentration reference，(2014) Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 52, 779–782
3. Amanda Poplawski, Kaifeng Hu, Woonghee Lee, Senthil Natesan, Danni Peng, Samuel Carlson, Xiaobing Shi, Stefan Balaz, John L. Markley, and Karen C. Glass*, Molecular insights into the recognition of N-terminal histone modifications by the BRPF1bromodomain. (2014) Journal of Molecular Biology, 426(8), 1661-1676.
4. Woonghee Lee¶, Kaifeng Hu¶, Marco Tonelli, Arash Bahrami, Elizabeth Neuhardt, Karen C. Glass and John L. Markley*，Fast automated protein NMR data collection and assignment by ADAPT-NMR on Bruker spectrometers. (2013) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 236, 83-88.
5. Zheng Zhou, Hanqiao Feng, Bing-Rui Zhou, Rodolfo Ghirlando, Kaifeng Hu, Adam Zwolak, Lisa M. Jenkins, Hua Xiao, Nico Tjandra, Carl Wu and Yawen Bai*, Structural basis for recognition of centromere specific histone H3 variant by nonhistone Scm3. (2011) Nature, 472(7342), 234-7.
6. Kaifeng Hu, William M. Westler and John L. Markley*, Simultaneous quantification and identification of individual chemicals in metabolite mixtures by two-dimensional extrapolated time-zero 1H-13C HSQC (HSQC0). (2011) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133(6), 1662-5.
7. Kaifeng Hu, William M. Westler and John L. Markley*, Two-dimensional concurrent HMQC-COSY as an approach for small molecule chemical shift assignment and compound identification. (2011) J. Bio. NMR. 49(3-4), 291-6.
8. Roger A. Chylla*, Kaifeng Hu, James J. Ellinger and John L. Markley, Deconvolution of Two-Dimensional NMR by Fast Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction (FMLR): Application to Quantitative Metabolomics. (2011) Analytical Chemistry. 83(12), 4871-80.
9. Kaifeng Hu, Thomas P. Wyche, Tim S. Bugni and John L. Markley*, Selective Quantification by 2D HSQC0 Spectroscopy of Thiocoraline in an Extract from a Sponge-Derived Verrucosispora sp.. (2011) Journal of Natural Products, 74(10), 2295-8.
10. Kaifeng Hu*, James J. Ellinger, Roger A. Chylla and John L. Markley, Measurement of Absolute Concentrations of Individual Compounds in Metabolite Mixtures by Gradient-Selective Time-Zero 1H-13C HSQC (gsHSQC0) with Two Concentration References and Fast Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction Analysis. (2011) Analytical Chemistry, 83(24), 9352-60.
11. Williard J. Werner, Kylie D. Allen, Kaifeng Hu, Gregory L. Helms, Brian S. Chen and Susan C Wang*, In vitro Phosphinate Methylation by PhpK from Kitasatospora Phosalacinea. (2011) Biochemistry, 50(42), 8986-8.
12. Kaifeng Hu, Michaeleen Doucleff and G. Marius Clore*, Using multiple quantum coherence to increase the 15N resolution in a three-dimensional TROSY HNCO experiment for accurate PRE and RDC measurements. (2009) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 200 (2), 173-177.
13. Jun Hu¶, Kaifeng Hu¶, David C. Williams Jr., Michal Komlosh, Mengli Cai and G. Marius Clore*, Solution NMR structures of productive and non-productive complexes between the A and B domains of the cytoplasmic subunit of the mannose transporter of the Escherichia coli phosphotransferase system. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. 283 (16), 11024-11037.
14. Maria U. Johansson*, Simon Alioth, Kaifeng Hu, Reto Walser, Ralf Koebnik and Konstantin Pervushin*, A minimal transmembrane β-barrel platform protein studied by NMR. (2007) Biochemistry, 46(5), 1128-1140.
15. Kaifeng Hu, Beat Vögeli and G. Marius Clore*, Spin state selective 13C-detected HNCO with TROSY optimization in all dimensions and double echo-antiecho sensitivity enhancement in both indirect dimensions. (2007) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(17), 5484-91.
16. Kaifeng Hu¶, Beat Vögeli¶ and G. Marius Clore*, Interference between transverse cross-correlated relaxation and longitudinal relaxation affects apparent J-coupling and transverse cross-correlated relaxation. (2006) Chem. Phys. Letter, 423, 123-125
17. Kaifeng Hu*, Veniamin Galius and Konstantin Pervushin*, Structural plasticity of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase sFkpA is a key to its chaperone function as revealed by solution NMR. (2006) Biochemistry, 45(39), 11983-11991
18. Kaifeng Hu¶, Beat Vögeli¶ and G. Marius Clore*, 13C-detected HN(CA)C and HMCMC experiments using a single methyl-reprotonated sample for unambiguous methyl resonance assignment. (2006) J. Biomol NMR, 36(4), 259-66.
19. Kaifeng Hu*, Beat Vögeli and Konstantin Pervushin*, Side-chain H and C resonance assignment in protonated / partially deuterated proteins using an improved 3D 13C-detected HCC-TOCSY. (2005) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 174 (2), 200-208.
20. Kaifeng Hu, Andreas Plückthun and Konstantin Pervushin*, Backbone HN, N, C？, C’ and C？ chemical shift assignments and Secondary Structure of FkpA, a 245-residue peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase with chaperone activity. (2004) J. Biomol NMR, 28 (4), 405-406.
21. Thereza Soares, Markus Christen, Kaifeng Hu and Wilfred F. van Gunsteren*, Alpha- and beta-polypeptides show a different stability of helical secondary structure. (2004) Tetrahedron, 60, 7775-7780.
22. Kaifeng Hu, Alexander Eletsky and Konstantin Pervushin*, Backbone resonance assignment in large protonated proteins using a combination of new 3D TROSY-HN(CA)HA, 4D TROSY-HACANH and C detected HACACO experiments. (2003) J. Biomol NMR, 26 (1), 66-77.
1. Kaifeng Hu*, Williard J. Werner, Kylie D. Allen, and Susan C Wang*, Investigation of enzymatic C-P bond formation using multiple quantum HCP nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, (2015) Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 53, 267–272
2. .Li Xu, Xiaohuo Shi and Kaifeng Hu*, Quantification of multiple compounds containing heterogeneous elements in the mixture by one-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of different nuclei using a single universal concentration reference，(2014) Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 52, 779–782
3. Amanda Poplawski, Kaifeng Hu, Woonghee Lee, Senthil Natesan, Danni Peng, Samuel Carlson, Xiaobing Shi, Stefan Balaz, John L. Markley, and Karen C. Glass*, Molecular insights into the recognition of N-terminal histone modifications by the BRPF1bromodomain. (2014) Journal of Molecular Biology, 426(8), 1661-1676.
4. Woonghee Lee¶, Kaifeng Hu¶, Marco Tonelli, Arash Bahrami, Elizabeth Neuhardt, Karen C. Glass and John L. Markley*，Fast automated protein NMR data collection and assignment by ADAPT-NMR on Bruker spectrometers. (2013) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 236, 83-88.
5. Zheng Zhou, Hanqiao Feng, Bing-Rui Zhou, Rodolfo Ghirlando, Kaifeng Hu, Adam Zwolak, Lisa M. Jenkins, Hua Xiao, Nico Tjandra, Carl Wu and Yawen Bai*, Structural basis for recognition of centromere specific histone H3 variant by nonhistone Scm3. (2011) Nature, 472(7342), 234-7.
6. Kaifeng Hu, William M. Westler and John L. Markley*, Simultaneous quantification and identification of individual chemicals in metabolite mixtures by two-dimensional extrapolated time-zero 1H-13C HSQC (HSQC0). (2011) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133(6), 1662-5.
7. Kaifeng Hu, William M. Westler and John L. Markley*, Two-dimensional concurrent HMQC-COSY as an approach for small molecule chemical shift assignment and compound identification. (2011) J. Bio. NMR. 49(3-4), 291-6.
8. Roger A. Chylla*, Kaifeng Hu, James J. Ellinger and John L. Markley, Deconvolution of Two-Dimensional NMR by Fast Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction (FMLR): Application to Quantitative Metabolomics. (2011) Analytical Chemistry. 83(12), 4871-80.
9. Kaifeng Hu, Thomas P. Wyche, Tim S. Bugni and John L. Markley*, Selective Quantification by 2D HSQC0 Spectroscopy of Thiocoraline in an Extract from a Sponge-Derived Verrucosispora sp.. (2011) Journal of Natural Products, 74(10), 2295-8.
10. Kaifeng Hu*, James J. Ellinger, Roger A. Chylla and John L. Markley, Measurement of Absolute Concentrations of Individual Compounds in Metabolite Mixtures by Gradient-Selective Time-Zero 1H-13C HSQC (gsHSQC0) with Two Concentration References and Fast Maximum Likelihood Reconstruction Analysis. (2011) Analytical Chemistry, 83(24), 9352-60.
11. Williard J. Werner, Kylie D. Allen, Kaifeng Hu, Gregory L. Helms, Brian S. Chen and Susan C Wang*, In vitro Phosphinate Methylation by PhpK from Kitasatospora Phosalacinea. (2011) Biochemistry, 50(42), 8986-8.
12. Kaifeng Hu, Michaeleen Doucleff and G. Marius Clore*, Using multiple quantum coherence to increase the 15N resolution in a three-dimensional TROSY HNCO experiment for accurate PRE and RDC measurements. (2009) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 200 (2), 173-177.
13. Jun Hu¶, Kaifeng Hu¶, David C. Williams Jr., Michal Komlosh, Mengli Cai and G. Marius Clore*, Solution NMR structures of productive and non-productive complexes between the A and B domains of the cytoplasmic subunit of the mannose transporter of the Escherichia coli phosphotransferase system. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. 283 (16), 11024-11037.
14. Maria U. Johansson*, Simon Alioth, Kaifeng Hu, Reto Walser, Ralf Koebnik and Konstantin Pervushin*, A minimal transmembrane β-barrel platform protein studied by NMR. (2007) Biochemistry, 46(5), 1128-1140.
15. Kaifeng Hu, Beat Vögeli and G. Marius Clore*, Spin state selective 13C-detected HNCO with TROSY optimization in all dimensions and double echo-antiecho sensitivity enhancement in both indirect dimensions. (2007) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(17), 5484-91.
16. Kaifeng Hu¶, Beat Vögeli¶ and G. Marius Clore*, Interference between transverse cross-correlated relaxation and longitudinal relaxation affects apparent J-coupling and transverse cross-correlated relaxation. (2006) Chem. Phys. Letter, 423, 123-125
17. Kaifeng Hu*, Veniamin Galius and Konstantin Pervushin*, Structural plasticity of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase sFkpA is a key to its chaperone function as revealed by solution NMR. (2006) Biochemistry, 45(39), 11983-11991
18. Kaifeng Hu¶, Beat Vögeli¶ and G. Marius Clore*, 13C-detected HN(CA)C and HMCMC experiments using a single methyl-reprotonated sample for unambiguous methyl resonance assignment. (2006) J. Biomol NMR, 36(4), 259-66.
19. Kaifeng Hu*, Beat Vögeli and Konstantin Pervushin*, Side-chain H and C resonance assignment in protonated / partially deuterated proteins using an improved 3D 13C-detected HCC-TOCSY. (2005) Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 174 (2), 200-208.
20. Kaifeng Hu, Andreas Plückthun and Konstantin Pervushin*, Backbone HN, N, C？, C’ and C？ chemical shift assignments and Secondary Structure of FkpA, a 245-residue peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase with chaperone activity. (2004) J. Biomol NMR, 28 (4), 405-406.
21. Thereza Soares, Markus Christen, Kaifeng Hu and Wilfred F. van Gunsteren*, Alpha- and beta-polypeptides show a different stability of helical secondary structure. (2004) Tetrahedron, 60, 7775-7780.
22. Kaifeng Hu, Alexander Eletsky and Konstantin Pervushin*, Backbone resonance assignment in large protonated proteins using a combination of new 3D TROSY-HN(CA)HA, 4D TROSY-HACANH and C detected HACACO experiments. (2003) J. Biomol NMR, 26 (1), 66-77.