Degree: B.S., Nanjing University, China
Entered Group: Fall, 2016 (Chemistry program)
Research Projects: Mechanistic Studies of the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites
Group Publications:
Wang, S.-A.; Ko, Y.; Zheng, J.; Geng, Y.; Ren, D.; Ogasawara, Y.; Irani, S.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, H.-w. “Identification of the Formycin A Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from Streptomyces kaniharaensis Illustrates the Interplay Between Biological Pyrazolopyrimidine Formation and de novo Purine Biosynthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 6127-6131. [NIHMSID 1021733]
Ren, D.; Wang, S.-A.; Ko, Y.; Geng, Y.; Ogasawara, Y.; Liu, H.-w. “Identification of the C-Glycoside Synthases during Biosynthesis of the Pyrazole-C-Nucleosides Formycin and Pyrazofurin.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16512-16516. [PMC6911263]
Ren, D.; Ruszczycky, M. W.; Ko, Y.; Wang, S.-A.; Ogasawara, Y.; Kim, M.; Liu, H.-w. “Characterization of the Coformycin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster in Streptomyces kaniharaensis.” Proc. Natl. Aca. Sci. USA. 2020, 117, 10265-10270. [PMC7229688]
Ren, D.; Kim, M.; Wang, S.-A.; Liu, H.-w. “Identification of a Pyrrole Intermediate Which Undergoes C-Glycosidation and Autoxidation to Yield the Final Product in Showdomycin Biosynthesis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17148-17154. [PMC8292215]
Ren, D.; Lee, Y.-H.; Wang, S.-A.; Liu, H.-w. “Characterization of the Oxazinomycin Biosynthetic Pathway Revealing the Key Role of a Non-heme Iron-dependent Monooxygenase.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 10968-10977. [PMC9233086]