Coauthor, "Control of leucine-dependent mTORC1 pathway through chemical intervention of leucyl-tRNA synthetase and RagD interaction," Nature Communications 8(1), 732 (2017)
Coauthor, "Escherichia coli tRNA induces mammalian cell migration and socialization," The FASEB Journal. 31 (1 Supplement), 622.14 (2017)
Author, "Isolation of bacterial compartments to track movement of protein synthesis factors," 113, 120-126 (2017)
Author, "Analysis of the resistance mechanism of a benzoxaborole inhibitor reveals insight into the leucyl-tRNA synthetase editing mechanism," ACS Chemical Biology. 10 (10): 2277-85 (2015)
Coauthor, "Crystal structure of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-Derythritol-kinase (IspE) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis," The FASEB Journal. 25 (5):1577-84 (2011)
Speaking engagements
Zhao, H.; Buechler, A.K.; Martinis, S.A. "Re-purposing of leucyl-tRNA synthetase for Nutritional stress responses," Conference Talk at 2017 IUBMB focused Meeting on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (AARS2017) (October 2017)
Martinis, S.A.; Zhao, H.; Buechler, A.K. "Re-purposing of ancient protein synthesis enzyme and RNAs for cell signaling," Conference Talk at Spiegelman Symposium (October 2017)
Zhao, H.; Martinis, S.A. "Escherichia coli secretion of leucyl-tRNA synthease," Conference Talk at 10th International symposium on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (AARS2015) (October 2015)
Zhao, H.; Martinis, S.A. "Trafficking of leucyl-tRNA synthetase in E. coli," Conference Talk at Gordon Research Conference: Translation Machinery in Health & Disease (February 2015)
Banerjee, A.; Zhao, H.; Martinis, S.A.; Saks, M.E. "Intra-organism variation in tRNA structural type," Poster at the 25th tRNA Conference (September 2014)
Zhao, H.; Palencia, A.; Cusack, S.; Luthey-Schulten, Z.A.; Martinis, S.A. "Regulation of post-transfer editing by a tyrosine switch," Conferences talk at 9th International Symposium on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases (AARS2013) (October 2013)
Zhao, H.; Martinis, S.A. "Post-transfer editing of Candida albicans leucyl-tRNA synthetase is sensitive to a lysine that is distal to the editing pocket," Poster at the 24th tRNA Conference (December 2012)
