Li J†, Chen M†, Liu Z, Zhang L, Felding BH, Moremen KW, Lauvau G., Abadier M, Ley K, Wu P, “A Single-Step Chemoenzymatic Reaction for the Construction of Antibody–Cell Conjugates”. ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4, 1633–1641. （†Co-first author） [Highlighted by C&EN news and Scripps News]

Liu Z†, Li J†, Li S†, Li G, Sharpless KB, and Wu P, “SuFEx Click Chemistry Enabled Late-Stage Drug Functionalization”, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2018, 140, 2919–2925 （†Co-first author）.

Li J, Chen P, “Development and Application of Bond Cleavage Reactions in Bioorthogonal Chemistry”, Nat. Chem. Biol., 2016,12, 129-137.

Zhang G†, Li J†, Xie R, Fan X, Liu Y, Zheng S, Ge Y, Chen P, “Bioorthogonal Chemical Activation of Kinases in Living Systems”, ACS Cent. Sci., 2016, 2, 325–331 （†Co-first author）.

Wang J†, Cheng B†, Li J†, Zhang Z, Hong W, Chen X* and Chen P*. “Chemical Remodeling of Cell-surface Sialic Acids Through A Palladium-triggered Bioorthogonal Elimination Reaction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 5364-5368 （†Co-first author）.

Li J, Yu J, Zhao J, Wang J, Zheng S, Lin S, Chen L, Yang M, Jia S, Zhang X and Chen P, “Palladium-triggered Deprotection Chemistry for Protein Activation in Living Cells”, Nature Chem., 2014, 6, 352-361.
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Li J†, Jia S†, Chen P, “Diels–Alder Reaction-triggered Bioorthogonal Protein Decaging in Living Cells”, Nat. Chem. Biol., 2014,10, 1003-1005 （†Co-first author）. 
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Yang M†, Li J†, Chen P, “Transition Metal Mediated Biocompatible Protein Chemistry in Living Cells”, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 6511-6526 （†Co-first author）.

Li J, Lin S, Wang J, Ja S, Yang M, Hao Z, Zhang X, and Chen P, “Ligand-free Palladium-mediated Site Specific Protein Labeling Inside Gram-negative Bacterial Pathogens”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 7330-7338. 
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