2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | Prof. Rao's Publications from his graduate years

2009

38. Xia Z, Rao J. Biosensing and imaging based on bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2009; 20:1-8. PMID: 19216068 PDF

37. Xing Y, Xia Z, Rao J. Semiconductor quantum dots for biosensing and in vivo imaging. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 2009; In press.

36. Thorne SH, Barak Y, Liang W, Bachman M, Rao J, Contag CH, Matin AC. CNOB/ChrR6, a new prodrug enzyme cancer chemotherapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2009; 8: 333-341. PMID: 19190118 PDF

35. Schipper ML, Iyer G, Koh AL, Cheng Z, Ebenstein Y, Aharoni A, Keren S, Bentolila LA, Li J, Rao J, Chen X, Banin U, Wu AM, Sinclair R, Weiss SS, Gambhir SS. Particle size, surface coating, and PEGylation influence the biodistribution of quantum dots in living mice. Small 2009; 5: 126-134. PMID: 19051182 PDF

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2008

34. Xing B, Rao J, Liu R. Novel beta-lactam antibiotic derivatives: their new applications as gene reporters, antitumor prodrugs, and enzyme inhibitors. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 8: 455-471. PMID: 18473935

33. Xing Y, Rao J. Quantum dot bioconjugates for in vitro diagnostics and in vivo imaging. Cancer Biomarkers 2008; 4:307-319. PMID: 19126959 PDF

32. Jiang T, Xing B, Rao J. Recent developments of biological reporter technology for detecting gene expression. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews 2008, 25: 41-76.

31. Rao J. Shedding light on tumors using nanoparticles. ACS Nano 2008; 2: 1984-1986. PMID: 19206441 PDF

30. Xing Y, So M-K, Koh AL, Sinclair R, Rao J. Improved QD-BRET conjugates for detection and imaging. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications 2008; 372: 388-394. PMID: 18468518 PDF

29. So M-K, Gowrishankar G, Hasegawa S, Chung J-K, Rao J. Imaging target mRNA and siRNA-mediated gene silencing in vivo with ribozyme-based reporters. ChemBioChem 2008; 9: 2682-2691. PMID: 18972511 PDF

28. So M-K, Yao H, Rao J. HaloTag protein-mediated specific labeling of living cells with quantum dots. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications 2008; 374: 419-423. PMID: 18621022 PDF

27. Xia Z, Xing Y, So M-K, Koh AL, Sinclair R, Rao J. Multiplex detection of protease activity with nanosensors prepared by intein-mediated specific bioconjugation. Analytical Chemistry 2008; 80: 8649-8655. PMID: 18922019 PDF

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2007

26. Gowrishankar G, Rao J. Visualizing RNA splicing in vivo. Molecular Biosystems 2007; 3: 301-307. PMID: 17460789 PDF

25. Rao J, Dragulescu-Andrasi A, Yao H. Fluorescence imaging in vivo: recent advances. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2007; 18: 17-25. PMID: 17234399 PDF

24. Dragulescu-Andrasi A, Rao J. Chemical labeling of proteins in living cells. ChemBioChem 2007; 8: 1099-1101. PMID: 17492742 PDF

23. Yao H, Zhang Y, Xiao F, Xia Z, Rao J. QD-BRET based highly sensitive detection of proteases. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2007; 46: 4346-4349. PMID: 17465433 PDF

22. Schipper ML, Cheng Z, Lee S-W, Keren S, Bentolila LA, Sundaresan G, Iyer G, Gheysens O, Ebenstein Y, Li J, Rao J, Chen X, Wu AM, Weiss SS, Gambhir SS. MicroPET-based biodistribution of quantum dots in living mice. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2007; 48: 1511-1518. PMID: 17704240 PDF

21. Yao H, So M-K, Rao J. A bioluminogenic substrate for in vivo imaging of ß-lactamase activity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2007; 46: 7031-7034. PMID: 17676567 PDF

20. Lin S, Xie X, Yang Y, Li Z, Cao F, Patel MR, Gheysens O, Zhang Y, Gambhir SS, Rao J, Wu J. Quantum dots imaging for embryonic stem cells. BMC Biotechnology 2007; 7: 67. PMID: 17925032 PDF

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2006

19. Hasegawa S, Rao J. Modulating the splicing activity of Tetrahymena ribozyme via RNA self-assembly. FEBS Letters 2006; 580: 1592-1596. PMID: 16472807 PDF

18. So M-K, Xu C, Loening AM, Gambhir SS, Rao J. Self-illuminating quantum dot conjugates for in vivo imaging. Nature Biotechnology 2006; 24: 339-343. PMID: 16501578 PDF

17. Xu C, Xing B, Rao J. A self-assembled quantum dot probe for detecting ß-lactamase activity. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications 2006; 344: 931-935. PMID: 16631595 PDF

16. Hasegawa S, Gowrishankar G, Rao J. Detection of mRNA in mammalian cells with a split ribozyme reporter. ChemBioChem 2006; 7: 925-928. PMID: 16671127 PDF Journal Cover

15. Zhang Y, So M-K, Loening AM, Yao H, Gambhir SS, Rao J. HaloTag protein-mediated site-specific conjugation of bioluminescent proteins to quantum dots. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2006; 45: 4936-4940.PMID: 16807952 PDF

14. So M-K, Loening AM, Gambhir SS, Rao J. Creating self-illuminating quantum dot conjugates. Nature Protocols 2006; 1: 1160-1164. PMID: 17406398 PDF

13. Cai W, Rao J, Gambhir SS, Chen X. How molecular imaging is speeding up antiangiogenic drug development. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2006; 5: 2624-2633. PMID: 17121909 PDF

12. Zhang Y, So M-K, Rao J. Protease-modulated cellular uptake of quantum dots. Nano Letters 2006; 6: 1988-1992. PMID: 16968013 PDF

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2005

11. Xing B, Khanamiryan A, Rao J. Cell-permeable near-infrared fluorogenic substrates for imaging ß-lactamase activity. Journal of American Chemical Society 2005; 127: 4158-4159. PMID: 15783183 PDF

2004

10. Hasegawa S, Choi JW, Rao J. Single-cell detection of trans-splicing ribozyme in vivo activity. Journal of American Chemical Society 2004; 126: 7158-7159.PMID: 15186136 PDF

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2003

9. Gao W, Xing B, Tsien RY, Rao J. Novel fluorogenic substrates for imaging ß-lactamase expression. Journal of American Chemical Society 2003; 125: 11146-11147.PMID: 16220906 PDF

8. Hasegawa S, Jackson WC, Tsien RY, Rao J. Imaging Tetrahymena ribozyme splicing activity in single live mammalian cells. Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA 2003; 100: 14892-14896.PMID: 14645710 PDF

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Professor Rao's Publications from his graduate years working with George Whitesides

7. Rao J, Lahiri J, Weis RW, Whitesides GM. Design, syntheses, and characterization of a high-affinity trivalent system derived from vancomycin and L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala. Journal of American Chemical Society 2000; 122: 2698-2710.Web of Science PDF

6. Rao J, Yan L, Xu B, Whitesides GM. Using surface plasmon resonance to study the binding of vancomycin and its dimer to self-assembled monolayers presenting D-Ala-D-Ala. Journal of American Chemical Society 1999; 121: 2629-2630.Web of Science PDF

5. Rao J, Yan L, Lahiri J, Whitesides GM, Warren HS, Weis RM. Binding of a dimeric derivative of vancomycin with L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Lactate in solution and at a surface: insights into its enhanced activity against vancomycin-resistant bacteria. Chemistry & Biology 1999; 6:353-359.PMID: 10375541 PDF

4. Rao J, Lahiri J, Isaacs L, Weis RW, Whitesides GM. A trivalent system from vancomycin•D-Ala-D-Ala with higher affinity than biotin•avidin. Science 1998; 280: 708-711.PMID: 9563940 PDF

3. Colton IJ, Carbeck JD, Rao J, Whitesides GM. Affinity capillary electrophoresis: a physical-organic tool for studying interactions in biomolecular recognition. Electrophoresis 1998; 19: 367-382.PMID: 9551788 PDF

2. Rao J, Colton IJ, Whitesides GM. Using capillary electrophoresis to study the electrostatic interactions involved in the association of D-Ala-D-Ala with vancomycin. Journal of American Chemical Society 1997; 119: 9336-9340. Web of Science PDF

1. Rao J, Whitesides GM. Tight binding of a dimeric derivative of vancomycin with dimeric L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala. Journal of American Chemical Society 1997; 119: 10286-10290.Web of Science PDF

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