Faculty

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

Associate Professor

Rhee, Hyun-Woo

Systems Chemical Biology Laboratory
LAB Website
OFFICE 503동 124호 / +82-2-880-4390
LAB 503-103 / +82-2-880-2679
RESEARCH AREAS

Research Topic

In a human cell, around 20,000 different human proteins are known to be expressed. These proteins are not uniformly distributed throughout the cell, but they are located in highly specific targeted spaces and form a variety of microenvironments. To map localized protein information in a sub-cellular "space of interest", we develop a new protein mapping method based on compatible protein label chemistry in living cellular physiology. This new method called proximity labeling has the potential to uncover new protein components that are not mapped by traditional protein purification methods such as co-immunoprecipitation. This method can be extended to uncover spatiotemporal subcellular distribution of other biomolecules such as nucleic acids and metabolites in living cells and in live animals.

Education

  • Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea, 2009
  • B.S. Biological Sciences and Chemistry (Double Major), Seoul National University, Korea, 2004

Career

  • Associate Professor, UNIST Chemistry, Korea, 2017-2018
  • Assistant Professor, UNIST Chemistry, Korea, 2013-2017
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Chemistry, USA, 2010-2012

Papers

  1. “Contact-ID, a new tool for profiling organelle contact site, reveals regulatory proteins of mitochondrial-associated membrane formation” Kwak C†, Shin S†, Park JS†, Jung M, Nhung TTM, Kang MG, Lee C, Kwon TH, Park SK*, Mun JY*, Kim JS*, and Rhee HW*, PNAS, 2020, 117, 12109-12120
  2. “Architecture Mapping of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Proteome by Cheimcal Tools in Live Cells.” Lee SY, Kang MG, Shin S, Kwak C, Kwon T, Seo JK*, Kim JS*, and Rhee HW*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 3651-3662.
  3. “Structure-Guided Synthesis of a Protein-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Alkyl Halides”, Kang MG†, Lee H†, Kim BH, Dunbayev Y, Seo JK, Lee C*, Rhee HW*, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 9226-9229.
  4. “Proximity-Directed Labeling Reveals a New Rapamycin-Induced Heterodimer of FKBP25 and FRB in Live Cells.” Lee SY†, Lee H†, Lee HK, Lee SW, Ha SC, Kwon T, Seo JK*, Lee C*, and Rhee HW* ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 506-516.
  5. “In Cellulo Mapping of Subcellular Localized Bilirubin.” Park JS, Nam E, Lee HK, Lim MH*, and Rhee HW* ACS Chem. Biol. 2016, 11, 2177-2185.
  6. “APEX fingerprinting reveals the subcellular localization of proteins of interest.” Lee SY, Kang MG, Park JS, Lee G, Ting AY*, Rhee HW* Cell Rep. 2016, 15, 1837-1847

Search Papers

Chulhwan Kwak, Sanghee Shin, Jong-Seok Park, Minkyo Jung, Truong Thi My Nhung, Myeong-Gyun Kang, Chaiheon Lee, Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Sang Ki Park, Ji Young Mune, Jong-Seo Kim, Hyun-Woo Rhee
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020, 117, 22, (2020-06-02) Link
Kelvin F. Cho, Tess C. Branon, Sanjana Rajeev, Tanaya Svinkina, Namrata D.Udeshi, Themis Thoudam, Chulhwan Kwak, Hyun-Woo Rhee, In-Kyu Lee, Steven A.Carr, Alice Y. Ting
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020, 117, 22, (2020-06-02) Link
Pratyush Kumar Mishra, Chang‐Mo Yoo, Eunmi Hong, Hyun-Woo Rhee
ChemBioChem, 2020, 21, 7, (2020-04-01) Link
Gihyun Sung, Song-Yi Lee, Myeong-Gyun Kang, Kyung Lock Kim, Jaeyeon An, Jaehwan Sim, Sungwan Kim, Seungjoon Kim, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Kyeng Min, Kimoon Kim
Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 10, (2020-02-04) Link
Chang-Mo Yoo, Hyun-Woo Rhee
Biochemistry, 2020, 59, 3, (2020-01-28) Link
Jiwoong Kwon, Jong-Seok Park, Minsu Kang, Soobin Choi, Jumi Park, Gyeong Tae Kim, Changwook Lee, Sangwon Cha, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Sang-Hee Shim
Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 1, (2020-01-14) Link
Lindsey Van Haute, Song-Yi Lee, Beverly J. McCann, Christopher A. Powell, Dhiru Bansal, Lina Vasiliauskaite, Caterina Garone, Sanghee Shin, Jong-Seo Kim, Michaela Frye, Joseph G. Gleeson, Eric A. Miska, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Michal Minczuk
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 2019, 47, 16, (2019-09-19) Link
Juhye Kang, Jung Seung Nam, Hyuck Jin Lee, Geewoo Nam, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Mi Hee Lim
Chemical Science, 2019, 10, 28, (2019-07-28) Link
Jumi Park, Song-Yi Lee, Hanbin Jeong, Myeong-Gyun Kang, Lindsey Van Haute, Michal Minczuk, Jeong Kon Seo, Youngsoo Jun, Kyungjae Myung, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Changwook Lee
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 2019, 47, 13, (2019-07-26) Link
Themis Thoudam, Chae-Myeong Ha, Jaechan Leem, Dipanjan Chanda, Jong-Seok Park, Hyo-Jeong Kim, Jae-Han Jeon, Yeon-Kyung Choi, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Yang Hoon Huh, Tae-Hwan Kwon, Keun-Gyu Park, Robert A. Harris, Kyu-Sang Park, Hyun-Woo Rhee, In-Kyu Lee
Diabetes, 2019, 68, 3, (2019-03-01) Link