| Refactoring the silent spectinabilin gene cluster using a plug-and-play scaffold Z Shao, G Rao, C Li, Z Abil, Y Luo, H Zhao ACS synthetic biology 2 (11), 662-669, 2013 | 200 | 2013 |
| Optimized TAL effector nucleases (TALENs) for use in treatment of sickle cell disease N Sun, J Liang, Z Abil, H Zhao Molecular BioSystems 8 (4), 1255-1263, 2012 | 197 | 2012 |
| Direct observation of TALE protein dynamics reveals a two-state search mechanism L Cuculis, Z Abil, H Zhao, CM Schroeder Nature communications 6 (1), 7277, 2015 | 95 | 2015 |
| TALE proteins search DNA using a rotationally decoupled mechanism L Cuculis, Z Abil, H Zhao, CM Schroeder Nature chemical biology 12 (10), 831-837, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Recent advances in targeted genome engineering in mammalian systems N Sun, Z Abil, H Zhao Biotechnology journal 7 (9), 1074-1087, 2012 | 70 | 2012 |
| Modular assembly of designer PUF proteins for specific post-transcriptional regulation of endogenous RNA Z Abil, CA Denard, H Zhao Journal of biological engineering 8, 1-11, 2014 | 67 | 2014 |
| FairyTALE: a high-throughput TAL effector synthesis platform J Liang, R Chao, Z Abil, Z Bao, H Zhao ACS synthetic biology 3 (2), 67-73, 2014 | 63 | 2014 |
| Synthetic biology for therapeutic applications Z Abil, X Xiong, H Zhao Molecular pharmaceutics 12 (2), 322-331, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
| Roadmap to building a cell: an evolutionary approach Z Abil, C Danelon Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, 927, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Compartmentalized partnered replication for the directed evolution of genetic parts and circuits Z Abil, JW Ellefson, JD Gollihar, E Watkins, AD Ellington nature protocols 12 (12), 2493-2512, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Engineering reprogrammable RNA-binding proteins for study and manipulation of the transcriptome Z Abil, H Zhao Molecular BioSystems 11 (10), 2658-2665, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| Inducible control of mRNA transport using reprogrammable RNA-Binding proteins Z Abil, LF Gumy, H Zhao, CC Hoogenraad ACS synthetic biology 6 (6), 950-956, 2017 | 15 | 2017 |
| Divalent cations promote TALE DNA-binding specificity L Cuculis, C Zhao, Z Abil, H Zhao, D Shukla, CM Schroeder Nucleic acids research 48 (3), 1406-1422, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Compartmentalized Self‐Replication for Evolution of a DNA Polymerase Z Abil, AD Ellington Current Protocols in Chemical Biology 10 (1), 1-17, 2018 | 8 | 2018 |
| Refactoring the silent spectinabilin gene cluster using a plug-and-play scaffold. ACS Synth Biol 2: 662–669 Z Shao, G Rao, C Li, Z Abil, Y Luo, H Zhao | 6 | 2013 |
| Darwinian evolution of self-replicating DNA in a synthetic protocell Z Abil, AM Restrepo Sierra, AR Stan, A Châne, A Del Prado, M de Vega, ... Nature Communications 15 (1), 9091, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
| Clonal amplification-enhanced gene expression in synthetic vesicles Z Abil, AM Restrepo Sierra, C Danelon ACS Synthetic Biology 12 (4), 1187-1203, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
| Modular assembly of designer Puf proteins for specific post-transcriptional regulation of endogenous RNA Z Abil, H Zhao Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division 2013-Core Programming Area …, 2013 | 2 | 2013 |
| Integrating metabolism and evolution towards the realization of synthetic life TJELJR Zhanar Abil, Simone Giaveri Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Clonal amplification-enhanced gene expression for cell-free directed evolution Z Abil, AM Restrepo Sierra, C Danelon bioRxiv, 2022.11. 17.516858, 2022 | | 2022 |