2024
Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development
Turocy T, Crawford J. Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39375475, DOI: 10.1038/s41579-024-01103-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule metabolitesGastrointestinal cancer developmentAssociated with cancer progressionHost–microorganism interactionsGastrointestinal cancerCancer riskCancer developmentCancer progressionCancerTherapeutic interventionsMicrobiome membersHuman microbiomeBacterial speciesGlobal causeMolecular mechanismsMetabolitesRisk
2021
Molecules from the Microbiome
Shine EE, Crawford JM. Molecules from the Microbiome. Annual Review Of Biochemistry 2021, 90: 1-27. PMID: 33770448, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-080320-115307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman microbiomeSpecific microbial moleculesSmall moleculesSecond genomeEcological nichesSpecies compositionGenetic capacityInteraction networksMicrobial moleculesMicrobiome editingBiochemical complexitySynthetic biologyMolecular mechanismsHuman cellsImmune system developmentChemical biologyFunctional interactionMicrobiomeDetailed mechanistic studiesBiologyHost responseMechanistic studiesGenomeMoleculesMicrobes
2018
Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria
Shine EE, Xue M, Patel JR, Healy AR, Surovtseva YV, Herzon SB, Crawford JM. Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria. ACS Chemical Biology 2018, 13: 3286-3293. PMID: 30403848, PMCID: PMC7001666, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost bacteriaGenotoxic secondary metabolitesDNA double-strand breaksDNA interstrandSpecific protein domainsWild-type pathwayDouble-strand breaksFull molecular mechanismsCell culturesFamily of metabolitesHuman cell linesProtein domainsPresence of membranesModule skippingCellular phenotypesExtracellular supplementationNative pathwaysHuman cell culturesMolecular mechanismsSecondary metabolitesHuman cellsColibactinEfficient DNA interstrandObserved modulesPhenotypeβ‑Lactam Biotransformations Activate Innate Immunity
Oh J, Patel J, Park HB, Crawford JM. β‑Lactam Biotransformations Activate Innate Immunity. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2018, 83: 7173-7179. PMID: 29616809, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman microbiota compositionImmune responseImmune functionMicrobiota compositionInnate immunityBroad immunomodulatory mechanismPatient's immune responseClinical trial studyCommon resistance determinantsMicrobiome-dependent mannerImmunomodulatory mechanismsNF-κBTrial studyBacterial infectionsImmunomodulatory interactionsMinimal long-term impactAntibioticsΒ-lactamaseAmoxicillinHuman leukemic monocytesLeukemic monocytesResistance determinantsBiotransformation productsImmunityMolecular mechanisms
2017
Metabolite exchange between microbiome members produces compounds that influence Drosophila behavior
Fischer C, Trautman EP, Crawford JM, Stabb EV, Handelsman J, Broderick NA. Metabolite exchange between microbiome members produces compounds that influence Drosophila behavior. ELife 2017, 6: e18855. PMID: 28068220, PMCID: PMC5222558, DOI: 10.7554/elife.18855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial communitiesContext-dependent fitness benefitsMulti-species microbial communitiesMicrobial community influencesMicrobe-microbe interactionsEgg-laying preferenceInter-species interactionsEgg-laying behaviorHost-microbiome interactionsDistinct volatile profileMicrobiome membersFitness benefitsMetabolite exchangePopulation declineDrosophila behaviorMolecular mechanismsOlfactory receptorsMetabolic derivativesEthanol catabolismAnimal behaviorCurrent understandingMicrobiomeOr42bIndividual membersDrosophila