2019
Characterization of a Hybrid Nonribosomal Peptide–Carbohydrate Biosynthetic Pathway in Photorhabdus luminescens
Perez CE, Crawford JM. Characterization of a Hybrid Nonribosomal Peptide–Carbohydrate Biosynthetic Pathway in Photorhabdus luminescens. Biochemistry 2019, 58: 1131-1140. PMID: 30694662, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothetical proteinsBiosynthetic pathwayNRPS machineryHybrid nonribosomal peptide synthetaseBacterial biosynthetic pathwaysStable isotope labelingNonribosomal peptide synthetaseProtein mass spectrometryEntomopathogen PhotorhabdusFascinating chemistryOrphan pathwaysCharacterization of oligosaccharidesAcetyl-glucosamine moietyProduction of metabolitesGenomic islandsGlycoamino acidsNovel chemistryGene clusterHeterologous expressionProtein biochemistryPeptide synthetaseBiological functionsGenome sequencingMass spectrometryIsotope labeling
2017
Acyl Histidines: New N‐Acyl Amides from Legionella pneumophila
Tørring T, Shames SR, Cho W, Roy CR, Crawford JM. Acyl Histidines: New N‐Acyl Amides from Legionella pneumophila. ChemBioChem 2017, 18: 638-646. PMID: 28116768, PMCID: PMC5546091, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiosynthetic gene clusterOrphan biosynthetic gene clustersPathogen-insect interactionsAmino acid-derived metabolitesLegionella pneumophilaOrphan pathwaysBiosynthetic genesVariety of protozoanGene clusterN-acyl amidesMolecular networkingHuman macrophagesDistinct groupsPneumophilaCausative agentPathwayMetabolitesHistidine metabolitesNew N-acylGenesLegionnaires' diseaseAmoebaeProtozoaMacrophagesPathogens