Sulfamethoxazole drug stress upregulates antioxidant immunomodulatory metabolites in Escherichia coli
Park HB, Wei Z, Oh J, Xu H, Kim CS, Wang R, Wyche TP, Piizzi G, Flavell RA, Crawford JM. Sulfamethoxazole drug stress upregulates antioxidant immunomodulatory metabolites in Escherichia coli. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 1319-1329. PMID: 32719505, PMCID: PMC7581551, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0763-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory interleukin-10Colitis mouse modelInflammatory bowel diseaseColitis symptomsBowel diseaseInterleukin-10Immunological markersPathogenic roleImmunomodulatory metabolitesImmunomodulatory phenotypeGastrointestinal tractMouse modelImmunological activityPrimary human tissuesDrug stressSubinhibitory levelsHuman tissuesEnvironmental isolatesCertain strainsMetabolic pathwaysMetabolitesPatientsEscherichia coliSymptomsIBDCellular Stress Upregulates Indole Signaling Metabolites in Escherichia coli
Kim CS, Li JH, Barco B, Park HB, Gatsios A, Damania A, Wang R, Wyche TP, Piizzi G, Clay NK, Crawford JM. Cellular Stress Upregulates Indole Signaling Metabolites in Escherichia coli. Cell Chemical Biology 2020, 27: 698-707.e7. PMID: 32243812, PMCID: PMC7306003, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlant-pathogen defense responsesPlant innate immune responsesPathogen defense responsesSmall molecule signalsEscherichia coliPersister cell formationStress-induced metabolitesPrimary human tissuesDefense responsesRedox stressorsInnate immune responseDistinct immunological responsesMolecule signalsMolecular studiesCell formationColiBacterial metabolitesDefensive responsesSmall moleculesPlantsHuman tissuesImmune responseImmunological responseInfection modelMetabolitesCharacterization of Autoinducer‑3 Structure and Biosynthesis in E. coli
Kim CS, Gatsios A, Cuesta S, Lam YC, Wei Z, Chen H, Russell RM, Shine EE, Wang R, Wyche TP, Piizzi G, Flavell RA, Palm NW, Sperandio V, Crawford JM. Characterization of Autoinducer‑3 Structure and Biosynthesis in E. coli. ACS Central Science 2020, 6: 197-206. PMID: 32123737, PMCID: PMC7047286, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutoinducer-3Population-level phenotypesDiverse biological rolesGram-positive bacterial pathogensPrimary human tissuesModel organismsQuorum sensingMolecular foundationBiological roleCommon inhabitantsVariety of GramHuman microbiotaVirulence genesBacterial pathogensE. coliBiochemical originBiosynthesisHuman tissuesUnknown structureSynthetase reactionGenesOrganismsBiologyMetabolitesEnterohemorrhagic