2022
N‐Acyl Amides from Neisseria meningitidis and Their Role in Sphingosine Receptor Signaling
Cho W, York AG, Wang R, Wyche TP, Piizzi G, Flavell RA, Crawford JM. N‐Acyl Amides from Neisseria meningitidis and Their Role in Sphingosine Receptor Signaling. ChemBioChem 2022, 23: e202200490-e202200490. PMID: 36112057, PMCID: PMC9762135, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnimalsCattleHumansMammalsNeisseria meningitidisSignal TransductionSphingosineVirulenceConceptsN-acyl amidesGram-negative opportunistic pathogenNeisseria meningitidisHuman-associated bacteriaBlood-brain barrierBioactive small moleculesInterleukin-10 signalingMacrophage cell typesN-acyltransferaseInterleukin-17AG proteinsHuman diseasesT cellsReceptor signalingCell typesImmune systemHigh mortalityHuman microbiotaRepresentative membersOpportunistic pathogenMeningitidisSignalingSmall moleculesN.MeningitisRNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells
Ding C, Xu H, Yu Z, Roulis M, Qu R, Zhou J, Oh J, Crawford J, Gao Y, Jackson R, Sefik E, Li S, Wei Z, Skadow M, Yin Z, Ouyang X, Wang L, Zou Q, Su B, Hu W, Flavell RA, Li HB. RNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2203318119. PMID: 35939687, PMCID: PMC9388086, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203318119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemethylase ALKBH5Messenger RNAΓδ T cellsΓδ T cell biologyCommon posttranscriptional modificationΓδ T cell developmentT cell biologyT cell developmentCell precursorsT cell precursorsMammalian cellsRNA modificationsPosttranscriptional modificationsTissue homeostasisCell biologyT cellsTarget genesCheckpoint roleCell developmentM6A demethylase ALKBH5ALKBH5Γδ T-cell originΓδ T cell repertoireCell populationsEarly development
2020
Cellular 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArabidopsisEscherichia coliFecesHumansIndolesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular StructureOxidative StressSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsPlant-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 modelMetabolites
2008
Starter unit specificity directs genome mining of polyketide synthase pathways in fungi
Crawford JM, Vagstad AL, Ehrlich KC, Townsend CA. Starter unit specificity directs genome mining of polyketide synthase pathways in fungi. Bioorganic Chemistry 2008, 36: 16-22. PMID: 18215412, PMCID: PMC3200548, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2007.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHybrid metabolitesPathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitisPolyketide synthase pathwayHuman fungal pathogenSAT domainAflatoxin clusterGenome miningSynthase subunitsPolyketide synthasePKS clustersACP domainStarter unitProtein databasePolyketide synthesisFungal pathogensFunctional similarityHexanoyl-CoA.Fatty acid productsEscherichia coliSynthase pathwayFungiFungus Coccidioides immitisAspergillus speciesPathwayDomain