2022
LACC1 bridges NOS2 and polyamine metabolism in inflammatory macrophages
Wei Z, Oh J, Flavell RA, Crawford JM. LACC1 bridges NOS2 and polyamine metabolism in inflammatory macrophages. Nature 2022, 609: 348-353. PMID: 35978195, PMCID: PMC9813773, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05111-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseWild-type activityCentral regulatory roleMammalian immune systemBone marrow-derived macrophagesInflammatory macrophagesBiochemical functionsBowel diseaseSignaling outcomesMarrow-derived macrophagesPattern recognition receptorsInflammatory diseasesBiochemical roleRegulatory roleMechanistic connectionUnidentified pathwaySalmonella enterica TyphimuriumNitric oxide synthaseRecognition receptorsHost damageHuman inflammatory diseasesMultiple inflammatory diseasesEnterica TyphimuriumOrnithine decarboxylaseLACC1
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