Stavroula Hatzios, PhD
she/her/hers
Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and of ChemistryCards
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Research
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Medical Research Interests
Bacteria; Biochemistry; Enzyme Activation; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Microbiology; Oxidative Stress
Publications
2025
An affinity-based depletion strategy for evaluating the effects of ergothioneine on bacterial physiology.
Seminara AB, Hatzios SK. An affinity-based depletion strategy for evaluating the effects of ergothioneine on bacterial physiology. Cell Chem Biol 2025 PMID: 40068683, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2025.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrobial metabolism of host-derived antioxidants.
Zhou Z, Hatzios SK. Microbial metabolism of host-derived antioxidants. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2025, 84: 102565. PMID: 39721219, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoughts for the future.
Alkhalaf LM, Arrowsmith C, Balskus EP, Bergamini G, Bhandari R, Chang CJ, Chen P, Chen X, Ciulli A, Cricco JA, Davis BG, Delbianco M, Dudareva N, Dueber E, Ferguson F, de Giuseppe PO, Hamachi I, Hammond MC, Hatzios SK, Do Heo W, Janet JP, Kamat SS, Knapp S, Krishnan Y, Lang K, Laraia L, Leveson-Gower RB, Li XD, Liu DR, Liu MF, London N, Mahanta N, Mayor-Ruiz C, Muir T, Murakami MT, Rhee HW, Robers M, Satz A, Schulman BA, Shen B, Shoichet B, Strauss E, Suzuki T, Tiwary P, Waldmann H, Ward TR, Weeks A, Weerapana E, Winter G. Thoughts for the future. Nat Chem Biol 2025, 21: 6-15. PMID: 39719500, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01802-2.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2024
Call for Papers: The Role of Microbiota in Infection and Immunity
Griffin M, Hatzios S, Qiao Y. Call for Papers: The Role of Microbiota in Infection and Immunity. ACS Infectious Diseases 2024, 10: 3714-3714. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00841.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Isotope tracing reveals bacterial catabolism of host-derived glutathione during Helicobacter pylori infection
Baskerville M, Kovalyova Y, Mejías-Luque R, Gerhard M, Hatzios S. Isotope tracing reveals bacterial catabolism of host-derived glutathione during Helicobacter pylori infection. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011526. PMID: 37494402, PMCID: PMC10406306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori infectionPylori infectionInfected cellsBacterial catabolismGastric pathogen Helicobacter pyloriGSH depletionPathogen Helicobacter pyloriH. pylori-infected cellsMammalian cellsReactive oxygen speciesHelicobacter pylori infectionH. pylori colonizationCellular biomoleculesGSH homeostasisBacterial acquisitionCertain bacteriaVirulence factorsAntioxidant glutathioneIntracellular GSHOxidative damageOxidized GSHΓ-glutamyl transpeptidaseIsotope tracingHost tissuesOxygen speciesMoonlighting in the membrane
Hatzios S. Moonlighting in the membrane. Nature Chemical Biology 2023, 19: 1436-1437. PMID: 37349584, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01369-4.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEmerging roles of low-molecular-weight thiols at the host–microbe interface
Dumitrescu D, Hatzios S. Emerging roles of low-molecular-weight thiols at the host–microbe interface. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2023, 75: 102322. PMID: 37201290, PMCID: PMC10524283, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.102322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-microbe interfaceLMW thiolsWeight thiolsCellular redox homeostasisRedox-active metabolitesCellular physiologyVirulence regulationRedox homeostasisHost physiologyAbundant classMicrobial metabolismHost cellsIntercellular interactionsForms of lifeInfected cellsSmall moleculesPhysiologyCellsComputational approachThiolsHomeostasisRegulationRoleMetabolismDiscoveryActivity‐based Tools for Interrogating Host Biology During Infection
Ramanathan R, Hatzios S. Activity‐based Tools for Interrogating Host Biology During Infection. Israel Journal Of Chemistry 2023, 63 PMID: 37744997, PMCID: PMC10512441, DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivity-based protein profilingPost-translational modificationsHost post-translational modificationsHost-microbe interactionsHost biologyCells senseCell signalingMicrobial mechanismsEnzyme functionProtein profilingProtein structureSide-chain reactivityChemical probesInfected cellsHost-directed therapiesPotential targetRapid modulationHost responseSignalingBiologyInfectionEnzymeProfilingPathwayPathogens
2022
A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine
Dumitrescu D, Gordon E, Kovalyova Y, Seminara A, Duncan-Lowey B, Forster E, Zhou W, Booth C, Shen A, Kranzusch P, Hatzios S. A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine. Cell 2022, 185: 4526-4540.e18. PMID: 36347253, PMCID: PMC9691600, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-kingdom competitionHost-associated microbesIntracellular redox homeostasisGastric pathogen Helicobacter pyloriPathogen Helicobacter pyloriRedox regulationSmall molecule antioxidantsRedox homeostasisBiosynthetic pathwayColonization advantageUnappreciated mechanismLMW thiolsHost environmentHuman faecal bacteriaWeight thiolsCertain microorganismsAntioxidant ergothioneineGastrointestinal microbesMetabolite trimethylamine N-oxideMicrobesMillimolar levelsHuman tissuesErgothioneineTrimethylamine N-oxideFecal bacteriaA propeptide-based biosensor for the selective detection of Vibrio cholerae using an environment-sensitive fluorophore
DeColli AA, Koolik IM, Seminara AB, Hatzios SK. A propeptide-based biosensor for the selective detection of Vibrio cholerae using an environment-sensitive fluorophore. Cell Chemical Biology 2022, 29: 1505-1516.e7. PMID: 36270233, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2022.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- January 03, 2023Source: SciTechDaily
Shocking Yale Research: Common Nutrient Found To Aid Survival of Cancer-Causing Bacterium
- November 07, 2022Source: Yale West Campus
Role of Nutrient May Reveal Dietary Target in Fight Against Microbial Infections
- March 24, 2022
Yale Scientists Deploy Chemical Tools to Detect Cancer-causing Proteins
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