2024
IL-10 constrains sphingolipid metabolism to limit inflammation
York A, Skadow M, Oh J, Qu R, Zhou Q, Hsieh W, Mowel W, Brewer J, Kaffe E, Williams K, Kluger Y, Smale S, Crawford J, Bensinger S, Flavell R. IL-10 constrains sphingolipid metabolism to limit inflammation. Nature 2024, 627: 628-635. PMID: 38383790, PMCID: PMC10954550, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07098-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivity of RelCeramide productionVery long chainFatty acid synthesis pathwayCeramide synthase 2Fatty acid homeostasisMetabolic fluxAvailable to cellsRegulatory nodesTranscription factorsCeramide accumulationSynthesis pathwayVLC ceramidesIL-10 deficiencyGene expressionSphingolipid metabolismAcid homeostasisAberrant activationIL-10Cell types1Innate immune cellsInflammatory gene expressionCeramideSignaling resultsGenetic deletion
2010
New insights into the formation of fungal aromatic polyketides
Crawford JM, Townsend CA. New insights into the formation of fungal aromatic polyketides. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2010, 8: 879-889. PMID: 21079635, PMCID: PMC3181163, DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatic polyketide biosynthesisPolyketide synthasesStarter unitAromatic polyketidesNR-PKSsAcyl carrier protein domainIterative polyketide synthasesProduct template (PT) domainsAcyl-CoA poolSingle genomeProduct releaseKetosynthase domainCorrect substrateProtein domainsSubsequent product releaseBiosynthesis systemTemplate domainFilamentous fungiUnknown functionEnzyme structureDiverse familySynthesis pathwayKey cyclizationCyclization patternsPolyketides