2024
Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development
Turocy T, Crawford J. Bacterial small molecule metabolites implicated in gastrointestinal cancer development. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39375475, DOI: 10.1038/s41579-024-01103-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule metabolitesGastrointestinal cancer developmentAssociated with cancer progressionHost–microorganism interactionsGastrointestinal cancerCancer riskCancer developmentCancer progressionCancerTherapeutic interventionsMicrobiome membersHuman microbiomeBacterial speciesGlobal causeMolecular mechanismsMetabolitesRisk
2020
A DNA Repair Inhibitor Isolated from an Ecuadorian Fungal Endophyte Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in PTEN-Deficient Glioblastoma
Adaku N, Park HB, Spakowicz DJ, Tiwari MK, Strobel SA, Crawford JM, Rogers FA. A DNA Repair Inhibitor Isolated from an Ecuadorian Fungal Endophyte Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in PTEN-Deficient Glioblastoma. Journal Of Natural Products 2020, 83: 1899-1908. PMID: 32407116, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTEN-deficient glioblastoma cellsPTEN-deficient cancersTumor suppressor PTENImportant molecular toolPTEN-deficient glioblastomaInhibitor of DNAHuman cancer developmentDNA repair inhibitorsFungal endophytesBreak repairGenomic levelSuppressor PTENMolecular toolsEndophytic fungiSynthetic lethalityPTEN deficiencyGlioblastoma cellsRepair inhibitorsCancer developmentPTEN lossCurrent cancer treatmentsLarger patient populationTherapeutic leadsMedicinal plantsNew therapeutic leads