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 ResearchConceptsN-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.Meningitis
2019
A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology
Chen H, Nwe PK, Yang Y, Rosen CE, Bielecka AA, Kuchroo M, Cline GW, Kruse AC, Ring AM, Crawford JM, Palm NW. A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology. Cell 2019, 177: 1217-1231.e18. PMID: 31006530, PMCID: PMC6536006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost physiologyBioactive microbial metabolitesHuman gut bacteriaHost sensingProlific producersG proteinsGut microbiota metabolitesBlood-brain barrierL-PheMicrobial metabolitesOrphan GPCRsGut bacteriaColonic motilityInhibitor administrationMicrobiota metabolitesIntestinal microbiotaSmall moleculesDietary histidineBacteriaPhysiologyMicrobiota metabolomeMetabolitesGPR97Orthogonal approachGPCRs