2019
An Ugi-like Biosynthetic Pathway Encodes Bombesin Receptor Subtype‑3 Agonists
Oh J, Kim NY, Chen H, Palm NW, Crawford JM. An Ugi-like Biosynthetic Pathway Encodes Bombesin Receptor Subtype‑3 Agonists. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2019, 141: 16271-16278. PMID: 31537063, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04183.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Stilbene epoxidation and detoxification in a Photorhabdus luminescens-nematode symbiosis
Park HB, Sampathkumar P, Perez CE, Lee JH, Tran J, Bonanno JB, Hallem EA, Almo SC, Crawford JM. Stilbene epoxidation and detoxification in a Photorhabdus luminescens-nematode symbiosis. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2017, 292: 6680-6694. PMID: 28246174, PMCID: PMC5399116, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.762542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsBiological ProductsCatalysisChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCrystallography, X-RayDNA Mutational AnalysisEpoxy CompoundsGene DeletionHydrogen BondingHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsImmunosuppressive AgentsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMolecular ConformationMutationPhotorhabdusProtein FoldingRhabditoideaStereoisomerismStilbenesSymbiosisConceptsFood signalsInsect infection modelFAD-dependent monooxygenasesFAD prosthetic groupOrphan proteinsInsect larvaeMutualistic relationshipEpoxidase geneNematode developmentCellular detoxificationBiological roleProsthetic groupIntracellular detoxificationAnimal infection modelsInfection modelBiochemical analysisChemical degradation studiesStructural viewNematodesDetoxificationNew insightsCompound 1Major componentNew stilbeneRecovery assays