Jason Crawford, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and of Microbial PathogenesisDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Chemistry
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Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary
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Institute of Biomolecular Design and Discovery
Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery, PO Box 27392
West Haven, CT 06516-7392
United States
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Professor of Chemistry and of Microbial Pathogenesis
Appointments
Chemistry
ProfessorPrimaryMicrobial Pathogenesis
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
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Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship & Pathway to Independence Fellowship
- Harvard Medical School (2012)
- PhD
- Johns Hopkins University (2007)
- MA
- Johns Hopkins University (2003)
Research
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Bacteria; Chemistry; Host-Pathogen Interactions
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Richard Flavell, PhD, FRS
Noah Wolcott Palm, PhD
Vincent Pieribone, PhD, BA, MA
Weiwei (Wendy) Wang
Abhishek Jain, PhD, ME, BEngSci
Andrew Goodman, PhD
94Publications
4,558Citations
Bacteria
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Publications
2024
Human AKR1C3 binds agonists of GPR84 and participates in an expanded polyamine pathway
Dudkina N, Park H, Song D, Jain A, Khan S, Flavell R, Johnson C, Palm N, Crawford J. Human AKR1C3 binds agonists of GPR84 and participates in an expanded polyamine pathway. Cell Chemical Biology 2024 PMID: 39163853, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3Mammalian fatty acid synthaseDNA double-strand break responseDouble-strand break responseAldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3Associated with poor prognosisPolyamine pathwayFatty acid synthesisFatty acid synthaseAcid synthaseAKR1C3 activityPoor prognosisBiochemical roleAcid synthesisClinical significanceLigand screeningFerroptosis resistanceDNA damageAKR1C3Metabolic diseasesDiverse cancersDNANADPHAgonists of GPR84GPR84The Xenorhabdus nematophila LrhA transcriptional regulator modulates production of γ-keto-N-acyl amides with inhibitory activity against mutualistic host nematode egg hatching
Lam Y, Hamchand R, Mucci N, Kauffman S, Dudkina N, Reagle E, Casanova-Torres Á, DeCuyper J, Chen H, Song D, Thomas M, Palm N, Goodrich-Blair H, Crawford J. The Xenorhabdus nematophila LrhA transcriptional regulator modulates production of γ-keto-N-acyl amides with inhibitory activity against mutualistic host nematode egg hatching. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2024, 90: e00528-24. PMID: 38916293, PMCID: PMC11267870, DOI: 10.1128/aem.00528-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory hierarchyG protein-coupled receptorsSmall molecule signalsHost-bacteria interactionsSymbiotic relationshipNatural productsHuman G protein-coupled receptorsAmino acid metabolismRegulating amino acid metabolismNull mutantsDiverse natural productsSecondary metabolismNematode progeny productionPathogen interactionsGlobal regulatorNematode egg hatchingWild typeInsect hostsSecondary metabolitesHatching rateLrhAAcylated appendagesMolecular networksMolecule signalsAmide signals
2023
Gut microbes modulate (p)ppGpp during a time-restricted feeding regimen
Ontai-Brenning A, Hamchand R, Crawford J, Goodman A. Gut microbes modulate (p)ppGpp during a time-restricted feeding regimen. MBio 2023, 14: e01907-23. PMID: 37971266, PMCID: PMC10746209, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01907-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricIdentification of Efflux Substrates Using a Riboswitch-Based Reporter in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Urdaneta-Páez V, Hamchand R, Anthony K, Crawford J, Sutherland A, Kazmierczak B. Identification of Efflux Substrates Using a Riboswitch-Based Reporter in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MSphere 2023, 8: e00069-23. PMID: 36946743, PMCID: PMC10117056, DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00069-23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometryCompound uptakeHigh-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometryChromatography-mass spectrometryNovel antibioticsHigh-throughput screeningRational designMore rational designChemical librariesDiverse compoundsInitial hitsSelect compoundsPermeable compoundsDrug candidatesCompoundsStructural propertiesBacterial cellsPowerful methodAntifolate drugsSubstrateSpectrometrySynthesisPseudomonas aeruginosaClasses of antibioticsMembrane
2022
Cellular Stress-Induced Metabolites in Escherichia coli
Gatsios A, Kim C, York A, Flavell R, Crawford J. Cellular Stress-Induced Metabolites in Escherichia coli. Journal Of Natural Products 2022, 85: 2626-2640. PMID: 36346625, PMCID: PMC9949963, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCommensal microbiota from patients with inflammatory bowel disease produce genotoxic metabolites
Cao Y, Oh J, Xue M, Huh WJ, Wang J, Gonzalez-Hernandez JA, Rice TA, Martin AL, Song D, Crawford JM, Herzon SB, Palm NW. Commensal microbiota from patients with inflammatory bowel disease produce genotoxic metabolites. Science 2022, 378: eabm3233. PMID: 36302024, PMCID: PMC9993714, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm3233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsColorectal cancerInflammatory bowel disease patientsBowel disease patientsInflammatory bowel diseaseIndigenous gut microbesBowel diseaseDisease patientsCommensal microbiotaDNA damageColon tumorigenesisElicit DNA damageGut microbesGenotoxic metabolitesGut commensalsMorganella morganiiPatientsGenotoxic chemicalsDiseaseMicrobiotaMetabolitesGenotoxicityCancerMiceFull spectrumDamageN‐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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsN-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.MeningitisLACC1 bridges NOS2 and polyamine metabolism in inflammatory macrophages
Wei Z, Oh J, Flavell RA, Crawford JM. LACC1 bridges NOS2 and polyamine metabolism in inflammatory macrophages. Nature 2022, 609: 348-353. PMID: 35978195, PMCID: PMC9813773, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05111-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseWild-type activityCentral regulatory roleMammalian immune systemBone marrow-derived macrophagesInflammatory macrophagesBiochemical functionsBowel diseaseSignaling outcomesMarrow-derived macrophagesPattern recognition receptorsInflammatory diseasesBiochemical roleRegulatory roleMechanistic connectionUnidentified pathwaySalmonella enterica TyphimuriumNitric oxide synthaseRecognition receptorsHost damageHuman inflammatory diseasesMultiple inflammatory diseasesEnterica TyphimuriumOrnithine decarboxylaseLACC1RNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells
Ding C, Xu H, Yu Z, Roulis M, Qu R, Zhou J, Oh J, Crawford J, Gao Y, Jackson R, Sefik E, Li S, Wei Z, Skadow M, Yin Z, Ouyang X, Wang L, Zou Q, Su B, Hu W, Flavell RA, Li HB. RNA m6A demethylase ALKBH5 regulates the development of γδ T cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2203318119. PMID: 35939687, PMCID: PMC9388086, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203318119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDemethylase ALKBH5Messenger RNAΓδ T cellsΓδ T cell biologyCommon posttranscriptional modificationΓδ T cell developmentT cell biologyT cell developmentCell precursorsT cell precursorsMammalian cellsRNA modificationsPosttranscriptional modificationsTissue homeostasisCell biologyT cellsTarget genesCheckpoint roleCell developmentM6A demethylase ALKBH5ALKBH5Γδ T-cell originΓδ T cell repertoireCell populationsEarly developmentFossil biomolecules reveal an avian metabolism in the ancestral dinosaur
Wiemann J, Menéndez I, Crawford JM, Fabbri M, Gauthier JA, Hull PM, Norell MA, Briggs DEG. Fossil biomolecules reveal an avian metabolism in the ancestral dinosaur. Nature 2022, 606: 522-526. PMID: 35614213, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04770-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHigh metabolic rateCretaceous mass extinctionTerminal Cretaceous mass extinctionLate Cretaceous taxaMetabolic rateCrown mammalsAvian lineagesAncestral stateEcological nichesGiant sauropodsCretaceous taxaMammalsMetabolic abilitiesMetabolic performanceMass extinctionBirdsPhysiological activityEndothermyAvian metabolismCostly adaptationsMetabolismVivo accumulationTheropodsOrnithischiansEctotherms
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Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery, PO Box 27392
West Haven, CT 06516-7392
United States