2021
Molecules from the Microbiome
Shine EE, Crawford JM. Molecules from the Microbiome. Annual Review Of Biochemistry 2021, 90: 1-27. PMID: 33770448, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-080320-115307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman microbiomeSpecific microbial moleculesSmall moleculesSecond genomeEcological nichesSpecies compositionGenetic capacityInteraction networksMicrobial moleculesMicrobiome editingBiochemical complexitySynthetic biologyMolecular mechanismsHuman cellsImmune system developmentChemical biologyFunctional interactionMicrobiomeDetailed mechanistic studiesBiologyHost responseMechanistic studiesGenomeMoleculesMicrobes
2019
Biocatalytic Reversal of Advanced Glycation End Product Modification
Kim NY, Goddard TN, Sohn S, Spiegel DA, Crawford J. Biocatalytic Reversal of Advanced Glycation End Product Modification. ChemBioChem 2019, 20: 2402-2410. PMID: 31013547, PMCID: PMC6768434, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImproved catalytic propertiesCondensation of sugarsLysine structureStructural homology analysisCatalytic propertiesSite-directed mutagenesisLead catalystFree amino acid formAcid formEnzyme variantsMaillard reactionHomology analysisCausal agentAuthentic ligandMolecular levelAdvanced glycation end product modificationAmino acid formMnmCLack of toolsAdvanced glycation end productsCatalystPeptidomimeticsLigandsVariantsMolecules