2023
Emerging roles of low-molecular-weight thiols at the host–microbe interface
Dumitrescu D, Hatzios S. Emerging roles of low-molecular-weight thiols at the host–microbe interface. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2023, 75: 102322. PMID: 37201290, PMCID: PMC10524283, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.102322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-microbe interfaceLMW thiolsWeight thiolsCellular redox homeostasisRedox-active metabolitesCellular physiologyVirulence regulationRedox homeostasisHost physiologyAbundant classMicrobial metabolismHost cellsIntercellular interactionsForms of lifeInfected cellsSmall moleculesPhysiologyCellsComputational approachThiolsHomeostasisRegulationRoleMetabolismDiscovery
2022
An infection-induced oxidation site regulates legumain processing and tumor growth
Kovalyova Y, Bak DW, Gordon EM, Fung C, Shuman JHB, Cover TL, Amieva MR, Weerapana E, Hatzios SK. An infection-induced oxidation site regulates legumain processing and tumor growth. Nature Chemical Biology 2022, 18: 698-705. PMID: 35332331, PMCID: PMC9246868, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-00992-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine reactivityOxidation sitesTumor growthChemical proteomicsH. pylori-infected cellsRedox-sensitive cysteinesInduces oxidationReactivityOxidationOxidation EventHuman gastric cellsCarcinogenic infectionsBacterium Helicobacter pyloriXenograft modelHelicobacter pyloriSite-specific lossGastric cellsMost cancersOxidative stressReactive oxygen speciesTumor formationOxygen speciesInfectionTumorigenesisCysteine