2020
Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella
Chen M, Sun H, Boot M, Shao L, Chang SJ, Wang W, Lam TT, Lara-Tejero M, Rego EH, Galán JE. Itaconate is an effector of a Rab GTPase cell-autonomous host defense pathway against Salmonella. Science 2020, 369: 450-455. PMID: 32703879, PMCID: PMC8020367, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz1333.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Structure elucidation of colibactin and its DNA cross-links
Xue M, Kim CS, Healy AR, Wernke KM, Wang Z, Frischling MC, Shine EE, Wang W, Herzon SB, Crawford JM. Structure elucidation of colibactin and its DNA cross-links. Science 2019, 365 PMID: 31395743, PMCID: PMC6820679, DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColibactin-producing bacteriaCell biology dataColibactin gene clusterCombination of geneticsComplex secondary metabolitesGene clusterIsotope labelingSecondary metabolitesBiology dataColibactinHuman gutTandem mass spectrometryBacteriaPhysiological effectsMass spectrometryStructure elucidationGutGeneticsDNAEnzymeChemical synthesisEscherichiaElucidationMetabolitesLabeling