Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria
Shine EE, Xue M, Patel JR, Healy AR, Surovtseva YV, Herzon SB, Crawford JM. Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria. ACS Chemical Biology 2018, 13: 3286-3293. PMID: 30403848, PMCID: PMC7001666, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkylationCell Line, TumorCross-Linking ReagentsDNADNA Breaks, Double-StrandedEscherichia coliHumansMutagensPeptidesPolyketidesConceptsHost bacteriaGenotoxic secondary metabolitesDNA double-strand breaksDNA interstrandSpecific protein domainsWild-type pathwayDouble-strand breaksFull molecular mechanismsCell culturesFamily of metabolitesHuman cell linesProtein domainsPresence of membranesModule skippingCellular phenotypesExtracellular supplementationNative pathwaysHuman cell culturesMolecular mechanismsSecondary metabolitesHuman cellsColibactinEfficient DNA interstrandObserved modulesPhenotype