Publications by Year (2023)

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100 - A diversified, widespread microbial gene cluster encodes homologs of methyltransferases involved in methanogenesis

100. Kountz, Duncan J.; Balskus, Emily P. A Diversified, Widespread Microbial Gene Cluster Encodes Homologs of Methyltransferases Involved in Methanogenesis. bioRxiv 2023, 2023.07.31.551370. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.31.551370.

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99 - Mapping the T cell repertoire to a complex gut bacterial community

99. Nagashima, Kazuki; Zhao, Aishan; Atabakhsh, Katayoon; Bae, Minwoo; Blum, Jamie E.; Weakley, Allison; Jain, Sunit; Meng, Xiandong; Cheng, Alice G.; Wang, Min; Higginbottom, Steven; Dimas, Alex; Murugkar, Pallavi; Sattely, Elizabeth S.; Moon, James J.; Balskus, Emily P.; Fischbach, Michael A. Mapping the T Cell Repertoire to a Complex Gut Bacterial Community. Nature 2023, 621, 162–170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06431-8.

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98 - Bacterial amylases enable glycogen degradation by the vaginal microbiome

98. Jenkins, Dominick J.; Woolston, Benjamin M.; Hood-Pishchany, M. Indriati; Pelayo, Paula; Konopaski, Alyssa N.; Peters, M. Quinn; France, Michael T.; Ravel, Jacques; Mitchell, Caroline M.; Rakoff-Nahoum, Seth; Whidbey, Christopher; Balskus, Emily P. Bacterial Amylases Enable Glycogen Degradation by the Vaginal Microbiome. Nat. Microbiol. 2023, 8, 1641–1652. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01447-2.

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97 - Extracellular vesicles of the Gram-positive gut symbiont Bifidobacterium longum induce immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory effects

97. Mandelbaum, Noa; Zhang, Lihan; Carasso, Shaqed; Ziv, Tamar; Lifshiz-Simon, Sapir; Davidovich, Irina; Luz, Ishai; Berinstein, Elliot; Gefen, Tal; Cooks, Tomer; Talmon, Yeshayahu; Balskus, Emily P.; Geva-Zatorsky, Naama. Extracellular Vesicles of the Gram-Positive Gut Symbiont Bifidobacterium longum Induce Immune-Modulatory, Anti-Inflammatory Effects. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 2023, 9, 30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-023-00400-9.

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96 - Discovery of the Azaserine Biosynthetic Pathway Uncovers a Biological Route for α-Diazoester Production

96. Van Cura, Devon; Ng, Tai L.; Huang, Jing; Hager, Harry; Hartwig, John F.; Keasling, Jay D.; Balskus, Emily P. Discovery of the Azaserine Biosynthetic Pathway Uncovers a Biological Route for α-Diazoester Production. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202304646. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202304646.

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95 - Complete integration of carbene-transfer chemistry into biosynthesis

95. Huang, Jing; Quest, Andrew; Cruz-Morales, Pablo; Deng, Kai; Pereira, Jose Henrique; Van Cura, Devon; Kakumanu, Ramu; Baidoo, Edward E. K.; Dan, Qingyun; Chen, Yan; Petzold, Christopher J.; Northen, Trent R.; Adams, Paul D.; Clark, Douglas S.; Balskus, Emily P.; Hartwig, John F.; Mukhopadhyay, Aindrila; Keasling, Jay D. Complete Integration of Carbene-Transfer Chemistry into Biosynthesis. Nature 2023, 617, 403–408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06027-2.

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94 - Targeting the human gut microbiome with small-molecule inhibitors

94. Woo, Amelia Y. M.; Aguilar Ramos, Miguel A.; Narayan, Rohan; Richards-Corke, Khyle C.; Wang, Michelle L.; Sandoval-Espinola, Walter J.; Balskus, Emily P. Targeting the Human Gut Microbiome with Small-Molecule Inhibitors. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2023, 7, 319–339. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-023-00471-4.

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93 - Gut microbial metabolism of 5-ASA diminishes its clinical efficacy in inflammatory bowel disease

93. Mehta, Raaj S.; Mayers, Jared R.; Zhang, Yancong; Bhosle, Amrisha; Glasser, Nathaniel R.; Nguyen, Long H.; Ma, Wenjie; Bae, Sena; Branck, Tobyn; Song, Kijun; Sebastian, Luke; Avila-Pacheco, Julian; Seo, Hyuk-Soo; Clish, Clary; Dhe-Paganon, Sirano; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N.; Franzosa, Eric A.; Balskus, Emily P.; Chan, Andrew T.; Huttenhower, Curtis. Gut Microbial Metabolism of 5-ASA Diminishes Its Clinical Efficacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nat. Med. 2023, 29, 700–709. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02217-7.

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