A metabolomics pipeline highlights microbial metabolism in bloodstream infections. | Mayers JR, Varon J, Zhou RR, Daniel-Ivad M, Beaulieu C, Bholse A, Glasser NR, Lichtenauer FM, Ng J, Vera MP, Huttenhower C, Perrella MA, Clish CB, Zhao SD, Baron RM, Balskus EP | Cell. 2024 Jun 11:S0092-8674(24)00579-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.035. |
A prodrug resistance mechanism is involved in colibactin biosynthesis and cytotoxicity. | Brotherton CA, Balskus EP | J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Mar 6;135(9):3359-62. doi: 10.1021/ja312154m. Epub 2013 Feb 20. |
A prominent glycyl radical enzyme in human gut microbiomes metabolizes trans-4-hydroxy-l-proline. | Levin BJ, Huang YY, Peck SC, Wei Y, Martinez-Del Campo A, Marks JA, Franzosa EA, Huttenhower C, Balskus EP | Science. 2017 Feb 10;355(6325). pii: 355/6325/eaai8386. doi: 10.1126/science.aai8386. |
An N-nitrosating metalloenzyme constructs the pharmacophore of streptozotocin. | Ng TL, Rohac R, Mitchell AJ, Boal AK, Balskus EP | Nature. 2019 Feb;566(7742):94-99. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-0894-z. Epub 2019 Feb 6. |
Characterization of 1,2-Propanediol Dehydratases Reveals Distinct Mechanisms for B12-Dependent and Glycyl Radical Enzymes. | Levin BJ, Balskus EP | Biochemistry. 2018 Mar 16. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00164. |
Characterization of Polyketide Synthase Machinery from the pks Island Facilitates Isolation of a Candidate Precolibactin. | Zha L, Wilson MR, Brotherton CA, Balskus EP | ACS Chem Biol. 2016 May 20;11(5):1287-95. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00014. Epub 2016 Mar 1. |
Colibactin assembly line enzymes use S-adenosylmethionine to build a cyclopropane ring. | Zha L, Jiang Y, Henke MT, Wilson MR, Wang JX, Kelleher NL, Balskus EP | Nat Chem Biol. 2017 Oct;13(10):1063-1065. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.2448. Epub 2017 Aug 7. |
Cylindrocyclophane biosynthesis involves functionalization of an unactivated carbon center. | Nakamura H, Hamer HA, Sirasani G, Balskus EP | J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Nov 14;134(45):18518-21. doi: 10.1021/ja308318p. Epub 2012 Nov 2. |
Discovery of a Diazo-Forming Enzyme in Cremeomycin Biosynthesis. | Waldman AJ, Balskus EP | J Org Chem. 2018 May 29. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00367. |
Discovery of small molecule protease inhibitors by investigating a widespread human gut bacterial biosynthetic pathway, | Schneider BA, EP Balskus | Tetrahedron |