Collaborative Microbial Metabolite Center

UC San Diego
Joined October 2024
antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation academic.oup.com/nar/advance…
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Thrilled to share our latest research out today in @Nature: “Microbial metabolite drives ageing-related clonal hematopoiesis via ALPK1” nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Have we finally discovered what a “normal” gut #microbiome looks like? Analysis of 45,454 microbiomes from 42 countries identified the Health-Associated Core Keystone (HACK) index, linking certain microbial profiles to lifestyle, disease, and health. cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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#CIMM2025 Speaker Spotlight: @lizljohnson’s research program focuses on understanding how lipids mediate diet-microbiome-host interactions with the goal of manipulating these interactions for the benefit of host health. Catch her presentation on Day 1!
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What if the gut microbiome drives sugar cravings? New research found the bacterium Bacteroides vulgatus was causally linked to intake of sugar, with pantothenic acid being the key metabolite involved: loom.ly/zce4bWU
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Check out our approach toward disciformycin and gulmirecin, spearheaded by @PeterRuehmann. @nyuchemistry @PennChemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a promising target for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes However, this randomized trial reveals that the metabolic benefits of A. muciniphila supplementation could depend on its baseline intestinal levels: loom.ly/3z-rHwU
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Explore the role of bile acids made by the microbiome! Microbiome enthusiast Robert Quinn @Quinn_Labs is hosting a seminar on Feb. 14 from 9-10am at Fred Kavli Auditorium in Tata Hall: Microbial Bile Acid Conjugation as a New Mechanism of Host-Microbiome Crosstalk
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Great example of metabolites discovered with molecular networking.
Discovery of a family of bile acid-methylcysteamines @Nature @Cornell @group_Schroeder #activitymetabolomics A nuanced interplay between host and microbiota in regulating bile acid signaling pathways through FXR with a new target for metabolic disorders doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-0…
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