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E. N. Bess

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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E. P. Balskus· 1 shared K. S. Uyeda· 1 shared L. Ortiz de Ora· 1 shared M. U. Luescher· 1 shared P. J. Turnbaugh· 1 shared P. Nol Bernardino· 1 shared S. Kiamehr· 1 shared V. Maini Rekdal· 1 shared

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Discovery of a Gut Bacterial Metabolic Pathway that Drives α-Synuclein Aggregation and Neurodegeneration

L. Ortiz de Ora, K. S. Uyeda, E. N. Bess

This study identifies a gut bacterial metabolic pathway involving nitrate respiration that drives α-synuclein aggregation and neurodegeneration.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

A widely distributed metalloenzyme class enables gut microbial metabolism of host- and diet-derived catechols

V. Maini Rekdal, P. Nol Bernardino, M. U. Luescher, S. Kiamehr, P. J. Turnbaugh, E. N. Bess, E. P. Balskus

The paper identifies a molybdenum-dependent enzyme in gut bacteria that dehydroxylates catechols, revealing its role in microbial metabolism and broader ecological relevance.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2019Microbiology