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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026

Oxidative stress induces

Rachel L Markley, Isabel Johnston, Viharika Bobba, Srishti Ithychanda, Genevieve Mann, Emma Dester, Kelsey Ouyang, Brianna P Matthew, Jan Claesen

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Rachel L MarkleyDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Isabel JohnstonDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Viharika BobbaDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Srishti IthychandaDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Genevieve MannDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Emma DesterDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Kelsey OuyangDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Brianna P MatthewDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Jan ClaesenDepartment of Heart, Blood & Kidney Research, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0755-7974

Funding

Uncovering aryl polyene biology to identify new drug targets in Gram-negative bacterial pathogensR01AI153173 · NIAID · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI CLAESEN, JAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01 AI153173NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aryl polyenes (APEs) are specialized polyunsaturated outer membrane lipids that protect their producers from oxidative stress and contribute to biofilm formation. APEs are produced by an abundant biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) family conserved across Gram-negative bacterial clades. The APE biosynthesis pathway involves 11 different enzymes and culminates in the attachment of APEs to an anchor molecule in the Gram-negative outer membrane. Unlike most other small molecule BGCs, the APE BGC does not contain a dedicated regulatory gene that controls the production of its metabolically costly compounds. Building from our prior observations of APEs' role in acute oxidative stress protection, we use a uropathogenic IMPORTANCE: Bacterial pathogens use various mechanisms to achieve a competitive advantage under harsh conditions, such as during interactions with their host. We studied the function of aryl polyenes (APEs), specialized polyunsaturated fatty acids in the outer membrane, in the context of a uropathogenic

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Escherichia coli InfectionsOxidative StressPolyenesUropathogenic Escherichia coliAnimalsEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansImmunity, InnateMultigene FamilyOxidation-ReductionEscherichia coli ProteinsPolyenesaryl polyenesfitness factoroxidative stressphagocyteuropathogenic E. coli

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PMID42573243
PMCPMC13532178

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