Emily P. Balskus

Also affiliated with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Tel Aviv University, Harvard University Press

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicineChemistry

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Driven by 42 papers. Top paper: “Gut bacteria convert glucocorticoids into progestins in the presence of hydrogen gas”.

Gut bacteria convert glucocorticoids into progestins in the presence of hydrogen gas

Cell(2024)10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.005

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3.9DataRank · unranked

97 citations

Gabriel D. D’Agostino, Jasmine T. Walsh, Jordan E. Bisanz, Ines Zalosnik, Xueyang Dong +8 more

Molecular basis for catabolism of the abundant metabolite trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline by a microbial glycyl radical enzyme

eLife(2020)10.7554/elife.51420

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1.0DataRank · unranked

30 citations

Yolanda Y. Huang, Mary C. Andorfer, Brian Gold, Ronald T. Raines, Emily P. Balskus +2 more

Gut microbiome and metabolome profiling in Framingham heart study reveals cholesterol-metabolizing bacteria

Cell(2024)10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.014

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0.816DataRank · unranked

230 citations

Martin Stražar, Ahmed M. Mohamed, Julián Ávila-Pacheco, Rebecca L. Walker, Tina Lebar +21 more

Cysteine dependence of Lactobacillus iners is a potential therapeutic target for vaginal microbiota modulation

Nature Microbiology(2022)10.1038/s41564-022-01070-7

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0.713DataRank · unranked

115 citations

Nomfuneko A. Mafunda, Benjamin M. Woolston, Matthew R. Hayward, Josephine F. Frempong, Aaron B. Abai +19 more

Structure and assembly of the diiron cofactor in the heme-oxygenase–like domain of the N -nitrosourea–producing enzyme SznF

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2021)10.1073/pnas.2015931118

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0.668DataRank · unranked

85 citations

Sarah R. Pope, Kai Hu, C. Denise Okafor, Emily P. Balskus, J. Martin Bollinger +2 more

Complete integration of carbene-transfer chemistry into biosynthesis

Nature(2023)10.1038/s41586-023-06027-2

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0.635DataRank · unranked

68 citations

Andrew F. G. Quest, Pablo Cruz‐Morales, Kai Deng, J.H. Pereira, Devon Van Cura +13 more

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

Angewandte Chemie International Edition(2023)10.1002/anie.202304646

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0.590DataRank · unranked

50 citations

Tai L. Ng, Jing Huang, Harry H. Hager, John F. Hartwig, Jay D. Keasling +2 more

Genetic manipulation of the human gut bacterium Eggerthella lenta reveals a widespread family of transcriptional regulators

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-33576-3

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0.578DataRank · unranked

46 citations

Ben G. H. Guthrie, Margaret Alexander, Cecilia Noecker, Lorenzo Ramirez, Nathaniel R. Glasser +3 more

Molecular basis of C-S bond cleavage in the glycyl radical enzyme isethionate sulfite-lyase

Cell chemical biology(2021)10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.03.001

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0.464DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Stephania M. Irwin, Lindsey R. F. Backman, Cong-Doan Le, Jennifer X. Wang, Vyshnavi Vennelakanti +5 more

Dysfunctional mucus structure in cystic fibrosis increases vulnerability to colibactin-mediated DNA adducts in the colon mucosa

Gut Microbes(2024)10.1080/19490976.2024.2387877

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0.396DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Chiara Lecchi, Sharon Lopez, Alessia Stornetta, Prince P. Mathai, Peter W. Villalta +5 more

A Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Gut Bacterial Urease Protects the Host from Liver Injury

ACS Chemical Biology(2025)10.1021/acschembio.3c00556

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0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Yindi Jiang, Vladimir Yeliseyev, Yancong Zhang, Eric A. Franzosa, Zhipeng A. Wang +6 more

The gut bacterial natural product colibactin triggers induction of latent viruses in diverse bacteria

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.05.24.445430

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0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Joel W. H. Wong, Siân V. Owen, Michael Baym, Emily P. Balskus, Justin E. Silpe

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

Nature Medicine(2023)10.1038/s41591-023-02217-7

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156 citations

Jared R. Mayers, Yancong Zhang, Amrisha Bhosle, Nathaniel R. Glasser, Long H. Nguyen +15 more

Mapping the T cell repertoire to a complex gut bacterial community

Nature(2023)10.1038/s41586-023-06431-8

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79 citations

Aishan Zhao, Katayoon Atabakhsh, Minwoo Bae, Jamie Blum, Allison M. Weakley +12 more

Bacterial amylases enable glycogen degradation by the vaginal microbiome

Nature Microbiology(2023)10.1038/s41564-023-01447-2

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62 citations

Benjamin M. Woolston, M. Indriati Hood-Pishchany, Paula Pelayo, Alyssa N. Konopaski, MP Peters +7 more

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

Angewandte Chemie(2023)10.1002/ange.202304646

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Tai L. Ng, Jing Huang, Harry H. Hager, John F. Hartwig, Jay D. Keasling +2 more

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

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.07.31.551370

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0 citations

Emily P. Balskus, Duncan J. Kountz

Metatranscriptomics-guided discovery and characterization of a polyphenol-metabolizing gut microbial enzyme

Cell Host & Microbe(2024)10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.002

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34 citations

Chi Hieu Le, Raaj S. Mehta, Xueyang Dong, Lindsey M. Pieper, Lorenzo Ramirez +7 more

Discovery of a New Class of Aminoacyl Radical Enzymes Expands Nature’s Known Radical Chemistry

Journal of the American Chemical Society(2024)10.1021/jacs.4c10348

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11 citations

Hao Yang, Duncan J. Kountz, Maike N. Lundahl, Harry R. Beller, William E. Broderick +4 more

Elucidation of Chalkophomycin Biosynthesis Reveals N-Hydroxypyrrole-Forming Enzymes

Journal of the American Chemical Society(2024)10.1021/jacs.4c04712

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15 citations

Anika K. Chand, Zheng Cui, Emily P. Balskus, Anne Marie Crooke

The Fanconi anemia pathway repairs colibactin-induced DNA interstrand cross-links

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.01.30.576698

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7 citations

He Xu, Elliot J. MacKrell, Kevin M. Wernke, Joel W. H. Wong, Selene Sellés‐Baiget +7 more

Development of cell-free platforms for discovering, characterizing, and engineering post-translational modifications

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.03.25.586624

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0 citations

Zachary M. Shaver, Maria D. Cabezas, Martin Daniel-Ivad, Katherine F. Warfel, Deepali V. Prasanna +8 more

Characterizing and engineering post-translational modifications with high-throughput cell-free expression

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-60526-6

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14 citations

Zachary M. Shaver, Maria D. Cabezas, Martin Daniel-Ivad, Katherine F. Warfel, Deepali V. Prasanna +12 more

The specificity and structure of DNA cross-linking by the gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin

Science(2025)10.1126/science.ady3571

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8 citations

Raphael Haslecker, Chiara Lecchi, Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos, Vyshnavi Vennelakanti, Linda Honaker +9 more

Biochemical Studies of a Cyanobacterial Halogenase Support the Involvement of a Dimetal Cofactor

Biochemistry(2025)10.1021/acs.biochem.4c00720

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2 citations

Nathaniel R. Glasser, Mrutyunjay A. Nair, Carsten Krebs, J. Martin Bollinger, Emily P. Balskus +1 more

The Fanconi anemia pathway repairs colibactin-induced DNA interstrand cross-links

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-65606-1

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2 citations

He Xu, Elliot J. MacKrell, Kevin M. Wernke, Yougant Airan, Joel W. H. Wong +8 more

Flavoaffinins, elusive cellulose-binding natural products from an anaerobic bacterium

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.02.08.637243

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1 citations

Ruocheng Yu, Jessie H. Lee, Katherine N. Maloney, Emily P. Balskus, Duncan J. Kountz

Chemical capture of diazo metabolites reveals biosynthetic hydrazone oxidation

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.05.24.655970

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1 citations

Devon Van Cura, Kelvin J. Y. Wu, Emily P. Balskus, Katarina Pfeifer

Systematic identification and characterization of regulators of aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.09.15.676391

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1 citations

Kushaal Desai, Yufang Ding, Xingren Wang, Minwoo Bae, Seth Rakoff-Nahoum +4 more

Cholesterol Metabolism by Uncultured Human Gut Bacteria Influences Host Cholesterol Level

Cell Host & Microbe(2020)10.1016/j.chom.2020.05.013

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309 citations

Damian R. Plichta, Dmitry Shungin, Nitzan Koppel, A. Brantley Hall, Beverly Fu +6 more

Colibactin produced by a honeybee symbiont defends against pathogens and shapes the gut community

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.64898/2025.12.27.695564

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1 citations

J. Elijah Powell, Joel W. H. Wong, Yunxi Liu, Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos, Tyler De Jong +5 more

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

eLife(2020)10.7554/elife.50845

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0DataRank · unranked

76 citations

Paola Nol Bernadino, Michael U. Luescher, Sina Kiamehr, Cong-Doan Le, Jordan E. Bisanz +4 more

Discovery of a Cyclic Choline Analog That Inhibits Anaerobic Choline Metabolism by Human Gut Bacteria

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters(2020)10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00005

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31 citations

Manuel A. Ortega, Marina Orman, Catherine L. Drennan, Emily P. Balskus, Maud Bollenbach

Leveraging Microbial Genomes and Genomic Context for Chemical Discovery

Accounts of Chemical Research(2021)10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00100

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24 citations

Emily P. Balskus, Duncan J. Kountz

Identification and characterization of bacterial glycogen-degrading enzymes in the vaginal microbiome

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.07.19.452977

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11 citations

Benjamin M. Woolston, M. Indriati Hood-Pishchany, Paula Pelayo, Alyssa N. Konopaski, MP Peters +7 more

Cysteine dependence in Lactobacillus iners constitutes a novel therapeutic target to modify the vaginal microbiota

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.06.12.448098

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4 citations

Nomfuneko A. Mafunda, Benjamin M. Woolston, Matthew R. Hayward, Josephine F. Frempong, Aaron B. Abai +18 more

The gut bacterial natural product colibactin triggers induction of latent viruses in diverse bacteria

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-574343/v1

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1 citations

Joel W. H. Wong, Siân V. Owen, Michael Baym, Emily P. Balskus, Justin E. Silpe

The Stickland fermentation precursor trans-4-hydroxyproline differentially impacts the metabolism of Clostridioides difficile and commensal Clostridia

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.11.12.468462

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0 citations

Jared R. Fletcher, Yolanda Y. Huang, Rajani Thanissery, Angel J. Rivera, Ruth Parsons +6 more

The bacterial toxin colibactin triggers prophage induction

Nature(2022)10.1038/s41586-022-04444-3

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128 citations

Joel W. H. Wong, Siân V. Owen, Michael Baym, Emily P. Balskus, Justin E. Silpe

The Stickland Reaction Precursor trans -4-Hydroxy- l -Proline Differentially Impacts the Metabolism of Clostridioides difficile and Commensal Clostridia

mSphere(2022)10.1128/msphere.00926-21

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31 citations

Joshua R. Fletcher, Yolanda Y. Huang, Rajani Thanissery, Alissa J. Rivera, Ruth Parsons +6 more

Structural basis for an unprecedented enzymatic alkylation in cylindrocyclophane biosynthesis

eLife(2022)10.7554/elife.75761

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14 citations

Terry B Ruskoski, Katherine M. Davis, Nathaniel R. Glasser, Cassidy Johnson, C. Denise Okafor +3 more

Structurally investigating a niche pathway for chemical reversal of proline hydroxylation in the pathogen Clostridioides difficile

The FASEB Journal(2022)10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r2341

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0 citations

Yolanda Y. Huang, Mary C. Andorfer, Brian T. Gold, Ronald T. Raines, Emily P. Balskus +2 more