• Improving the production of AHL lactonase AiiO-AIO6 from Ochrobactrum sp. M231 in intracellular protease-deficient Bacillus subtilis 

      Xia, Rui; Yang, Yalin; Pan, Xingliang; Gao, Chenchen; Yao, Yuanyuan; Liu, Xuewei; Teame, Tsegay; Zhang, Fengli; Hu, Juan; Ran, Chao; Zhang, Zhen; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Zhou, Zhigang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-05)
      Quorum quenching (QQ) blocks bacterial cell-to-cell communication (i.e., quorum sensing), and is a promising antipathogenic strategy to control bacterial infection via inhibition of virulence factor expression and biofilm ...
    • Propionate induces intestinal oxidative stress via Sod2 propionylation in zebrafish 

      Ding, Qianwen; Zhang, Zhen; Li, Yu; Liu, Hongliang; Hao, Qiang; Yang, Yalin; Ringø, Einar; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Ran, Chao; Zhou, Zhigang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-25)
      Propionate and propionyl-CoA accumulation have been associated with the development of mitochondrial dysfunction. In this study, we show that propionate induces intestinal damage in zebrafish when fed a high-fat diet (HFD). ...