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John MacMillan

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC Santa Cruz
Verified email at ucsc.edu
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[HTML][HTML] RNA polymerase III detects cytosolic DNA and induces type I interferons through the RIG-I pathway

YH Chiu, JB MacMillan, ZJ Chen - Cell, 2009 - cell.com
Type I interferons (IFNs) are important for antiviral and autoimmune responses. Retinoic acid-induced
gene I (RIG-I) and mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS) proteins mediate IFN …

[HTML][HTML] The ammosamides: structures of cell cycle modulators from a marine-derived Streptomyces species

CC Hughes, JB MacMillan, SP Gaudêncio… - … (International ed. in …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Marine-derived actinomycete bacteria are emerging as a valuable resource for bioactive
natural products encompassing a variety of unique structural classes.[1] In our hands, early …

[HTML][HTML] Small-molecule TFEB pathway agonists that ameliorate metabolic syndrome in mice and extend C. elegans lifespan

…, RA Brekken, BA Posner, JB MacMillan… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Drugs that mirror the cellular effects of starvation mimics are considered promising
therapeutics for common metabolic disorders, such as obesity, liver steatosis, and for ageing. …

[PDF][PDF] Chemistry-first approach for nomination of personalized treatment in lung cancer

…, NS Williams, DA Wheeler, JB MacMillan… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Diversity in the genetic lesions that cause cancer is extreme. In consequence, a pressing
challenge is the development of drugs that target patient-specific disease mechanisms. To …

Serum amyloid A is a retinol binding protein that transports retinol during bacterial infection

…, KA Ruhn, S Vaishnava, GE Diehl, JB MacMillan… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.03206.001 Retinol plays a vital role in the immune response to infection, yet
proteins that mediate retinol transport during infection have not been identified. Serum …

Lobocyclamides A−C, Lipopeptides from a Cryptic Cyanobacterial Mat Containing Lyngbya confervoides

JB MacMillan, MA Ernst-Russell… - The Journal of …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The structures of lipopeptides lobocyclamides A (1), B (2), and C (3) were solved using a
combination of mass spectrometry, 2D NMR spectroscopy, and degradative analysis. …

[PDF][PDF] The serotonin neurotransmitter modulates virulence of enteric pathogens

…, S Cuesta, S Narayanan, JB MacMillan… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
The gut-brain axis is crucial to microbial-host interactions. The neurotransmitter serotonin is
primarily synthesized in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where it is secreted into the lumen and …

[HTML][HTML] The value of universally available raw NMR data for transparency, reproducibility, and integrity in natural product research

…, SN Chen, A Kutateladze, JB MacMillan… - Natural product …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 With contributions from the global natural product (NP) research
community, and continuing the Raw Data Initiative, this review collects a comprehensive …

Development of inhibitors of the PAS-B domain of the HIF-2α transcription factor

…, RK Bruick, KH Gardner, JB MacMillan… - Journal of medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are heterodimeric transcription factors induced in a variety
of pathophysiological settings, including cancer. We describe the first detailed structure–…

Lodopyridone, a structurally unprecedented alkaloid from a marine actinomycete

KN Maloney, JB MacMillan, CA Kauffman… - Organic …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Chemical examination of the secondary metabolites of a marine Saccharomonospora sp.,
isolated from marine sediments collected at the mouth of the La Jolla Submarine Canyon, …