Justin A. North
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
Publications
54
Citations
2,095
Est. group size
~4
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
21
Publishing since 2006
Justin A. North's research focuses on microbial biochemistry and metabolism, particularly how bacteria break down and recycle sulfur-containing and nucleoside-derived molecules (such as methionine byproducts and 5'-deoxynucleosides) to support growth. This work spans enzyme structure and function, metabolic pathway discovery, and gut and environmental microbiology, often combining experimental biochemistry with computational modeling of metabolic regulation.
Publication output was low and intermittent from 2017-2022 but has grown substantially since 2023, with a notable peak in 2024.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Anaerobic riboflavin degradation by human gut <i>Lachnospiraceae</i>
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026
- Architecture, catalysis and regulation of methylthio-alkane reductase for bacterial sulfur acquisition from volatile organic compounds
Nature Catalysis · 2025
- Redox poise in R. rubrum phototrophic growth drives large-scale changes in macromolecular pathways
PLoS Computational Biology · 2025
- <i>Escherichia coli</i> is poised to grow using 5′-deoxynucleosides via MtnR and CRP regulation of DHAP shunt gene expression
Journal of Bacteriology · 2025
- <i>Escherichia coli</i> possessing the dihydroxyacetone phosphate shunt utilize 5′-deoxynucleosides for growth
Microbiology Spectrum · 2024
- Redox Poise during Rhodospirillum rubrum Phototrophic Growth Drives Large-scale Changes in Macromolecular Synthesis Pathways
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2024
- Novel Microbial Routes to Synthesize Industrially Significant Precursor Compounds
2024
- An approach to learn regulation to maximize growth and entropy production rates in metabolism
Frontiers in Systems Biology · 2023
- Utilization of 5’-deoxy-nucleosides as Growth Substrates by Extraintestinal Pathogenic <i>E. coli</i> via the Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Shunt
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
- A nitrogenase-like enzyme system catalyzes methionine, ethylene, and methane biogenesis
Science · 2020
- A bifunctional salvage pathway for two distinct S‐adenosylmethionine by‐products that is widespread in bacteria, including pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Molecular Microbiology · 2020
- Two Distinct Aerobic Methionine Salvage Pathways Generate Volatile Methanethiol in Rhodopseudomonas palustris
mBio · 2018
- Microbial pathway for anaerobic 5′-methylthioadenosine metabolism coupled to ethylene formation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017
- Metabolic Regulation as a Consequence of Anaerobic 5-Methylthioadenosine Recycling in Rhodospirillum rubrum
mBio · 2016
- Methods for Investigating DNA Accessibility with Single Nucleosomes
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology · 2016
- mBio×2
- SSRN Electronic Journal×2
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
- Cell×1
- Science×1
- Michael G. Poirier
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Chongli Yuan
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Ruo-Wen Chen
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Phillip Wyss
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Sungyun Kang
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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