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Publications & Preprints

Preprints

Ranzau, B.L., Robinson, T.D., Scully, J.M., Kapelczak, E.D., Dean, T.S., TeSlaa, T., and Schmitt, D.L. (2024) A Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensor for Intracellular Measurement of Malonyl-CoA. bioRxiv [link]

Publications

Axsom, J., TeSlaa, T., Less, W.D., Chu, Q., Cowan, A., Bornstein, M.R., Neinast, M.D., Bartman, C.R., Blair, M.C., Li, K., Thorsheim, C., Rabinowitz, J.D., and Arany, Z. (2024) Quantification of nutrient fluxes during acute exercise in mice. Cell Metabolism, 2024 Oct 15. [link]

McBride, M.J., Hunter, C.J., Zhang, Z., TeSlaa, T., Xu, X., Ducker, G.S., and Rabinowitz, J.D. (2024) Glycine homeostasis requires reverse SHMT flux. Cell Metabolism, 36(1), 103-115 e4. [link]

Lu, W., Park, N.R., TeSlaa, T., Jankowski, C.S.R., Samarah, L., McReynolds, M., Xing, X., Schembri, J., Woolf, M.T., Rabinowitz, J.D., and Davidson, S.M. (2023) Acidic Methanol Treatment Facilitates Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Energy Metabolism. Analytical Chemistry, 95(40) 14879-14888. [link]

Zhang, Z., TeSlaa, T., Rabinowitz, J.D. (2023) Reply to: revisiting the role of serine metabolism in hepatic lipogenesis. Nature Metabolism, 5(5), 762-764 [link]

Bartman, C.R., Weilandt, D.R., Shen, Y., Lee, W.D., Han, Y., TeSlaa, T., Jankowski C.S.R., Samarah, L., Park, N.R., da Silva-Diz, V., Aleksandrova, M., Gultekin, Y., Marishta, A., Wang, L., Yang, L., Roichman, A., Bhatt, V., Lan, T., Hu, Z., Xi, X., Lu, W., Davidson, S., Wühr, M., Vander Heiden, M.G., Herranz, D., Guo, J.Y., Kang, Y., Rabinowitz, J.D. (2023) Slow TCA flux and ATP production in primary solid tumours but not metastases. Nature, 614(7947), 349-357. [link]

Yang, L., TeSlaa, T., Ng, S., Nofal, M., Wang, L., Lan, T., Zeng, X., Cowan, A., McBride, M., Lu, W., Davidson, S., Liang, G., Oh, T.G., Downes, M., Evans, R., Von Hoff, D., Guo, J.Y., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2022). Ketogenic diet and chemotherapy combine to disrupt pancreatic cancer metabolism and growth. Med, 3(2), 119-136. [link]

Wang, L., Xing, X., Zeng, X., Jackson, S. R., TeSlaa, T., Al-Dalahmah, O., Samarah, L.Z., Goodwin, K., Yang, L., McReynolds, M.R., Li, X., Wolff, J.J., Rabinowitz, J.D., & Davidson, S. M. (2022). Spatially resolved isotope tracing reveals tissue metabolic activity. Nature methods, 19(2), 223-230. [link][PDF]

Zhang, Z.*, TeSlaa, T.*, Xu, X., Zeng, X., Yang, L., Xing, G., Tesz, G.J., Clasquin, M.F., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2021). Serine catabolism generates liver NADPH and supports hepatic lipogenesis. Nature metabolism, 3(12), 1608-1620. [link][PDF]

TeSlaa, T., Bartman, C. R., Jankowski, C. S., Zhang, Z., Xu, X., Xing, X., Wang, L., Lu, W., Hui, S., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2021). The source of glycolytic intermediates in mammalian tissues. Cell metabolism, 33(2), 367-378. [link][PDF]

Quinn III, W. J.*, Jiao, J.*, TeSlaa, T.*, Stadanlick, J., Wang, Z., Wang, L., Akimova, T., Angelin, A., Schafer, P.M., Cully, M.D., Perry, C., Kopinski, P.K., Guo, L., Blair, I.A., Ghanem, L.R., Leibowitz, M.S., Hancock, W.W., Moon, E.K., Levine, M.H., Eruslanov, E.B., Wallace, D.C., Baur, J.A., & Beier, U. H. (2020). Lactate limits T cell proliferation via the NAD (H) redox state. Cell reports, 33(11), 108500. [link][PDF]

Hui, S., Cowan, A. J., Zeng, X., Yang, L., TeSlaa, T., Li, X., Bartman, C., Zhang, Z., Jang, C., Wang, L., Lu, W., Rojas, J., Baur, J., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2020). Quantitative fluxomics of circulating metabolites. Cell metabolism, 32(4), 676-688. [link][PDF]

Ghergurovich, J. M., García-Cañaveras, J. C., Wang, J., Schmidt, E., Zhang, Z., TeSlaa, T., Patel, H., Chen, L., Britt, E.C., Piqueras-Nebot, M., Gomez-Cabrera, M.C., Lahoz, A., Fan, J., Beier, U.H., Kim, H., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2020). A small molecule G6PD inhibitor reveals immune dependence on pentose phosphate pathway. Nature chemical biology, 16(7), 731-739. [link][PDF]

Stine, R. R., Sakers, A. P., TeSlaa, T., Kissig, M., Stine, Z. E., Kwon, C. W., Cheng, L., Lim, H.-W., Kaestner, K.H., Rabinowitz, J.D., & Seale, P. (2019). PRDM16 maintains homeostasis of the intestinal epithelium by controlling region-specific metabolism. Cell Stem Cell, 25(6), 830-845. [link][PDF]

Shimada, E., Ahsan, F. M., Nili, M., Huang, D., Atamdede, S., TeSlaa, T., Case, D., Yu, X., Gregory, B.D., Perrin, B.J., Koehler, C.M., & Teitell, M. A. (2018). PNPase knockout results in mtDNA loss and an altered metabolic gene expression program. PloS one, 13(7), e0200925. [link][PDF]

TeSlaa, T., Chaikovsky, A. C., Lipchina, I., Escobar, S. L., Hochedlinger, K., Huang, J., Graeber, T.G., Braas, D., & Teitell, M. A. (2016). α-Ketoglutarate accelerates the initial differentiation of primed human pluripotent stem cells. Cell metabolism, 24(3), 485-493. [link][PDF]

Wu, T. H., Sagullo, E., Case, D., Zheng, X., Li, Y., Hong, J. S., TeSlaa, T., Patananan, A.N., McCaffery, J.M., Niazi, K., Braas, D., Koehler, C.M., Graeber, T.G., Chiou, P.-Y., & Teitell, M. A. (2016). Mitochondrial transfer by photothermal nanoblade restores metabolite profile in mammalian cells. Cell metabolism, 23(5), 921-929. [link][PDF]

Setoguchi, K., TeSlaa, T., Koehler, C. M., & Teitell, M. A. (2016). P53 regulates rapid apoptosis in human pluripotent stem cells. Journal of molecular biology, 428(7), 1465-1475. [link][PDF]

Pate, K. T., Stringari, C., Sprowl‐Tanio, S., Wang, K., TeSlaa, T., Hoverter, N. P., McQuade, M.M., Garner, C., Digman, M.A., Teitell, M.A., Edwards, R.A., Gratton, E., & Waterman, M. L. (2014). Wnt signaling directs a metabolic program of glycolysis and angiogenesis in colon cancer. The EMBO journal, 33(13), 1454-1473. [link][PDF]

Xu, J., Teslaa, T., Wu, T. H., Chiou, P. Y., Teitell, M. A., & Weiss, S. (2012). Nanoblade delivery and incorporation of quantum dot conjugates into tubulin networks in live cells. Nano letters, 12(11), 5669-5672. [link][PDF]

 

Wu, T. H., Chen, Y., Park, S. Y., Hong, J., TeSlaa, T., Zhong, J. F., Di Carlo, D.D., Teitell, M.A., & Chiou, P. Y. (2012). Pulsed laser triggered high speed microfluidic fluorescence activated cell sorter. Lab on a Chip, 12(7), 1378-1383. [link][PDF]

French, C. T., Toesca, I. J., Wu, T. H., TeSlaa, T., Beaty, S. M., Wong, W., Liu, M., Schröder, I., Chiou, P.Y., Teitell, M.A., & Miller, J. F. (2011). Dissection of the Burkholderia intracellular life cycle using a photothermal nanoblade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(29), 12095-12100. [link][PDF]

Wu, T. H., TeSlaa, T., Kalim, S., French, C. T., Moghadam, S., Wall, R., Miller, J.F., Witte, O.N., Teitell, M.A., & Chiou, P. Y. (2011). Photothermal nanoblade for large cargo delivery into mammalian cells. Analytical chemistry, 83(4), 1321-1327. [link][PDF]

Wu, T. H., Teslaa, T., Teitell, M. A., & Chiou, P. Y. (2010). Photothermal nanoblade for patterned cell membrane cutting. Optics express, 18(22), 23153-23160. [link][PDF]

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Reviews & Commentaries

TeSlaa, T. (2024) Metformin induces a Lac-Phe gut-brain signalling axis. Nature Metabolism, 6(4), 603-605. 

TeSlaa, T., Ralser, M., Fan, J., and Rabinowitz, J.D. (2023) The pentose phosphate pathway in heath and disease. Nature Metabolism, 5(8), 1275-1289 [link]

Bartman, C. R., TeSlaa, T., & Rabinowitz, J. D. (2021). Quantitative flux analysis in mammals. Nature Metabolism, 3(7), 896-908. [link][PDF]

TeSlaa, T., Setoguchi, K., & Teitell, M. A. (2016). Mitochondria in human pluripotent stem cell apoptosis. Seminars in cell & developmental biology (Vol. 52, pp. 76-83). [link][PDF]

Teslaa, T., & Teitell, M. A. (2015). Pluripotent stem cell energy metabolism: an update. The EMBO journal, 34(2), 138-153. [link][PDF]

TeSlaa, T., & Teitell, M. A. (2014). Techniques to monitor glycolysis. Methods in enzymology, 542, 91-114. [link][PDF]

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