Publications
Psilocybin biosynthesis enhancement through gene source optimization
Keller, M. R., McKinney, M. G., Sen, A. K., Guagliardo, F. G., Hellwarth, E. B., Islam, K. N., Kaplan, N. A., Gibbons, W. J., Jr, Kemmerly, G. E., Meers, C., Wang, X., & Jones, J. A. (2025). Metabolic engineering, 91, 119–129.
Evaluation of TrpM and PsiD Substate Promiscuity Reveals New Biocatalytic Capabilities
Kanis F., Broude C., Hellwarth E. B., Gibbons E. J., Sen A. K., Adams A. M., Wang X., Jones J. A. (2024) Biotechnology Progress. e3492.
Effect of Oral Tryptamines on the Gut Microbiome of Rats – A Preliminary Study
Xu M., Kiss A. J., Jones J. A., McMurray M. S., Shi H. (2024) PeerJ. 12:e17517
Pharmacological and behavioral effects of tryptamines present in psilocybin-containing mushrooms
Rakoczy R. J., Runge G. N., Sen A. K., Sandoval O., Nguyen Q., Roberts B. R., Sciortino J. H., Gibbons W. J., Friedberg L. M., Jones J. A., McMurray M. S. (2024) British Journal of Pharmacology. 1-15.
Simultaneous glucose and xylose utilization by an E. coli catabolite repression mutant
Kaplan N. A., Islam K. N., Kanis F. C., Verderber J., Wang X., Jones J. A., Koffas M. A. G. (2023) Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(2), e02168-23.
*Flower J. E., *Gibbons W. J., Adams A. M., Wang X., Broude C. N., Jones J. A. (2023) Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 120:2214-2229.
Friedberg L. M., Sen A. K, Nguyen Q., †Tonucci G., Hellwarth E. B., Gibbons W. J., Jones J. A. (2023) Metabolic Engineering. 78, 61-71.
Effect of Psilocybin on Decision-Making and Motivation in the Healthy Rat
Roberts B. F., Zylko A. L., Waters C. E., Crowder J. D., Gibbons W. J., Sen A. K., Jones J. A., McMurray M. S. (2022) Behavioural Brain Research, 440, 114262.
Harnessing synthetic biology to develop novel psychedelic therapies
Jones J. A., Spigarelli M. G. (2022) Industry Highlight. Trends in Biotechnology. 41, 586-587.
Adams A. M., Anas N. A., Sen A. K., Hinegardner-Hendricks J. D., O’Dell P. J., Gibbons W. J., Flower J. E., McMurray M., Jones J. A. (2022) Metabolic Engineering Communications, 14, e00196.
Unlocking the Biosynthesis of Psychedelic-Inspired Indolethylamines
Sen A. K., Jones J. A. (2023) Spotlight Article. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 49(3), 189-191.
Thermodynamics contributes to high terpene productivity in cyanobacteria
Shinde S., Singapuri S., Jiang Z., Long B., Wilcox D., Klatt C., Jones J. A., Yuan J. S., Wang X. (2022) Metabolic Engineering Communications, 14, e00193.
*Xu Y., *Geng L., *Zhang Y., Jones J. A., Zhang M., Chen Y., Tan R., Koffas M. A. G., Wang Z., Zhao S. (2022) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(7), 2290-2302
*Gibbons W., *O’Dell P., *Bollinger B., *McKinney M., Jones J. A. (2021) Bioengineered. 12(1), 8863-8871.
Hreha T. N., Foreman S., Duran-Pinedo A., Morris A. R., Diaz-Rodrigues P., Jones J. A., Ferrara K., Bourges A., Rodriguez L., Koffas M. A. G., Hahn M., Houser A., Barquera B. (2020) PLOS ONE. 16(2), e0244142.
In vivo production of psilocybin in E. coli
Adams A. M., Kaplan N. A., Wei Z., Brinton J. D., Monnier C. S., Enacopol A. L., Ramelot T. A., Jones J. A. (2019) Metabolic Engineering. 56, 111-119.
Age- and estrous-dependent effects of psilocybin in rats
Zylko, A. L., Rakoczy, R. J., Roberts, B. F., Wilson, M., Powell, A., Page, A., Heitkamp, M., Feist, D., Jones, J. A., & McMurray, M. S. (2025). Neuropharmacology, 279, 110619.
Use of bacterial co-cultures for the efficient production of chemicals
Jones J. A., Wang X. (2018) Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 53, 33-38.
Pathway engineering for the biosynthesis of psychedelics
ZAbrahms, Z. N., Sen, A. K., & Jones, J. A. (2025). Current opinion in biotechnology, 94, 103314.