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Mapping Interactions of Microbial Metabolites with Human G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.


ABSTRACT: Despite evidence linking the human microbiome to health and disease, how the microbiota affects human physiology remains largely unknown. Microbiota-encoded metabolites are expected to play an integral role in human health. Therefore, assigning function to these metabolites is critical to understanding these complex interactions and developing microbiota-inspired therapies. Here, we use large-scale functional screening of molecules produced by individual members of a simplified human microbiota to identify bacterial metabolites that agonize G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Multiple metabolites, including phenylpropanoic acid, cadaverine, 9-10-methylenehexadecanoic acid, and 12-methyltetradecanoic acid, were found to interact with GPCRs associated with diverse functions within the nervous and immune systems, among others. Collectively, these metabolite-receptor pairs indicate that diverse aspects of human health are potentially modulated by structurally simple metabolites arising from primary bacterial metabolism.

SUBMITTER: Colosimo DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706627 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mapping Interactions of Microbial Metabolites with Human G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.

Colosimo Dominic A DA   Kohn Jeffrey A JA   Luo Peter M PM   Piscotta Frank J FJ   Han Sun M SM   Pickard Amanda J AJ   Rao Arka A   Cross Justin R JR   Cohen Louis J LJ   Brady Sean F SF  

Cell host & microbe 20190801 2


Despite evidence linking the human microbiome to health and disease, how the microbiota affects human physiology remains largely unknown. Microbiota-encoded metabolites are expected to play an integral role in human health. Therefore, assigning function to these metabolites is critical to understanding these complex interactions and developing microbiota-inspired therapies. Here, we use large-scale functional screening of molecules produced by individual members of a simplified human microbiota  ...[more]

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