Project description:Specific gut microbiota is critically involved in metabolic diseases, including obesity. Through analysis of gut microbiota in diabetic patients and animal models, it was found that Romboutsia ilealis is closely associated with obesity. Here, our findings show that oral administration of Romboutsia ilealis significantly alleviates diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Interestingly, this effect occurs not through modulation of food intake or energy expenditure, but by regulating lipid absorption and metabolism in the gut. Additionally, metabolomics analysis identified 2-oxindole-3-acetic acid (OAA) as the key metabolite involved in the regulation of obesity by Romboutsia ilealis. Its regulatory effect on intestinal lipid absorption was further validated both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, using biotin-labeled OAA combined with proteomic analysis, we found that OAA directly interacts with the deubiquitin enzyme PSMD3, increasing the ubiquitination level of m6A binding protein YTHDF2 and reducing its protein stability, thereby enhancing intestinal lipid absorption. Furtherly, through m6A-seq, we discovered that YTHDF2 negatively regulates the expression of RXRB by recognizing the m6A sites on its mRNA, which in turn downregulates the expression of lipid absorption and transport proteins CD36 and FABP2, ultimately inhibiting intestinal lipid absorption. In summary, our findings reveal that Romboutsia ilealis and OAA regulate obesity-associated lipid accumulation through PSMD3-mediated deubiquitination of YTHDF2, suggesting that they represent novel prebiotics and probiotics with potential as therapeutic agents against obesity.
Project description:Here, we describe the complete genome sequence of Romboutsia sp. strain CE17, which was isolated during a screen for spore-forming anaerobic microorganisms that colonized the surface of chicken eggs.
Project description:This genome-scale metabolic model (GEM) of Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum strain DSM 44922 (Taxon ID 38304) was initially built with CarveMe version 1.5.1 based on the genome assembly with NCBI accession GCF_013408445.1 and then underwent a series of careful semi-automatic and manual curation. It is the first model curated using the Python tool MCC for mass and charge curation.
Project description:We sequenced and analyzed the genome of a highly inbred miniature Chinese pig strain, the Banna Minipig Inbred Line (BMI). we conducted whole genome screening using next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and performed SNP calling using Sus Scrofa genome assembly Sscrofa11.1.