A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology
Chen H, Nwe PK, Yang Y, Rosen CE, Bielecka AA, Kuchroo M, Cline GW, Kruse AC, Ring AM, Crawford JM, Palm NW. A Forward Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals Gut Microbiota Metabolites That Modulate Host Physiology. Cell 2019, 177: 1217-1231.e18. PMID: 31006530, PMCID: PMC6536006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost physiologyBioactive microbial metabolitesHuman gut bacteriaHost sensingProlific producersG proteinsGut microbiota metabolitesBlood-brain barrierL-PheMicrobial metabolitesOrphan GPCRsGut bacteriaColonic motilityInhibitor administrationMicrobiota metabolitesIntestinal microbiotaSmall moleculesDietary histidineBacteriaPhysiologyMicrobiota metabolomeMetabolitesGPR97Orthogonal approachGPCRsImmunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Palm NW, de Zoete MR, Cullen TW, Barry NA, Stefanowski J, Hao L, Degnan PH, Hu J, Peter I, Zhang W, Ruggiero E, Cho JH, Goodman AL, Flavell RA. Immunoglobulin A Coating Identifies Colitogenic Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell 2014, 158: 1000-1010. PMID: 25171403, PMCID: PMC4174347, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseIgA coatingIntestinal microbiotaIntestinal bacteriaGerm-free miceIBD patientsIntestinal diseaseImmunoglobulin AMouse modelDiseaseAnaerobic culturingDramatic susceptibilityTargeted eliminationDisease developmentDisease susceptibilityMiceCell sortingMicrobiotaBacterial cell sortingFecal bacteriaSuch bacteriaColitisPatientsIgA