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ArticleBMC genomics2014

Small RNAs from plants, bacteria and fungi within the order Hypocreales are ubiquitous in human plasma.

Meabh Beatty, Jasenka Guduric-Fuchs, Eoin Brown, Stephen Bridgett, Usha Chakravarthy, Ruth Esther Hogg, David Arthur Simpson

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Article in BMC genomics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meabh Beatty
Jasenka Guduric-Fuchs
Eoin Brown
Stephen Bridgett
Usha Chakravarthy
Ruth Esther Hogg
David Arthur SimpsonCentre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. David.Simpson@qub.ac.uk.
Queen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H005498/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe human microbiome plays a significant role in maintaining normal physiology. Changes in its composition have been associated with bowel disease, metabolic disorders and atherosclerosis. Sequences of microbial origin have been observed within small RNA sequencing data obtained from blood samples. The aim of this study was to characterise the microbiome from which these sequences are derived.

resultsAbundant non-human small RNA sequences were identified in plasma and plasma exosomal samples. Assembly of these short sequences into longer contigs was the pivotal novel step in ascertaining their origin by BLAST searches. Most reads mapped to rRNA sequences. The taxonomic profiles of the microbes detected were very consistent between individuals but distinct from microbiomes reported at other sites. The majority of bacterial reads were from the phylum Proteobacteria, whilst for 5 of 6 individuals over 90% of the more abundant fungal reads were from the phylum Ascomycota; of these over 90% were from the order Hypocreales. Many contigs were from plants, presumably of dietary origin. In addition, extremely abundant small RNAs derived from human Y RNAs were detected.

conclusionsA characteristic profile of a subset of the human microbiome can be obtained by sequencing small RNAs present in the blood. The source and functions of these molecules remain to be determined, but the specific profiles are likely to reflect health status. The potential to provide biomarkers of diet and for the diagnosis and prognosis of human disease is immense.

Indexed as

BacteriaEvolution, MolecularHumansHypocrealesMetagenomeMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPlasmaRNA, BacterialRNA, FungalRNA, PlantRNA, Small UntranslatedSequence Analysis, RNARNA, BacterialRNA, FungalRNA, PlantRNA, Small Untranslated

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PMID25344700
PMCPMC4230795
OpenAlexW1978171797

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