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ArticleGenome biology2021

Gut bacterial metabolites modulate endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Xiaobo Ke, Kwontae You, Matthieu Pichaud, Henry J Haiser, Daniel B Graham, Hera Vlamakis, Jeffrey A Porter, Ramnik J Xavier

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Article in Genome biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaobo KeBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Kwontae YouBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Matthieu PichaudBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Henry J HaiserNovartis Institute for Biomedical Research Inc., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Daniel B GrahamBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Hera VlamakisBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Jeffrey A PorterNovartis Institute for Biomedical Research Inc., Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Ramnik J XavierBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. xavier@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5630-5167
Broad Institute · USNovartis (United States) · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NIH HHS P30 DK043351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a membranous organelle that maintains proteostasis and cellular homeostasis, controlling the fine balance between health and disease. Dysregulation of the ER stress response has been implicated in intestinal inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition characterized by changes to the mucosa and alteration of the gut microbiota. While the microbiota and microbially derived metabolites have also been implicated in ER stress, examples of this connection remain limited to a few observations from pathogenic bacteria. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying the effects of bacterial metabolites on ER stress signaling have not been well established.

resultsUtilizing an XBP1s-GFP knock-in reporter colorectal epithelial cell line, we screened 399 microbiome-related metabolites for ER stress pathway modulation. We find both ER stress response inducers (acylated dipeptide aldehydes and bisindole methane derivatives) and suppressors (soraphen A) and characterize their activities on ER stress gene transcription and translation. We further demonstrate that these molecules modulate the ER stress pathway through protease inhibition or lipid metabolism interference.

conclusionsOur study identified novel links between classes of gut microbe-derived metabolites and the ER stress response, suggesting the potential for these metabolites to contribute to gut ER homeostasis and providing insight into the molecular mechanisms by which gut microbes impact intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum StressGastrointestinal MicrobiomeUnfolded Protein ResponseAldehydesApoptosisBacteriaDipeptidesHT29 CellsHumansIndolesMacrolidesTunicamycinAldehydesDipeptidesIndolesMacrolidessoraphen ATunicamycinER stressIntestinal epithelial homeostasisMicrobial metabolitesUnfolded protein response

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PMID34654459
PMCPMC8518294
OpenAlexW3206509108

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