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ReviewCell chemical biology2025

Chemical interplay between gut microbiota and epigenetics: Implications in circadian biology.

Samskrathi Aravinda Sharma, Sarah Olanrewaju Oladejo, Zheng Kuang

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Review in Cell chemical biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Samskrathi Aravinda SharmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Sarah Olanrewaju OladejoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Zheng KuangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: zhengkua@andrew.cmu.edu.

Funding

Microbial regulation of mammalian circadian rhythms and the sexual dimorphism: from metabolism to immunityDP2DK136278 · NIDDK · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI KUANG, ZHENG · 2022 to 2025
$2.3M
Microbiota-dependent Epigenetic Regulation of Circadian Rhythms in Nutrient Uptake and Energy HomeostasisR00DK120897 · NIDDK · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI KUANG, ZHENG · 2021 to 2023
$735k
Behavioral quantification through active learning and multidimensional physiological monitoringR34DA059509 · NIDA · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI GROVER, PULKIT, KUANG, ZHENG · 2024 to 2025
$663k
NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA059509NIDDK NIH HHS DP2 DK136278NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK120897
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circadian rhythms are intrinsic molecular mechanisms that synchronize biological functions with the day/night cycle. The mammalian gut is colonized by a myriad of microbes, collectively named the gut microbiota. The microbiota impacts host physiology via metabolites and structural components. A key mechanism is the modulation of host epigenetic pathways, especially histone modifications. An increasing number of studies indicate the role of the microbiota in regulating host circadian rhythms. However, the mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we summarize studies on microbial regulation of host circadian rhythms and epigenetic pathways, highlight recent findings on how the microbiota employs host epigenetic machinery to regulate circadian rhythms, and discuss its impacts on host physiology, particularly immune and metabolic functions. We further describe current challenges and resources that could facilitate research on microbiota-epigenetic-circadian rhythm interactions to advance our knowledge of circadian disorders and possible therapeutic avenues.

Indexed as

Circadian RhythmEpigenesis, GeneticGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsHumanscircadian clockHDAChistone modificationimmunitymetabolismmetabolitesmicrobiomeSCFAs

Identifiers

PMID38776923
PMCPMC11569273

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