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ArticleScientific reports2026

Altered abundance in cancer patients gut of diadenylate cyclase-encoding bacteria.

Francesco Candeliere, Laura Sola, Enrico Busi, Sara Pedroni, Stefano Raimondi, Alberto Amaretti, Stefano Greco, Massimo Dominici, Maddalena Rossi

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Francesco CandeliereDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Laura SolaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Enrico BusiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Sara PedroniDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Stefano RaimondiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Alberto AmarettiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
Stefano GrecoDivision of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Massimo DominiciDivision of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Maddalena RossiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy. maddalena.rossi@unimore.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5342-3950

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PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA(PNRR) - MISSIONE 4 COMPONENTE 2 Progetto identificato con codice PE00000019, Titolo "HEAL ITALIA" - Spoke 5 - CUP E93C22001860006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

c-di-AMP is a bacterial second messenger recognized by host immune sensors such as the STING pathway, linking gut microbiota activity to tumor immunity. This interaction holds significant therapeutic potential particularly for oncologic patients, given the increasingly recognized relationship between gut microbiota and tumor immunity. Recent evidence shows that microbial c-di-AMP can enhance anti-tumor responses and improve the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade and radiotherapy. This study identified gut microbial species capable of synthesizing c-di-AMP by mining the Unified Human Gastrointestinal Protein catalogue for diadenylate cyclases (DACs), generating a database of 4,228 DACs across 3,901 species out of 4,744 presents in the Unified Human Gastrointestinal Genome catalogue. Analysis of metagenomic data from 190 healthy subjects and 569 cancer patients (melanoma, NSCLC, renal carcinoma) revealed a significantly higher abundance of DAC-encoding species in healthy microbiota, with no differences between responders and non-responders to immunotherapy. These findings indicate that c-di-AMP-producing bacteria are depleted in cancer-associated microbiota, supporting further studies on their role in modulating anti-tumor immunity.

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BacteriaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeNeoplasmsPhosphorus-Oxygen LyasesDinucleoside PhosphatesHumanscyclic diadenosine phosphateDinucleoside PhosphatesPhosphorus-Oxygen Lyasesc-di-AMPDiadenylate cyclaseHuman gut microbiotaImmunotherapy

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PMID41578124
PMCPMC12901056

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