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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Gut microbiome-produced bile acid metabolite lengthens the circadian period in host intestinal cells.

Chelsea E Powell, Alana M McSween, Lenka Dohnalová, Cecilia H Kim, Robyn J Eisert, Zhen-Yu J Sun, Hyuk-Soo Seo, Vincent Marquardt, Sirano Dhe-Paganon, Christoph A Thaiss and 1 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Chelsea E PowellDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.ORCID 0000-0001-7624-1116
Alana M McSweenDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
Lenka DohnalováDepartment of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Cecilia H KimDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.ORCID 0000-0001-6902-7365
Robyn J EisertDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.ORCID 0000-0001-7977-249X
Zhen-Yu J SunChemical Biology Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215.ORCID 0000-0001-7527-6026
Hyuk-Soo SeoDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
Vincent MarquardtDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.ORCID 0009-0007-5655-1812
Sirano Dhe-PaganonDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
Christoph A ThaissDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
A Sloan DevlinDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.ORCID 0000-0001-5598-3751

Funding

Human microbiome metabolites in health and diseaseR35GM128618 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Abigail Sloan Devlin · 2018 to 2026
$4.1M
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM128618NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128618
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Host circadian signaling, feeding, and the gut microbiome are tightly interconnected. Changes in the gut microbial community can affect the expression of core clock genes, but the specific metabolites and molecular mechanisms that mediate this relationship remain largely unknown. Here, we sought to identify gut microbial metabolites that impact circadian signaling. Through a phenotypic screen of a focused library of gut microbial metabolites, we identified a bile acid metabolite, lithocholic acid (LCA), as a circadian modulator. LCA lengthened the circadian period of core clock gene

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Bile Acids and SaltsCircadian RhythmGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLithocholic AcidAnimalsColonCryptochromesHumansIntestinesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeriod Circadian ProteinsBile Acids and SaltsCryptochromesLithocholic AcidPeriod Circadian Proteinsbile acidscircadian rhythmmicrobiome

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PMID41811452
PMCPMC12994203

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