Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome

Jones, B. V., Begley, M., Hill, C., Gahan, C. G. and Marchesi, Julian Roberto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-5239 2008. Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105 (36) , pp. 13580-13585. 10.1073/pnas.0804437105

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Abstract

Bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) catalyze the “gateway” reaction in a wider pathway of bile acid modification by the gut microbiota. Because bile acids function as signaling molecules regulating their own biosynthesis, lipid absorption, cholesterol homeostasis, and local mucosal defenses in the intestine, microbial BSH activity has the potential to greatly influence host physiology. However, the function, distribution, and abundance of BSH enzymes in the gut community are unknown. Here, we show that BSH activity is a conserved microbial adaptation to the human gut environment with a high level of redundancy in this ecosystem. Through metagenomic analyses we identified functional BSH in all major bacterial divisions and archaeal species in the gut and demonstrate that BSH is enriched in the human gut microbiome. Phylogenetic analysis illustrates that selective pressure in the form of conjugated bile acid has driven the evolution of members of the Ntn_CGH-like family of proteins toward BSH activity in gut-associated species. Furthermore, we demonstrate that BSH mediates bile tolerance in vitro and enhances survival in the murine gut in vivo. Overall, we demonstrate the use of function-driven metagenomics to identify functional anchors in complex microbial communities, and dissect the gut microbiome according to activities relevant to survival in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	Q Science > QM Human anatomy Q Science > QP Physiology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bile modification; microbiota; functional anchor; GI survival
Publisher:	National Academy of Sciences
ISSN:	0027-8424
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 10:41
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/8939

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