The Bacteroidales produce an N-acylated derivative of glycine with both cholesterol-solubilising and hemolytic activity

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dc.contributor.authorLynch, Alli
dc.contributor.authorCrowley, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorCasey, Eoghan
dc.contributor.authorCano, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorShanahan, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorMcGlacken, Gerard P.
dc.contributor.authorMarchesi, Julian R.
dc.contributor.authorClarke, David J.
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Ireland
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-15T11:47:17Z
dc.date.available2018-06-15T11:47:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe contribution of the gut microbiota to the metabolism of cholesterol is not well understood. In this study, we identify 21 fosmid clones from a human gut microbiome metagenomic library that, when expressed in Escherichia coli, produce halos on LB agar supplemented with 0.01% (w/v) cholesterol (LBC agar). Analysis of 14 of these clones revealed that they all share a fragment of DNA with homology to the genome of Bacteroides vulgatus. The gene responsible for halo production on LBC agar, named choA, was identified as an N-acyltransferase known to produce an acylated glycine molecule called commendamide. In this study we show that commendamide is capable of producing a halo on LBC agar suggesting that this molecule is solubilizing the cholesterol micelles in LBC agar. We also show that commendamide is responsible for the previously described hemolytic activity associated with the choA orthologue in Bacteroides fragilis. A functional analysis of ChoA identified 2 amino acids that are important for commendamide biosynthesis and we present phylogenetic and functional data showing that orthologues of choA are found only in the order Bacteroidales. Therefore, the production of commendamide may be an adaptation to the environments colonized by the Bacteroidales, including the mammalian gut.en
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dc.identifier.articleid13270
dc.identifier.citationLynch, A., Crowley, E., Casey, E., Cano, R., Shanahan, R., McGlacken, G., Marchesi, J. R. and Clarke, D. J. (2017) 'The Bacteroidales produce an N-acylated derivative of glycine with both cholesterol-solubilising and hemolytic activity', Scientific Reports, 7(1), 13270 (10pp). doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13774-6en
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-13774-6
dc.identifier.endpage10
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.journaltitleScientific Reportsen
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6349
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2275/IE/Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC)/
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2273/IE/Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) - Interfacing Food & Medicine/
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Investigator Programme/12/IP/1493/IE/Characterizaton of choA, a gene encoding a novel cholesterol-degrading activity in the human gut microbiome/
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Investigator Programme/12/IP/1315/IE/The Direct Arylation of Pyrones, Coumarins, Pyridones and Quinolones/
dc.relation.urihttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13774-6
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dc.subjectHuman gut microbiomeen
dc.subjectEubacterium-coprostanoligenesen
dc.subjectFragilis hemolysinsen
dc.subjectEnvironmental DNAen
dc.subjectEscherichia-colien
dc.subjectIdentificationen
dc.subjectBiosynthesisen
dc.subjectExpressionen
dc.subjectBacteriumen
dc.subjectLipidsen
dc.titleThe Bacteroidales produce an N-acylated derivative of glycine with both cholesterol-solubilising and hemolytic activityen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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