Abstract
We describe the anaerobic conversion of inositol stereoisomers to propionate and acetate by the abundant intestinal genus Anaerostipes. A inositol pathway was elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance using [13C]-inositols, mass spectrometry and proteogenomic analyses in A. rhamnosivorans, identifying 3-oxoacid CoA transferase as a key enzyme involved in both 3-oxopropionyl-CoA and propionate formation. This pathway also allowed conversion of phytate-derived inositol into propionate as shown with [13C]-phytate in fecal samples amended with A. rhamnosivorans. Metabolic and (meta)genomic analyses explained the adaptation of Anaerostipes spp. to inositol-containing substrates and identified a propionate-production gene cluster to be inversely associated with metabolic biomarkers in (pre)diabetes cohorts. Co-administration of myo-inositol with live A. rhamnosivorans in western-diet fed mice reduced fasting-glucose levels comparing to heat-killed A. rhamnosivorans after 6-weeks treatment. Altogether, these data suggest a potential beneficial role for intestinal Anaerostipes spp. in promoting host health.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 4798 |
| Tidsskrift | Nature Communications |
| Vol/bind | 12 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Antal sider | 16 |
| ISSN | 2041-1723 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:This work was partially supported by the SIAM Gravitation Grant 024.002.002 and Spinoza Award of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research to WMdV as well as Caelus Pharmaceuticals B.V. Authors acknowledge Jarmo Ritari & Lars Paulin for their assistance for genome sequencing, Daan Vliet for his assistance in genome submission and Tatiana Nikolaeva for technical support for NMR analysis; Andrea for advice on LC-MS analysis; Anna Hallén for the assistance in gavage treatments in the mice.
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