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An atlas of β-glucuronidases in the human intestinal microbiome

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Pollet, Rebecca M., D'Agostino, Emma H., Walton, William G., Xu, Yongmei, Little, Michael S., Biernat, Kristen A., Pellock, Samuel J., Patterson, Loraine M. +7 more·2017·Structure

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Microbiome-encoded β-glucuronidase (GUS) enzymes play important roles in human health by metabolizing drugs in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The numbers, types, and diversity of these proteins in the human GI microbiome, however, remain undefined. We present an atlas of GUS enzymes comprehensive for the Human Microbiome Project GI database. We identify 3,013 total and 279 unique microbiome-encoded GUS proteins clustered into six unique structural categories. We assign their taxonomy, assess cellular localization, reveal the inter-individual variability within the 139 individuals sampled, and discover 112 novel microbial GUS enzymes. A representative in vitro panel of the most common GUS proteins by read abundances highlights structural and functional variabilities within the family, including their differential processing of smaller glucuronides and larger carbohydrates. These data provide a sequencing-to-molecular roadmap for examining microbiome-encoded enzymes essential to human health.

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  • A recent analysis of the Human Microbiome Project gastrointestinal database revealed a total of 3013 microbiome-encoded beta-glucuronidases, which clustered into structural categories with differing functional capacities for various glucuronide substrates.

    “A recent analysis of the Human Microbiome Project gastrointestinal database is instructive on the complexity of this metabolic function, revealing a total of 3013 microbiome-encoded b-glucuronidases, which clustered into structural categories with differing functional capacities for various glucuronide substrates (Pollet et al., 2017).”

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  • Microbial enzymes such as b-glucuronidases can differ in substrate selectivity and activity depending on the bacteria from which they arise.

    “Microbial enzymes, such as b-glucuronidases, can differ in substrate selectivity and activity depending on the bacteria from which they arise (Pollet et al., 2017).”

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Pollet, R. M., D'Agostino, E. H., Walton, W. G., Xu, Y., Little, M. S., Biernat, K. A., Pellock, S. J., Patterson, L. M., Creekmore, B. C., Isenberg, H. N., Bahethi, R. R., Bhatt, A. P., Liu, J., Gharaibeh, R. Z., & Redinbo, M. R.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Corresponding author
Redinbo, Matthew R.
Venue
Structure
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
25
Issue
7
Pages
967-977.e5
ISSN
0969-2126 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2620740368
Cited by
289
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 1
FWCI
6.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Structure (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (CA098468, CA207416)
  • Eshelman Institute for Innovation (T32 DK007737, GM102137, HL094463)
  • Tom and Elizabeth Long Research Award
  • J. Thurman Frieze Summer Research Scholarship
  • University of North Carolina (5T32GM008570-20)
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Keywords
beta-glucuronidase, drug metabolism, glucuronide metabolism, enzyme diversity, enzyme discovery, interindividual variability, subcellular localization
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Bacterial Proteins, Glucuronidase, Humans

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