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Metabolic landscape of the male mouse gut identifies different niches determined by microbial activities

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Meier, Karin H. U., Trouillon, Julian, Li, Hai, Lang, Melanie, Fuhrer, Tobias, Zamboni, Nicola, Sunagawa, Shinichi, Macpherson, Andrew J. +1 more·2023·Nature Metabolism

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Distinct niches of the mammalian gut are populated by diverse microbiota, but the contribution of spatial variation to intestinal metabolism remains unclear. Here we present a map of the longitudinal metabolome along the gut of healthy colonized and germ-free male mice. With this map, we reveal a general shift from amino acids in the small intestine to organic acids, vitamins and nucleotides in the large intestine. We compare the metabolic landscapes in colonized versus germ-free mice to disentangle the origin of many metabolites in different niches, which in some cases allows us to infer the underlying processes or identify the producing species. Beyond the known impact of diet on the small intestinal metabolic niche, distinct spatial patterns suggest specific microbial influence on the metabolome in the small intestine. Thus, we present a map of intestinal metabolism and identify metabolite–microbe associations, which provide a basis to connect the spatial occurrence of bioactive compounds to host or microorganism metabolism.

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Meier, K. H. U., Trouillon, J., Li, H., Lang, M., Fuhrer, T., Zamboni, N., Sunagawa, S., Macpherson, A. J., & Sauer, U.
Affiliations
  • ETH Zurich (CH)
  • University of Bern (CH)
Corresponding author
Sauer, Uwe
Venue
Nature Metabolism
Published
2023-05-22
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
968-980
ISSN
2522-5812 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4377290585
Cited by
48
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 3
FWCI
4.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Metabolism (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (GM117324)
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (CRSII5_177164)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Keywords
gut microbiota, intestinal metabolism, germ-free mice, small intestine, large intestine, amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, nucleotides, diet
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Animals, Biochemical Phenomena, Diet, Male, Mammals, Mice, Metabolome, Microbiota

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