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Small molecules from the human microbiota

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Donia, Mohamed S., Fischbach, Michael A.·2015·Science

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Developments in the use of genomics to guide natural product discovery and a recent emphasis on understanding the molecular mechanisms of microbiota-host interactions have converged on the discovery of small molecules from the human microbiome. Here, we review what is known about small molecules produced by the human microbiota. Numerous molecules representing each of the major metabolite classes have been found that have a variety of biological activities, including immune modulation and antibiosis. We discuss technologies that will affect how microbiota-derived molecules are discovered in the future and consider the challenges inherent in finding specific molecules that are critical for driving microbe-host and microbe-microbe interactions and understanding their biological relevance.

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Authors
Donia, M. S., & Fischbach, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • QB3 (US)
Corresponding author
  • Donia, Mohamed S.
  • Fischbach, Michael A.
Venue
Science
Published
2015-07-24
Volume
349
Issue
6246
Pages
1254766-1254766
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1715339469
Cited by
760
References
154
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 66 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 85 · 2019: 68 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 55 · 2016: 52 · 2015: 15
FWCI
7.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH (OD007290, AI101018, GM081879, DK101674)
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (HR0011-12-C-0067)
  • Burroughs Wellcome Foundation
  • W.M. Keck Foundation
  • Princeton University
  • Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • 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
Keywords
human microbiota, natural product discovery, microbiota-host interactions, microbial metabolites, immunomodulation, antibiosis, microbial interactions
MeSH terms
Antibiosis, Bacteriocins, Biological Products, Enterotoxins, Glycolipids, Humans, Oligosaccharides, Peptides, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Ribosomes, Terpenes, Immunomodulation, Microbiota

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