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Inhibiting the Initiation of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination using Analogs of Chenodeoxycholic Acid, a Bile Acid

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Sorg, Joseph A., Sonenshein, Abraham L.·2010·Journal of Bacteriology

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To cause disease, Clostridium difficile spores must germinate in the host gastrointestinal tract. Germination is initiated upon exposure to glycine and certain bile acids, e.g., taurocholate. Chenodeoxycholate, another bile acid, inhibits taurocholate-mediated germination. By applying Michaelis-Menten kinetic analysis to C. difficile spore germination, we found that chenodeoxycholate is a competitive inhibitor of taurocholate-mediated germination and appears to interact with the spores with greater apparent affinity than does taurocholate. We also report that several analogs of chenodeoxycholate are even more effective inhibitors. Some of these compounds resist 7α-dehydroxylation by Clostridium scindens , a core member of the normal human colonic microbiota, suggesting that they are more stable than chenodeoxycholate in the colonic environment.

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Authors
Sorg, J. A., & Sonenshein, A. L.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Corresponding author
Sonenshein, Abraham L.
Venue
Journal of Bacteriology
Published
2010-10
Volume
192
Issue
19
Pages
4983-4990
ISSN
  • 0021-9193 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5530
OpenAlex
W2097297514
Cited by
332
References
56
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FWCI
5.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Bacteriology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (n01ai30050-20-0-3, N01-AI-30050)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (K12GM074869)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N01 AI030050)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Keywords
Clostridium difficile, spore germination, chenodeoxycholic acid, bile acids, taurocholate, competitive inhibition, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, 7α-dehydroxylation, Clostridium scindens, colonic microbiota, glycine
MeSH terms
Bile Acids and Salts, Chenodeoxycholic Acid, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Spores, Bacterial, Taurocholic Acid, Clostridioides difficile

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