Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice

ABSTRACT Increasing evidence suggests that the intestinal microbiota is involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Here we sought to determine which gut microbial taxa and functions vary between nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and genetically modified NOD mice protected from T1D (Eα16/NOD)...

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Autores principales: Alessandro Tanca, Antonio Palomba, Cristina Fraumene, Valeria Manghina, Michael Silverman, Sergio Uzzau
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4bc749e457524cc1bdf58d159f7665eb2021-11-15T15:22:26ZClostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice10.1128/mSphere.00492-182379-5042https://doaj.org/article/4bc749e457524cc1bdf58d159f7665eb2018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00492-18https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT Increasing evidence suggests that the intestinal microbiota is involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Here we sought to determine which gut microbial taxa and functions vary between nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and genetically modified NOD mice protected from T1D (Eα16/NOD) at 10 weeks of age in the time window between insulitis development and T1D onset. The gut microbiota of NOD mice were investigated by analyzing stool samples with a metaproteogenomic approach, comprising both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and microbial proteome profiling through high-resolution mass spectrometry. A depletion of Firmicutes (particularly, several members of Lachnospiraceae) in the NOD gut microbiota was observed compared to the level in the Eα16/NOD mice microbiota. Moreover, the analysis of proteins actively produced by the gut microbiota revealed different profiles between NOD and Eα16/NOD mice, with the production of butyrate biosynthesis enzymes being significantly reduced in diabetic mice. Our results support a model for gut microbiota influence on T1D development involving bacterium-produced metabolites as butyrate. IMPORTANCE Alterations of the gut microbiota early in age have been hypothesized to impact T1D autoimmune pathogenesis. In the NOD mouse model, protection from T1D has been found to operate via modulation of the composition of the intestinal microbiota during a critical early window of ontogeny, although little is known about microbiota functions related to T1D development. Here, we show which gut microbial functions are specifically associated with protection from T1D in the time window between insulitis development and T1D onset. In particular, we describe that production of butyrate biosynthesis enzymes is significantly reduced in NOD mice, supporting the hypothesis that modulating the gut microbiota butyrate production may influence T1D development.Alessandro TancaAntonio PalombaCristina FraumeneValeria ManghinaMichael SilvermanSergio UzzauAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlebutyratediabetesmetaproteomicsmicrobiomeshort-chain fatty acidsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 3, Iss 5 (2018)
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topic butyrate
diabetes
metaproteomics
microbiome
short-chain fatty acids
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle butyrate
diabetes
metaproteomics
microbiome
short-chain fatty acids
Microbiology
QR1-502
Alessandro Tanca
Antonio Palomba
Cristina Fraumene
Valeria Manghina
Michael Silverman
Sergio Uzzau
Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
description ABSTRACT Increasing evidence suggests that the intestinal microbiota is involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Here we sought to determine which gut microbial taxa and functions vary between nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and genetically modified NOD mice protected from T1D (Eα16/NOD) at 10 weeks of age in the time window between insulitis development and T1D onset. The gut microbiota of NOD mice were investigated by analyzing stool samples with a metaproteogenomic approach, comprising both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and microbial proteome profiling through high-resolution mass spectrometry. A depletion of Firmicutes (particularly, several members of Lachnospiraceae) in the NOD gut microbiota was observed compared to the level in the Eα16/NOD mice microbiota. Moreover, the analysis of proteins actively produced by the gut microbiota revealed different profiles between NOD and Eα16/NOD mice, with the production of butyrate biosynthesis enzymes being significantly reduced in diabetic mice. Our results support a model for gut microbiota influence on T1D development involving bacterium-produced metabolites as butyrate. IMPORTANCE Alterations of the gut microbiota early in age have been hypothesized to impact T1D autoimmune pathogenesis. In the NOD mouse model, protection from T1D has been found to operate via modulation of the composition of the intestinal microbiota during a critical early window of ontogeny, although little is known about microbiota functions related to T1D development. Here, we show which gut microbial functions are specifically associated with protection from T1D in the time window between insulitis development and T1D onset. In particular, we describe that production of butyrate biosynthesis enzymes is significantly reduced in NOD mice, supporting the hypothesis that modulating the gut microbiota butyrate production may influence T1D development.
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author Alessandro Tanca
Antonio Palomba
Cristina Fraumene
Valeria Manghina
Michael Silverman
Sergio Uzzau
author_facet Alessandro Tanca
Antonio Palomba
Cristina Fraumene
Valeria Manghina
Michael Silverman
Sergio Uzzau
author_sort Alessandro Tanca
title Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
title_short Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
title_full Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
title_fullStr Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
title_full_unstemmed Clostridial Butyrate Biosynthesis Enzymes Are Significantly Depleted in the Gut Microbiota of Nonobese Diabetic Mice
title_sort clostridial butyrate biosynthesis enzymes are significantly depleted in the gut microbiota of nonobese diabetic mice
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/4bc749e457524cc1bdf58d159f7665eb
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