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JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 120, Issue 5, Pages 1403-1417Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13095
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glycosylation; goblet cells; gut microbiota; host-microbiota interactions; intestinal epithelial cells IEC; mucin; Ruminococcus gnavus
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AimsThe molecular cross-talk between commensal bacteria and the gut play an important role in the maintenance of the intestinal homeostasis and general health. Here, we studied the impact of a major Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium of the human gut microbiota, that is, Ruminococcus gnavus on the glycosylation pattern and the production of intestinal mucus by the goblet cells. Methods and ResultsOur results showed that R.gnavus E1 specifically increases the expression and the glycosylation level of the intestinal glyco-conjugates by goblet cells in the colonic mucosa of mono-associated mice with R.gnavus E1 as well as in human HT29-MTX cells. Such an effect was mediated through induction of the level of mRNA encoding for the major intestinal gel-forming mucin such as MUC2 and various glycosyltransferase enzymes. ConclusionsThis study demonstrates for the first time that R.gnavus E1 possess the ability to modulate the glycosylation profile of the glyco-conjugate molecules and mucus in goblet cells. Significance and Impact of the StudyFurthermore, we demonstrated that R.gnavus E1 modified specifically the glycosylation pattern and MUC2 expression by means of a small soluble factor of peptidic nature (<3kDa) and heat stable in the HT29-MTX cell.
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