Identification of a key genetic factor governing arabinan utilization in the gut microbiome suggests a novel therapeutic target for constipation
biorxiv(2022)
摘要
Probiotics have been widely used to improve impaired gastro-intestinal motility, yet their efficacy varied substantially across strains. Here, by a large-scale genetic screen plus in vivo measurements, we identified a key genetic factor ( abfA cluster governing arabinan utilization) in probiotic Bifidobacterium longum harnessing the treatment efficacy against functional constipation (FC). Intriguingly, it also presents in a range of gut resident microbiota and played a protective role against FC. Next, our longitudinal multi-omics study in humans revealed that the exogenous abfA -cluster- carrying B. longum can well establish itself in the gut, and enrich arabinan-utilization residents and beneficial metabolites (e.g., acetate, butyrate, chenodeoxycholic acid and uracil). Finally, transplantation of abfA -cluster-enriched human microbiota to FC- induced germ-free mice recapitulated the marked gut-motility improvement and elevated production of beneficial metabolites. Collectively, our proof-of-concept study actively demonstrated a critical yet underexplored role of microbial abfA cluster in ameliorating FC, establishing generalizable principles for developing functional-genomics-directed probiotic therapies.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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