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A metagenomic beta-glucuronidase uncovers a core adaptive function of the human intestinal microbiome

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In the human gastrointestinal tract, bacterial beta-D-glucuronidases (BG; E. C. 3.2.1.31) are involved both in xenobiotic metabolism and in some of the beneficial effects of dietary compounds. Despite their biological significance, investigations are hampered by the fact that only a few BGs have so far been studied. A functional metagenomic approach was therefore performed on intestinal metagenomic libraries using chromogenic glucuronides as probes. Using this strategy, 19 positive metagenomic clones were identified but only one exhibited strong beta-D-glucuronidase activity when subcloned into an expression vector. The cloned gene encoded a beta-D-glucuronidase (called H11G11-BG) that had distant amino acid sequence homologies and an additional C terminus domain compared with known beta-D-glucuronidases. Fifteen homologs were identified in public bacterial genome databases (38-57% identity with H11G11-BG) in the Firmicutes phylum. The genomes identified derived from strains from Ruminococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, and Clostridiaceae. The genetic context diversity, with closely related symporters and gene duplication, argued for functional diversity and contribution to adaptive mechanisms. In contrast to the previously known beta-D-glucuronidases, this previously undescribed type was present in the published microbiome of each healthy adult/child investigated (n = 11) and was specific to the human gut ecosystem. In conclusion, our functional metagenomic approach revealed a class of BGs that may be part of a functional core specifically evolved to adapt to the human gut environment with major health implications. We propose consensus motifs for this unique Firmicutes beta-D-glucuronidase subfamily and for the glycosyl hydrolase family 2.
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hal-01001013 , version 1 (29-05-2020)

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Karine K. Gloux, Olivier O. Berteau, Hanane H. El Oumami, Fabienne F. Beguet-Crespel, Marion M. Leclerc, et al.. A metagenomic beta-glucuronidase uncovers a core adaptive function of the human intestinal microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011, 108, pp.4539 - 4546. ⟨10.1073/pnas.1000066107⟩. ⟨hal-01001013⟩
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