A bacterial bile acid metabolite modulates T-reg activity through the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A1
- Authors
- Li, Wei; Hang, Saiyu; Fang, Yuan; Bae, Sena; Zhang, Yancong; Zhang, Minghao; Wang, Gang; McCurry, Megan D.; Bae, Munhyung; Paik, Donggi; Franzosa, Eric A.; Rastinejad, Fraydoon; Huttenhower, Curtis; Yao, Lina; Devlin, A. Sloan; Huh, Jun R.
- Issue Date
- Sep-2021
- Publisher
- CELL PRESS
- Keywords
- bile acids; human microbiome; inflammatory bowel disease; T cells
- Citation
- CELL HOST & MICROBE, v.29, no.9, pp.1366 - +
- Journal Title
- CELL HOST & MICROBE
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 1366
- End Page
- +
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83295
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chom.2021.07.013
- ISSN
- 1931-3128
- Abstract
- Bile acids act as signaling molecules that regulate immune homeostasis, including the differentiation of CD4(+) T cells into distinct T cell subsets. The bile acid metabolite isoallolithocholic acid (isoalloLCA) enhances the differentiation of anti-inflammatory regulatory T cells (T-reg cells) by facilitating the formation of a permissive chromatin structure in the promoter region of the transcription factor forkhead box P3 (Foxp3). Here, we identify gut bacteria that synthesize isoalloLCA from 3-oxolithocholic acid and uncover a gene cluster responsible for the conversion in members of the abundant human gut bacterial phylum Bacteroidetes. We also show that the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A1 is required for the effect of isoalloLCA on T-reg cells. Moreover, the levels of isoalloLCA and its biosynthetic genes are significantly reduced in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, suggesting that isoalloLCA and its bacterial producers may play a critical role in maintaining immune homeostasis in humans.
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