2024
Integrating the gut microbiome and pharmacology
Verdegaal A, Goodman A. Integrating the gut microbiome and pharmacology. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eadg8357. PMID: 38295186, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg8357.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice
Kelly C, Verdegaal A, Anderson B, Shaw W, Bencivenga-Barry N, Folta-Stogniew E, Goodman A. Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105363. PMID: 37863262, PMCID: PMC10663847, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal side effectsSide effectsDrug concentrationsDaily metformin doseFirst-line therapyType 2 diabetesEnteropeptidase activityPrescribed medicationsMetformin doseIntestinal lumenGastrointestinal tissuesMice exhibitMetforminProtein maldigestionHuman duodenumProtein digestionTrypsin activityDigestive enzymesMedicationsDiabetesMaldigestionDuodenumTherapyActivityMiceBacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut
Krypotou E, Townsend G, Gao X, Tachiyama S, Liu J, Pokorzynski N, Goodman A, Groisman E. Bacteria require phase separation for fitness in the mammalian gut. Science 2023, 379: 1149-1156. PMID: 36927025, PMCID: PMC10148683, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn7229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian gutTranscription termination factor RhoTermination factor RhoGene regulationTranscription terminationMechanisms bacteriaBacteria interactionsHuman commensalValuable targetBacteriaRhoGut microbiotaFitnessNovel clinical applicationsTherapeutic manipulationGutHuman healthCommensalRegulation
2019
Mapping human microbiome drug metabolism by gut bacteria and their genes
Zimmermann M, Zimmermann-Kogadeeva M, Wegmann R, Goodman AL. Mapping human microbiome drug metabolism by gut bacteria and their genes. Nature 2019, 570: 462-467. PMID: 31158845, PMCID: PMC6597290, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1291-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman gut bacteriaGut bacteriaHigh-throughput genetic analysisMicrobial gene productsDiverse cladeGene contentGenomic contentGene productsGenetic analysisMolecular mechanismsDrug metabolismBacteriaMultiple disease indicationsMetabolic activityDrug-metabolizing activityGut microbiomeMicrobiomeMetabolismDrug developmentMedical therapyTreatment delayMass spectrometryCladeDisease indicationsAdverse effects
2018
Human gut Bacteroides capture vitamin B12 via cell surface-exposed lipoproteins
Wexler AG, Schofield WB, Degnan PH, Folta-Stogniew E, Barry NA, Goodman AL. Human gut Bacteroides capture vitamin B12 via cell surface-exposed lipoproteins. ELife 2018, 7: e37138. PMID: 30226189, PMCID: PMC6143338, DOI: 10.7554/elife.37138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Stringent Response Determines the Ability of a Commensal Bacterium to Survive Starvation and to Persist in the Gut
Schofield WB, Zimmermann-Kogadeeva M, Zimmermann M, Barry NA, Goodman AL. The Stringent Response Determines the Ability of a Commensal Bacterium to Survive Starvation and to Persist in the Gut. Cell Host & Microbe 2018, 24: 120-132.e6. PMID: 30008292, PMCID: PMC6086485, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbon starvationStringent responseHuman gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronTricarboxylic acid cycle genesMultiple biosynthetic pathwaysCycle genesCentral metabolismMammalian gutTriggers accumulationBiosynthetic pathwayBacteroides thetaiotaomicronDeficient strainMetabolic regulatorAlpha-ketoglutarate supplementationStarvationAlpha-ketoglutarateC labelingCommensal bacteriaMetabolomic analysisGut microbiomeCommensal bacteriumThetaiotaomicronBacteriaPathwayGut
2017
An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome
Wexler AG, Goodman AL. An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome. Nature Microbiology 2017, 2: 17026. PMID: 28440278, PMCID: PMC5679392, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut bacteriumHuman gut BacteroidesModel organismsMicrobial communitiesMetagenome sequencesGut BacteroidesClose relativesGut microorganismsEscherichia coliCommensal microorganismsCentury of studyBacteriumMicroorganismsGut microbiotaImportant insightsBacteroidesSheer diversityHuman healthGenomicsEcologyOrganismsEcosystemsDiversityMicrobiomeColiEngineered Regulatory Systems Modulate Gene Expression of Human Commensals in the Gut
Lim B, Zimmermann M, Barry NA, Goodman AL. Engineered Regulatory Systems Modulate Gene Expression of Human Commensals in the Gut. Cell 2017, 169: 547-558.e15. PMID: 28431252, PMCID: PMC5532740, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionModulate gene expressionAbsence of inducerCommunity assemblyAddition of inducerGenetic toolsInducible promoterGene productsExpression platformHost physiologyPromoter activityHuman commensalGenus BacteroidesSynthetic inducersGut anaerobesInducerSialidase activityExpressionNumerous aspectsGut microbiotaSialic acidGutPromoterValuable toolCommensal
2016
Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial toxins to persist in the gut
Wexler AG, Bao Y, Whitney JC, Bobay LM, Xavier JB, Schofield WB, Barry NA, Russell AB, Tran BQ, Goo YA, Goodlett DR, Ochman H, Mougous JD, Goodman AL. Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial toxins to persist in the gut. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3639-3644. PMID: 26957597, PMCID: PMC4822603, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525637113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman gut symbiontGut symbiontsMicrobial communitiesProminent Human Gut SymbiontHundreds of speciesHuman gut commensalGut microbial communityContact-dependent killingHuman gut microbiomeAntibacterial toxinsInterbacterial interactionsInteraction assaysCommunity compositionInterbacterial antagonismEffector lociImmunity genesMajor phylaSecretome studiesHuman symbiontsSymbiontsMicrobiome manipulationGut microbesGut commensalsMultiple mouse modelsGut microbiome
2015
Antimicrobial peptide resistance mediates resilience of prominent gut commensals during inflammation
Cullen TW, Schofield WB, Barry NA, Putnam EE, Rundell EA, Trent MS, Degnan PH, Booth CJ, Yu H, Goodman AL. Antimicrobial peptide resistance mediates resilience of prominent gut commensals during inflammation. Science 2015, 347: 170-175. PMID: 25574022, PMCID: PMC4388331, DOI: 10.1126/science.1260580.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Experimental Approaches for Defining Functional Roles of Microbes in the Human Gut
Dantas G, Sommer MO, Degnan PH, Goodman AL. Experimental Approaches for Defining Functional Roles of Microbes in the Human Gut. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2013, 67: 459-475. PMID: 24024637, PMCID: PMC4718711, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial communitiesFree-living microbial communitiesHigh-throughput DNA sequencingCulture-independent surveysGenome sequence projectHuman gutHost-microbe interactionsGut microbial communityMicrobial genomesGene contentMicrobial genesModel organismsHost-microbiota relationshipFunctional roleDNA sequencingFunction strategyModel systemExperimental approachUnderlying mechanismGenomeGutGenesMicrobesOrganismsSpecies
2011
Extensive personal human gut microbiota culture collections characterized and manipulated in gnotobiotic mice
Goodman AL, Kallstrom G, Faith JJ, Reyes A, Moore A, Dantas G, Gordon JI. Extensive personal human gut microbiota culture collections characterized and manipulated in gnotobiotic mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6252-6257. PMID: 21436049, PMCID: PMC3076821, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102938108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Identifying Genetic Determinants Needed to Establish a Human Gut Symbiont in Its Habitat
Goodman AL, McNulty NP, Zhao Y, Leip D, Mitra RD, Lozupone CA, Knight R, Gordon JI. Identifying Genetic Determinants Needed to Establish a Human Gut Symbiont in Its Habitat. Cell Host & Microbe 2009, 6: 279-289. PMID: 19748469, PMCID: PMC2895552, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman gut symbiontHuman gut bacteriumHuman gut commensalAdjacent chromosomal DNAGut symbiontsHuman gut microbiotaGenomic locationMicrobial genesCommunity compositionTransposon mutantsMicrobial adaptationChromosomal DNAHuman symbiontsParallel sequencingGut bacteriumBacteroides thetaiotaomicronRelative abundanceGenetic determinantsGut commensalsSymbiontsVivo selectionMetabolic organCellular compositionGnotobiotic miceGut microbiota