Reverse metabolomics for the discovery of chemical structures from humans

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Determining the structure and phenotypic context of molecules detected in untargeted metabolomics experiments remains challenging. Here we present reverse metabolomics as a discovery strategy, whereby tandem mass spectrometry spectra acquired from newly synthesized compounds are searched for in public metabolomics datasets to uncover phenotypic associations. To demonstrate the concept, we broadly synthesized and explored multiple classes of metabolites in humans, including N-acyl amides, fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids, bile acid esters and conjugated bile acids. Using repository-scale analysis1,2, we discovered that some conjugated bile acids are associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Validation using four distinct human IBD cohorts showed that cholic acids conjugated to Glu, Ile/Leu, Phe, Thr, Trp or Tyr are increased in Crohn's disease. Several of these compounds and related structures affected pathways associated with IBD, such as interferon-γ production in CD4+ T cells3 and agonism of the pregnane X receptor4. Culture of bacteria belonging to the Bifidobacterium, Clostridium and Enterococcus genera produced these bile amidates. Because searching repositories with tandem mass spectrometry spectra has only recently become possible, this reverse metabolomics approach can now be used as a general strategy to discover other molecules from human and animal ecosystems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:626

Enthalten in:

Nature - 626(2024), 7998 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 419-426

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gentry, Emily C [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Stephanie L [VerfasserIn]
Panitchpakdi, Morgan [VerfasserIn]
Belda-Ferre, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Allison K [VerfasserIn]
Carrillo Terrazas, Marvic [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Hsueh-Han [VerfasserIn]
Zuffa, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Avila-Pacheco, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Plichta, Damian R [VerfasserIn]
Aron, Allegra T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Mingxun [VerfasserIn]
Jarmusch, Alan K [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Fuhua [VerfasserIn]
Syrkin-Nikolau, Mashette [VerfasserIn]
Vlamakis, Hera [VerfasserIn]
Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N [VerfasserIn]
Boland, Brigid S [VerfasserIn]
Hemperly, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Vande Casteele, Niels [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Frank J [VerfasserIn]
Clish, Clary B [VerfasserIn]
Xavier, Ramnik J [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Hiutung [VerfasserIn]
Baker, Erin S [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, Andrew D [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Rob [VerfasserIn]
Siegel, Dionicio [VerfasserIn]
Dorrestein, Pieter C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amides
Bile Acids and Salts
Esters
Fatty Acids
IFNG protein, human
Journal Article
Pregnane X Receptor

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Date Completed 13.02.2024

Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-023-06906-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365431524