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Gut bacterial isoamylamine promotes age-related cognitive dysfunction by promoting microglial cell death

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The intestinal microbiome releases a plethora of small molecules. Here, we show that the Ruminococcaceae metabolite isoamylamine (IAA) is enriched in aged mice and elderly people, whereas Ruminococcaceae phages, belongin

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Reference Id
5586
Evidence Id
22176
Core Evidence Id
22176
Source Reference Id
4388
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF005185
Subject Paper Key
HBIN032873_35654045
Pubmed Id
35654045
Doi
10.1016/j.chom.2022.05.005
Paper Title
Gut bacterial isoamylamine promotes age-related cognitive dysfunction by promoting microglial cell death
Paper Abstract
The intestinal microbiome releases a plethora of small molecules. Here, we show that the Ruminococcaceae metabolite isoamylamine (IAA) is enriched in aged mice and elderly people, whereas Ruminococcaceae phages, belonging to the Myoviridae family, are reduced. Young mice orally administered IAA show cognitive decline, whereas Myoviridae phage administration reduces IAA levels. Mechanistically, IAA promotes apoptosis of microglial cells by recruiting the transcriptional regulator p53 to the S100A8 promoter region. Specifically, IAA recognizes and binds the S100A8 promoter region to facilitate the unwinding of its self-complementary hairpin structure, thereby subsequently enabling p53 to access the S100A8 promoter and enhance S100A8 expression. Thus, our findings provide evidence that small molecules released from the gut microbiome can directly bind genomic DNA and act as transcriptional coregulators by recruiting transcription factors. These findings further unveil a molecular mechanism that connects gut metabolism to gene expression in the brain with implications for disease development.
Journal
Cell Host Microbe
Publish Year
2022
Experiment Subject
mouse; people
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
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Paper Title En
Gut bacterial isoamylamine promotes age-related cognitive dysfunction by promoting microglial cell death
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