A discrete genetic locus confers xyloglucan metabolism in select human gut Bacteroidetes

Johan Larsbrink, Theresa E. Rogers, Glyn R. Hemsworth, Lauren S. McKee, Alexandra S. Tauzin, Oliver Spadiut, Stefan Klinter, Nicholas A. Pudlo, Karthik Urs, Nicole M. Koropatkin, A. Louise Creagh, Charles A. Haynes, Amelia G. Kelly, Stefan Nilsson Cederholm, Gideon J. Davies (), Eric C. Martens () and Harry Brumer ()
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Johan Larsbrink: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Theresa E. Rogers: University of Michigan Medical School
Glyn R. Hemsworth: Structural Biology Laboratory, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Lauren S. McKee: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Alexandra S. Tauzin: University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
Oliver Spadiut: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Stefan Klinter: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Nicholas A. Pudlo: University of Michigan Medical School
Karthik Urs: University of Michigan Medical School
Nicole M. Koropatkin: University of Michigan Medical School
A. Louise Creagh: University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
Charles A. Haynes: University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
Amelia G. Kelly: University of Michigan Medical School
Stefan Nilsson Cederholm: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Gideon J. Davies: Structural Biology Laboratory, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Eric C. Martens: University of Michigan Medical School
Harry Brumer: School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Centre, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

Nature, 2014, vol. 506, issue 7489, 498-502

Abstract: A genetic locus from the gut symbiont Bacteroides ovatus is identified and described that encodes a cohort of enzymes and carbohydrate-binding proteins necessary for the metabolism of xyloglucans—a predominant component of dietary fibre.

Date: 2014
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