Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes

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Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes. / Verma, Manoj Kumar; Ahmed, Vasim; Gupta, Shashank; Kumar, Jitendra; Pandey, Rajesh; Mandhan, Vibha; Chauhan, Nar Singh.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, 1397, 01.12.2018.

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Verma, MK, Ahmed, V, Gupta, S, Kumar, J, Pandey, R, Mandhan, V & Chauhan, NS 2018, 'Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, 1397. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19862-5

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Verma, M. K., Ahmed, V., Gupta, S., Kumar, J., Pandey, R., Mandhan, V., & Chauhan, N. S. (2018). Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes. Scientific Reports, 8, [1397]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19862-5

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Verma MK, Ahmed V, Gupta S, Kumar J, Pandey R, Mandhan V et al. Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes. Scientific Reports. 2018 Dec 1;8. 1397. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19862-5

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Verma, Manoj Kumar ; Ahmed, Vasim ; Gupta, Shashank ; Kumar, Jitendra ; Pandey, Rajesh ; Mandhan, Vibha ; Chauhan, Nar Singh. / Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes. In: Scientific Reports. 2018 ; Vol. 8.

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title = "Functional metagenomics identifies novel genes ABCTPP, TMSRP1 and TLSRP1 among human gut enterotypes",
abstract = "Every niche in the biosphere is touched by the seemingly endless capacity of microbes to transform the world around them by adapting swiftly and flexibly to the environmental changes, likewise the gastrointestinal tract is no exception. The ability to cope with rapid changes in external osmolarity is an important aspect of gut microbes for their survival and colonization. Identification of these survival mechanisms is a pivotal step towards understanding genomic suitability of a symbiont for successful human gut colonization. Here we highlight our recent work applying functional metagenomics to study human gut microbiome to identify candidate genes responsible for the salt stress tolerance. A plasmid borne metagenomic library of Bacteroidetes enriched human fecal metagenomic DNA led to identification of unique salt osmotolerance clones SR6 and SR7. Subsequent gene analysis combined with functional studies revealed that TLSRP1 within pSR7 and TMSRP1 and ABCTPP of pSR6 are the active loci responsible for osmotolerance through an energy dependent mechanism. Our study elucidates the novel genetic machinery involved in bestowing osmotolerance in Prevotella and Bacteroidetes, the predominant microbial groups in a North Indian population. This study unravels an alternative method for imparting ionic stress tolerance, which may be prevalent in the human gut microbiome.",
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