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Structural basis for nutrient acquisition by dominant members of the human gut microbiota

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  • Amy J. Glenwright

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

  • Karunakar R. Pothula

    (Jacobs University Bremen)

  • Satya P. Bhamidimarri

    (Jacobs University Bremen)

  • Dror S. Chorev

    (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford)

  • Arnaud Baslé

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

  • Susan J. Firbank

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

  • Hongjun Zheng

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

  • Carol V. Robinson

    (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford)

  • Mathias Winterhalter

    (Jacobs University Bremen)

  • Ulrich Kleinekathöfer

    (Jacobs University Bremen)

  • David N. Bolam

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

  • Bert van den Berg

    (Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University)

Abstract

The authors present structures of nutrient transport complexes of the commensal bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and the mechanism by which it imports glycans.

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  • Amy J. Glenwright & Karunakar R. Pothula & Satya P. Bhamidimarri & Dror S. Chorev & Arnaud Baslé & Susan J. Firbank & Hongjun Zheng & Carol V. Robinson & Mathias Winterhalter & Ulrich Kleinekathöfer &, 2017. "Structural basis for nutrient acquisition by dominant members of the human gut microbiota," Nature, Nature, vol. 541(7637), pages 407-411, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:541:y:2017:i:7637:d:10.1038_nature20828
    DOI: 10.1038/nature20828
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    1. Javier Abellon-Ruiz & Kalyanashis Jana & Augustinas Silale & Andrew M. Frey & Arnaud Baslé & Matthias Trost & Ulrich Kleinekathöfer & Bert Berg, 2023. "BtuB TonB-dependent transporters and BtuG surface lipoproteins form stable complexes for vitamin B12 uptake in gut Bacteroides," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Ming Tong & Jinghua Xu & Weixun Li & Kun Jiang & Yan Yang & Zhe Chen & Xuyao Jiao & Xiangfeng Meng & Mingyu Wang & Jie Hong & Hongan Long & Shuang-Jiang Liu & Bentley Lim & Xiang Gao, 2024. "A highly conserved SusCD transporter determines the import and species-specific antagonism of Bacteroides ubiquitin homologues," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.
    3. Lharbi Dridi & Fernando Altamura & Emmanuel Gonzalez & Olivia Lui & Ryszard Kubinski & Reilly Pidgeon & Adrian Montagut & Jasmine Chong & Jianguo Xia & Corinne F. Maurice & Bastien Castagner, 2023. "Identifying glycan consumers in human gut microbiota samples using metabolic labeling coupled with fluorescence-activated cell sorting," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.

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