Project description:To understand transcriptional regulation of Eubacterium limosum KIST612 across different carbon/energy/electron sources, RNAseq analysis was carried out over different substrate conditions (glucose, CO, H2/CO2).
Project description:Eubacterium limosum ATCC 8486 makes acetate and butyrate from various substrates and is found in the human intestine. The proteome of lactate-grown Eubacterium limosum was obtained in order to identify enzymes required for growth on this substrate, in particular to identify components that are unique to growth on lactate in comparison to other substrates for acetogenesis.
Project description:Eubacterium limosum ATCC 8486 makes acetate and butyrate from various substrates and is found in the human intestine. The proteome of L-carnitine-grown Eubacterium limosum was obtained in order to identify enzymes required for growth on L-carnitine, in particular to identify components that are unique to growth on L-carnitine in comparison to other substrates for acetogenesis, such as lactic acid. L-carnitine and derviatives are converted to trimethylamine (TMA) by certain members of the gut microbiome, metabolism of TMA is now tied to progression of cardiovascular disease. Demethylation of carnitine is observed during growth of Eubacterium limosum on this substrate, and does not produce TMA. Carnitine demethylation by organisms like Eubacterium limosum could lessen TMA production in the gut, thereby lessening the propensity towards atherorsclerosis caused by metabolism of TMA in the body. The carnitine proteome led to the description of a carnitine:tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase system. The key carnitine demethylating enzyme is a member of the widespread TMA methyltransferase protein superfamily.
