RRC ID 80302
Author Li S, You X, Rani A, Özcan E, Sela DA.
Title Bifidobacterium infantis utilizes N-acetylglucosamine-containing human milk oligosaccharides as a nitrogen source.
Journal Gut Microbes
Abstract Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) utilizes oligosaccharides secreted in human milk as a carbohydrate source. These human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) integrate the nitrogenous residue N-acetylglucosamine (NAG), although HMO nitrogen utilization has not been described to date. Herein, we characterize the B. infantis nitrogen utilization phenotype on two NAG-containing HMO species, LNT and LNnT. This was characterized through in vitro growth kinetics, incorporation of isotopically labeled NAG nitrogen into the proteome, as well as modulation of intracellular 2-oxoglutarate levels while utilizing HMO nitrogen. Further support is provided by comparative transcriptomics and proteomics that identified global regulatory networks deployed during HMO nitrogen utilization. The aggregate data demonstrate that B. infantis strains utilize HMO nitrogen with the potential to significantly impact fundamental and clinical studies, as well as enable applications.
Volume 15(2)
Pages 2244721
Published 2023-12-1
DOI 10.1080/19490976.2023.2244721
PMID 37609905
PMC PMC10448974
MeSH Acetylglucosamine Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis* Gastrointestinal Microbiome* Humans Milk, Human Nitrogen Oligosaccharides
Resource
General Microbes JCM 1260 JCM 7009