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Gnainsky, Y.* ; Zfanya, N.* ; Elgart, M.* ; Omri, E.* ; Brandis, A.* ; Mehlman, T.* ; Itkin, M.* ; Malitsky, S.* ; Adamski, J. ; Soen, Y.*

Systemic regulation of host energy and oogenesis by microbiome-derived mitochondrial coenzymes.

Cell Rep. 34:108583 (2021)
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Gut microbiota have been shown to promote oogenesis and fecundity, but the mechanistic basis of remote influence on oogenesis remained unknown. Here, we report a systemic mechanism of influence mediated by bacterial-derived supply of mitochondrial coenzymes. Removal of microbiota decreased mitochondrial activity and ATP levels in the whole-body and ovary, resulting in repressed oogenesis. Similar repression was caused by RNA-based knockdown of mitochondrial function in ovarian follicle cells. Reduced mitochondrial function in germ-free (GF) females was reversed by bacterial recolonization or supplementation of riboflavin, a precursor of FAD and FMN. Metabolomics analysis of GF females revealed a decrease in oxidative phosphorylation and FAD levels and an increase in metabolites that are degraded by FAD-dependent enzymes (e.g., amino and fatty acids). Riboflavin supplementation opposed this effect, elevating mitochondrial function, ATP, and oogenesis. These findings uncover a bacterial-mitochondrial axis of influence, linking gut bacteria with systemic regulation of host energy and reproduction.

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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Drosophila ; Metabolomics ; Microbiome ; Mitochondria ; Oogenesis ; Riboflavin; Gut Microbiota; Life-span; Drosophila; Metabolism; Cells; Bacteria; Growth; Homeostasis; Infection; Carrier
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2211-1247
e-ISSN 2211-1247
Journal Cell Reports
Quellenangaben Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: , Article Number: 108583 Supplement: ,
Publisher Cell Press
Publishing Place 50 Hampshire St, Floor 5, Cambridge, Ma 02139 Usa
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Molekulare Endokrinologie und Metabolismus (MEM)
Grants Sir John Templeton Foundation
Vera and John Schwartz Family Center for Metabolic Biology