{"title":"Metagenomics for IgA-coated gut microbiota: from taxonomy to function.","authors":"Shuqin Zeng, Shaopu Wang, Dezhi Mu","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immunoglobulin A (IgA) establishes intricate interactions with human gut microbiota, thereby forming IgA-coated microbiota. This forum first explores state-of-the-art metagenomic techniques for characterizing IgA-coated microbiota. Thereafter, metagenomic insights into its taxonomic diversity and microbial genomic functions that mediate IgA coating are provided. Finally, clinical implications for human health are highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in Microbiology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2025.04.001","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) establishes intricate interactions with human gut microbiota, thereby forming IgA-coated microbiota. This forum first explores state-of-the-art metagenomic techniques for characterizing IgA-coated microbiota. Thereafter, metagenomic insights into its taxonomic diversity and microbial genomic functions that mediate IgA coating are provided. Finally, clinical implications for human health are highlighted.
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Trends in Microbiology serves as a comprehensive, multidisciplinary forum for discussing various aspects of microbiology, spanning cell biology, immunology, genetics, evolution, virology, bacteriology, protozoology, and mycology. In the rapidly evolving field of microbiology, technological advancements, especially in genome sequencing, impact prokaryote biology from pathogens to extremophiles, influencing developments in drugs, vaccines, and industrial enzyme research.