{"title":"Correction to: Sequencing and comparative genome analysis of three Indians.","authors":"Harish Padh","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09886-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09886-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"413"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09886-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39251150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic composition and variation in the gut microbiota of laboratory mice.","authors":"Junwon Yang, Jongsik Chun","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09871-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09871-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gut microbiota can affect host health, including humans. Mouse models have been used extensively to study the relationships between the host and the gut microbiota. With the development of cost-effective high-throughput DNA sequencing, several methods have been used to identify members of the gut microbiota of laboratory mice. In recent years, the amount of research and knowledge about the mouse gut microbiota has exploded, leading to significant breakthroughs in understanding of the taxonomic composition of and variation in this community. In addition, the rapidly increasing volume of data has allowed the development of public resources for exploring the mouse gut microbiota. In this review, we describe the concepts and pros and cons of basic methodologies that can be used to determine the gut bacterial profile in laboratory mice. We also present the key bacterial components of the mouse gut microbiota from the phylum to the species level and then compare them with those identified in other references. Additionally, we discuss variations in the mouse gut microbiota and their association with experiments using mice. Finally, we summarize the properties and functions of currently available public resources for exploring the mouse gut microbiota.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"297-310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09871-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38903889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on the role of gut microbiota in immune checkpoint blockade therapy for cancer.","authors":"Esther Kim, Hyeok Ahn, Hansoo Park","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09867-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09867-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gut microbiota has been studied in relation to human health and disease prediction for decades. Also, immune checkpoints (ICPs) are enthusiastically investigated for anti-tumor immunotherapy. Recent studies show potential of gut microbiome and gut cytokines as biomarkers for carcinogenesis and response prediction of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) response. Evidence has revealed that intestinal microorganisms play a major role in the effectiveness of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) blockade. In this review, we have focused on how microbiome and microbiome-generated cytokines affect immune checkpoints. We have also described the molecular mechanisms behind this interplay and the bacterial strains that have a potential role in immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"223-231"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09867-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25532553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Approaching precision medicine by tailoring the microbiota.","authors":"Gaeun Ryu, Hyojin Kim, Ara Koh","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09859-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09859-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Accumulating evidence has revealed the link between the microbiota and various human diseases. Advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have identified some consistent disease-associated microbial features, leading to the emerging concept of microbiome-based therapeutics. However, it is also becoming clear that there are considerable variations in the microbiota among patients with the same disease. Variations in the microbial composition and function contribute to substantial differences in metabolic status of the host via production of a myriad of biochemically and functionally different microbial metabolites. Indeed, compelling evidence indicates that individuality of the microbiome may result in individualized responses to microbiome-based therapeutics and other interventions. Mechanistic understanding of the role of the microbiota in diseases and drug metabolism would help us to identify causal relationships and thus guide the development of microbiome-based precision or personalized medicine. In this review, we provide an overview of current efforts to use microbiome-based interventions for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders, and diabetes to approach precision medicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"206-222"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09859-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25416370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metagenomics: a path to understanding the gut microbiome.","authors":"Sandi Yen, Jethro S Johnson","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09889-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09889-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gut microbiome is a major determinant of host health, yet it is only in the last 2 decades that the advent of next-generation sequencing has enabled it to be studied at a genomic level. Shotgun sequencing is beginning to provide insight into the prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic and viral components of the gut community, revealing not just their taxonomy, but also the functions encoded by their collective metagenome. This revolution in understanding is being driven by continued development of sequencing technologies and in consequence necessitates reciprocal development of computational approaches that can adapt to the evolving nature of sequence datasets. In this review, we provide an overview of current bioinformatic strategies for handling metagenomic sequence data and discuss their strengths and limitations. We then go on to discuss key technological developments that have the potential to once again revolutionise the way we are able to view and hence understand the microbiome.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"282-296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09889-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39182647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillaume Pavlovic, Je Kyung Seong, George M Weinstock
{"title":"Introduction to mammalian genome special issue: the microbiome in human health and disease.","authors":"Guillaume Pavlovic, Je Kyung Seong, George M Weinstock","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09888-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09888-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09888-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39127091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New insights into the microbiota of wild mice.","authors":"Ho-Keun Kwon, Je Kyung Seong","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09887-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09887-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laboratory mice have long been an invaluable tool in biomedical science and have made significant contributions in research into life-threatening diseases. However, the translation of research results from mice to humans often proves difficult due to the incomplete nature of laboratory animal-based research. Hence, there is increasing demand for complementary methods or alternatives to laboratory mice that can better mimic human physiological traits and potentially bridge the translational research gap. Under these circumstances, the natural/naturalized mice including \"wild\", \"dirty\", \"wildling\", and \"wilded\" systems have been found to better reflect some aspects of human pathophysiology. Here, we discuss the pros and cons of the laboratory mouse system and contemplate how wild mice and wild microbiota are able to help in refining such systems to better mimic the real-world situation and contribute to more productive translational research.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"311-318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09887-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39168097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The human urobiome.","authors":"L Brubaker, C Putonti, Q Dong, A J Wolfe","doi":"10.1007/s00335-021-09862-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09862-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Traditionally, the healthy urinary bladder has been considered to be sterile. Several teams have used metagenomic (DNA-dependent) and metaculturomic (culture-dependent) methods to debunk this longstanding dogma. In fact, resident microbial communities (urobiome) have been detected in both adult females and males. Although the field is young, several observations have been made. For example, the urobiome differs between men and women, likely due to anatomical and hormonal differences. Importantly, the urobiome has been associated with a variety of lower urinary tract disorders, including overactive bladder and post-operative urinary tract infection, raising the possibility that clinicians might one day treat symptoms by modifying the urobiome instead of killing the suspected uropathogen. Little is known concerning the relationship between the urobiome and host genetics; so far, only a single paper has reported such a study. However, major efforts have gone into understanding the genomics of the urobiome itself, a process facilitated by the fact that many urobiome studies have used metaculturomic methods to detect and identify microbes. In this narrative review, we will introduce the urobiome with separate sections on the female and male urobiomes, discuss challenges specific to the urobiome, describe newly discovered associations between the urobiome and lower urinary tract symptoms, and highlight the one study that has attempted to relate host genetics and the urobiome. We will finish with a section on how metagenomic surveys and whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates are improving our understanding of the urobiome and its relationship to lower urinary tract health and disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"232-238"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-021-09862-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25421031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enterobacteria and host resistance to infection.","authors":"Eugene Kang, Alanna Crouse, Lucie Chevallier, Stéphanie M Pontier, Ashwag Alzahrani, Navoun Silué, François-Xavier Campbell-Valois, Xavier Montagutelli, Samantha Gruenheid, Danielle Malo","doi":"10.1007/s00335-018-9749-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-018-9749-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Enterobacteriaceae are a large family of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria. Although many species exist as part of the natural flora of animals including humans, some members are associated with both intestinal and extraintestinal diseases. In this review, we focus on members of this family that have important roles in human disease: Salmonella, Escherichia, Shigella, and Yersinia, providing a brief overview of the disease caused by these bacteria, highlighting the contribution of animal models to our understanding of their pathogenesis and of host genetic determinants involved in susceptibility or resistance to infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"558-576"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s00335-018-9749-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36118250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Host genetic regulation of immune-based and infectious diseases : Introduction to mammalian genome special issue: genetics of infectious disease.","authors":"Martin T Ferris, Derek W Hood","doi":"10.1007/s00335-018-9779-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00335-018-9779-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":412165,"journal":{"name":"Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society","volume":" ","pages":"365-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7088047/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36356226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}