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Abstract

Trace amine-associated receptors (TAAR1-TAAR9) are a family of G-protein-coupled monoaminergic receptors which might have great pharmacological potential. It has now been well established that TAAR1 plays an important role in the central nervous system. Interestingly, deletion of TAAR9 in rats leads to alterations in the periphery. Previously, we found that knockout of TAAR9 in rats (TAAR9-KO rats) decreased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the blood. TAAR9 was also identified in intestinal tissues, and it is known that it responds to polyamines. To elucidate the role of TAAR9 in the intestinal epithelium, we analyzed TAAR9-co-expressed gene clusters in public data for cecum samples. As identified by gene ontology enrichment analysis, in the intestine, TAAR9 is co-expressed with genes involved in intestinal mucosa homeostasis and function, including cell organization, differentiation, and death. Additionally, TAAR9 was co-expressed with genes implicated in dopamine signaling, which may suggest a role for this receptor in the regulation of peripheral dopaminergic transmission. To further investigate how TAAR9 might be involved in colonic mucosal homeostasis, we analyzed the fecal microbiome composition in TAAR9-KO rats and their wild-type littermates. We identified a significant difference in the number of observed taxa between the microbiome of TAAR9-KO and wild-type rats. In TAAR9-KO rats, the gut microbial community became more variable compared with the wild-type rats. Furthermore, it was found that the family Saccharimonadaceae, which is one of the top 10 most abundant families in TAAR9-KO rat feces, is almost completely absent in wild-type animal fecal samples. Taken together, these data indicate a role of TAAR9 in intestinal function.

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Title
Gut Microbiota Alterations in Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 9 (TAAR9) Knockout Rats
Author
Zhukov, Ilya S 1 ; Vaganova, Anastasia N 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Murtazina, Ramilya Z 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Alferova, Lyubov S 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ermolenko, Elena I 3 ; Gainetdinov, Raul R 4 

 Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; Institute of Experimental Medicine, Acad. Pavlov str. 12, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia 
 Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia 
 Institute of Experimental Medicine, Acad. Pavlov str. 12, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia 
 Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia; St. Petersburg University Hospital, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia 
First page
1823
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
2218273X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2756666204
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.