Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Metabolism in Mice

Vanessa K. Ridaura; Jeremiah J. Faith; Federico E. Rey; Jiye Cheng; Alexis E. Duncan; Andrew L. Kau; Nicholas W. Griffin; Vincent Lombard; Bernard Henrissat; James R. Bain; Michael J. Muehlbauer; Olga Ilkayeva; Clay F. Semenkovich; Katsuhiko Funai; David K. Hayashi; Barbara J. Lyle; Margaret C. Martini; Luke K. Ursell; Jose C. Clemente; William Van Treuren; William A. Walters; Rob Knight; Christopher B. Newgard; Andrew C. Heath; Jeffrey I. Gordon

doi:10.1126/science.1241214

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Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Metabolism in Mice

Vanessa K. Ridaura¹,
Jeremiah J. Faith¹,
Federico E. Rey¹,
Jiye Cheng¹,
Alexis E. Duncan²,³,
Andrew L. Kau¹,
Nicholas W. Griffin¹,
Vincent Lombard⁴,
Bernard Henrissat⁴,⁵,
James R. Bain⁶,⁷,⁸,
Michael J. Muehlbauer⁶,
Olga Ilkayeva⁶,
Clay F. Semenkovich⁹,
Katsuhiko Funai⁹,
David K. Hayashi¹⁰,
Barbara J. Lyle¹¹,
Margaret C. Martini¹¹,
Luke K. Ursell¹²,
Jose C. Clemente¹²,
William Van Treuren¹²,
William A. Walters¹³,
Rob Knight¹²,¹⁴,¹⁵,
Christopher B. Newgard⁶,⁷,⁸,
Andrew C. Heath²,
Jeffrey I. Gordon¹,*

¹Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
²Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
³George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
⁴Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, CNRS and Aix Marseille Université, CNRS UMR 7257, 13288 Marseille, France.
⁵Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁶Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁷Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁸Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁹Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
¹⁰Mondelez International, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.
¹¹Kraft Foods Group, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.
¹²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
¹³Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
¹⁴Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
¹⁵Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

↵*To whom correspondence should be sent. E-mail: jgordon{at}wustl.edu

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Science 06 Sep 2013:
Vol. 341, Issue 6150, 1241214
DOI: 10.1126/science.1241214

Vanessa K. Ridaura

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Jeremiah J. Faith

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Federico E. Rey

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Jiye Cheng

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Alexis E. Duncan

Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.

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Andrew L. Kau

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Nicholas W. Griffin

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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Vincent Lombard

Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, CNRS and Aix Marseille Université, CNRS UMR 7257, 13288 Marseille, France.

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Bernard Henrissat

Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, CNRS and Aix Marseille Université, CNRS UMR 7257, 13288 Marseille, France.Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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James R. Bain

Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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Michael J. Muehlbauer

Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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Olga Ilkayeva

Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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Clay F. Semenkovich

Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Katsuhiko Funai

Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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David K. Hayashi

Mondelez International, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

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Barbara J. Lyle

Kraft Foods Group, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

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Margaret C. Martini

Kraft Foods Group, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

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Luke K. Ursell

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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Jose C. Clemente

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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William Van Treuren

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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William A. Walters

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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Rob Knight

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.

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Christopher B. Newgard

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Andrew C. Heath

Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Jeffrey I. Gordon

Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.

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For correspondence: jgordon@wustl.edu

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