The effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome

MJ Bonder, A Kurilshikov, EF Tigchelaar, Z Mujagic… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The gut microbiome is affected by multiple factors, including genetics. In this study, we
assessed the influence of host genetics on microbial species, pathways and gene ontology …

Unravelling the effects of the environment and host genotype on the gut microbiome

A Spor, O Koren, R Ley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
To what extent do host genetics control the composition of the gut microbiome? Studies
comparing the gut microbiota in human twins and across inbred mouse lines have yielded …

[HTML][HTML] Host genetic control of gut microbiome composition

JA Bubier, EJ Chesler, GM Weinstock - Mammalian Genome, 2021 - Springer
The gut microbiome plays a significant role in health and disease, and there is mounting
evidence indicating that the microbial composition is regulated in part by host genetics …

Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

A Kurilshikov, C Medina-Gomez, R Bacigalupe… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To study the effect of host genetics on gut microbiome composition, the MiBioGen
consortium curated and analyzed genome-wide genotypes and 16S fecal microbiome data …

Challenges and future directions for studying effects of host genetics on the gut microbiome

S Sanna, A Kurilshikov, A van der Graaf, J Fu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem that is involved in its host's metabolism,
immunity and health. Although interindividual variations in gut microbial composition are …

Cross-species comparisons of host genetic associations with the microbiome

JK Goodrich, ER Davenport, JL Waters, AG Clark… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Recent studies in human populations and mouse models reveal notable congruences in gut
microbial taxa whose abundances are partly regulated by host genotype. Host genes …

Association of host genome with intestinal microbial composition in a large healthy cohort

W Turpin, O Espin-Garcia, W Xu, MS Silverberg… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Intestinal microbiota is known to be important in health and disease. Its composition is
influenced by both environmental and host factors. Few large-scale studies have evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effects of host genetics and diet on human gut microbiota and incident disease in a single population cohort

Y Qin, AS Havulinna, Y Liu, P Jousilahti, SC Ritchie… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Human genetic variation affects the gut microbiota through a complex combination of
environmental and host factors. Here we characterize genetic variations associated with …

Host genetics and gut microbiome: challenges and perspectives

A Kurilshikov, C Wijmenga, J Fu, A Zhernakova - Trends in immunology, 2017 - cell.com
The mammalian gut is colonized by trillions of microorganisms collectively called the
microbiome. It is increasingly clear that this microbiome has a critical role of in many aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites

R Blekhman, JK Goodrich, K Huang, Q Sun… - Genome biology, 2015 - Springer
Background The composition of bacteria in and on the human body varies widely across
human individuals, and has been associated with multiple health conditions. While microbial …