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Göttert, Sascha ; Thiele Orberg, Erik ; Fan, Kaiji ; Heinrich, Paul ; Matthe, Diana M. ; Khalid, Omer ; Klostermeier, Lena ; Suriano, Chiara ; Strieder, Nicholas ; Gebhard, Claudia ; Vonbrunn, Eva ; Mamilos, Andreas ; Hirsch, Daniela ; Meedt, Elisabeth ; Kleigrewe, Karin ; Hiergeist, Andreas ; Schwarz, Alix ; Gläsner, Joachim ; Ghimire, Sakhila ; Joachim, Laura ; Voll, Florian ; Neuhaus, Klaus ; Janssen, Klaus-Peter ; Perl, Markus ; Pielmeier, Franziska ; Ruland, Jürgen ; Kreutz, Marina ; Weber, Daniela ; Schmidl, Christian ; Köhler, Natalie ; Tschurtschenthaler, Markus ; Hoffmann, Petra ; Edinger, Matthias ; Wolff, Daniel ; Bassermann, Florian ; Rehli, Michael ; Haller, Dirk ; Evert, Matthias ; Hildner, Kai ; Büttner-Herold, Maike ; Herr, Wolfgang ; Gessner, André ; Heidegger, Simon ; Holler, Ernst ; Poeck, Hendrik

The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects against graft-versus-host disease via mTORC1 and STING-dependent intestinal regeneration

Göttert, Sascha, Thiele Orberg, Erik , Fan, Kaiji, Heinrich, Paul , Matthe, Diana M., Khalid, Omer, Klostermeier, Lena, Suriano, Chiara, Strieder, Nicholas , Gebhard, Claudia , Vonbrunn, Eva, Mamilos, Andreas , Hirsch, Daniela, Meedt, Elisabeth, Kleigrewe, Karin, Hiergeist, Andreas , Schwarz, Alix, Gläsner, Joachim, Ghimire, Sakhila, Joachim, Laura, Voll, Florian, Neuhaus, Klaus, Janssen, Klaus-Peter, Perl, Markus, Pielmeier, Franziska, Ruland, Jürgen, Kreutz, Marina , Weber, Daniela, Schmidl, Christian , Köhler, Natalie, Tschurtschenthaler, Markus, Hoffmann, Petra, Edinger, Matthias , Wolff, Daniel , Bassermann, Florian, Rehli, Michael , Haller, Dirk, Evert, Matthias, Hildner, Kai, Büttner-Herold, Maike, Herr, Wolfgang, Gessner, André , Heidegger, Simon, Holler, Ernst and Poeck, Hendrik (2025) The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects against graft-versus-host disease via mTORC1 and STING-dependent intestinal regeneration. Nature Communications 16 (1).

Date of publication of this fulltext: 18 Nov 2025 07:50
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78072


Abstract

Changes in the intestinal microbiome and microbiota-derived metabolites predict clinical outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Here, we report that desaminotyrosine (DAT), a product of bacterial flavonoid metabolism, correlates with improved overall survival and reduced relapse rates in patients receiving allo-HSCT. In preclinical mouse models, treatment ...

Changes in the intestinal microbiome and microbiota-derived metabolites predict clinical outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Here, we report that desaminotyrosine (DAT), a product of bacterial flavonoid metabolism, correlates with improved overall survival and reduced relapse rates in patients receiving allo-HSCT. In preclinical mouse models, treatment with synthetic DAT prevents graft-versus-host disease by protecting the intestinal barrier and promoting intestinal regeneration and contributes to graft-vs.-leukemia responses. DAT´s beneficial effects on intestinal regeneration remain effective despite broad-spectrum antibiotics-induced dysbiosis, also when administered by fecal microbiota transfer with flavonoid-degrading F. plautii. Mechanistically, DAT promotes mTORC1-dependent activation and proliferation of intestinal stem cells, with concomitant engagement of the innate immune receptor STING required to mitigate metabolic stress and maintain an undifferentiated stem cell state independently of type-I interferon responses. Additionally, DAT can skew T cells towards an effector phenotype to modulate graft-versus-leukemia responses. Our data uncover DAT’s dual, tissue- and immune-modulating properties and underscore its potential in precision microbiome-based therapies to improve tissue regeneration and minimize immune-mediated side effects.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleNature Communications
Publisher:Springer
Volume:16
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:1
Date20 October 2025
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie)
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie
Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT)
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (360372040)
Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (395357507)
Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (324392634)
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10.1038/s41467-025-65180-6DOI
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-780728
Item ID78072

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