Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis
<i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE (<i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE) is a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from the feces of healthy volunteers. Whole-genome sequencing analysis (WGS) revealed that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE consists of one chrom...
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| description | <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE (<i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE) is a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from the feces of healthy volunteers. Whole-genome sequencing analysis (WGS) revealed that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE consists of one chromosome and two plasmids, with the chromosome harbors 2955 CDS, 66 tRNAs, and 5 rRNAs. The genome is devoid of virulence factors and Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems. It contains three intact prophage regions and bacteriocin biosynthesis genes (plantaricins K, F, and E), as well as seventeen genomic islands lacking antibiotic resistance or pathogenicity determinants. Functional prediction outcomes identified that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE is closely related to transcription, carbohydrate transport and metabolism, and amino acid transport and metabolism. Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) analysis and GutSMASH analysis revealed that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE contained 100 carbohydrate-active enzyme genes and two specialized metabolic gene clusters. Safety assessments confirmed that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE neither exhibited β-hemolytic activity nor harbored detectable transferable drug resistance genes. The strain exhibited remarkable acid tolerance and bile salt resistance. Cellular adhesion assays demonstrated moderate binding capacity to Caco-2 intestinal epithelium (4.3 ± 0.007)%. In vitro analyses using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage models demonstrated that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE significantly suppressed the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β), exhibiting dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity. In vivo experiments showed that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE was involved in the regulation of the apical junction pathway and interferon pathway in colon tissue of normal mice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fea0a3f14464c8d8d490c5aa10ba9682025-08-20T02:18:04ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072025-04-0113487310.3390/microorganisms13040873Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity AnalysisSimin Lu0Kun Yue1Siqin He2Yuanming Huang3Zhihong Ren4Jianguo Xu5National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102200, China<i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE (<i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE) is a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from the feces of healthy volunteers. Whole-genome sequencing analysis (WGS) revealed that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE consists of one chromosome and two plasmids, with the chromosome harbors 2955 CDS, 66 tRNAs, and 5 rRNAs. The genome is devoid of virulence factors and Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems. It contains three intact prophage regions and bacteriocin biosynthesis genes (plantaricins K, F, and E), as well as seventeen genomic islands lacking antibiotic resistance or pathogenicity determinants. Functional prediction outcomes identified that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE is closely related to transcription, carbohydrate transport and metabolism, and amino acid transport and metabolism. Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) analysis and GutSMASH analysis revealed that the genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE contained 100 carbohydrate-active enzyme genes and two specialized metabolic gene clusters. Safety assessments confirmed that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE neither exhibited β-hemolytic activity nor harbored detectable transferable drug resistance genes. The strain exhibited remarkable acid tolerance and bile salt resistance. Cellular adhesion assays demonstrated moderate binding capacity to Caco-2 intestinal epithelium (4.3 ± 0.007)%. In vitro analyses using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage models demonstrated that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE significantly suppressed the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β), exhibiting dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity. In vivo experiments showed that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE was involved in the regulation of the apical junction pathway and interferon pathway in colon tissue of normal mice.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/4/873<i>L. plantarum</i>whole-genome sequencingimmunological regulation |
| spellingShingle | Simin Lu Kun Yue Siqin He Yuanming Huang Zhihong Ren Jianguo Xu Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis Microorganisms <i>L. plantarum</i> whole-genome sequencing immunological regulation |
| title | Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis |
| title_full | Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis |
| title_short | Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis |
| title_sort | safety assessment of i lactiplantibacillus plantarum i guanke based on whole genome sequencing phenotypic and anti inflammatory capacity analysis |
| topic | <i>L. plantarum</i> whole-genome sequencing immunological regulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/4/873 |
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