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ArticleGut2026

The endogenous peptide GPR15L shapes the intestinal microbiota to counteract colitis.

Miriana Leggio, Sebastian Schramm, Lisa Dietz, Borja Ocón, Stefan Wirtz, Fabiola Puertolas Balint, Bahtiyar Yilmaz, Jana Petzold, Li-Juan Liu, Mark Dedden and 18 more

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28 authors.

Miriana LeggioDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Sebastian SchrammDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Lisa DietzDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Borja OcónLaboratory of Immunology and Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto Veterans Medical Center, Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Stefan WirtzDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-7431
Fabiola Puertolas BalintDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Bahtiyar YilmazMaurice Müller Laboratories, Department for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-9226
Jana PetzoldInstitute of Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Li-Juan LiuDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Mark DeddenDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Arif EkiciInstitute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-7066
TRR241 IBDome Consortium
Xi MengDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
David BinghamDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Karen Anne-Marie UllrichDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Stefanie Heltmann-MeyerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Claudia GüntherDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8360-3525
Kai HildnerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Raja AtreyaDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-8433
Imke AtreyaDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2708-9688
Tanja M MüllerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Roman G GerlachInstitute of Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5718-4758
Bjoern O SchroederDepartment of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-8284
Andrew MacphersonMaurice Müller Laboratories, Department for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Eugene C ButcherLaboratory of Immunology and Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto Veterans Medical Center, Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Markus F NeurathDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-1474
Sebastian ZundlerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany sebastian.zundler@uk-erlangen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0888-2784
TRR241 IBCome Consortium

Funding

Intestinal Lymphocyte TraffickingR01AI047822 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI EUGENE C BUTCHER · 2001 to 2026
$4.7M
Intestinal Lymphocyte TraffickingR37AI047822 · NIAID · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI BUTCHER, EUGENE C · 2011 to 2020
$3.5M
CCR9 AND TECK IN INTESTINAL LYMPHOCYTE TRAFFICKINGR21AI047822 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI BUTCHER, EUGENE C · 2000 to 2000
$258k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047822NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI047822NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI047822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe peptide GPR15L is produced by colonic epithelial cells and has been implicated in T cell recruitment to the large intestine. However, its role in chronic colitis has been unclear so far.

objectiveTo explore the role of GPR15L in the pathogenesis of experimental colitis and IBD.

designWe studied how genetic deletion or overexpression of

resultsGPR15L clearly mitigated experimental colitis, but this was independent of T cell recruitment and GPR15. Instead, we observed that the effects of GPR15L were mediated by altered microbiomes in the large intestine and, consistently, showed that GPR15L acts as an antimicrobial peptide under anaerobic conditions and shapes microbial communities towards a homeostatic phenotype. Rectal supplementation of GPR15L counteracted experimental colitis. In patients with IBD, GPR15L expression was decreased in active inflammation, correlated with microbial diversity and was associated with flare-free survival.

conclusionsGPR15L is a host-defence peptide that plays a beneficial role in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. It seems promising to further evaluate its potential as a future therapeutic approach in IBD.

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ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDEEXPERIMENTAL COLITISINFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASEMICROBIOME

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PMID42209192
PMCPMC13589207

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