MAHMI


28943872	In Silico Screening of the Human Gut Metaproteome Identifies Th17-Promoting Peptides Encrypted in Proteins of Commensal Bacteria. [PMID: 28943872] Hidalgo-Cantabrana C, Moro-García MA, Blanco-Míguez A, Fdez-Riverola F, Lourenço A, Alonso-Arias R, Sánchez B. Abstract Scientific studies focused on the role of the human microbiome over human health have generated billions of gigabits of genetic information during the last decade. Nowadays integration of all this information in public databases and development of pipelines allowing us to biotechnologically exploit this information are urgently needed. Prediction of the potential bioactivity of the products encoded by the human gut microbiome, or metaproteome, is the first step for identifying proteins responsible for the molecular interaction between microorganisms and the immune system. We have recently published the Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database (http://www.mahmi.org), conceived as a resource compiling peptide sequences with a potential immunomodulatory activity. Fifteen out of the 300 hundred million peptides contained in the MAHMI database were synthesized. These peptides were identified as being encrypted in proteins produced by gut microbiota members, they do not contain cleavage points for the major intestinal endoproteases and displayed high probability to have immunomodulatory bioactivity. The bacterial peptides FR-16 and LR-17 encrypted in proteins from DJ010A and YCH46 respectively, showed the higher immune modulation capability over human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Both peptides modulated the immune response toward increases in the Th17 and decreases in the Th1 cell response, together with an induction of IL-22 production. These results strongly suggest the combined use of bioinformatics and tools as a first stage in the screening of bioactive peptides encrypted in the human gut metaproteome. Front Microbiol. 2017:8() \| 10 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-03-22)
28077565	MAHMI database: a comprehensive MetaHit-based resource for the study of the mechanism of action of the human microbiota. [PMID: 28077565] Blanco-Míguez A, Gutiérrez-Jácome A, Fdez-Riverola F, Lourenço A, Sánchez B. Abstract The Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database is a unique resource that provides comprehensive information about the sequence of potential immunomodulatory and antiproliferative peptides encrypted in the proteins produced by the human gut microbiota. Currently, MAHMI database contains over 300 hundred million peptide entries, with detailed information about peptide sequence, sources and potential bioactivity. The reference peptide data section is curated manually by domain experts. The in silico peptide data section is populated automatically through the systematic processing of publicly available exoproteomes of the human microbiome. Bioactivity prediction is based on the global alignment of the automatically processed peptides with experimentally validated immunomodulatory and antiproliferative peptides, in the reference section. MAHMI provides researchers with a comparative tool for inspecting the potential immunomodulatory or antiproliferative bioactivity of new amino acidic sequences and identifying promising peptides to be further investigated. Moreover, researchers are welcome to submit new experimental evidence on peptide bioactivity, namely, empiric and structural data, as a proactive, expert means to keep the database updated and improve the implemented bioactivity prediction method. Bioactive peptides identified by MAHMI have a huge biotechnological potential, including the manipulation of aberrant immune responses and the design of new functional ingredients/foods based on the genetic sequences of the human microbiome. Hopefully, the resources provided by MAHMI will be useful to those researching gastrointestinal disorders of autoimmune and inflammatory nature, such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. MAHMI database is routinely updated and is available free of charge.Database URL: http://mahmi.org/. © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. Database (Oxford). 2017:2017() \| 17 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-03-22)

In Silico Screening of the Human Gut Metaproteome Identifies Th17-Promoting Peptides Encrypted in Proteins of Commensal Bacteria. [PMID: 28943872]

Hidalgo-Cantabrana C, Moro-García MA, Blanco-Míguez A, Fdez-Riverola F, Lourenço A, Alonso-Arias R, Sánchez B.

Abstract

Scientific studies focused on the role of the human microbiome over human health have generated billions of gigabits of genetic information during the last decade. Nowadays integration of all this information in public databases and development of pipelines allowing us to biotechnologically exploit this information are urgently needed. Prediction of the potential bioactivity of the products encoded by the human gut microbiome, or metaproteome, is the first step for identifying proteins responsible for the molecular interaction between microorganisms and the immune system. We have recently published the Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database (http://www.mahmi.org), conceived as a resource compiling peptide sequences with a potential immunomodulatory activity. Fifteen out of the 300 hundred million peptides contained in the MAHMI database were synthesized. These peptides were identified as being encrypted in proteins produced by gut microbiota members, they do not contain cleavage points for the major intestinal endoproteases and displayed high probability to have immunomodulatory bioactivity. The bacterial peptides FR-16 and LR-17 encrypted in proteins from DJ010A and YCH46 respectively, showed the higher immune modulation capability over human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Both peptides modulated the immune response toward increases in the Th17 and decreases in the Th1 cell response, together with an induction of IL-22 production. These results strongly suggest the combined use of bioinformatics and tools as a first stage in the screening of bioactive peptides encrypted in the human gut metaproteome.

Front Microbiol. 2017:8() | 10 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-03-22)

MAHMI database: a comprehensive MetaHit-based resource for the study of the mechanism of action of the human microbiota. [PMID: 28077565]

Blanco-Míguez A, Gutiérrez-Jácome A, Fdez-Riverola F, Lourenço A, Sánchez B.

Abstract

The Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database is a unique resource that provides comprehensive information about the sequence of potential immunomodulatory and antiproliferative peptides encrypted in the proteins produced by the human gut microbiota. Currently, MAHMI database contains over 300 hundred million peptide entries, with detailed information about peptide sequence, sources and potential bioactivity. The reference peptide data section is curated manually by domain experts. The in silico peptide data section is populated automatically through the systematic processing of publicly available exoproteomes of the human microbiome. Bioactivity prediction is based on the global alignment of the automatically processed peptides with experimentally validated immunomodulatory and antiproliferative peptides, in the reference section. MAHMI provides researchers with a comparative tool for inspecting the potential immunomodulatory or antiproliferative bioactivity of new amino acidic sequences and identifying promising peptides to be further investigated. Moreover, researchers are welcome to submit new experimental evidence on peptide bioactivity, namely, empiric and structural data, as a proactive, expert means to keep the database updated and improve the implemented bioactivity prediction method. Bioactive peptides identified by MAHMI have a huge biotechnological potential, including the manipulation of aberrant immune responses and the design of new functional ingredients/foods based on the genetic sequences of the human microbiome. Hopefully, the resources provided by MAHMI will be useful to those researching gastrointestinal disorders of autoimmune and inflammatory nature, such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. MAHMI database is routinely updated and is available free of charge.Database URL: http://mahmi.org/. © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press.

Database (Oxford). 2017:2017() | 17 Citations (from Europe PMC, 2025-03-22)

URL:	http://mahmi.org/
Full name:	Mechanism of Action of the Human MIcrobiome
Description:	The Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database is a unique resource that provides comprehensive information about the sequence of potential immunomodulatory and antiproliferative peptides encrypted in the proteins produced by the human gut microbiota.
Year founded:	2017
Last update:	2018
Version:
Accessibility:	Accessible
Country/Region:	Spain

Data type:	Protein
Data object:	Bacteria
Database category:	Expression Health and medicine
Major species:	Homo sapiens
Keywords:	bioactive peptide human microbiome gastrointestinal microbiomes immunomodulatory antiproliferative

University/Institution:	University of Vigo
Address:	Edificio Politécnico, Campus Universitario As Lagoas s/n 32004
City:	Ourense
Province/State:
Country/Region:	Spain
Contact name (PI/Team):	Anália Lourenço
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk):	analia@uvigo.es

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