Outer membrane vesicles from Bacteroides fragilis contain coding and non-coding small RNA species that modulate inflammatory signaling in intestinal epithelial cells.
Aadil Sheikh, Colin Scano, Julia Xu, Tolulope Ojo, Jessica M. Conforti, Kayla L. Haberman, Bryan King, Alysia S. Martinez, Michelle Pujol, Juli Watkins, James Lotter, Emily Pei-Ying Lin, Bernd Zechmann, Amanda Sevcik, Christie Maria Sayes, , K. Leigh Greathouse
This study identifies coding and non-coding small RNAs in Bacteroides fragilis outer membrane vesicles that modulate inflammatory responses in intestinal epithelial cells, with ETBF OMVs showing immunosuppressive effects.
bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology