The role of Decctin-2 in DSS induced colitis
Isolating commensal fungi from mouse intestines has been challenging, limiting our understanding of their role in intestinal immune homeostasis and diseases. Using an Fc fusion protein of the C-type lectin Dectin-2, we successfully purified the commensal Ascomycota fungus Engyodontium sp. from mouse feces. Engyodontium enhances the antimicrobial activity of colonic neutrophils via CARD9 pathway, and exacerbates colitis by impairing the colonization of intestinal Lactobacillus johnsonii WXY strain. L. johnsonii produces high levels of L-glutamic acid by expressing the glutaminase-encoding gene glsA to facilitate Treg expansion via enhancing IL-2 receptor signaling. Overall design: Fecal form wt and Dectin-2 ko mice,16S seq