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We also found that the RNase activity of Ang4 was not involved in its bactericidal activity, as shown by the H12 mutant, which lacks RNase activity.\n                    <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    administration of Ang4 through the mouse rectum and subsequent bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing analyses demonstrated that administration of Ang4 not only increased beneficial bacteria such as\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus, Akkermansia<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Dubosiella<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Coriobacteriaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                    UCG-002, and\n                    <jats:italic>Adlercreutzia<\/jats:italic>\n                    , but also decreased certain pathogenic bacteria, including\n                    <jats:italic>Alistipes<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Enterohabdus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , indicating that Ang4 regulates the shape of gut microbiota composition. We conclude that Ang4 kills bacteria by disrupting bacterial membrane integrity through critical basic amino acid residues with different functionalities rather than overall electrostatic interactions and potentially maintains gut microflora\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    under physiological and pathophysiological conditions.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2022.900948","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,6]],"date-time":"2022-06-06T03:51:47Z","timestamp":1654487507000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Identification of Crucial Amino Acid Residues for Antimicrobial Activity of Angiogenin 4 and Its Modulation of Gut Microbiota in Mice"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Mst. 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