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He R, Li C, Ma L, Zhang D, Chen S. Effect of highly branched hyphal morphology on the enhanced production of cellulase in Trichoderma reesei DES-15. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:214. [PMID: 28330286 PMCID: PMC5052222 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0516-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The morphology of Trichoderma reesei is a vitally important factor for cellulase productivity. This study investigated the effect of hyphal morphology on cellulase production in the hyper-cellulolytic mutant, T. reesei DES-15. With a distinct morphology, T. reesei DES-15 was obtained through Diethyl sulfite (DES) mutagenesis. The hyphal morphology of DES-15 batch-cultured in a 5-L fermentor was significantly shorter and more branched than the parental strain RUT C30. The cellulase production of DES-15 during batch fermentation was 66 % greater than that of RUT C30 when cultured the same conditions. DES-15 secreted nearly 50 % more protein than RUT C30. The gene expression level of a set of genes (cla4, spa2, ras2, ras1, rhoA, cdc42, and racA) known to be involved in hyphae growth and hyphal branching was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. The transcriptional analysis of these genes demonstrated that a decrease in gene expressions might contribute to the increased hyphal branching seen in DES-15. These results indicated that the highly branching hyphae in DES-15 resulted in increased cellulase production, suggesting that DES-15 may be a good candidate for use in the large-scale production of cellulase.
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- Ronglin He
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Lab of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China
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Morgado LN, Semenova TA, Welker JM, Walker MD, Smets E, Geml J. Summer temperature increase has distinct effects on the ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of moist tussock and dry tundra in Arctic Alaska. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2015; 21:959-72. [PMID: 25156129 PMCID: PMC4322476 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Arctic regions are experiencing the greatest rates of climate warming on the planet and marked changes have already been observed in terrestrial arctic ecosystems. While most studies have focused on the effects of warming on arctic vegetation and nutrient cycling, little is known about how belowground communities, such as fungi root-associated, respond to warming. Here, we investigate how long-term summer warming affects ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities. We used Ion Torrent sequencing of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region to compare ECM fungal communities in plots with and without long-term experimental warming in both dry and moist tussock tundra. Cortinarius was the most OTU-rich genus in the moist tundra, while the most diverse genus in the dry tundra was Tomentella. On the diversity level, in the moist tundra we found significant differences in community composition, and a sharp decrease in the richness of ECM fungi due to warming. On the functional level, our results indicate that warming induces shifts in the extramatrical properties of the communities, where the species with medium-distance exploration type seem to be favored with potential implications for the mobilization of different nutrient pools in the soil. In the dry tundra, neither community richness nor community composition was significantly altered by warming, similar to what had been observed in ECM host plants. There was, however, a marginally significant increase in OTUs identified as ECM fungi with the medium-distance exploration type in the warmed plots. Linking our findings of decreasing richness with previous results of increasing ECM fungal biomass suggests that certain ECM species are favored by warming and may become more abundant, while many other species may go locally extinct due to direct or indirect effects of warming. Such compositional shifts in the community might affect nutrient cycling and soil organic C storage.
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- Luis N Morgado
- Naturalis Biodiversity CenterP.O. Box 9517, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
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- Naturalis Biodiversity CenterP.O. Box 9517, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Science, Leiden UniversityP.O. Box 9502, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, USA
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- Naturalis Biodiversity CenterP.O. Box 9517, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Science, Leiden UniversityP.O. Box 9502, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
- Plant Conservation and Population Biology, KU LeuvenKasteelpark Arenberg 31, Box 2437, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- Naturalis Biodiversity CenterP.O. Box 9517, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Science, Leiden UniversityP.O. Box 9502, Leiden, RA, 2300, The Netherlands
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Hemolysins are a class of proteins defined by their ability to lyse red cells but have been described to exhibit pleiotropic functions. These proteins have been extensively studied in bacteria and more recently in fungi. Within the last decade, a number of studies have characterized fungal hemolysins and revealed a fascinating yet diverse group of proteins. The purpose of this review is to provide a synopsis of the known fungal hemolysins with an emphasis on those belonging to the aegerolysin protein family. New insight and perspective into fungal hemolysins in biotechnology and health are additionally presented.
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- Ajay P Nayak
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
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Ruel K, Joseleau JP. Involvement of an Extracellular Glucan Sheath during Degradation of Populus Wood by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 57:374-84. [PMID: 16348406 PMCID: PMC182720 DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.2.374-384.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Observations by transmission electron microscopy of wood samples of Populus tremula inoculated with the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium showed that, at certain stages of their growth cycle, hyphae were encapsulated by a sheath which seems to play an active role in the wood cell wall degradation. Chemical and immunochemical techniques and C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were applied to demonstrate the beta-1,3-1,6-d-glucan nature of the sheath. Double-staining methods revealed the interaction between the extracellular peroxidases involved in lignin degradation and the glucan mucilage. The glucan was also shown to establish a material junction between the fungus and the wood cell wall. It was concluded that, by means of these interactions, the sheath provides a transient junction between the hyphae and the wood, thus establishing a point of attachment to the site of the degradation. The association of peroxidases to the glucan matrix is in favor of the role of the sheath as a supporting structure. Furthermore, that the sheath was hydrolyzed during the attack demonstrated its active role both in providing the H(2)O(2) necessary to the action of peroxidases and in providing a mode of transport of the fungal enzymes to their substrates at the surface of the wood cell wall.
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- K Ruel
- Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, B.P. 53 X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex, France
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Ahamed A, Vermette P. Effect of culture medium composition on Trichoderma reesei's morphology and cellulase production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 100:5979-87. [PMID: 19592237 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine how fungal morphology influences the volumetric cellulase productivity of Trichoderma reesei cultured in four media with lactose and lactobionic acid as fed-batch in a 7 L stirred tank bioreactor. The use of a cellulose-yeast extract culture medium yielded the highest enzyme production with a volumetric enzyme activity of 69.8 U L(-1) h(-1), and a maximum fungal biomass of 14.7 g L(-1). These findings were associated with the following morphological characteristics of the fungus: total mycelia was 98% of total mean projected area, mean hyphae length of 10 mm, mean hyphae volume of 45.1 mm(3), mean hyphae diameter of 7.9 microm, number of branches 9, and number of tips per hypha 29. A positive correlation was found between the total mycelia, the number of tips and the volumetric enzyme productivity, indicating the weight of these variables on the enzyme productivity.
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- Aftab Ahamed
- Laboratoire de Bioingénierie et de Biophysique de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500, Blvd de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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Johnstone-Robertson M, Clarke KG, Harrison STL. Characterization of the distribution of glucose oxidase inPenicillium sp. CBS 120262 andAspergillus niger NRRL-3 cultures and its effect on integrated product recovery. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:910-8. [PMID: 17787009 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Glucose oxidase (GO) is an important industrial enzyme typically purified from Penicillium and Aspergillus sp. As GO distribution within the cultures influences process design for maximal product recovery, distribution of GO activity in Penicillium sp. CBS 120262 and Aspergillus niger NRRL-3, during mid-exponential and stationary phases, is compared. On progression from mid-exponential to stationary phase, the percentage GO activity in the cytoplasm decreased 1.6- and 1.3-fold in Penicillium sp. and A. niger respectively. In Penicillium sp., a concomitant 1.8- and 1.9-fold decrease in the percentage GO activity in the cell envelope and slime mucilage respectively, translated into a 2.0-fold increase in the extracellular fluid. In A. niger, decreasing cytoplasmic GO activity was accompanied by 1.3-fold increases in the cell envelope and slime mucilage, with a 1.3-fold decrease in the extracellular fluid. Similar trends were observed in specific GO activities. As final GO activity recovered is governed by the purification program, recovery from the extracellular fluid plus cell extract or from the extracellular fluid only were compared through simulating processes of varying complexity. A critical yield for each purification stage was identified above which recovery from the extracellular fluid plus cell extract exceeded that from extracellular fluid alone. These results highlight the influence of microorganism, harvest time and efficiency of downstream process on GO activity delivered. In the systems studied, Penicillium sp. is the organism of choice and should be harvested during stationary phase. The purification process chosen should be informed by both enzyme distribution and individual purification stages yields.
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- M Johnstone-Robertson
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X1, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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Rahardjo YSP, Tramper J, Rinzema A. Modeling conversion and transport phenomena in solid-state fermentation: A review and perspectives. Biotechnol Adv 2006; 24:161-79. [PMID: 16263234 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Accepted: 09/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is accompanied inevitably by development of concentration and temperature gradients within the substrate particles and microbial biofilms. These gradients are needed for driving the transport of substrates and products. In addition, concentration gradients have been suggested to be crucial for obtaining the characteristics that define the products of SSF; nevertheless, gradients are also known to result in reduced productivity and unwanted side reactions. Solid-state fermentations are generally batch processes and this further complicates their understanding as conditions change with time. Mathematical models are therefore needed for improving the understanding of SSF processes and allowing their manipulation to achieve the desired outcomes. Existing models of SSF processes describe coupled substrate conversion and diffusion and the consequent microbial growth. Existing models disregard many of the significant phenomena that are known to influence SSF. As a result, available models cannot explain the generation of the numerous products that form during any SSF process and the outcome of the process in terms of the characteristics of the final product. This review critically evaluates the proposed models and their experimental validation. In addition, important issues that need to be resolved for improved modeling of SSF are discussed.
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- Yovita S P Rahardjo
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, P.O. Box 557, 6700 AN Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Clarke KG, Johnstone-Robertson M, Price B, Harrison STL. Location of glucose oxidase during production by Aspergillus niger. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 70:72-7. [PMID: 16133329 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0031-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 05/24/2005] [Accepted: 05/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The production of the enzyme glucose oxidase by Aspergillus niger is well documented. However, its distribution within the fungal culture is less well defined. Since the enzyme location impacts significantly on enzyme recovery, this study quantifies the enzyme distribution between the extracellular fluid, cell wall, cytoplasm and slime mucilage fractions in an A. niger NRRL-3. The culture was separated into the individual fractions and the glucose oxidase activity was determined in each. The extracellular fluid contained 38% of the total activity. The remaining 62% was associated with the mycelia and was distributed between the cell wall, cytoplasm and slime mucilage in the proportions of 34, 12 and 16%, respectively. Intracellular cytoplasmic and cell wall sites were confirmed using immunocytochemical labelling of the mycelia. In the non-viable cell, the mycelial-associated enzyme was distributed between these sites, whereas in the viable cell, it was predominantly associated with the cell wall. The distribution of the enzyme activity indicates that recovery from the solids would result in a 38% loss, whereas recovery from the extracellular fluid would result in a 62% loss. The results also suggest, however, that this 62% loss could be reduced to around 34% by disintegrating the solids prior to separation due to the contribution of the enzyme in the cytoplasm and slime mucilage. This was confirmed by independently establishing the percentage activity in the liquid and solid portions of a disintegrated culture as 62 and 38%, respectively.
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- K G Clarke
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
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The use of fungi for the production of commercial products is ancient, but it has increased rapidly over the last 50 years. Fungi are morphologically complex organisms, differing in structure at different times in their life cycle, differing in form between surface and submerged growth, differing also with the nature of the growth medium and physical environment. Many genes and physiological mechanisms are involved in the process of morphogenesis. In submerged culture, a large number of factors contribute to the development of any particular morphological form. Factors affecting morphology include the type and concentration of carbon substrate, levels of nitrogen and phosphate, trace minerals, dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide, pH and temperature. Physical factors affecting morphology include fermenter geometry, agitation systems, rheology and the culture modes, whether batch, fed-batch or continuous. In many cases, particular morphological forms achieve maximum performance. It is a very difficult task to deduce unequivocal general relationships between process variables, product formation and fungal morphology since too many parameters influence these interrelationships and the role of many of them is still not fully understood. The use of automatic image analysis systems during the last decade proved an invaluable tool for characterizing complex mycelial morphologies, physiological states and relationships between morphology and productivity. Quantified morphological information can be used to build morphologically structured models of predictive value. The mathematical modeling of the growth and process performance has led to improved design and operation of mycelial fermentations and has improved the ability of scientists to translate laboratory observations into commercial practice. However, it is still necessary to develop improved and new experimental techniques for understanding phenomena such as the mechanisms of mycelial fragmentation and non-destructive measurement of concentration profiles in mycelial aggregates. This would allow the establishment of a process control on a physiological basis. This review is focused on the factors influencing the fungal morphology and metabolite production in submerged culture.
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- Maria Papagianni
- Department of Hygiene and Technology of Food of Animal Origin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Tibbett M. Considerations on the use of the p-nitrophenyl phosphomonoesterase assay in the study of the phosphorus nutrition of soil borne fungi. Microbiol Res 2003; 157:221-31. [PMID: 12398293 DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The p-nitrophenyl phosphomonoesterase assay (pNPPase) is commonly used to measure cell-wall-associated and extracellular phosphatase activity of soil fungi. pNPPases are usually assayed in the context of fungal nutrition, where inorganic P supply might be enhanced by the mineralisation of monoester organic P sources in the soil. The importance of the assay to the P nutrition of soil fungi is considered based on the evidence currently available including the consistency of methodological approach. The nature of organic P in the soil and the relevance of the assay to some specific soil substrates is discussed, particularly the chemistry and bioavailability of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate and the lower inositol phosphates. The evidence for the long-term stability of pNPPases in the soil is examined in the light of the persistence of pNPPase in soils. The role of persistent extracellular fungal pNPPases in the soil P cycle is discussed. Conclusions from pNPPase based studies must be based upon an appreciation of the constraints of the assay and the complex chemistry of organic P and pNPPase in the soil.
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- Mark Tibbett
- CSIRO Land and Water, Davies Laboratory, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Hyphal tip growth is a complex process involving finely regulated interactions between the synthesis and expansion of cell wall and plasma membrane, diverse intracellular movements, and turgor regulation. F-actin is a major regulator and integrator of these processes. It directly contributes to (a) tip morphogenesis, most likely by participation in an apical membrane skeleton that reinforces the apical plasma membrane, (b) the transport and exocytosis of vesicles that contribute plasma membrane and cell wall material to the hyphal tips, (c) the localization of plasma membrane proteins in the tips, and (d) cytoplasmic and organelle migration and positioning. The pattern of reorganization of F-actin prior to formation of new tips during branch initiation also indicates a critical role in early stages of assembly of the tip apparatus. One of the universal characteristics of all critically examined tip-growing cells, including fungal hyphae, is the obligatory presence of a tip-high gradient of cytoplasmic Ca2+ that probably regulates both actin and nonactin components of the apparatus, and the formation of which may also initiate new tips. This review discusses the diversity of evidence behind these concepts.
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- S Torralba
- Biology Department, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3 Canada
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Lee IH, Walline RG, Plamann M. Apolar growth of Neurospora crassa leads to increased secretion of extracellular proteins. Mol Microbiol 1998; 29:209-18. [PMID: 9701815 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00923.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Protein secretion in filamentous fungi has been shown to be restricted to actively growing hyphal tips. To determine whether an increase in the amount f growing surface area of a fungus can lead to an increase in the amount of protein secretion, we examined secretion in a temperature-sensitive Neurospora crassa mcb mutant that shows a loss of growth polarity when incubated at restrictive temperature. Incubation of the mcb mutant at restrictive temperature results in a three- to fivefold increase in the level of extracellular protein and a 20-fold increase in carboxymethyl cellulase activity relative to a wild-type strain. A mutation in the cr-1 gene has been shown previously to suppress the apolar growth phenotype of the mcb mutant, and we find that the level of extracellular protein produced by a mcb; cr-1 double mutant was reduced to that of the wild-type control. Immunolocalization of a secreted endoglucanase revealed that proteins are secreted mainly at hyphal tips in hyphae exhibiting polar growth and over the entire surface area of bulbous regions of hyphae that are produced after a shift of the mcb mutant to restrictive temperature. These results support the hypothesis that secretion of extracellular protein by a filamentous fungus can be significantly increased by mutations that alter growth polarity.
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- I H Lee
- Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3258, USA
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Hardham AR, Mitchell HJ. Use of molecular cytology to study the structure and biology of phytopathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi. Fungal Genet Biol 1998; 24:252-84. [PMID: 9742205 DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molecular cytology, that is, the in situ localization of selected molecules by labeling with lectins, enzymes, and antibodies, has made a major contribution to our understanding of the structure and biology of fungi and is increasingly becoming an integral part of molecular, genetic, and biochemical studies. The review presented in this article concentrates on recent advances in the application of molecular cytology in investigations of the structure and biology of phytopathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi and of the molecular basis of their infection of host plants. The review examines details of the structure and molecular composition of fungal cell walls revealed by lectin, enzyme, and antibody labeling. Molecular composition is shown to vary according to taxonomic relationships and as a reflection of differences in cell type, location within the cell, and within thickness of the wall. Sites of synthesis and secretion of wall components are also detected through the labeling of selected molecules. In situ labeling of cytoskeletal elements, microtubules and actin microfilaments, has provided much information on the role of these elements in tip growth, organelle distribution, and spore development. Molecular cytology, particularly through the generation of monoclonal antibodies, has also revealed new and exciting information on specialized infection structures formed by fungi in order to infect host plants. The sites of storage and secretion of adhesives and degradative enzymes have been documented, as have surface specializations that may be associated with avoidance of detection by the host. In addition, in situ labeling with enzymes and antibodies has aided studies of the host defense response, including mechanisms of detection of fungal elicitor molecules, changes in wall composition, and the secretion of antifungal compounds. With the increasing production of monoclonal antibodies to fungal molecules, molecular cytology promises to continue to make an important contribution to our understanding of fungal cell structure and function in the future.
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- A R Hardham
- Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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Spohr A, Carlsen M, Nielsen J, Villadsen J. α-Amylase production in recombinant Aspergillus oryzae during fed-batch and continuous cultivations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0922-338x(98)80033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Torralba S, Raudaskoski M, Pedregosa AM, Laborda F. Effect of cytochalasin A on apical growth, actin cytoskeleton organization and enzyme secretion in Aspergillus nidulans. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1998; 144 ( Pt 1):45-53. [PMID: 9537763 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-1-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The role of actin in apical growth and enzyme secretion in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans was studied by treating the hyphae with cytochalasin A (CA), which inhibits actin polymerization. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy revealed actin at the tips of main hyphae and branches, and at the site of developing septa. CA inhibited the growth of the fungus and changed the growth pattern of hyphal tips from cylindrical tubes to spherical beads. The regions with swellings showed no actin fluorescence, and neither was actin seen in association with septa. After 4 h exposure, hyphae were able to resume the normal tip growth pattern in the presence of CA for a short period of time and new cylindrical hyphae, with actin fluorescence at the apex, emerged from the swollen tips. Later, the tips of the hyphae swelled again, which led to a beaded appearance. We also studied the effect of CA on the secretion of alpha- and beta-galactosidase. alpha-Galactosidase is secreted into the culture medium, whereas beta-galactosidase remains in the mycelium, with part of its activity bound to the cell wall. When A. nidulans mycelium was incubated in the presence of CA, a reduction in the secretion of alpha-galactosidase into the culture medium and a decrease in the alpha- and beta-galactosidase activities bound to the cell wall was detected. However, the CA dose used for the hyphae did not modify the secretion of the enzymes from protoplasts. Results described here provide evidence that a polymerized actin cytoskeleton is required for normal apical growth, hyphal tip shape and polarized enzyme secretion in A. nidulans. Cytochalasin-induced disruptions of the actin cytoskeleton could result in the alterations of apical growth and inhibition of enzyme secretion observed by blocking secretory vesicle transport to the apex.
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- Sara Torralba
- Departament de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km 33, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Departament de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km 33, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departament de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona, Km 33, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Purification, characterization and exit routes of two acid phosphatases secreted by Botrytis cinerea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1017/s0953756297004139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cairney JWG, Burke RM. Physiological heterogeneity within fungal mycelia: an important concept for a functional understanding of the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 1996; 134:685-695. [PMID: 33863201 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04934.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Individual mycelia of filamentous fungi display considerable heterogeneity at the physiological level. Important physiological processes such as nutrient absorption, extracellular enzyme secretion and solute translocation occur differentially within an individual mycelium, and vary according to spatio-temporal changes in patterns of gene expression as the mycelium develops and senesces. In ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, gene expression appears to be strongly influenced by interaction with the soil environment and the host root. The ECM mycelium is thus a complex and dynamic entity wherein discrete regions display particular physiological attributes. Physiological heterogeneity is important in the overall functioning of the symbiosis. In the particular case of movement of phosphorus from soil to host root in the ECM symbiosis, heterogeneity might provide the driving force for the integrated processes of absorption, translocation and transfer. It is suggested that it is only by considering the sum of the seemingly disparate physiological processes within the heterogeneous mycelium that mycorrhizal functioning can be fully understood.
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- J W G Cairney
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Western Sydney (Nepean), PO Box 10, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Applied Molecular Biology, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK
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Torralba S, Pedregosa A, De Lucas J, Díaz M, Monistrol I, Laborda F. Effect of the microtubule inhibitor methyl benzimidazol-2-yl carbamate (MBC) on production and secretion of enzymes in Aspergillus nidulans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0953-7562(96)80066-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sietsma JH, Wösten HAB, Wessels JGH. Cell wall growth and protein secretion in fungi. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1139/b95-274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Secretion of proteins is a vital process in fungi. Because hyphal walls form a diffusion barrier for proteins, a mechanism different from diffusion probably exist to transport proteins across the wall. In Schizophyllum commune, evidence has been obtained for synthesis at the hyphal apex of wall components, 1,3-β-glucan and chitin, as separate components. These become subapically cross-linked by formation of covalent and noncovalent bonds, producing a rigid wall (steady-state wall growth). Because the wall at the apex apparently grows by apposition of plastic wall material, proteins excreted at the apex may pass the wall by being carried with the flow of wall material (bulk flow), making pores in the wall less important than previously thought. A large portion of excreted proteins leaves hyphae at the growing apices, another portion is retained by the wall and slowly released from the mature wall into the environment. Among proteins that can be permanently retained by the wall are the hydrophobins that self-assemble at the outer wall surface when confronted with a hydrophilic–hydrophobic interface. They were shown to mediate both the emergence of aerial hyphae and the attachment of hyphae to hydrophobic substrates. Key words: hyphal wall, secretion of proteins, hydrophobins, aerial hyphae, apical growth, hyphal adhesion, wall growth.
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Effect of the microtubule inhibitor methyl benzimidazol-2-yl carbamate (MBC) on protein secretion and microtubule distribution in Cladosporium cucumerinum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0953-7562(09)80314-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molecular forms of lipases and their localization in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus by immuno-electron microscopy. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 1994; 10:367-73. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00144453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/1993] [Accepted: 11/15/1993] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Peberdy JF. Protein secretion in filamentous fungi--trying to understand a highly productive black box. Trends Biotechnol 1994; 12:50-7. [PMID: 7764536 DOI: 10.1016/0167-7799(94)90100-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Protein secretion is important in all fungi. The majority of proteins by fungi are thought to be glycosylated and many of them are structurally associated with the cell envelope, the plasma membrane and the cell wall. Many of the enzymes secreted by fungi have been incorporated into commercial processes and used in a range of industries. The existence of strains producing very high levels of secreted enzymes stimulated interest in the use of fungi as hosts for the expression of recombinant proteins. Despite the attention that protein secretion in fungi has attracted, and the multifaceted importance of the process, our understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved is still minimal and, for the most part, it is necessary to extrapolate from other eukaryotic organisms. However, current research suggests that protein secretion in filamentous fungi is intimately associated with the process of growth at the hyphal tip. Such unique features merit a detailed study of this important phenomenon.
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- J F Peberdy
- Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, UK
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Effect of antimicrotubular drugs on the secretion process of extracellular proteins in Aspergillus nidulans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0953-7562(09)80863-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wessels JGH. Tansley Review No. 45 Wall growth, protein excretion and morphogenesis in fungi. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 1993; 123:397-413. [PMID: 33874109 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03751.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the exception of the unicellular yeasts, fungi typically grow by means of hyphae that extend only at their apices and ramify into a mycelium. This mode of growth provides fungi with a certain mobility and the ability to invade dead and living organic substrata. They are thus the main decomposers of plant residues but they also have established intricate symbiotic relationships with plants, both mutualistic and parasitic. The process of apical growth of a hyphae requires the controlled expansion of the apical wall which must be transformed subsequently into a wall that resists turgor pressure and maintains the tubular shape of the hyphae. Although the driving force for hyphal extension is probably the turgor pressure, a subtle interplay between wall extension and cytoplasmic activity is necessary because only a precise gradient of wall-synthetic activity can maintain uniform wall thickness during expansion. Possibly, the presence in the plasma membrane of mechanico-sensitive proteins plays a role in conjunction with the cytoskeleton at the apex, particularly action. Although the major structural wall polysaccharides are probably manufactured directly on the expanding apical plasma membrane, proteins (and probably some wall components) are delivered to the growing surface by a continuous stream of exocytotic vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane, at the same time extending its surface. Our analyses of the chemistry of the fungal wall and its biosynthesis and assemblage have disclosed a simple mechanism (though complex in detail) that may explain the transition from a newly formed expandable wall at the apex to a more rigid wall at the base of the hyphal extension zone. Two individual wall polymers, chitin and β-glucan, extruded at the apex are modified within the domain of the wall. Among the modifications observed are the formation of covalent crosslinks between these two polymers and hydrogen bonds between the homologous polymer chains, leading to the formation of chitin microfibrils crosslinked to a glucan matrix. This process is thought to convert an initially plastic wall into a rigid wall as the polymers fall behind the advancing tip. We have called this the steady-state growth theory for apical wall extension because a steady-state amount of plastic wall is always maintained at the growing apex. Excretion of lytic enzymes is a vital process in filamentous fungi because, in nature, they thrive on organic polymers which must be degraded extracellularly. Such enzymes are also necessary for infection processes. Cytological data suggest that such enzymes are extruded by the vesicles that continuously fuse with the plasma membrane at the growing apex. We have shown that a large portion of the excreted enzymes indeed leaves the hypha at the growing apex but another portion may be retained by the wall and is slowly released into the medium. In relation to the steady-state growth theory we hypothesize that enzymes can pass the wall at the apex by bulk flow, that is, by being carried by the flow of plastic wall material, making pores in the wall less important than previously thought. Proteins excreted by filamentous fungi not only serve dissimilatory purposes but are also important for a variety of other activities of the whole mycelium, including morphogenesis. By cloning genes abundantly expressed during formation of aerial hyphae and fruit bodies, we have discovered a class of proteins, named hydrophobins, which are only produced when the mycelium has reached a certain stage of maturity. Whilst excreted by submerged hyphae as monomers into the medium, they self-assemble as insoluble complexes in the walls of emergent hyphae. In aerial hyphae a particular hydrophobin takes the form of rodlets which probably coat the hyphae with an impermeable layer. During fruit-body formation other hydrophobins are produced which may function in the aggregation of hyphae to form a multicellular tissue. Apart from such specific morphogenetic functions, the hydrophobins may play a general role in insulating hyphae from the environment, converting the differentiating structures into sinks for translocation of water and nutrients from the assimilating mycelium. CONTENTS Summary I. Introduction 398 II. The hyphal mode of growth 399 III. Biogenesis of the wall fabric 400 IV. Wall growth until rigidification occurs 402 V. Biogenesis of the wall and protein excretion 404 VI. A role for wall proteins in morphogenesis 407 References 410.
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- Joseph G H Wessels
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands
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Sumida M, Ogura S, Miyata S, Arai M, Murao S. Purification and some properties of trehalase from Chaetomium aureum MS-27. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(89)90184-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cellulase enzyme system consists of cellobiohydrolase, endoglucanase, and beta-glucosidase and has been extensively studied with respect to its biosynthesis, properties, mode of action, application, and, most recently, secretion mechanisms. A knowledge of the factors governing the biosynthesis and secretion of these enzymes at the molecular level will be useful in maximizing enzyme productivity in extracellular fluid. Among other topics, the regulatory effects of sorbose (a noninducing sugar which is not a product of cellulose hydrolysis) on cellulase synthesis and release are described. Cellulase genes have recently been cloned into a number of microorganisms with a view to understanding the gene structure and expression and to obtaining the enzyme components in pure form. The factors governing biosynthesis and secretion of cellulases in recombinant cells are also discussed. Cellulases are known to be glycoproteins, therefore, the role of O- and N-linked glycosylation on enzyme stability and secretion is also detailed.
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- V S Bisaria
- Biochemical Engineering Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
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Pathogenic fungi involved in medical and veterinary mycology can be classified in three different groups according to their level of adaptation to parasitism. Only a few species belonging to dermatophytes can be considered genuine parasites as opposed to molds or fungi involved in systemic mycoses. Ecological, ethological, biochemical, and immunological factors can play a role in preadaptation or adaptation to parasitic life and are discussed.
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Rosing WC. Ultracytochemical Localization of Acid Phosphatase Within Deliquescing ASCI of Chaetomium Brasiliense. Mycologia 1984. [DOI: 10.1080/00275514.1984.12023810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Wayne C. Rosing
- Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132
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Bojović-Cvetić D, Vujičić R. Acid phosphatase localization and distribution in Aspergillus flavus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1982. [DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1536(82)80199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Effect of dilution rate on ?-glucosidase secretion and cell wall metabolism in Trichoderma aureoviride cultivated in a continuous air lift fermenter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1982. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00505831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Phenethyl alcohol, m-cresol, and related compounds cause inhibition of germ tube formation in conidia of Neurospora crassa. Conidia continue to swell and form large spherical cells that are capable of multiple germ tube formation upon removal of inhibitor.
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Mycelia and ungerminated conidia of Neurospora crassa were found to secrete extracellular endocellulase (EC 3.2.1.4). A simple induction system of potassium phosphate buffer (ph 6.0) plus inducer relied on the internal metabolic reserves of conicia or mycelia to provide energy and substrates for protein synthesis. Buffer concentration for optimum enzyme production was 100 mM, but at higher buffer concentrations enzyme production was inhibited. Cellobiose was clearly the best inducer, with an optimum effect from 0.05 to 1 mM. In deionized water, cellulase remained mostly associated with the cell, but a variety of salts stimulated the release of cellulase into the medium.
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Armentrout VN, Hänssler G, Maxwell DP. Acid phosphatase localization in the fungus Whetzelinia sclerotiorum. Arch Microbiol 1976; 107:7-14. [PMID: 175752 DOI: 10.1007/bf00427861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Acid phosphatase was localized by light and electron microscopy in chains of vacuoles in hyphal tip cells of Whetzelinia sclerotiorum. The enzyme was present in these vacuoles whether or not conditions favored extracellular acid phosphatase secretion. Apical vesicles, microbodies, Woronin bodies, and lipid bodies did not contain acid phosphatase. The implications regarding terminology of organelles in filamentous fungi are discussed with special reference to the fungal spherosome concept.
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Parr DR, Edelman J. Release of hydrolytic enzymes from the cell walls of intact and disrupted carrot callus tissue. PLANTA 1975; 127:111-119. [PMID: 24430368 DOI: 10.1007/bf00388372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/1975] [Accepted: 07/17/1975] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of ionic strength and pH on the solubility of acid invertase (E.C. 3.2.1.26.) and α-glucosidase (E.C. 3.2.1.20.) from carrot Daucus carota L. tissue cultures is presented. The action of these two factors on disrupted tissue is contrasted with the effects of the same treatment on the solubility of these enzymes from intact tissue. The results are discussed in terms of a unified theory on the solubility behaviour of acid invertase and other hydrolytic enzymes in plant cells.
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- D R Parr
- Biology Department, Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Hill, W8 7AH, London, UK
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