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Kipping L, Jehmlich N, Moll J, Noll M, Gossner MM, Van Den Bossche T, Edelmann P, Borken W, Hofrichter M, Kellner H. Enzymatic machinery of wood-inhabiting fungi that degrade temperate tree species. THE ISME JOURNAL 2024; 18:wrae050. [PMID: 38519103 PMCID: PMC11022342 DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Deadwood provides habitat for fungi and serves diverse ecological functions in forests. We already have profound knowledge of fungal assembly processes, physiological and enzymatic activities, and resulting physico-chemical changes during deadwood decay. However, in situ detection and identification methods, fungal origins, and a mechanistic understanding of the main lignocellulolytic enzymes are lacking. This study used metaproteomics to detect the main extracellular lignocellulolytic enzymes in 12 tree species in a temperate forest that have decomposed for 8 ½ years. Mainly white-rot (and few brown-rot) Basidiomycota were identified as the main wood decomposers, with Armillaria as the dominant genus; additionally, several soft-rot xylariaceous Ascomycota were identified. The key enzymes involved in lignocellulolysis included manganese peroxidase, peroxide-producing alcohol oxidases, laccase, diverse glycoside hydrolases (cellulase, glucosidase, xylanase), esterases, and lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases. The fungal community and enzyme composition differed among the 12 tree species. Ascomycota species were more prevalent in angiosperm logs than in gymnosperm logs. Regarding lignocellulolysis as a function, the extracellular enzyme toolbox acted simultaneously and was interrelated (e.g. peroxidases and peroxide-producing enzymes were strongly correlated), highly functionally redundant, and present in all logs. In summary, our in situ study provides comprehensive and detailed insight into the enzymatic machinery of wood-inhabiting fungi in temperate tree species. These findings will allow us to relate changes in environmental factors to lignocellulolysis as an ecosystem function in the future.
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- Lydia Kipping
- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ GmbH, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute for Bioanalysis, University of Applied Sciences Coburg, 96450 Coburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ GmbH, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ GmbH, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute for Bioanalysis, University of Applied Sciences Coburg, 96450 Coburg, Germany
- Department of Soil Ecology, University of Bayreuth, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Forest Entomology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- VIB—UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Center of School of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, TU München, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Department of Soil Ecology, University of Bayreuth, 95448 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, International Institute Zittau, TU Dresden, 02763 Zittau, Germany
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, International Institute Zittau, TU Dresden, 02763 Zittau, Germany
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Kimani V, Ullrich R, Büttner E, Herzog R, Kellner H, Jehmlich N, Hofrichter M, Liers C. First Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase from an Ascomycetous Fungus Secreted by Xylaria grammica. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11091391. [PMID: 34572604 PMCID: PMC8469222 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Fungal DyP-type peroxidases have so far been described exclusively for basidiomycetes. Moreover, peroxidases from ascomycetes that oxidize Mn2+ ions are yet not known. Methods: We describe here the physicochemical, biocatalytic, and molecular characterization of a DyP-type peroxidase (DyP, EC 1.11.1.19) from an ascomycetous fungus. Results: The enzyme oxidizes classic peroxidase substrates such as 2,6-DMP but also veratryl alcohol and notably Mn2+ to Mn3+ ions, suggesting a physiological function of this DyP in lignin modification. The KM value (49 µM) indicates that Mn2+ ions bind with high affinity to the XgrDyP protein but their subsequent oxidation into reactive Mn3+ proceeds with moderate efficiency compared to MnPs and VPs. Mn2+ oxidation was most effective at an acidic pH (between 4.0 and 5.0) and a hypothetical surface exposed an Mn2+ binding site comprising three acidic amino acids (two aspartates and one glutamate) could be localized within the hypothetical XgrDyP structure. The oxidation of Mn2+ ions is seemingly supported by four aromatic amino acids that mediate an electron transfer from the surface to the heme center. Conclusions: Our findings shed new light on the possible involvement of DyP-type peroxidases in lignocellulose degradation, especially by fungi that lack prototypical ligninolytic class II peroxidases.
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- Virginia Kimani
- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
- Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute, Nairobi P.O. Box 30650-00100, Kenya
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
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- Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Department of Molecular System Biology, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
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- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Institute Zittau, Dresden University of Technology, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (V.K.); (R.U.); (E.B.); (R.H.); (H.K.); (M.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-3583-6124154
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Helaly SE, Thongbai B, Stadler M. Diversity of biologically active secondary metabolites from endophytic and saprotrophic fungi of the ascomycete order Xylariales. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 35:992-1014. [PMID: 29774351 DOI: 10.1039/c8np00010g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Covering: up to December 2017 The diversity of secondary metabolites in the fungal order Xylariales is reviewed with special emphasis on correlations between chemical diversity and biodiversity as inferred from recent taxonomic and phylogenetic studies. The Xylariales are arguably among the predominant fungal endophytes, which are the producer organisms of pharmaceutical lead compounds including the antimycotic sordarins and the antiparasitic nodulisporic acids, as well as the marketed drug, emodepside. Many Xylariales are "macromycetes", which form conspicuous fruiting bodies (stromata), and the metabolite profiles that are predominant in the stromata are often complementary to those encountered in corresponding mycelial cultures of a given species. Secondary metabolite profiles have recently been proven highly informative as additional parameters to support classical morphology and molecular phylogenetic approaches in order to reconstruct evolutionary relationships among these fungi. Even the recent taxonomic rearrangement of the Xylariales has been relying on such approaches, since certain groups of metabolites seem to have significance at the species, genus or family level, respectively, while others are only produced in certain taxa and their production is highly dependent on the culture conditions. The vast metabolic diversity that may be encountered in a single species or strain is illustrated based on examples like Daldinia eschscholtzii, Hypoxylon rickii, and Pestalotiopsis fici. In the future, it appears feasible to increase our knowledge of secondary metabolite diversity by embarking on certain genera that have so far been neglected, as well as by studying the volatile secondary metabolites more intensively. Methods of bioinformatics, phylogenomics and transcriptomics, which have been developed to study other fungi, are readily available for use in such scenarios.
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- Soleiman E Helaly
- Dept Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Mtibaà R, Olicón-Hernández DR, Pozo C, Nasri M, Mechichi T, González J, Aranda E. Degradation of bisphenol A and acute toxicity reduction by different thermo-tolerant ascomycete strains isolated from arid soils. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 156:87-96. [PMID: 29533211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Four different laccase-producing strains were isolated from arid soils and used for bisphenol A (BPA) degradation. These strains were identified as Chaetomium strumarium G5I, Thielavia arenaria CH9, Thielavia arenaria HJ22 and Thielavia arenaria SM1(III) by internal transcribed spacer 5.8 S rDNA analysis. Residual BPA was evaluated by HPLC analysis during 48 h of incubation. A complete removal of BPA was observed by the whole cell fungal cultures within different times, depending on each strain. C. strumarium G5I was the most efficient degrader, showing 100% of removal within 8 h of incubation. The degradation of BPA was accompanied by the production of laccase and dye decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) under degradation conditions. The presence of aminobenzotriazole (ABT) as an inhibitor of cytochrome P450s monooxygenases (CYP) demonstrated a slight decrease in BPA removal rate, suggesting the effective contribution of CYP in the conversion. The great involvement of laccase in BPA transformation together with cell-associated enzymes, such as CYP, was supported by the identification of hydroxylated metabolites by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (UHPLC-MS). The metabolic pathway of BPA transformation was proposed based on the detected metabolites. The acute toxicity of BPA and its products was investigated and showed a significant reduction, except for T. arenaria SM1(III) that did not caused reduction of toxicity (IC50 < 8%), possibly due to the presence of toxic metabolites. The results of the present study point out the potential application of the isolated ascomycetes in pollutant removal processes, especially C. strumarium G5I as an efficient degrader of BPA.
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- Rim Mtibaà
- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax, University of Sfax, Route de Soukra Km 4.5, BP 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Campus Cartuja E-18071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Ramón y Cajal 4, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax, University of Sfax, Route de Soukra Km 4.5, BP 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Sfax, University of Sfax, Route de Soukra Km 4.5, BP 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Campus Cartuja E-18071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Ramón y Cajal 4, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Campus Cartuja E-18071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Ramón y Cajal 4, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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