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Feng X, Zhang L. Composite additives regulate physicochemical and microbiological properties in green waste composting: A comparative study of single-period and multi-period addition modes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 365:121677. [PMID: 38963955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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Composting additives can significantly enhance green waste (GW) composting. However, their effectiveness is limited due to the short action duration of a single-period addition. Therefore, this study proposes that multi-period additive modes to prolong the action duration, expedite lignocellulose degradation, reduce composting time, and enhance product quality. This study conducted six treatments (T1-T6), introducing a compound additive (BLP) during the mesophilic (MP) and cooling periods (CP). Each treatment consistently maintained 25% total BLP addition of GW dry weight, with variations only in the BLP distribution in different periods. The composition of BLP consists of Wbiochar: Wlactic acid: Wpond sediment in a ratio of 10:1:40. Specifically, T1 added 25% BLP in CP, T2 added 5% in MP and 20% in CP, T3 added 10% in MP and 15% in CP, T4 added 15% in MP and 10% in CP, T5 added 20% in MP and 5% in CP, and T6 added 25% in MP. In this study, composting temperature, pH value, electrical conductivity, total porosity, the contents of lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, and nutrient, scanning electron microscopy images, germination index, and the successions of different bacteria and fungi at the phylum and genus levels were detailed. Results showed T4 achieved two thermophilic periods and matured in just 25 days. T4 enhanced lignocellulose degradation rates (lignin: 16-53%, cellulose: 14-23%, hemicellulose: 9-48%) and improved nutrient content. The above results, combined with correlation analysis and structural equation model, indicated that T4 may promote the development of dominant bacteria (Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes) by regulating compost physicochemical properties and facilitate the growth of dominant fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) by modulating nutrient supply capacity. This ultimately leads to a microbial community structure more conducive to lignocellulose degradation and nutrient preservation. In summary, this study reveals the comprehensive effects of single-period and multi-period addition methods on GW composting, providing a valuable basis for optimizing the use of additives and enhancing the efficiency and quality of GW composting.
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- Xueqing Feng
- College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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Kraševec N. Pore-forming aegerolysin and MACPF proteins in extremotolerant or extremophilic fungi. IUBMB Life 2024. [PMID: 38970306 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Aegerolysin proteins are involved in various interactions by recognising a molecular receptor in the target organism. The formation of pores in combination with larger, non-aegerolysin-like protein partners (such as membrane attack complex/perforin proteins [MACPFs]) is one of the possible responses in the presumed competitive exclusion of other organisms from the ecological niche. Bicomponent pairs are already observed at the gene level. Fungi growing under extreme conditions can be divided into ubiquitous and extremotolerant generalists which can compete with mesophilic species and rare, isolated extremophilic and extremotolerant specialists with narrow ecological amplitude that cannot compete. Under extreme conditions, there are fewer competitors, so fungal specialists generally produce less diverse and complicated profiles of specialised molecules. Since extremotolerant and extremophilic fungi have evolved in numerous branches of the fungal tree of life and aegerolysins are unevenly distributed across fungal genomes, we investigated whether aegerolysins, together with their partner proteins, contribute to the extreme survival ecology of generalists and specialists. We compiled a list of 109 thermo-, psihro-, acido-, alkali-, halo-, metallo- and polyextremo-tolerant/-philic fungal species. Several challenges were identified that affected the outcome: renaming fungal species, defining extremotolerant/extremophilic traits, identifying extremotolerant/extremophilic traits as metadata in databases and linking fungal isolates to fungal genomes. The yield of genomes coding aegerolysins or MACPFs appears to be lower in extremotolerant/extremophilic fungi compared to all fungal genomes. No candidates for pore-forming gene pairs were identified in the genomes of extremophilic fungi. Aegerolysin and MACPFs partner pairs were identified in only two of 69 species with sequenced genomes, namely in the ubiquitous metallotolerant generalists Aspergillus niger and A. foetidus. These results support the hypothesised role of these pore-forming proteins in competitive exclusion.
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- Nada Kraševec
- Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Tong L, Li Y, Lou X, Wang B, Jin C, Fang W. Powerful cell wall biomass degradation enzymatic system from saprotrophic Aspergillus fumigatus. Cell Surf 2024; 11:100126. [PMID: 38827922 PMCID: PMC11143905 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2024.100126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Cell wall biomass, Earth's most abundant natural resource, holds significant potential for sustainable biofuel production. Composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin, and other polymers, the plant cell wall provides essential structural support to diverse organisms in nature. In contrast, non-plant species like insects, crustaceans, and fungi rely on chitin as their primary structural polysaccharide. The saprophytic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has been widely recognized for its adaptability to various environmental conditions. It achieves this by secreting different cell wall biomass degradation enzymes to obtain essential nutrients. This review compiles a comprehensive collection of cell wall degradation enzymes derived from A. fumigatus, including cellulases, hemicellulases, various chitin degradation enzymes, and other polymer degradation enzymes. Notably, these enzymes exhibit biochemical characteristics such as temperature tolerance or acid adaptability, indicating their potential applications across a spectrum of industries.
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- Lige Tong
- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Innovation Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Innovation Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass Energy Technology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Yamaguchi S, Sunagawa N, Samejima M, Igarashi K. Thermotolerance Mechanism of Fungal GH6 Cellobiohydrolase. Part II. Structural Analysis of Thermotolerant Mutant from the Basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2024; 71:63-72. [PMID: 38863950 PMCID: PMC11163327 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2023_0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Glycoside hydrolase family 6 cellobiohydrolase (GH6 CBH) is a group of cellulases capable of hydrolyzing crystalline cellulose. However, the synergistic reaction of GH6 CBH with other cellulases is hindered by its relatively low thermotolerance. We previously obtained a thermotolerant double mutant, C240S/C393S, of GH6 CBH from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium (PcCel6A) by replacing the two free cysteine (Cys) residues, C240 and C393, with serine (Yamaguchi et al., J Appl Glycosci. 2020; 67;79-86). In the accompanying paper (Part I; Yamaguchi et al., J Appl Glycosci. 2024; 71: 55-62), we measured the temperature dependence of the activity and folding of C240S/C393S and its single mutants, C240S and C393S, and found that replacement of C393 was the major contributor to the increased thermotolerance of C240S/C393S. Here, in order to investigate the mechanism involved, we crystallized the wild-type and the mutant enzymes and compared their X-ray crystal structures. The overall structures of the wild-type and the three mutant enzymes were similar. However, C240S/C393S had the lowest relative B-factor at both the N-terminal loop (residues 172-177) and the C-terminal loop (residues 390-425). This result suggests that reduced structural fluctuation of the substrate-enclosing loops, possibly due to stronger hydrogen bonding involving C393, could account for the increased thermotolerance of C240S/C393S.
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- Sora Yamaguchi
- Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Duchesneau K, Defrenne CE, Petro C, Malhotra A, Moore JAM, Childs J, Hanson PJ, Iversen CM, Kostka JE. Responses of vascular plant fine roots and associated microbial communities to whole-ecosystem warming and elevated CO 2 in northern peatlands. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 242:1333-1347. [PMID: 38515239 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19690] [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: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Warming and elevated CO2 (eCO2) are expected to facilitate vascular plant encroachment in peatlands. The rhizosphere, where microbial activity is fueled by root turnover and exudates, plays a crucial role in biogeochemical cycling, and will likely at least partially dictate the response of the belowground carbon cycle to climate changes. We leveraged the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experiment, to explore the effects of a whole-ecosystem warming gradient (+0°C to 9°C) and eCO2 on vascular plant fine roots and their associated microbes. We combined trait-based approaches with the profiling of fungal and prokaryote communities in plant roots and rhizospheres, through amplicon sequencing. Warming promoted self-reliance for resource uptake in trees and shrubs, while saprophytic fungi and putative chemoorganoheterotrophic bacteria utilizing plant-derived carbon substrates were favored in the root zone. Conversely, eCO2 promoted associations between trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi. Trees mostly associated with short-distance exploration-type fungi that preferentially use labile soil N. Additionally, eCO2 decreased the relative abundance of saprotrophs in tree roots. Our results indicate that plant fine-root trait variation is a crucial mechanism through which vascular plants in peatlands respond to climate change via their influence on microbial communities that regulate biogeochemical cycles.
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- Katherine Duchesneau
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
- Climate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
- Climate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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Keyport Kik S, Christopher D, Glauninger H, Hickernell CW, Bard JAM, Lin KM, Squires AH, Ford M, Sosnick TR, Drummond DA. An adaptive biomolecular condensation response is conserved across environmentally divergent species. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3127. [PMID: 38605014 PMCID: PMC11009240 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Cells must sense and respond to sudden maladaptive environmental changes-stresses-to survive and thrive. Across eukaryotes, stresses such as heat shock trigger conserved responses: growth arrest, a specific transcriptional response, and biomolecular condensation of protein and mRNA into structures known as stress granules under severe stress. The composition, formation mechanism, adaptive significance, and even evolutionary conservation of these condensed structures remain enigmatic. Here we provide a remarkable view into stress-triggered condensation, its evolutionary conservation and tuning, and its integration into other well-studied aspects of the stress response. Using three morphologically near-identical budding yeast species adapted to different thermal environments and diverged by up to 100 million years, we show that proteome-scale biomolecular condensation is tuned to species-specific thermal niches, closely tracking corresponding growth and transcriptional responses. In each species, poly(A)-binding protein-a core marker of stress granules-condenses in isolation at species-specific temperatures, with conserved molecular features and conformational changes modulating condensation. From the ecological to the molecular scale, our results reveal previously unappreciated levels of evolutionary selection in the eukaryotic stress response, while establishing a rich, tractable system for further inquiry.
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- Samantha Keyport Kik
- Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Hernando AV, Sun W, Abitbol T. "You Are What You Eat": How Fungal Adaptation Can Be Leveraged toward Myco-Material Properties. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2024; 8:2300140. [PMID: 38486929 PMCID: PMC10935908 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Fungi adapt to their surroundings, modifying their behaviors and composition under different conditions like nutrient availability and environmental stress. This perspective examines how a basic understanding of fungal genetics and the different ways that fungi can be influenced by their surroundings can be leveraged toward the production of functional mycelium materials. Simply put, within the constraints of a given genetic script, both the quality and quantity of fungal mycelium are shaped by what they eat and where they grow. These two levers, encompassing their global growth environment, can be turned toward different materials outcomes. The final properties of myco-materials are thus intimately shaped by the conditions of their growth, enabling the design of new biobased and biodegradable material constructions for applications that have traditionally relied on petroleum-based chemicals.This perspective highlights aspects of fungal genetics and environmental adaptation that have potential materials science implications, along the way touching on key studies, both to situate the state of the art within the field and to punctuate the viewpoints of the authors. Finally, this work ends with future perspectives, reinforcing key topics deemed important to consider in emerging myco-materials research.
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- Alicia Vivas Hernando
- Institute of Materials (IMX)École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)Lausanne1015Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials (IMX)École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)Lausanne1015Switzerland
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- Institute of Materials (IMX)École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)Lausanne1015Switzerland
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Battisti JA, Rocha GB, Rasbold LM, Delai VM, Costa MSSDM, Kadowaki MK, da Conceição Silva JL, Simão RDCG, Bifano TD, Maller A. Purification, biochemical characterization, and biotechnological applications of a multifunctional enzyme from the Thermoascus aurantiacus PI3S3 strain. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5037. [PMID: 38424450 PMCID: PMC10904743 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55665-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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The filamentous Thermoascus aurantiacus fungus characterized by its thermophilic nature, is recognized as an exceptional producer of various enzymes with biotechnological applications. This study aimed to explore biotechnological applications using polygalacturonase (PG) derived from the Thermoascus aurantiacus PI3S3 strain. PG production was achieved through submerged fermentation and subsequent purification via ion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration methods. The crude extract exhibited a diverse spectrum of enzymatic activities including amylase, cellulase, invertase, pectinase, and xylanase. Notably, it demonstrated the ability to hydrolyze sugarcane bagasse biomass, corn residue, and animal feed. The purified PG had a molecular mass of 36 kDa, with optimal activity observed at pH 4.5 and 70 °C. The activation energy (Ea) was calculated as 0.513 kJ mol-1, highlighting activation in the presence of Ca2+. Additionally, it displayed apparent Km, Vmax, and Kcat values of at 0.19 mg mL-1, 273.10 U mL-1, and 168.52 s-1, respectively, for hydrolyzing polygalacturonic acid. This multifunctional PG exhibited activities such as denim biopolishing, apple juice clarification, and demonstrated both endo- and exo-polygalacturonase activities. Furthermore, it displayed versatility by hydrolyzing polygalacturonic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, and xylan. The T. aurantiacus PI3S3 multifunctional polygalacturonase showed heightened activity under acidic pH, elevated temperatures, and in the presence of calcium. Its multifunctional nature distinguished it from other PGs, significantly expanding its potential for diverse biotechnological applications.
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- Juliane Almeida Battisti
- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 2069 Universitária Street, Faculdade, Cascavel, Paraná, 85819-110, Brazil.
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Franco DG, de Almeida AP, Galeano RMS, Vargas IP, Masui DC, Giannesi GC, Ruller R, Zanoelo FF. Exploring the potential of a new thermotolerant xylanase from Rasamsonia composticola (XylRc): production using agro-residues, biochemical studies, and application to sugarcane bagasse saccharification. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:3. [PMID: 38058364 PMCID: PMC10695910 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03844-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Xylanases from thermophilic fungi have a wide range of commercial applications in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic materials and biobleaching in the pulp and paper industry. In this study, an endoxylanase from the thermophilic fungus Rasamsonia composticola (XylRc) was produced using waste wheat bran and pretreated sugarcane bagasse (PSB) in solid-state fermentation. The enzyme was purified, biochemically characterized, and used for the saccharification of sugarcane bagasse. XylRc was purified 30.6-fold with a 22% yield. The analysis using sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a molecular weight of 53 kDa, with optimal temperature and pH values of 80 °C and 5.5, respectively. Thin-layer chromatography suggests that the enzyme is an endoxylanase and belongs to the glycoside hydrolase 10 family. The enzyme was stimulated by the presence of K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, and Co2+ and remained stable in the presence of the surfactant Triton X-100. XylRc was also stimulated by organic solvents butanol (113%), ethanol (175%), isopropanol (176%), and acetone (185%). The Km and Vmax values for oat spelt and birchwood xylan were 6.7 ± 0.7 mg/mL, 2.3 ± 0.59 mg/mL, 446.7 ± 12.7 µmol/min/mg, and 173.7 ± 6.5 µmol/min/mg, respectively. XylRc was unaffected by different phenolic compounds: ferulic, tannic, cinnamic, benzoic, and coumaric acids at concentrations of 2.5-10 mg/mL. The results of saccharification of PSB showed that supplementation of a commercial enzymatic cocktail (Cellic® CTec2) with XylRc (1:1 w/v) led to an increase in the degree of synergism (DS) in total reducing sugar (1.28) and glucose released (1.05) compared to the control (Cellic® HTec2). In summary, XylRc demonstrated significant potential for applications in lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis, making it an attractive alternative for producing xylooligosaccharides and xylose, which can serve as precursors for biofuel production.
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- Daniel Guerra Franco
- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
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- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
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- Programa Multicêntrico de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Geral e Microrganismos, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS Brazil
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Huang Q, Kimura S, Iwata T. Thermal Embedding of Humicola insolens Cutinase: A Strategy for Improving Polyester Biodegradation in Seawater. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:5836-5846. [PMID: 37940601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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By thermal embedding of the commercially available enzyme Humicola insolens cutinase (HiC), this study successfully enhanced the biodegradability of various polyesters (PBS, PBSA, PCL, PBAT) in seawater, which otherwise show limited environmental degradability. Melt extrusion above the melting temperature was used for embedding HiC in the polyesters. The overall physical properties of the HiC-embedded films remained almost unchanged compared to those of the neat films. In the buffer, embedding HiC allowed rapid polymer degradation into water-soluble hydrolysis products. Biochemical oxygen demand tests showed that the HiC-embedded polyester films exhibited similar or much higher biodegradability than the biodegradable cellulose standard in natural seawater. Thermal embedding of HiC aims to accelerate the biodegradation of plastics that are already biodegradable but have limited environmental biodegradability, potentially reducing their contribution to environmental problems such as marine microplastics.
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- QiuYuan Huang
- Science of Polymeric Materials, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Science of Polymeric Materials, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Science of Polymeric Materials, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Ingersoll JG. Thermophilic Fungi as the Microbial Agents of Choice for the Industrial Co-Fermentation of Wood Wastes and Nitrogen-Rich Organic Wastes to Bio-Methane. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2600. [PMID: 37894258 PMCID: PMC10609292 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The novel industrial approach of co-fermenting wood wastes with agricultural wastes that are rich in nitrogen such as animal manures to produce bio-methane (renewable natural gas) fuel via thermophilic anaerobic digestion mimics an analogous process occurring in lower termites, but it relies instead on thermophilic fungi along with other thermophilic microorganisms comprising suitable bacteria and archaea. Wood microbial hydrolysis under thermophilic temperatures (range of 55 °C to 70 °C) and aerobic or micro-aerobic conditions constitutes the first step of the two-step (hydrolysis and fermentation) dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion industrial process, designated as "W2M3+2", that relies on thermophilic fungi species, most of which grow naturally in wood piles. Eleven thermophilic fungi have been identified as likely agents of the industrial process, and their known growth habitats and conditions have been reviewed. Future research is proposed such that the optimal growth temperature of these thermophilic fungi could be increased to the higher thermophilic range approaching 70 °C, and a tolerance to partial anaerobic conditions can be obtained by modifying the fungal microbiome via a symbiotic existence with bacteria and/or viruses.
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- John G Ingersoll
- ECOCORP INC., 1211 South Eads Street, Suite 803, Arlington, VA 22202, USA
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Kik SK, Christopher D, Glauninger H, Hickernell CW, Bard JAM, Ford M, Sosnick TR, Drummond DA. An adaptive biomolecular condensation response is conserved across environmentally divergent species. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.28.551061. [PMID: 37546789 PMCID: PMC10402146 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.28.551061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Cells must sense and respond to sudden maladaptive environmental changes-stresses-to survive and thrive. Across eukaryotes, stresses such as heat shock trigger conserved responses: growth arrest, a specific transcriptional response, and biomolecular condensation of protein and mRNA into structures known as stress granules under severe stress. The composition, formation mechanism, adaptive significance, and even evolutionary conservation of these condensed structures remain enigmatic. Here we provide an unprecedented view into stress-triggered condensation, its evolutionary conservation and tuning, and its integration into other well-studied aspects of the stress response. Using three morphologically near-identical budding yeast species adapted to different thermal environments and diverged by up to 100 million years, we show that proteome-scale biomolecular condensation is tuned to species-specific thermal niches, closely tracking corresponding growth and transcriptional responses. In each species, poly(A)-binding protein-a core marker of stress granules-condenses in isolation at species-specific temperatures, with conserved molecular features and conformational changes modulating condensation. From the ecological to the molecular scale, our results reveal previously unappreciated levels of evolutionary selection in the eukaryotic stress response, while establishing a rich, tractable system for further inquiry.
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- Samantha Keyport Kik
- Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Department of Medicine, Section of Genetic Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Kiss A, Hariri Akbari F, Marchev A, Papp V, Mirmazloum I. The Cytotoxic Properties of Extreme Fungi's Bioactive Components-An Updated Metabolic and Omics Overview. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1623. [PMID: 37629481 PMCID: PMC10455657 DOI: 10.3390/life13081623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Fungi are the most diverse living organisms on planet Earth, where their ubiquitous presence in various ecosystems offers vast potential for the research and discovery of new, naturally occurring medicinal products. Concerning human health, cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality. While extensive research is being conducted on treatments and their efficacy in various stages of cancer, finding cytotoxic drugs that target tumor cells with no/less toxicity toward normal tissue is a significant challenge. In addition, traditional cancer treatments continue to suffer from chemical resistance. Fortunately, the cytotoxic properties of several natural products derived from various microorganisms, including fungi, are now well-established. The current review aims to extract and consolidate the findings of various scientific studies that identified fungi-derived bioactive metabolites with antitumor (anticancer) properties. The antitumor secondary metabolites identified from extremophilic and extremotolerant fungi are grouped according to their biological activity and type. It became evident that the significance of these compounds, with their medicinal properties and their potential application in cancer treatment, is tremendous. Furthermore, the utilization of omics tools, analysis, and genome mining technology to identify the novel metabolites for targeted treatments is discussed. Through this review, we tried to accentuate the invaluable importance of fungi grown in extreme environments and the necessity of innovative research in discovering naturally occurring bioactive compounds for the development of novel cancer treatments.
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- Attila Kiss
- Agro-Food Science Techtransfer and Innovation Centre, Faculty for Agro, Food and Environmental Science, Debrecen University, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Department of Biotechnology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Botany, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Plant Ecology, Institute of Agronomy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, Hungary
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Reislöhner S, Schermann G, Kilian M, Santamaría-Muñoz D, Zimmerli C, Kellner N, Baßler J, Brunner M, Hurt E. Identification and characterization of sugar-regulated promoters in Chaetomium thermophilum. BMC Biotechnol 2023; 23:19. [PMID: 37422618 PMCID: PMC10329369 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-023-00791-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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The thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum has been used extensively for biochemical and high-resolution structural studies of protein complexes. However, subsequent functional analyses of these assemblies have been hindered owing to the lack of genetic tools compatible with this thermophile, which are typically suited to other mesophilic eukaryotic model organisms, in particular the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Hence, we aimed to find genes from C. thermophilum that are expressed under the control of different sugars and examine their associated 5' untranslated regions as promoters responsible for sugar-regulated gene expression. To identify sugar-regulated promoters in C. thermophilum, we performed comparative xylose- versus glucose-dependent gene expression studies, which uncovered a number of enzymes with induced expression in the presence of xylose but repressed expression in glucose-supplemented media. Subsequently, we cloned the promoters of the two most stringently regulated genes, the xylosidase-like gene (XYL) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH), obtained from this genome-wide analysis in front of a thermostable yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) reporter. With this, we demonstrated xylose-dependent YFP expression by both Western blotting and live-cell imaging fluorescence microscopy. Prompted by these results, we expressed the C. thermophilum orthologue of a well-characterized dominant-negative ribosome assembly factor mutant, under the control of the XDH promoter, which allowed us to induce a nuclear export defect on the pre-60S subunit when C. thermophilum cells were grown in xylose- but not glucose-containing medium. Altogether, our study identified xylose-regulatable promoters in C. thermophilum, which might facilitate functional studies of genes of interest in this thermophilic eukaryotic model organism.
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- Sven Reislöhner
- Biochemistry Center (BZH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Neurovascular Cell Biology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-Von-Laue-Straße 3, Frankfurt Am Main, 60438 Germany
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- Biochemistry Center (BZH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center (BZH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center (BZH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biochemistry Center (BZH), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Freitas DS, Quesado V, Rocha D, Noro J, Martins M, Cavaco-Paulo A, Silva C. Lipase-Catalysed Polymerization of Eutectic Mixtures. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202374. [PMID: 36811321 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Aiming to reduce the toxicity and operational costs often associated to chemical processes, the enzymatic synthesis is applied herein as a sustainable route for producing polyesters. The use of NADES' (Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents) components as a source of monomers for the synthesis of polymers through lipase-catalyzed esterification in an anhydrous medium is detailed for the first time. Three NADES composed by glycerol and an organic base, or acid, were used to produce polyesters, through polymerization reactions catalyzed by Aspergillus oryzae lipase. High polyester conversion rates (above 70 %), containing at least 20 monomeric units (glycerol:organic acid/base (1 : 1)), were observed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) analysis. The NADES monomers' capacity for polymerization, along with their non-toxicity, cheap cost, and simplicity of production, sets up these solvents as a greener and cleaner approach for the synthesis of high value-added products.
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- David S Freitas
- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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Cordero RJB, Mattoon ER, Ramos Z, Casadevall A. The hypothermic nature of fungi. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2221996120. [PMID: 37130151 PMCID: PMC10175714 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221996120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Fungi play essential roles in global health, ecology, and economy, but their thermal biology is relatively unexplored. Mushrooms, the fruiting body of mycelium, were previously noticed to be colder than surrounding air through evaporative cooling. Here, we confirm those observations using infrared thermography and report that this hypothermic state is also observed in mold and yeast colonies. The relatively colder temperature of yeasts and molds is also mediated via evaporative cooling and associated with the accumulation of condensed water droplets on plate lids above colonies. The colonies appear coldest at their center and the surrounding agar appears warmest near the colony edges. The analysis of cultivated Pleurotus ostreatus mushrooms revealed that the hypothermic feature of mushrooms can be observed throughout the whole fruiting process and at the level of mycelium. The mushroom's hymenium was coldest, and different areas of the mushroom appear to dissipate heat differently. We also constructed a mushroom-based air-cooling prototype system capable of passively reducing the temperature of a semiclosed compartment by approximately 10 °C in 25 min. These findings suggest that the fungal kingdom is characteristically cold. Since fungi make up approximately 2% of Earth's biomass, their evapotranspiration may contribute to cooler temperatures in local environments.
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- Radames J. B. Cordero
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD21205
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- Department of Biology, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD21218
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- Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo, PR00612
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD21205
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Ali U, Anwar Z, Hasan S, Zafar M, Ain NU, Afzal F, Khalid W, Rahim MA, Mrabti HN, AL-Farga A, Eljeam HARA. Bioprocessing and Screening of Indigenous Wastes for Hyper Production of Fungal Lipase. Catalysts 2023; 13:853. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13050853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Background: Lipase is one of the most important enzymes produced from microbial fermentation. Agricultural wastes are a good source of enzyme production because they are cost-effective and production rates are also higher. Method: In this study, eight lignolitic substrates were screened for lipase production. Results: Out of these substrates, guava leaves showed maximum activity of 9.1 U/mL from Aspergillus niger by using the solid-state fermentation method. Various factors such as temperature, pH, incubation period, moisture content, inoculum size, and substrate size that influence the growth of fungi were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM), and then characterization was performed. When all physical and nutritional parameters were optimized by RSM, the maximum lipase activity obtained was 12.52 U/mL after 4 days of incubation, at pH 8, 40 °C temperature, 3 mL inoculum size, 20% moisture content, and 6 g substrate concentration. The enzyme was partially purified through 70% ammonium sulfate precipitation. After purification, it showed 34.291 U/mg enzyme activity, increasing the purification fold to 1.3. The enzyme was then further purified by dialysis, and the purification fold increased to 1.83 having enzyme activity of 48.03 U/mg. Furthermore, activity was increased to 132.72 U/mg after column chromatography. A purification fold of 5.07 was obtained after all purification steps.
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- Usman Ali
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- University Institute of Food Science and Technology, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- High Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Casablanca, Casablanca 20260, Morocco
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia
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Ali M, Song X, Wang Q, Zhang Z, Zhang M, Chen X, Tang Z, Liu X. Thermally enhanced biodegradation of benzo[a]pyrene and benzene co-contaminated soil: Bioavailability and generation of ROS. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 455:131494. [PMID: 37172381 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In this study, a set of comprehensive experiments were conducted to explore the effects of temperature on the biodegradation, bioavailability, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by thermally enhanced biodegradation (TEB) under benzene and BaP co-contaminated conditions. The biodegradation rates of benzene increased from 57.4% to 88.7% and 84.9%, and the biodegradation efficiency of BaP was enhanced from 15.8% to 34.6% and 28.6%, when the temperature was raised from the ambient temperature of 15 °C to 45 °C and 30 °C, respectively. In addition, the bioavailability analysis results demonstrated that the water- and butanol-extractable BaP increased with elevated temperatures. High enzymatic activities and PAH-RHDα gene in gram-positive bacteria favored the long-term elevated temperatures (30 and 45 °C) compared to gram-negative bacteria. Moreover, ROS species (O2•- and •OH) generation was detected which were scavenged by the increased superoxide dismutase and catalase activities at elevated temperatures. Soil properties (pH, TOC, moisture, total iron, Fe3+, and Fe2+) were affected by the temperature treatments, revealing that metal-organic-associated reactions occurred during the TEB of benzene-BaP co-contamination. The results concluded that biodegradation of benzene-BaP co-contamination was greatly improved at 45 °C and that microbial activities enhanced the biodegradation under TEB via the increased bioavailability and generation and degradation of ROS.
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- Mukhtiar Ali
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- China Construction 8th Engineering Division Corp., LTD, Shanghai 200122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Abouamama S, Anis B, Abir S, Maroua H, Sirine B. Amylolytic and antibacterial activity of filamentous fungi isolated from the rhizosphere of different plants grown in the Tamanghasset region. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14350. [PMID: 36942260 PMCID: PMC10024112 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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In the present study, we were interested in studying the amylolytic and antibacterial activity of some filamentous fungi isolated from the rhizosphere of cultivated plants in Tamanghasset region. Consequently, 11 pure strains belonging to the different fungal genera were isolated Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fusarium, Mucor and Penicillium. Positive result of amylolytic activity was revealed on all the isolated strains, with important hydrolysis zones of 54.33 ± 1.15 mm, 54.00 ± 3.61 mm, 52.00 ± 6.08 mm and 51.33 ± 15.01 mm for Aspergillus sp.1, Curvularia sp., Fusarium sp.2 and Mucor sp. respectively. In addition, analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the means of hydrolysis zones diameters shows that the values linked by the same letter do not show any significant difference at P < 0.05. Antibacterial activity of the isolated fungal was demonstrated by the agar cylinder technique against four pathogenic bacterial strains. The results showed a variability of the inhibition zones, thus the most important results were recorded against S. aureus, E. coli and K. pneumonia for all fungi which produced inhibition zones ranging from 15.33 ± 0.00 to 23.66 ± 1.71 mm. while all isolate had the lowest inhibition zone against P. aeruginosa. In conclusion, the obtained results indicated the isolated filamentous fungi have the potential to inhibit the four pathogenic bacterial strains, S. aureus, E. coli, K. pneumonia and P. aeruginosa, while simultaneously showed significant amylolytic activity.
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- Sidaoui Abouamama
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Amine Elokkal El Hadj Moussa Egakhamouk University of Tamanghasset, 11000, Tamanghasset, Algeria
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life sSciences, Abbes Laghrour University of Khenchela, Algeria
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Amine Elokkal El Hadj Moussa Egakhamouk University of Tamanghasset, 11000, Tamanghasset, Algeria
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Amine Elokkal El Hadj Moussa Egakhamouk University of Tamanghasset, 11000, Tamanghasset, Algeria
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Amine Elokkal El Hadj Moussa Egakhamouk University of Tamanghasset, 11000, Tamanghasset, Algeria
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Dereeper A, Allouch N, Guerlais V, Garnier M, Ma L, De Jonckheere JF, Joseph SJ, Ali IKM, Talarmin A, Marcelino I. Naegleria genus pangenome reveals new structural and functional insights into the versatility of these free-living amoebae. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1056418. [PMID: 36817109 PMCID: PMC9928731 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1056418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Introduction Free-living amoebae of the Naegleria genus belong to the major protist clade Heterolobosea and are ubiquitously distributed in soil and freshwater habitats. Of the 47 Naegleria species described, N. fowleri is the only one being pathogenic to humans, causing a rare but fulminant primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. Some Naegleria genome sequences are publicly available, but the genetic basis for Naegleria diversity and ability to thrive in diverse environments (including human brain) remains unclear. Methods Herein, we constructed a high-quality Naegleria genus pangenome to obtain a comprehensive catalog of genes encoded by these amoebae. For this, we first sequenced, assembled, and annotated six new Naegleria genomes. Results and Discussion Genome architecture analyses revealed that Naegleria may use genome plasticity features such as ploidy/aneuploidy to modulate their behavior in different environments. When comparing 14 near-to-complete genome sequences, our results estimated the theoretical Naegleria pangenome as a closed genome, with 13,943 genes, including 3,563 core and 10,380 accessory genes. The functional annotations revealed that a large fraction of Naegleria genes show significant sequence similarity with those already described in other kingdoms, namely Animalia and Plantae. Comparative analyses highlighted a remarkable genomic heterogeneity, even for closely related strains and demonstrate that Naegleria harbors extensive genome variability, reflected in different metabolic repertoires. If Naegleria core genome was enriched in conserved genes essential for metabolic, regulatory and survival processes, the accessory genome revealed the presence of genes involved in stress response, macromolecule modifications, cell signaling and immune response. Commonly reported N. fowleri virulence-associated genes were present in both core and accessory genomes, suggesting that N. fowleri's ability to infect human brain could be related to its unique species-specific genes (mostly of unknown function) and/or to differential gene expression. The construction of Naegleria first pangenome allowed us to move away from a single reference genome (that does not necessarily represent each species as a whole) and to identify essential and dispensable genes in Naegleria evolution, diversity and biology, paving the way for further genomic and post-genomic studies.
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- Alexis Dereeper
- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Paris, Biomics, Paris, France
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Unité TReD-Path, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France,*Correspondence: Isabel Marcelino,
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Zhu Y, Yao Y, Xi J, Tang C, Wu L. Modelling the effect of pH and H2S on the germination of F. graminearum spores under different temperature conditions. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pushparaj K, Meyyazhagan A, Bhotla HK, Arumugam VA, Pappuswamy M, Vadivalagan C, Hakeem KR, Balasubramanian B, Liu W, Mousavi Khaneghah A. The crux of bioactive metabolites in endophytic and thermophilic fungi and their proximal prospects in biotechnological and industrial domains. Toxicon 2023; 223:107007. [PMID: 36563862 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.107007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fungi are ubiquitous in distribution and are found in grasses to hot springs. Their mode of nutrition provides sustenance for living and propagation. Ironically, varied fungal species have developed customized strategies for protection and survival by producing diverse secondary metabolites. The review aimed to project the contrasting potential features of the endophytic and thermophilic fungi groups. The metabolites and the enzymes of endophytic and thermophilic fungi served as the backbone to thrive and adapt within-host and in extreme conditions like higher pH, heat, and salinity, respectively. Identification, knowledge of their biochemistry and pathway, exploration, production, and utilization of these bioactive molecules in various commercial, industrial, and pharmaceutical domains were briefly discussed. The uniqueness of endophytes includes stress management and improved biomass production of the host, green fuel production, omnipresence, selected triple-symbiosis with the virus, synthesis of polyketides, and other active metabolites are widely used in biomedical applications and agriculture management. This review attempted to limelight the specific applications of thermophilic fungal metabolites and the roles of thermo-stable enzymes in bioprospecting. Moreover, probing the metabolites of thermophiles rendered novel antibiotic compounds, which were proven effective against multi-drug resistant bacteria and harboured the potential to curtail infectious diseases.
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- Karthika Pushparaj
- Department of Zoology, School of Biosciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560076, India
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560076, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560076, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, PR China.
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- Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology, Prof. WacławDąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology - State Research Institute, 36 Rakowiecka St., 02-532, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Technology of Chemistry, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
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TtCel7A: A Native Thermophilic Bifunctional Cellulose/Xylanase Exogluclanase from the Thermophilic Biomass-Degrading Fungus Thielavia terrestris Co3Bag1, and Its Application in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agroindustrial Derivatives. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9020152. [PMID: 36836267 PMCID: PMC9961574 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The biomass-degrading thermophilic ascomycete fungus Thielavia terrestris Co3Bag1 produces TtCel7A, a native bifunctional cellulase/xylanase GH7 family. The purified TtCel7A, with an estimated molecular weight of 71 kDa, was biochemically characterized. TtCel7A displayed an optimal pH of 5.5 for both activities and an optimal temperature of 60 and 50 °C for cellulolytic and xylanolytic activities, respectively. The half-lives determined for cellulase activity were 140, 106, and 41 min at 50, 60, and 70 °C, respectively, whereas the half-lives observed for xylanase activity were 24, 10, and 1.4 h at 50, 60, and 70 °C, respectively. The KM and Vmax values were 3.12 mg/mL and 50 U/mg for cellulase activity and 0.17 mg/mL and 42.75 U/mg for xylanase activity. Circular dichroism analysis suggests changes in the secondary structure of TtCel7A in the presence of CMC as the substrate, whereas no modifications were observed with beechwood xylan. TtCel7A displayed the excellent capability to hydrolyze CMC, beechwood xylan, and complex substrates such as oat bran, wheat bran, and sugarcane bagasse, with glucose and cellobiose being the main products released; also, slightly less endo cellulase and xylanase activities were observed. Thus, suggesting TtCel7A has an exo- and endomode of action. Based on the characteristics of the enzyme, it might be considered a good candidate for industrial applications.
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Tang Q, Chen X, Huang J, Zhang S, Qin H, Dong Y, Wang C, Wang X, Wu C, Jin Y, Zhou R. Mechanism of Enhancing Pyrazines in Daqu via Inoculating Bacillus licheniformis with Strains Specificity. Foods 2023; 12:foods12020304. [PMID: 36673396 PMCID: PMC9858619 DOI: 10.3390/foods12020304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Despite the importance of pyrazines in Baijiu flavor, inoculating functional strains to increase the contents of pyrazine in Daqu and how those interact with endogenic communities is not well characterized. The effects of inoculating Bacillus licheniformis with similar metabolic capacity on pyrazine and community structure were assessed in the Daqu complex system and compared with traditional Daqu. The fortification strategy increased the volatile metabolite content of Daqu by 52.40% and the pyrazine content by 655.99%. Meanwhile, results revealed that the pyrazine content in Daqu inoculated isolate J-49 was 2.35-7.41 times higher than isolate J-41. Both isolates have the almost same capability of 2,3-butanediol, a key precursor of pyrazine, in pure cultured systems. Since the membrane fatty acids of isolate J-49 contain unsaturated fatty acids, it enhances the response-ability to withstand complex environmental pressure, resulting in higher pyrazine content. PICRUSt2 suggested that the increase in pyrazine was related to the enzyme expression of nitrogen metabolism significantly increasing, which led to the enrichment of NH4+ and 2,3-butanediol (which increased by 615.89%). These results based on multi-dimensional approaches revealed the effect of functional bacteria enhancement on the attribution of Daqu, laid a methodological foundation regulating the microbial community structure and enhanced the target products by functional strains.
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- Qiuxiang Tang
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Luzhou Laojiao Company Limited, Luzhou 646000, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- National Engineering Research Centre of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou 646000, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-28-85406149
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van Tartwijk FW, Kaminski CF. Protein Condensation, Cellular Organization, and Spatiotemporal Regulation of Cytoplasmic Properties. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2022; 6:e2101328. [PMID: 35796197 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202101328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The cytoplasm is an aqueous, highly crowded solution of active macromolecules. Its properties influence the behavior of proteins, including their folding, motion, and interactions. In particular, proteins in the cytoplasm can interact to form phase-separated assemblies, so-called biomolecular condensates. The interplay between cytoplasmic properties and protein condensation is critical in a number of functional contexts and is the subject of this review. The authors first describe how cytoplasmic properties can affect protein behavior, in particular condensate formation, and then describe the functional implications of this interplay in three cellular contexts, which exemplify how protein self-organization can be adapted to support certain physiological phenotypes. The authors then describe the formation of RNA-protein condensates in highly polarized cells such as neurons, where condensates play a critical role in the regulation of local protein synthesis, and describe how different stressors trigger extensive reorganization of the cytoplasm, both through signaling pathways and through direct stress-induced changes in cytoplasmic properties. Finally, the authors describe changes in protein behavior and cytoplasmic properties that may occur in extremophiles, in particular organisms that have adapted to inhabit environments of extreme temperature, and discuss the implications and functional importance of these changes.
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- Francesca W van Tartwijk
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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Sun N, Liu X, Zhang B, Wang X, Na W, Tan Z, Li X, Guan Q. Characterization of a novel recombinant halophilic β-glucosidase of Trichoderma harzianum derived from Hainan mangrove. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:185. [PMID: 35902815 PMCID: PMC9331182 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-022-02596-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND β-glucosidase is an important biomass-degrading enzyme and plays a vital role in generating renewable biofuels through enzymatic saccharification. In this study, we analyzed the transcriptome of Trichoderma harzianum HTASA derived from Hainan mangrove and identified a new gene encoding β-glucosidase Bgl3HB. And the biochemically characterization of β-glucosidase activity was performed. RESULTS Bgl3HB showed substantial catalytic activity in the pH range of 3.0-5.0 and at temperatures of 40 ℃-60 ℃. The enzyme was found quite stable at 50 ℃ with a loss of only 33.4% relative activity after 240 min of heat exposure. In addition, all tested metal ions were found to promote the enzyme activity. The β-glucosidase activity of Bgl3HB was enhanced by 2.12-fold of its original activity in the presence of 5 M NaCl. Surprisingly, Bgl3HB also showed a remarkable ability to hydrolyze laminarin compared to other measured substrates. Enzyme efficiency was examined in the sugarcane bagasse saccharification processes, in which Bgl3HB with 5 M NaCl worked better supplementing Celluclast 1.5L than the commercial Novozyme 188 ascertained it as an admirably suited biocatalyst for the utilization of agricultural waste. In this work, this is the first report of a halophilic β-glucosidase from Trichoderma harzianum, and represents the β-glucosidase with the highest known NaCl activation concentration. And adding 5 M NaCl could enhance saccharification performance even better than commercial cellulase. CONCLUSIONS These results show that Bgl3HB has great promise as a highly stable and highly efficient cellulase with important future applications in the industrial production of biofuels.
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- Nan Sun
- Lab of Animal Nutrition, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Animal Nutrition, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Animal Nutrition, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Animal Nutrition, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China.
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- Lab of Animal Genetics, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Animal Genetics, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Animal Genetics, Reproduction & Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Lab of Microorganism Resource and Utilization Research, School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, No.58 Renmin Avenue, Meilan, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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Hengge NN, Mallinson SJB, Pason P, Lunin VV, Alahuhta M, Chung D, Himmel ME, Westpheling J, Bomble YJ. Characterization of the Biomass Degrading Enzyme GuxA from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116070. [PMID: 35682749 PMCID: PMC9181691 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microbial conversion of biomass relies on a complex combination of enzyme systems promoting synergy to overcome biomass recalcitrance. Some thermophilic bacteria have been shown to exhibit particularly high levels of cellulolytic activity, making them of particular interest for biomass conversion. These bacteria use varying combinations of CAZymes that vary in complexity from a single catalytic domain to large multi-modular and multi-functional architectures to deconstruct biomass. Since the discovery of CelA from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii which was identified as one of the most active cellulase so far identified, the search for efficient multi-modular and multi-functional CAZymes has intensified. One of these candidates, GuxA (previously Acel_0615), was recently shown to exhibit synergy with other CAZymes in C. bescii, leading to a dramatic increase in growth on biomass when expressed in this host. GuxA is a multi-modular and multi-functional enzyme from Acidothermus cellulolyticus whose catalytic domains include a xylanase/endoglucanase GH12 and an exoglucanase GH6, representing a unique combination of these two glycoside hydrolase families in a single CAZyme. These attributes make GuxA of particular interest as a potential candidate for thermophilic industrial enzyme preparations. Here, we present a more complete characterization of GuxA to understand the mechanism of its activity and substrate specificity. In addition, we demonstrate that GuxA exhibits high levels of synergism with E1, a companion endoglucanase from A. cellulolyticus. We also present a crystal structure of one of the GuxA domains and dissect the structural features that might contribute to its thermotolerance.
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- Neal N. Hengge
- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10150, Thailand;
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA; (N.N.H.); (S.J.B.M.); (V.V.L.); (M.A.); (D.C.); (M.E.H.)
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Development of an Efficient C-to-T Base-Editing System and Its Application to Cellulase Transcription Factor Precise Engineering in Thermophilic Fungus Myceliophthora thermophila. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0232121. [PMID: 35608343 PMCID: PMC9241923 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02321-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Myceliophthora thermophila is a thermophilic fungus with great potential in biorefineries and biotechnology. The base editor is an upgraded version of the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-dependent genome-editing tool that introduces precise point mutations without causing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and has been used in various organisms but rarely in filamentous fungi, especially thermophilic filamentous fungi. Here, for the first time, we constructed three cytosine base editors (CBEs) in M. thermophila, namely, evolved apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic subunit 1 (APOBEC1) cytosine base editor 4 max (Mtevo-BE4max), bacteriophage Mu Gam protein cytosine base editor 4 max (MtGAM-BE4max), and evolved CDA1 deaminase cytosine base editor (Mtevo-CDA1), and efficiently inactivated genes by precisely converting three codons (CAA, CAG, and CGA) into stop codons without DSB formation. The Mtevo-CDA1 editor with up to 92.6% editing efficiency is a more suitable tool for cytosine base editing in thermophilic fungi. To investigate the function of each motif of the cellulase transcription factor M. thermophila CLR-2 (MtCLR-2), we used the Mtevo-CDA1 editor. The fungal-specific motif of MtCLR-2 was found to be strongly involved in cellulase secretion, conidium formation, hyphal branching, and colony formation. Mutation of the fungus-specific motif caused significant defects in these characteristics. Thus, we developed an efficient thermophilic fungus-compatible base-editing system that could also be used for genetic engineering in other relevant filamentous fungi. IMPORTANCE A CRISPR/Cas-based base-editing approach has been developed to introduce point mutations without inducing double-strand breaks (DSBs) and attracted substantial academic and industrial interest. Our study developed the deaminase-cytosine base-editing system to efficiently edit three target genes, amdS, cre-1, and the essential cellulase regulator gene Mtclr-2, in Myceliophthora thermophila. A variety of point mutations in the target loci of the DNA-binding domain and fungus-specific motif of M. thermophila CLR-2 (MtCLR-2) were successfully generated via our base editor Mtevo-CDA1 to elucidate its function. Here, we show that the DNA-binding domain of MtCLR-2 is important for the fungal response to cellulose conditions, while its fungus-specific motif is involved in fungal growth. These findings indicate that our base editor can be an effective tool for elucidating the functions of motifs of target genes in filamentous fungi and for metabolic engineering in the field of synthetic biology.
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Comparison of the Biochemical Properties and Roles in the Xyloglucan-Rich Biomass Degradation of a GH74 Xyloglucanase and Its CBM-Deleted Variant from Thielavia terrestris. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23095276. [PMID: 35563667 PMCID: PMC9103125 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Xyloglucan is closely associated with cellulose and still retained with some modification in pretreated lignocellulose; however, its influence on lignocellulose biodegradation is less understood. TtGH74 from Thielavia terrestris displayed much higher catalytic activity than previously characterized fungal GH74 xyloglucanases. The carbohydrate-binding module 1 (CBM1) deleted variant (TtGH74ΔCBM) had the same optimum temperature and pH but an elevated thermostability. TtGH74 displayed a high binding affinity on xyloglucan and cellulose, while TtGH74ΔCBM completely lost the adsorption capability on cellulose. Their hydrolysis action alone or in combination with other glycoside hydrolases on the free xyloglucan, xyloglucan-coated phosphoric acid-swollen cellulose or pretreated corn bran and apple pomace was compared. CBM1 might not be essential for the hydrolysis of free xyloglucan but still effective for the associated xyloglucan to an extent. TtGH74 alone or synergistically acting with the CBH1/EG1 mixture was more effective in the hydrolysis of xyloglucan in corn bran, while TtGH74ΔCBM showed relatively higher catalytic activity on apple pomace, indicating that the role and significance of CBM1 are substrate-specific. The degrees of synergy for TtGH74 or TtGH74ΔCBM with the CBH1/EG1 mixture reached 1.22–2.02. The addition of GH10 xylanase in TtGH74 or the TtGH74ΔCBM/CBH1/EG1 mixture further improved the overall hydrolysis efficiency, and the degrees of synergy were up to 1.50–2.16.
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Delangiz N, Aliyar S, Pashapoor N, Nobaharan K, Asgari Lajayer B, Rodríguez-Couto S. Can polymer-degrading microorganisms solve the bottleneck of plastics' environmental challenges? CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 294:133709. [PMID: 35074325 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Increasing world population and industrial activities have enhanced anthropogenic pollution, plastic pollution being especially alarming. So, plastics should be recycled and/or make them biodegradable. Chemical and physical remediating methods are usually energy consuming and costly. In addition, they are not ecofriendly and usually produce toxic byproducts. Bioremediation is a proper option as it is cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. Plastic production and consumption are increasing daily, and, as a consequence, more microorganisms are exposed to these nonbiodegradable polymers. Therefore, investigating new efficient microorganisms and increasing the knowledge about their biology can pave the way for efficient and feasible plastic bioremediation processes. In this sense, omics, systems biology and bioinformatics are three important fields to analyze the biodegradation pathways in microorganisms. Based on the above-mentioned technologies, researchers can engineer microorganisms with specific desired properties to make bioremediation more efficient.
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- Nasser Delangiz
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130 Mikkeli, Finland
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Yeasts Inhabiting Extreme Environments and Their Biotechnological Applications. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10040794. [PMID: 35456844 PMCID: PMC9028089 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yeasts are microscopic fungi inhabiting all Earth environments, including those inhospitable for most life forms, considered extreme environments. According to their habitats, yeasts could be extremotolerant or extremophiles. Some are polyextremophiles, depending on their growth capacity, tolerance, and survival in the face of their habitat’s physical and chemical constitution. The extreme yeasts are relevant for the industrial production of value-added compounds, such as biofuels, lipids, carotenoids, recombinant proteins, enzymes, among others. This review calls attention to the importance of yeasts inhabiting extreme environments, including metabolic and adaptive aspects to tolerate conditions of cold, heat, water availability, pH, salinity, osmolarity, UV radiation, and metal toxicity, which are relevant for biotechnological applications. We explore the habitats of extreme yeasts, highlighting key species, physiology, adaptations, and molecular identification. Finally, we summarize several findings related to the industrially-important extremophilic yeasts and describe current trends in biotechnological applications that will impact the bioeconomy.
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Lübeck M, Lübeck PS. Fungal Cell Factories for Efficient and Sustainable Production of Proteins and Peptides. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10040753. [PMID: 35456803 PMCID: PMC9025306 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Filamentous fungi are a large and diverse taxonomically group of microorganisms found in all habitats worldwide. They grow as a network of cells called hyphae. Since filamentous fungi live in very diverse habitats, they produce different enzymes to degrade material for their living, for example hydrolytic enzymes to degrade various kinds of biomasses. Moreover, they produce defense proteins (antimicrobial peptides) and proteins for attaching surfaces (hydrophobins). Many of them are easy to cultivate in different known setups (submerged fermentation and solid-state fermentation) and their secretion of proteins and enzymes are often much larger than what is seen from yeast and bacteria. Therefore, filamentous fungi are in many industries the preferred production hosts of different proteins and enzymes. Edible fungi have traditionally been used as food, such as mushrooms or in fermented foods. New trends are to use edible fungi to produce myco-protein enriched foods. This review gives an overview of the different kinds of proteins, enzymes, and peptides produced by the most well-known fungi used as cell factories for different purposes and applications. Moreover, we describe some of the challenges that are important to consider when filamentous fungi are optimized as efficient cell factories.
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Edgcomb VP, Teske AP, Mara P. Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation in Guaymas Basin-Exploring the Roles and Potential Interactions of Fungi and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:831828. [PMID: 35356530 PMCID: PMC8959706 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.831828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hydrocarbons are degraded by specialized types of bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Their occurrence in marine hydrocarbon seeps and sediments prompted a study of their role and their potential interactions, using the hydrocarbon-rich hydrothermal sediments of Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California as a model system. This sedimented vent site is characterized by localized hydrothermal circulation that introduces seawater sulfate into methane- and hydrocarbon-rich sediments, and thus selects for diverse hydrocarbon-degrading communities of which methane, alkane- and aromatics-oxidizing sulfate-reducing bacteria and archaea have been especially well-studied. Current molecular and cultivation surveys are detecting diverse fungi in Guaymas Basin hydrothermal sediments, and draw attention to possible fungal-bacterial interactions. In this Hypothesis and Theory article, we report on background, recent results and outcomes, and underlying hypotheses that guide current experiments on this topic in the Edgcomb and Teske labs in 2021, and that we will revisit during our ongoing investigations of bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities in the deep sedimentary subsurface of Guaymas Basin.
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- Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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Thermophiles and carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in biofilm microbial consortia that decompose lignocellulosic plant litters at high temperatures. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2850. [PMID: 35181739 PMCID: PMC8857248 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06943-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The SKY hot spring is a unique site filled with a thick layer of plant litter. With the advancement of next-generation sequencing, it is now possible to mine many new biocatalyst sequences. In this study, we aimed to (i) identify the metataxonomic of prokaryotes and eukaryotes in microbial mats using 16S and 18S rRNA markers, (ii) and explore carbohydrate degrading enzymes (CAZymes) that have a high potential for future applications. Green microbial mat, predominantly photosynthetic bacteria, was attached to submerged or floating leaves litter. At the spring head, the sediment mixture consisted of plant debris, predominantly brownish-reddish gelatinous microbial mat, pale tan biofilm, and grey-white filament biofilm. The population in the spring head had a higher percentage of archaea and hyperthermophiles than the green mat. Concurrently, we cataloged nearly 10,000 sequences of CAZymes in both green and brown biofilms using the shotgun metagenomic sequencing approach. These sequences include β-glucosidase, cellulase, xylanase, α-N-arabinofuranosidase, α-l-arabinofuranosidase, and other CAZymes. In conclusion, this work elucidated that SKY is a unique hot spring due to its rich lignocellulosic material, often absent in other hot springs. The data collected from this study serves as a repository of new thermostable macromolecules, in particular families of glycoside hydrolases.
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Balabanova L, Seitkalieva A, Yugay Y, Rusapetova T, Slepchenko L, Podvolotskaya A, Yatsunskaya M, Vasyutkina E, Son O, Tekutyeva L, Shkryl Y. Engineered Fungus Thermothelomyces thermophilus Producing Plant Storage Proteins. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8020119. [PMID: 35205873 PMCID: PMC8877005 DOI: 10.3390/jof8020119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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An efficient Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation based on the plant binary vector pPZP-RCS2 was carried out for the multiple heterologous protein production in filamentous fungus Thermothelomyces thermophilus F-859 (formerly Myceliophthora thermophila F-859). The engineered fungus Th. thermophilus was able to produce plant storage proteins of Zea mays (α-zein Z19) and Amaranthus hypochondriacus (albumin A1) to enrich fungal biomass by valuable nutritional proteins and improved amino acid content. The mRNA levels of z19 and a1 genes were significantly dependent on their driving promoters: the promoter of tryptophan synthase (PtrpC) was more efficient to express a1, while the promoter of translation elongation factor (Ptef) provided much higher levels of z19 transcript abundance. In general, the total recombinant proteins and amino acid contents were higher in the Ptef-containing clones. This work describes a new strategy to improve mycoprotein nutritive value by overexpression of plant storage proteins.
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- Larissa Balabanova
- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (L.B.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (L.B.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
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- Federal Scientific Centre of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (Y.Y.); (T.R.); (M.Y.); (E.V.)
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- Federal Scientific Centre of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (Y.Y.); (T.R.); (M.Y.); (E.V.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (L.B.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Bioeconomy and Food Security, Far Eastern Federal University, B417 Office, Bldg. 20, Ajax St., Russky Island, 690950 Vladivostok, Russia; (A.P.); (O.S.); (L.T.)
- ARNIKA, Territory of PDA Nadezhdinskaya, Centralnay St. 42, 692481 Volno-Nadezhdinskoye, Primorsky Krai, Russia
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- Federal Scientific Centre of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (Y.Y.); (T.R.); (M.Y.); (E.V.)
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- Federal Scientific Centre of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (Y.Y.); (T.R.); (M.Y.); (E.V.)
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- Department of Bioeconomy and Food Security, Far Eastern Federal University, B417 Office, Bldg. 20, Ajax St., Russky Island, 690950 Vladivostok, Russia; (A.P.); (O.S.); (L.T.)
- ARNIKA, Territory of PDA Nadezhdinskaya, Centralnay St. 42, 692481 Volno-Nadezhdinskoye, Primorsky Krai, Russia
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- Department of Bioeconomy and Food Security, Far Eastern Federal University, B417 Office, Bldg. 20, Ajax St., Russky Island, 690950 Vladivostok, Russia; (A.P.); (O.S.); (L.T.)
- ARNIKA, Territory of PDA Nadezhdinskaya, Centralnay St. 42, 692481 Volno-Nadezhdinskoye, Primorsky Krai, Russia
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- Federal Scientific Centre of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 100-letya Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia; (Y.Y.); (T.R.); (M.Y.); (E.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-4232-312-129; Fax: +7-4232-310-193
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Purification and Structural Characterization of the Auxiliary Activity 9 Native Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase from Thermoascus aurantiacus and Identification of Its C1- and C4-Oxidized Reaction Products. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Auxiliary activity 9 (AA9) lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent oxidoreductases that use O2 or H2O2 to perform oxidative cleavage of cellulose in the presence of an electron donor. Combined with cellulases, they can assist in a more efficient cleavage of cellulose. AA9 LPMOs have therefore attracted considerable attention in recent years for use in biotechnological applications. Here, a native AA9 LPMO (nTaAA9A) from the thermophilic fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus was purified and characterized. The enzyme was shown to be active and able to cleave cellulose and xylan to produce C1- and C4-oxidized products. It was also found to retain about 84.3, 63.7, and 35.3% of its activity after incubation for 30 min at 60, 70, and 80 °C, respectively, using quantitative activity determination. The structure was determined to 1.36 Å resolution and compared with that of the recombinant enzyme expressed in Aspergillus oryzae. Structural differences in the glycosylated Asn138 and in solvent-exposed loops were identified.
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Functional properties of Rhizopus oryzae strains isolated from agricultural soils as a potential probiotic for broiler feed fermentation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:41. [PMID: 35018552 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03225-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The most crucial and expensive fragment in the broiler chicken production industry is the feed. Because of the rising demand, finding a cheap and effective feed is an urgent necessity. Fermentation of broiler feed by probiotic fungal starters can enhance the nutrient's availability and digestibility while preventing pathogenic growth. In this study different Rhizopus spp. have been isolated from agricultural soils around Izmir, Turkey, and tested for their probiotic potential and fermentative capacity. The isolated Rhizopus strains first underwent microscopical fluorescent investigation to exclude endofungal bacterial presence, then, those without endofungal bacteria (totally 82) were tested for antimicrobial activity counter bacterial and fungal pathogens. The ones with wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity (totally 10) were tested for gastrointestinal tolerance and antioxidant ability. Upon phenotypic and genotypic identification, the 10 isolates were found to belong to Rhizopus oryzae species. While all 10 strains showed variable gastrointestinal tolerance and antioxidant activities, three of them (92/1, 236/2, and 284) had relatively high antioxidant activity. Upon fermentative capacity assay, compared to unfermented commercial feed, there was a general decrease in crude fiber content by 56% after fermentation by 92/1 isolate for 4 days and 236/2 isolate for 2 days. The highest increase in crude protein content (by 14.5%) occurred after a 4-day fermentation period by 236/2 isolate. The highest increase in metabolizable energy was 8.64%, by the 284 isolate after 2 days of fermentation. In conclusion, the three strains showed good probiotic properties and fermentative capacities hence can be beneficial for the poultry industry.
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Biochemical characterization of a thermophilic exo-arabinanase from the filamentous fungus Rasamsonia emersonii. J Biosci Bioeng 2022; 133:316-322. [PMID: 35031213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2021.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arabinan in plant cell wall constitutes a major source of arabinose and arabino-oligosaccharides in nature. Exo-α-l-1,5-arabinanases release arabinose or arabino-oligosaccharides from arabinan in an exo-acting manner and therefore contribute to arabinan degradation. In this study, an exo-α-l-1,5-arabinanase belonging to GH93 family was identified from the thermophilic filamentous fungus Rasamsonia emersonii. The corresponding encoding gene (Reabn93) was cloned from the R. emersonii genome and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The purified recombinant ReAbn93 exhibited the maximum activity at 70 °C and retained 70% of its activity after incubation at 70 °C for 3 h ReAbn93 had an acidic pH optimum (pH 4.0) but remained stable over a broad pH range (pH 3-9). The specific activity of ReAbn93 toward linear arabinan under optimal conditions was 466.08 U mg-1. Similar to the few other reported GH93 members, ReAbn93 degrades linear arabinan or arabino-oligosaccharides in an exo-acting manner with arabinobiose as the only hydrolytic product. Of note, ReAbn93 possessed remarkably better thermostability and higher specific activity compared to the only reported thermophilic counterpart in GH93, and therefore holds potential in relevant biotechnological applications.
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Thermotolerance and Adaptation to Climate Change. Fungal Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89664-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mahanty S, Tudu P, Ghosh S, Chatterjee S, Das P, Bhattacharyya S, Das S, Acharya K, Chaudhuri P. Chemometric study on the biochemical marker of the manglicolous fungi to illustrate its potentiality as a bio indicator for heavy metal pollution in Indian Sundarbans. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113017. [PMID: 34872165 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The study represents in vitro chemometric approach for assessing the heavy metal pollution in Indian Sundarbans. Physio-chemical and elemental characterisation of the sediment samples of Indian Sundarbans had shown high enrichments of toxic metal ions. It was characterised by elevated enrichment factors (2.16-10.12), geo-accumulation indices (0.03 -1.21), contamination factors (0.7-3.43) and pollution load indices (1.0-1.25) which showed progressive sediment quality deterioration and ecotoxicological risk due to metal ions contamination. The physio-chemical parameters of the sediments were replicated and computational chemometric modeling was utilized to assess fungal metabolic growth. All the fungi isolates had shown maximum metabolic activity in high temperature, alkaline pH, and high salinity. Further, the fungal metabolic activity was assessed in different gradient of heavy metal concentration. The significant deterioration of biochemical marker with increasing concentration of heavy metal indicates the status of the microbial health due to toxic metal pollution in the mangrove habitat.
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- Shouvik Mahanty
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
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- Department of Life Science, NIT Rourkela, India
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- Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India
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Vaisman A, McDonald JP, Smith MR, Aspelund SL, Evans TC, Woodgate R. Identification and Characterization of Thermostable Y-Family DNA Polymerases η, ι, κ and Rev1 From a Lower Eukaryote, Thermomyces lanuginosus. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:778400. [PMID: 34805283 PMCID: PMC8595933 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.778400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Y-family DNA polymerases (pols) consist of six phylogenetically separate subfamilies; two UmuC (polV) branches, DinB (pol IV, Dpo4, polκ), Rad30A/POLH (polη), and Rad30B/POLI (polι) and Rev1. Of these subfamilies, DinB orthologs are found in all three domains of life; eubacteria, archaea, and eukarya. UmuC orthologs are identified only in bacteria, whilst Rev1 and Rad30A/B orthologs are only detected in eukaryotes. Within eukaryotes, a wide array of evolutionary diversity exists. Humans possess all four Y-family pols (pols η, ι, κ, and Rev1), Schizosaccharomyces pombe has three Y-family pols (pols η, κ, and Rev1), and Saccharomyces cerevisiae only has polη and Rev1. Here, we report the cloning, expression, and biochemical characterization of the four Y-family pols from the lower eukaryotic thermophilic fungi, Thermomyces lanuginosus. Apart from the expected increased thermostability of the T. lanuginosus Y-family pols, their major biochemical properties are very similar to properties of their human counterparts. In particular, both Rad30B homologs (T. lanuginosus and human polɩ) exhibit remarkably low fidelity during DNA synthesis that is template sequence dependent. It was previously hypothesized that higher organisms had acquired this property during eukaryotic evolution, but these observations imply that polι originated earlier than previously known, suggesting a critical cellular function in both lower and higher eukaryotes.
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- Alexandra Vaisman
- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- New England Biolabs Incorporated, Ipswich, MA, United States
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- Laboratory of Genomic Integrity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Zahid MS, Li D, Javed HU, Sabir IA, Wang L, Jiu S, Song S, Ma C, Wang D, Zhang C, Zhou X, Xu W, Wang S. Comparative fungal diversity and dynamics in plant compartments at different developmental stages under root-zone restricted grapevines. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:317. [PMID: 34784893 PMCID: PMC8594160 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02376-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The root-zone restriction cultivation technique is used to achieve superior fruit quality at the cost of limited vegetative and enhanced reproductive development of grapevines. Fungal interactions and diversity in grapevines are well established; however, our knowledge about fungal diversity under the root-zone restriction technique is still unexplored. To provide insights into the role of mycobiota in the regulation of growth and fruit quality of grapevine under root-zone restriction, DNA from rhizosphere and plant compartments, including white roots (new roots), leaves, flowers, and berries of root-zone restricted (treatment) and conventionally grown plants (control), was extracted at three growth stages (full bloom, veraison, and maturity). RESULTS Diversity analysis based on the ITS1 region was performed using QIIME2. We observed that the root-zone restriction technique primarily affected the fungal communities of the soil and plant compartments at different growth stages. Interestingly, Fusarium, Ilyonectria, Cladosporium and Aspergillus spp observed in the rhizosphere overlapped with the phyllosphere at all phenological stages, having distinctive abundance in grapevine habitats. Peak richness and diversity were observed in the rhizosphere at the full bloom stage of control plants, white roots at the veraison stage of treatment, leaves at the maturity stage of treatment, flowers at the full bloom stage and berries at the veraison stage of control plants. Except for white roots, the diversity of soil and plant compartments of treated plants tended to increase until maturity. At the maturity stage of the treated and control plants, the abundance of Aspergillus spp. was 25.99 and 29.48%, respectively. Moreover, the total soluble sugar content of berries was 19.03 obrix and 16 obrix in treated and control plants, respectively, at the maturity stage. CONCLUSIONS This is the first elucidative study targeting the fungal diversity of conventional and root-restricted cultivation techniques in a single vineyard. Species richness and diversity are affected by stressful cultivation known as root zone restriction. There is an association between the abundance of Aspergillus spp. and fruit quality because despite causing stress to the grapevine, superior quality of fruit is retrieved in root-zone restricted plants.
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- Muhammad Salman Zahid
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 China
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Antonelli MA, Gaglioti AL, Silva PRDA, Knob A. Thermophilic fungi in Araucaria Forest, Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2021; 93:e20210714. [PMID: 34706012 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202120210714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Thermophilic fungi constitute an ecologically well-defined group, commonly found in environments wherever decomposition of organic matter takes place, making them self-heating. The importance of thermophilic fungus in ecosystems contrasts with the incompleteness of our understanding of the group's biogeography patterns, phylogenies and coevolution relationships. Actually, the lack of data about thermophilic fungi from the Brazil is a limiting factor that also contributes for this scenario. In order to reduce this gap of knowledge, we aimed to characterize thermophilic filamentous fungi in Araucaria Forest, Atlantic Forest biome. Species identification was achieved by using internal transcribed spacers (ITS) as molecular ribosomal markers. In total, 240 heat-tolerant fungal strains were isolated and identified as Thermothielavioides terrestris, Thielavia sp., Thermoascus crustaceus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Rhizomucor miehei, Rhizomucor pusillus, and Rhizopus microsporus. All thermophilic strains exhibited optimal growth at 45 °C. T. crustaceus, T. miehei e R. pusillus were the dominant species, with the frequencies of occurrence of 35.00%, 28.33% and 23.33%, respectively. Our data reveals the apparent diversity of the Neotropical realm and may serve as reference to future studies that will try to elucidate important aspects of group.
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- Marcio André Antonelli
- Midwest State University State, Department of Biological Sciences, Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia, 838, 85040-167 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Midwest State University State, Department of Biological Sciences, Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia, 838, 85040-167 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Midwest State University State, Department of Biological Sciences, Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia, 838, 85040-167 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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- Midwest State University State, Department of Biological Sciences, Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia, 838, 85040-167 Guarapuava, PR, Brazil
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Magalhães RP, Cunha JM, Sousa SF. Perspectives on the Role of Enzymatic Biocatalysis for the Degradation of Plastic PET. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11257. [PMID: 34681915 PMCID: PMC8540959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Plastics are highly durable and widely used materials. Current methodologies of plastic degradation, elimination, and recycling are flawed. In recent years, biodegradation (the usage of microorganisms for material recycling) has grown as a valid alternative to previously used methods. The evolution of bioengineering techniques and the discovery of novel microorganisms and enzymes with degradation ability have been key. One of the most produced plastics is PET, a long chain polymer of terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG) repeating monomers. Many enzymes with PET degradation activity have been discovered, characterized, and engineered in the last few years. However, classification and integrated knowledge of these enzymes are not trivial. Therefore, in this work we present a summary of currently known PET degrading enzymes, focusing on their structural and activity characteristics, and summarizing engineering efforts to improve activity. Although several high potential enzymes have been discovered, further efforts to improve activity and thermal stability are necessary.
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- Rita P. Magalhães
- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM—Departamento de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (R.P.M.); (J.M.C.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM—Departamento de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (R.P.M.); (J.M.C.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM—Departamento de Biomedicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (R.P.M.); (J.M.C.)
- Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Kiel Reese B, Sobol MS, Bowles MW, Hinrichs KU. Redefining the Subsurface Biosphere: Characterization of Fungi Isolated From Energy-Limited Marine Deep Subsurface Sediment. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2021; 2:727543. [PMID: 37744089 PMCID: PMC10512353 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2021.727543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The characterization of metabolically active fungal isolates within the deep marine subsurface will alter current ecosystem models and living biomass estimates that are limited to bacterial and archaeal populations. Although marine fungi have been studied for over fifty years, a detailed description of fungal populations within the deep subsurface is lacking. Fungi possess metabolic pathways capable of utilizing previously considered non-bioavailable energy reserves. Therefore, metabolically active fungi would occupy a unique niche within subsurface ecosystems, with the potential to provide an organic carbon source for heterotrophic prokaryotic populations from the transformation of non-bioavailable energy into substrates, as well as from the fungal necromass itself. These organic carbon sources are not currently being considered in subsurface energy budgets. Sediments from South Pacific Gyre subsurface, one of the most energy-limited environments on Earth, were collected during the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 329. Anoxic and oxic sediment slurry enrichments using fresh sediment were used to isolate multiple fungal strains in media types that varied in organic carbon substrates and concentration. Metabolically active and dormant fungal populations were also determined from nucleic acids extracted from in situ cryopreserved South Pacific Gyre sediments. For further characterization of physical growth parameters, two isolates were chosen based on their representation of the whole South Pacific Gyre fungal community. Results from this study show that fungi have adapted to be metabolically active and key community members in South Pacific Gyre sediments and potentially within global biogeochemical cycles.
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- Brandi Kiel Reese
- Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, United States
- School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, United States
- Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 5, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
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- MARUM-Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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López MJ, Jurado MM, López-González JA, Estrella-González MJ, Martínez-Gallardo MR, Toribio A, Suárez-Estrella F. Characterization of Thermophilic Lignocellulolytic Microorganisms in Composting. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:697480. [PMID: 34456885 PMCID: PMC8385673 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.697480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Composting involves the selection of a microbiota capable of resisting the high temperatures generated during the process and degrading the lignocellulose. A deep understanding of the thermophilic microbial community involved in such biotransformation is valuable to improve composting efficiency and to provide thermostable biomass-degrading enzymes for biorefinery. This study investigated the lignocellulose-degrading thermophilic microbial culturome at all the stages of plant waste composting, focusing on the dynamics, enzymes, and thermotolerance of each member of such a community. The results revealed that 58% of holocellulose (cellulose plus hemicellulose) and 7% of lignin were degraded at the end of composting. The whole fungal thermophilic population exhibited lignocellulose-degrading activity, whereas roughly 8-10% of thermophilic bacteria had this trait, although exclusively for hemicellulose degradation (xylan-degrading). Because of the prevalence of both groups, their enzymatic activity, and the wide spectrum of thermotolerance, they play a key role in the breakdown of hemicellulose during the entire process, whereas the degradation of cellulose and lignin is restricted to the activity of a few thermophilic fungi that persists at the end of the process. The xylanolytic bacterial isolates (159 strains) included mostly members of Firmicutes (96%) as well as a few representatives of Actinobacteria (2%) and Proteobacteria (2%). The most prevalent species were Bacillus licheniformis and Aeribacillus pallidus. Thermophilic fungi (27 strains) comprised only four species, namely Thermomyces lanuginosus, Talaromyces thermophilus, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Gibellulopsis nigrescens, of whom A. fumigatus and T. lanuginosus dominated. Several strains of the same species evolved distinctly at the stages of composting showing phenotypes with different thermotolerance and new enzyme expression, even not previously described for the species, as a response to the changing composting environment. Strains of Bacillus thermoamylovorans, Geobacillus thermodenitrificans, T. lanuginosus, and A. fumigatus exhibiting considerable enzyme activities were selected as potential candidates for the production of thermozymes. This study lays a foundation to further investigate the mechanisms of adaptation and acquisition of new traits among thermophilic lignocellulolytic microorganisms during composting as well as their potential utility in biotechnological processing.
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- Unit of Microbiology, Department of Biology and Geology, CIAIMBITAL Research Center, ceiA3, University of Almería, Almeria, Spain
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Thermostable cellulose saccharifying microbial enzymes: Characteristics, recent advances and biotechnological applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 188:226-244. [PMID: 34371052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cellulases play a promising role in the bioconversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars which are subsequently fermented to biofuels and other value-added chemicals. Besides biofuel industries, they are also in huge demand in textile, detergent, and paper and pulp industries. Low titres of cellulase production and processing are the main issues that contribute to high enzyme cost. The success of ethanol-based biorefinery depends on high production titres and the catalytic efficiency of cellulases functional at elevated temperatures with acid/alkali tolerance and the low cost. In view of their wider application in various industrial processes, stable cellulases that are active at elevated temperatures in the acidic-alkaline pH ranges, and organic solvents and salt tolerance would be useful. This review provides a recent update on the advances made in thermostable cellulases. Developments in their sources, characteristics and mechanisms are updated. Various methods such as rational design, directed evolution, synthetic & system biology and immobilization techniques adopted in evolving cellulases with ameliorated thermostability and characteristics are also discussed. The wide range of applications of thermostable cellulases in various industrial sectors is described.
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Keeler E, Burgaud G, Teske A, Beaudoin D, Mehiri M, Dayras M, Cassand J, Edgcomb V. Deep-sea hydrothermal vent sediments reveal diverse fungi with antibacterial activities. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 97:6318858. [PMID: 34245561 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Relatively little is known about the diversity of fungi in deep-sea, hydrothermal sediments. Less thoroughly explored environments are likely untapped reservoirs of unique biodiversity with the potential to augment our current arsenal of microbial compounds with biomedical and/or industrial applications. In this study, we applied traditional culture-based methods to examine a subset of the morphological and phylogenetic diversity of filamentous fungi and yeasts present in 11 hydrothermally influenced sediment samples collected from eight sites on the seafloor of Guaymas Basin, Mexico. A total of 12 unique isolates affiliating with Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were obtained and taxonomically identified on the basis of morphological features and analyses of marker genes including actin, β-tubulin, small subunit ribosomal DNA (18S rRNA), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit ribosomal DNA (26S rRNA) D1/D2 domain sequences (depending on taxon). A total of 11 isolates possess congeners previously detected in, or recovered from, deep-sea environments. A total of seven isolates exhibited antibacterial activity against human bacterial pathogens Staphylococcus aureus ATCC-35556 and/or Escherichia coli ATCC-25922. This first investigation suggests that hydrothermal environments may serve as promising reservoirs of much greater fungal diversity, some of which may produce biomedically useful metabolites.
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- Emma Keeler
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 220 McLean, Mail Stop 08, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Écologie Microbienne, ESIAB, Université de Brest, EA 3882, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Plouzané, France
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- Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Murray Hall 3117B, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 220 McLean, Mail Stop 08, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272, Marine Natural Products Team, 06108 Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272, Marine Natural Products Team, 06108 Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR 7272, Marine Natural Products Team, 06108 Nice, France
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 220 McLean, Mail Stop 08, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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Chaudhary AK, Chaitanya K, Dalmia R, Vijayakumar RP. Synergistic effect of UV, thermal, and chemical treatment on biological degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by Thermomyces lanuginosus. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:513. [PMID: 34302548 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09296-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present analysis deals with the ability of Thermomyces lanuginosus to degrade pre-treated low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The synergistic effect of UV irradiation, heat, and acid pre-treatments on the biodegradability of the polymer was thoroughly assessed. Oxidative structural modifications such as the appearance of carboxylate and carbonyl groups in LDPE chains were recorded post the UV and heat treatments. Furthermore, the nitric acid treatment incorporated NO2 groups into the polymer matrix. Alterations in the polymer thermal stabilities and surface morphologies after each pre-treatment were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The gravimetric analysis revealed a reduction in the weight of the pre-treated LDPE films by 9.21 ± 0.84% after 1 month of the incubation period with Thermomyces lanuginosus. An increase in the thermal stability, disappearance of the incorporated hydrophilic functional groups, and reduction in the carbon content of the polymer samples post the incubation period further justified the biodegradation process. SEM analysis showed modifications in the morphology and texture patterns in pre-treated LDPE after inoculation with Thermomyces lanuginosus. The findings suggest that Thermomyces lanuginosus could be efficient for the decomposition of pre-treated LDPE under laboratory conditions.
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- Ashutosh Kr Chaudhary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, India.
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Ebrahim W, Ebada SS. Antimicrobial Metabolites from Extremophilic Fungus Botryotrichum piluliferum Strain WESH19. Chem Nat Compd 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-021-03443-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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