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Li J, Wang Y, Yang K, Wang X, Wang Y, Zhang H, Huang H, Su X, Yao B, Luo H, Qin X. Development of an efficient protein expression system in the thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora thermophila. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:236. [PMID: 37974259 PMCID: PMC10652509 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02245-5] [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: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora thermophila has been widely used in industrial applications due to its ability to produce various enzymes. However, the lack of an efficient protein expression system has limited its biotechnological applications. RESULTS In this study, using a laccase gene reporting system, we developed an efficient protein expression system in M. thermophila through the selection of strong constitutive promoters, 5'UTRs and signal peptides. The expression of the laccase was confirmed by enzyme activity assays. The results showed that the Mtpdc promoter (Ppdc) was able to drive high-level expression of the target protein in M. thermophila. Manipulation of the 5'UTR also has significant effects on protein expression and secretion. The best 5'UTR (NCA-7d) was identified. The transformant containing the laccase gene under the Mtpdc promoter, NCA-7d 5'UTR and its own signal peptide with the highest laccase activity (1708 U/L) was obtained. In addition, the expression system was stable and could be used for the production of various proteins, including homologous proteins like MtCbh-1, MtGh5-1, MtLPMO9B, and MtEpl1, as well as a glucoamylase from Trichoderma reesei. CONCLUSIONS An efficient protein expression system was established in M. thermophila for the production of various proteins. This study provides a valuable tool for protein production in M. thermophila and expands its potential for biotechnological applications.
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- Jinyang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 10093, China.
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Bulmer GS, Yuen FW, Begum N, Jones BS, Flitsch SL, van Munster JM. Biochemical characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 43 β-D-galactofuranosidase from the fungus Aspergillus niger. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 164:110170. [PMID: 36521309 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110170] [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: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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β-D-Galactofuranose (Galf) and its polysaccharides are found in bacteria, fungi and protozoa but do not occur in mammalian tissues, and thus represent a specific target for anti-pathogenic drugs. Understanding the enzymatic degradation of these polysaccharides is therefore of great interest, but the identity of fungal enzymes with exclusively galactofuranosidase activity has so far remained elusive. Here we describe the identification and characterization of a galactofuranosidase from the industrially important fungus Aspergillus niger. Analysis of glycoside hydrolase family 43 subfamily 34 (GH43_34) members via conserved unique peptide patterns and phylogeny, revealed the occurrence of distinct clusters and, by comparison with specificities of characterized bacterial members, suggested a basis for prediction of enzyme specificity. Using this rationale, in tandem with molecular docking, we identified a putative β-D-galactofuranosidase from A. niger which was recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli. The Galf-specific hydrolase, encoded by xynD demonstrates maximum activity at pH 5, 25 °C towards 4-nitrophenyl-β-galactofuranoside (pNP-β-Galf), with a Km of 17.9 ± 1.9 mM and Vmax of 70.6 ± 5.3 µM min-1. The characterization of this first fungal GH43 galactofuranosidase offers further molecular insight into the degradation of Galf-containing structures.
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- Gregory S Bulmer
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom; Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, United Kingdom.
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Wang L, Xie Y, Chang J, Wang J, Liu H, Shi M, Zhong Y. A novel sucrose-inducible expression system and its application for production of biomass-degrading enzymes in Aspergillus niger. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:23. [PMID: 36782304 PMCID: PMC9926565 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02274-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Filamentous fungi are extensively exploited as important enzyme producers due to the superior secretory capability. However, the complexity of their secretomes greatly impairs the titer and purity of heterologous enzymes. Meanwhile, high-efficient evaluation and production of bulk enzymes, such as biomass-degrading enzymes, necessitate constructing powerful expression systems for bio-refinery applications. RESULTS A novel sucrose-inducible expression system based on the host strain Aspergillus niger ATCC 20611 and the β-fructofuranosidase promoter (PfopA) was constructed. A. niger ATCC 20611 preferentially utilized sucrose for rapid growth and β-fructofuranosidase production. Its secretory background was relatively clean because β-fructofuranosidase, the key enzyme responsible for sucrose utilization, was essentially not secreted into the medium and the extracellular protease activity was low. Furthermore, the PfopA promoter showed a sucrose concentration-dependent induction pattern and was not subject to glucose repression. Moreover, the strength of PfopA was 7.68-fold higher than that of the commonly used glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter (PgpdA) with enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) as a reporter. Thus, A. niger ATCC 20611 coupled with the PfopA promoter was used as an expression system to express a β-glucosidase gene (bgla) from A. niger C112, allowing the production of β-glucosidase at a titer of 17.84 U/mL. The crude β-glucosidase preparation could remarkably improve glucose yield in the saccharification of pretreated corncob residues when added to the cellulase mixture of Trichoderma reesei QM9414. The efficacy of this expression system was further demonstrated by co-expressing the T. reesei-derived chitinase Chi46 and β-N-acetylglucosaminidase Nag1 to obtain an efficient chitin-degrading enzyme cocktail, which could achieve the production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from colloidal chitin with a conversion ratio of 91.83%. Besides, the purity of the above-secreted biomass-degrading enzymes in the crude culture supernatant was over 86%. CONCLUSIONS This PfopA-driven expression system expands the genetic toolbox of A. niger and broadens the application field of the traditional fructo-oligosaccharides-producing strain A. niger ATCC 20611, advancing it to become a high-performing enzyme-producing cell factory. In particular, the sucrose-inducible expression system possessed the capacity to produce biomass-degrading enzymes at a high level and evade endogenous protein interference, providing a potential purification-free enzyme production platform for bio-refinery applications.
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- Lu Wang
- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 People’s Republic of China
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- Qingdao Academy, Qingdao, 266111 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.27255.370000 0004 1761 1174State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Institute of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, People's Republic of China.
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Anticancer Asparaginases: Perspectives in Using Filamentous Fungi as Cell Factories. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13010200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The enzyme L-asparaginase (L-asparagine amidohydrolase) catalyzes the breakdown of L-asparagine into aspartate and ammonia, which leads to an anti-neoplastic activity stemming from its capacity to deplete L-asparagine concentrations in the bloodstream, and it is therefore used in cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) to inhibit malignant cell growth. Nowadays, this anti-cancer enzyme, largely produced by Escherichia coli, is well established on the market. However, E. coli L-asparaginase therapy has side effects such as anaphylaxis, coagulation abnormality, low plasma half-life, hepatotoxicity, pancreatitis, protease action, hyperglycemia, and cerebral dysfunction. This review provides a perspective on the use of filamentous fungi as alternative cell factories for L-asparaginase production. Filamentous fungi, such as various Aspergillus species, have superior protein secretion capacity compared to yeast and bacteria and studies show their potential for the future production of proteins with humanized N-linked glycans. This article explores the past and present applications of this important enzyme and discusses the prospects for using filamentous fungi to produce safe eukaryotic asparaginases with high production yields.
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Xiang B, Zhao S, Chen J, Chen Y, Zhu C, Hu S, Hu Y. Engineering the filamentous fungus Penicillium oxalicum for rapid, low-background and efficient protein expression. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 162:110150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang Z, Xiang B, Zhao S, Yang L, Chen Y, Hu Y, Hu S. Construction of a novel filamentous fungal protein expression system based on redesigning of regulatory elements. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:647-661. [PMID: 35019997 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Filamentous fungi are extensively used as an important expression host for the production of a variety of essential industrial proteins. They have significant promise as an expression system for protein synthesis due to their inherent superior secretory capabilities. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel expression system by utilizing a Penicillium oxalicum strain that possesses a high capacity for protein secretion. The expression of glycoside hydrolases in P. oxalicum was evaluated in a cleaner extracellular background where the formation of two major amylases was inhibited. Four glycoside hydrolases (CBHI, Amy15B, BGL1, and Cel12A) were expressed under the highly constitutive promoter PubiD. It was found that the proteins exhibited high purity in the culture supernatant after cultivation with starch. Two inducible promoters, Pamy15A and PempA, under the activation of the transcription factor AmyR were used as elements in the construction of versatile vectors. When using the cellobiohydrolase CBHI as the extracellular quantitative reporter, the empA promoter screened from the AmyR-overexpressing strain was shown to be superior to the amy15A promoter based on RNA-sequencing data. Therefore, we designed an expression system consisting of a cleaner background host strain and an adjustable promoter. This system enables rapid and high-throughput evaluation of glycoside hydrolases from filamentous fungi.Key points• A new protein expression system derived from Penicillium oxalicum has been developed.• The expression platform is capable of secreting recombinant proteins with high purity.• The adjustable promoter may allow for further optimization of recombinant protein synthesis.
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- Zhe Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Gabriel R, Mueller R, Floerl L, Hopson C, Harth S, Schuerg T, Fleissner A, Singer SW. CAZymes from the thermophilic fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus are induced by C5 and C6 sugars. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:169. [PMID: 34384463 PMCID: PMC8359064 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Filamentous fungi are excellent lignocellulose degraders, which they achieve through producing carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes). CAZyme production is highly orchestrated and gene expression analysis has greatly expanded understanding of this important biotechnological process. The thermophilic fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus secretes highly active thermostable enzymes that enable saccharifications at higher temperatures; however, the genome-wide measurements of gene expression in response to CAZyme induction are not understood. RESULTS A fed-batch system with plant biomass-derived sugars D-xylose, L-arabinose and cellobiose established that these sugars induce CAZyme expression in T. aurantiacus. The C5 sugars induced both cellulases and hemicellulases, while cellobiose specifically induced cellulases. A minimal medium formulation was developed to enable gene expression studies of T. aurantiacus with these inducers. It was found that d-xylose and L-arabinose strongly induced a wide variety of CAZymes, auxiliary activity (AA) enzymes and carbohydrate esterases (CEs), while cellobiose facilitated lower expression of mostly cellulase genes. Furthermore, putative orthologues of different unfolded protein response genes were up-regulated during the C5 sugar feeding together with genes in the C5 sugar assimilation pathways. CONCLUSION This work has identified two additional CAZyme inducers for T. aurantiacus, L-arabinose and cellobiose, along with D-xylose. A combination of biochemical assays and RNA-seq measurements established that C5 sugars induce a suite of cellulases and hemicellulases, providing paths to produce broad spectrum thermotolerant enzymatic mixtures.
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- Raphael Gabriel
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Institut Für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Institut Für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, 1190, Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Food Systems Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, Av. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
- Frankfurt Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA
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- Institut Für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Rebenring 56, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 9720, USA.
- Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
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Farooq MA, Ali S, Hassan A, Tahir HM, Mumtaz S, Mumtaz S. Biosynthesis and industrial applications of α-amylase: a review. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:1281-1292. [PMID: 33481073 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-02128-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Amylase is amongst the most indispensable enzymes that have a large number of applications in laboratories and industries. Mostly, α-amylase is synthesized from microbes such as bacteria, fungi and yeast. Due to the high demand for α-amylase, its synthesis can be enhanced using recombinant DNA technology, different fermentation methods, less expensive and good carbon and nitrogen sources, and optimizing the various parameters during fermentation, e.g., temperature, pH and fermentation duration. Various methods are used to measure the production and activity of synthesized α-amylase like iodine, DNS, NS and dextrinizing methods. The activity of crude α-amylase can be elevated to the maximum level by optimizing the temperature and pH. Some metals also interact with α-amylase and increase its activity like K+, Na+, Mg2+ and Ca2+. Some industries such as starch conversion, food, detergent, paper, textile industries and fuel alcohol production extensively utilize α-amylase for their various purposes.
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- Muhammad Adeel Farooq
- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Applied Entomology and Medical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Pi C, Zhang Z, Xiang B, Tian H, Liao Q, Chen Y, Xia L, Hu Y, Hu S. Constructing a novel expression system by specific activation of amylase expression pathway in Penicillium. Microb Cell Fact 2020; 19:155. [PMID: 32727458 PMCID: PMC7391575 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-020-01410-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Filamentous fungi have long been used as hosts for the production of proteins, enzymes and valuable products in various biotechnological applications. However, recombinant proteins are expressed with highly secreted host proteins when stronger promoters are used under inducing conditions. In addition, the efficiency of target protein expression can be limited by the application of constitutive promoters in recently developed filamentous fungal expression systems. Results In this study, a novel expression system was constructed by using a Penicillium oxalium strain that has powerful protein secretion capability. The secretory background of the host was reduced by knocking out the Amy13A protein and utilizing the starch as a carbon source. The strong promoter amy15A(p) was further improved by overexpressing the transcription activator AmyR and deleting of putative repressor CreA. By using the native amylase Amy15A as a reporter, the efficiency of expression from the amy15A promoter was dramatically and specifically enhanced after redesigning the regulatory network of amylase expression. Conclusions Our researches clearly indicated that the triple-gene recombinant strain Δ13A-OamyR-ΔCreA, with the amy15A(p) promoter could be used as a suitable expression system especially for high-level and high-purity protein production.
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- Changyu Pi
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Zhu SY, Xu Y, Yu XW. Improved Homologous Expression of the Acidic Lipase from Aspergillus niger. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:196-205. [PMID: 31752069 PMCID: PMC9728306 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1906.06028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this study, the acidic lipase from Aspergillus niger (ANL) was homologously expressed in A. niger. The expression of ANL was significantly improved by the expression of the native ANL with the introns, the addition of the Kozak sequence and the optimization of the signal sequences. When the cDNA sequence of ANL fused with the glaA signal was expressed under the gpdA promoter in A. niger, no lipase activity could be detected. We then tried to improve the expression by using the full-length ANL gene containing three introns, and the lipase activity in the supernatant reached 75.80 U/ml, probably as a result of a more stable mRNA structure. The expression was further improved to 100.60 U/ml by introducing a Kozak sequence around the start codon due to a higher translation efficiency. Finally, the effects of three signal sequences including the cbhI signal, the ANL signal and the glaA signal on the lipase expression were evaluated. The transformant with the cbhI signal showed the highest lipase activity (314.67 U/ml), which was 1.90-fold and 3.13-fold higher than those with the ANL signal and the glaA signal, respectively. The acidic lipase was characterized and its highest activity was detected at pH 3.0 and a temperature of 45°C. These results provided promising strategies for the production of the acidic lipase from A. niger.
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- Si-Yuan Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P.R. China,Corresponding author Phone: +86-510-85918201 Fax: +86-510-85918201 E-mail:
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Huang L, Dong L, Wang B, Pan L. The transcription factor PrtT and its target protease profiles in Aspergillus niger are negatively regulated by carbon sources. Biotechnol Lett 2020; 42:613-624. [PMID: 31970554 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-020-02806-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To survey genome-scale protease profiles regulated by the Aspergillus niger transcription factor PrtT and further controlled by carbon sources. RESULTS The PrtT disruption mutant (delprtT) and overexpression (OEprtT) strains were successfully generated and further confirmed by phenotypic and protease activity analysis. RNA-seq analysis of WT and mutants identified 32 differentially expressed protease genes, which mostly belonged to serine-type peptidases, aspartic-type endopeptidases, aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases. Furthermore, based on the MEME predicted motif analysis of the PrtT promoter, EMSA and phenotypic and qRT-PCR analyses confirmed that the carbon metabolism regulator AmyR directly regulated the protease genes and their regulatory factor PrtT. CONCLUSION Thirty-two PrtT-regulated protease genes were identified by RNA-seq, and the secondary carbon source regulator AmyR was found to have a negative regulatory effect on the expression of PrtT and its target protease genes.
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- Lianggang Huang
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, No. 382, Waihuan East Rd, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, No. 382, Waihuan East Rd, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, No. 382, Waihuan East Rd, Guangzhou, 510006, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, No. 382, Waihuan East Rd, Guangzhou, 510006, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Habig M, Bahena‐Garrido SM, Barkmann F, Haueisen J, Stukenbrock EH. The transcription factor Zt107320 affects the dimorphic switch, growth and virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 21:124-138. [PMID: 31702117 PMCID: PMC6913241 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Zymoseptoria tritici is a filamentous fungus causing Septoria tritici blotch in wheat. The pathogen has a narrow host range and infections of grasses other than susceptible wheat are blocked early after stomatal penetration. During these abortive infections, the fungus shows a markedly different gene expression pattern. However, the underlying mechanisms causing differential gene expression during host and non-host interactions are largely unknown, but likely include transcriptional regulators responsible for the onset of an infection programme in compatible hosts. MoCOD1, a member of the fungal Zn(II)2 Cys6 transcription factor family, has been shown to directly affect pathogenicity in the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. Here, we analyse the role of the putative transcription factor Zt107320, a homologue of MoCOD1, during infection of compatible and incompatible hosts by Z. tritici. We show for the first time that Zt107320 is differentially expressed in host versus non-host infections and that lower expression corresponds to an incompatible infection of non-hosts. Applying reverse genetics approaches, we further show that Zt107320 regulates the dimorphic switch as well as the growth rate of Z. tritici and affects fungal cell wall composition in vitro. Moreover, ∆Zt107320 mutants showed reduced virulence during compatible infections of wheat. We conclude that Zt107320 directly influences pathogen fitness and propose that Zt107320 is involved in the regulation of growth processes and pathogenicity during infection.
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- Michael Habig
- Environmental GenomicsChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
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- Environmental GenomicsChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
- Present address:
National Research Institute of Brewing3‐7‐1 KagamiyamaHigashi‐Hiroshima739‐0046Japan
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- Environmental GenomicsChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
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- Environmental GenomicsChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
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- Environmental GenomicsChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
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Liu Z, Zhang F, Lu P, Zhao R, Zhang H, Song B, Li L, Wu Z, Wu R. Selenium-Yeast Alleviated Inflammatory Damage Caused by Lead via Inhibiting Ras/ERK Pathway and Inflammatory Factors in Chicken Skeletal Muscles. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 190:493-500. [PMID: 30604133 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1558-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the ameliorative effects of selenium-enriched yeast (Se-yeast) on the inflammatory damage induced by lead (Pb) in chicken skeletal muscles. A total of 108 1-day-old broiler chickens were randomly allocated into four groups (n = 27/group): the control group (C group), the Se-yeast-supplemented group (Se group), the lead-treated group (Pb group), and finally the Se- and Pb-combined group (Pb/Se group). The C group was fed with a basic diet comprising 0.049 mg/kg Se and 0.1 mg/kg Pb while the Se group was fed a Se-yeast diet containing 0.30 mg/kg Se and 0.1 mg/kg Pb. Similarly, the Pb group was fed a Pb acetate diet containing 0.049 mg/kg Se and 350 mg/kg Pb while the Pb/Se group was fed with a Se-yeast diet containing 0.30 mg/kg Se and 350 mg/kg Pb. On days 7, 21, and 35 after commencing the experiment, nine chicks belonging to each group were euthanized and the samples were analyzed by employing the techniques of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and real-time quantitative PCR, along with Western blotting. The results indicated that excess Pb increased the nitric oxide concentration, enhanced the activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and the mRNA levels of interleukin 1β (IL-1β), interleukin 4 (IL-4), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in a time-dependent manner. Further, it was found that Se reduced damage caused by Pb by decreasing the expression of inflammatory factors in chicken skeletal muscles. Taken together, the results from this study provide the theoretical basis for an alleviate effect of Se on Pb-induced inflammatory damage in chicken skeletal muscles, mediated by inhibiting the Ras/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway and the inflammatory factors.
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- Zhe Liu
- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Osteology, The Daqing Oil Field General Hospital, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- China Animal Health And Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266000, People's Republic of China
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- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- Colloge of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 2 Xinyang Road, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163319, People's Republic of China.
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Damasio A, Goldman GH, Silva RN, Segato F. Editorial: Advances in the Regulation and Production of Fungal Enzymes by Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Recombinant Strains Design. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:157. [PMID: 31316977 PMCID: PMC6609904 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- André Damasio
- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
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An X, Ding C, Zhang H, Liu T, Li J. Overexpression of amyA and glaA substantially increases glucoamylase activity in Aspergillus niger. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2019; 51:638-644. [PMID: 31081016 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmz043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to obtain an engineered Aspergillus niger strain with high glucoamylase activity by overexpressing the glucoamylase gene glaA and α-amylase gene amyA in A. niger CICC2462. Three recombinant strains containing a single copy of amyA (1A), containing two copies of amyA (2A), and coexpressing amyA and glaA (AG), respectively, were constructed. The transcript levels of amyA in 1A and 2A were increased by 2.95 folds and 3.09 folds, respectively. The levels of amyA and glaA in AG were increased by 1.21 folds and 2.86 folds, but the maximum extracellular glucoamylase activities did not differ significantly. In addition, after 1% casein phosphopeptides (CPPs) was added to the fermentation medium, the maximum extracellular glucoamylase activities for strains 1A, 2A, and AG were 35,200, 37,300, and 40,710 U/ml, respectively, which were significantly higher than that of the parental strain CICC2462 (28,250 U/ml), while CPPs alone had no effect on the parental strain CICC2462. We demonstrate that overexpression of amyA and glaA substantially increases the expression and secretion of glucoamylase in A. niger, and CPPs effectively improves the yield of glucoamylase in recombinant A. niger strains overexpressing amyA and glaA. The newly developed strains and culture methods may have extensive industrial applications.
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- Xin An
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Tong Z, Zheng X, Tong Y, Shi YC, Sun J. Systems metabolic engineering for citric acid production by Aspergillus niger in the post-genomic era. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:28. [PMID: 30717739 PMCID: PMC6362574 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1064-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Citric acid is the world’s largest consumed organic acid and is widely used in beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries. Aspergillus niger is the main industrial workhorse for citric acid production. Since the release of the genome sequence, extensive multi-omic data are being rapidly obtained, which greatly boost our understanding of the citric acid accumulation mechanism in A. niger to a molecular and system level. Most recently, the rapid development of CRISPR/Cas9 system facilitates highly efficient genome-scale genetic perturbation in A. niger. In this review, we summarize the impact of systems biology on the citric acid molecular regulatory mechanisms, the advances in metabolic engineering strategies for enhancing citric acid production and discuss the development and application of CRISPR/Cas9 systems for genome editing in A. niger. We believe that future systems metabolic engineering efforts will redesign and engineer A. niger as a highly optimized cell factory for industrial citric acid production.
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- Zhenyu Tong
- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China
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- COFCO Biochemical (Anhui) Co. Ltd, Bengbu, 233000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, People's Republic of China.
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Transcription Factor NsdD Regulates the Expression of Genes Involved in Plant Biomass-Degrading Enzymes, Conidiation, and Pigment Biosynthesis in Penicillium oxalicum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01039-18. [PMID: 29980558 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01039-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Soil fungi produce a wide range of chemical compounds and enzymes with potential for applications in medicine and biotechnology. Cellular processes in soil fungi are highly dependent on the regulation under environmentally induced stress, but most of the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Previous work identified a key GATA-type transcription factor, Penicillium oxalicum NsdD (PoxNsdD; also called POX08415), that regulates the expression of cellulase and xylanase genes in P. oxalicum PoxNsdD shares 57 to 64% identity with the key activator NsdD, involved in asexual development in Aspergillus In the present study, the regulatory roles of PoxNsdD in P. oxalicum were further explored. Comparative transcriptomic profiling revealed that PoxNsdD regulates major genes involved in starch, cellulose, and hemicellulose degradation, as well as conidiation and pigment biosynthesis. Subsequent experiments confirmed that a ΔPoxNsdD strain lost 43.9 to 78.8% of starch-digesting enzyme activity when grown on soluble corn starch, and it produced 54.9 to 146.0% more conidia than the ΔPoxKu70 parental strain. During cultivation, ΔPoxNsdD cultures changed color, from pale orange to brick red, while the ΔPoxKu70 cultures remained bluish white. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR showed that PoxNsdD dynamically regulated the expression of a glucoamylase gene (POX01356/Amy15A), an α-amylase gene (POX09352/Amy13A), and a regulatory gene (POX03890/amyR), as well as a polyketide synthase gene (POX01430/alb1/wA) for yellow pigment biosynthesis and a conidiation-regulated gene (POX06534/brlA). Moreover, in vitro binding experiments showed that PoxNsdD bound the promoter regions of the above-described genes. This work provides novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms of fungal cellular processes and may assist in genetic engineering of Poxalicum for potential industrial and medical applications.IMPORTANCE Most filamentous fungi produce a vast number of extracellular enzymes that are used commercially for biorefineries of plant biomass to produce biofuels and value-added chemicals, which might promote the transition to a more environmentally friendly economy. The expression of these extracellular enzyme genes is tightly controlled at the transcriptional level, which limits their yields. Hitherto our understanding of the regulation of expression of plant biomass-degrading enzyme genes in filamentous fungi has been rather limited. In the present study, regulatory roles of a key regulator, PoxNsdD, were further explored in the soil fungus Penicillium oxalicum, contributing to the understanding of gene regulation in filamentous fungi and revealing the biotechnological potential of Poxalicum via genetic engineering.
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Zhang H, Yan JN, Zhang H, Liu TQ, Xu Y, Zhang YY, Li J. Effect of gpd box copy numbers in the gpdA promoter of Aspergillus nidulans on its transcription efficiency in Aspergillus niger. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:5045313. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- He Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Street Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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The GlaA signal peptide substantially increases the expression and secretion of α-galactosidase in Aspergillus niger. Biotechnol Lett 2018; 40:949-955. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-018-2540-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liao GY, Zhao S, Zhang T, Li CX, Liao LS, Zhang FF, Luo XM, Feng JX. The transcription factor TpRfx1 is an essential regulator of amylase and cellulase gene expression in Talaromyces pinophilus. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:276. [PMID: 30337955 PMCID: PMC6174557 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Perfect and low cost of fungal amylolytic and cellulolytic enzymes are prerequisite for the industrialization of plant biomass biorefinergy to biofuels. Genetic engineering of fungal strains based on regulatory network of transcriptional factors (TFs) and their targets is an efficient strategy to achieve the above described aim. Talaromyces pinophilus produces integrative amylolytic and cellulolytic enzymes; however, the regulatory mechanism associated with the expression of amylase and cellulase genes in T. pinophilus remains unclear. In this study, we screened for and identified novel TFs regulating amylase and/or cellulase gene expression in T. pinophilus 1-95 through comparative transcriptomic and genetic analyses. RESULTS Comparative analysis of the transcriptomes from T. pinophilus 1-95 grown on media in the presence and absence of glucose or soluble starch as the sole carbon source screened 33 candidate TF-encoding genes that regulate amylase gene expression. Thirty of the 33 genes were successfully knocked out in the parental strain T. pinophilus ∆TpKu70, with seven of the deletion mutants firstly displaying significant changes in amylase production as compared with the parental strain. Among these, ∆TpRfx1 (TpRfx1: Talaromyces pinophilus Rfx1) showed the most significant decrease (81.5%) in amylase production, as well as a 57.7% reduction in filter paper cellulase production. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR showed that TpRfx1 dynamically regulated the expression of major amylase and cellulase genes during cell growth, and in vitro electrophoretic mobility shift assay revealed that TpRfx1 bound the promoter regions of genes encoding α-amylase (TP04014/Amy13A), glucoamylase (TP09267/Amy15A), cellobiohydrolase (TP09412/cbh1), β-glucosidase (TP05820/bgl1), and endo-β-1,4-glucanase (TP08514/eg1). TpRfx1 protein containing a regulatory factor X (RFX) DNA-binding domain belongs to RFX family. CONCLUSION We identified a novel RFX protein TpRFX1 that directly regulates the expression of amylase and cellulase genes in T. pinophilus, which provides new insights into the regulatory mechanism of fungal amylase and cellulase gene expression.
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- Gui-Yan Liao
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Research Center for Microbial and Enzyme Engineering Technology, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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Kamaruddin N, Storms R, Mahadi NM, Illias RM, Bakar FDA, Murad AMA. Reduction of Extracellular Proteases Increased Activity and Stability of Heterologous Protein in $${ Aspergillus}$$ A s p e r g i l l u s $${ niger}$$ n i g e r. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2914-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Deletion of TpKu70 facilitates gene targeting in Talaromyces pinophilus and identification of TpAmyR involvement in amylase production. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 33:171. [PMID: 28849313 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-017-2331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Talaromyces pinophilus is a promising filamentous fungus for industrial production of biomass-degrading enzymes used in biorefining, and its genome was recently sequenced and reported. However, functional analysis of genes in T. pinophilus is rather limited owing to lack of genetic tools. In this study, a putative TpKu70 encoding the Ku70 homolog involved in the classic non-homologous end-joining pathway was deleted in T. pinophilus 1-95. ΔTpKu70 displayed no apparent defect in vegetative growth and enzyme production, and presented similar sensitivity to benomyl, bleomycin, and UV, when compared with the wild-type T. pinophilus strain 1-95. Seven genes that encode putative transcription factors, including TpAmyR, were successfully knocked out in ΔTpKu70 at 61.5-100% of homologous recombination frequency, which is significantly higher than that noted in the wild-type. Interestingly, ΔTpAmyR produced approximately 20% of amylase secreted by the parent strain ΔTpKu70 in medium containing soluble starch from corn as the sole carbon source. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR showed that TpAmyR positively regulated the expression of genes encoding α-amylase and glucoamylase. Thus, this study provides a useful tool for genetic analysis of T. pinophilus, and identification of a key role for the transcription factor TpAmyR in amylase production in T. pinophilus.
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Hu W, Li W, Chen H, Liu J, Wang S, Chen J. Changes in transcript levels of starch hydrolysis genes and raising citric acid production via carbon ion irradiation mutagenesis of Aspergillus niger. PLoS One 2017. [PMID: 28650980 PMCID: PMC5484496 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The filamentous ascomycete Aspergillus niger is well known for its ability to accumulate citric acid for the hydrolysis of starchy materials. To improve citric acid productivity, heavy ion beam mutagenesis was utilized to produce mutant A.niger strains with enhanced production of citric acid in this work. It was demonstrated that a mutant HW2 with high concentration of citric acid was isolated after carbon ion irradiation with the energy of 80Mev/μ, which was obvious increase higher than the original strain from liquefied corn starch as a feedstock. More importantly, with the evidence from the expression profiles of key genes and enzyme activity involved in the starch hydrolysis process between original strain and various phenotype mutants, our results confirmed that different transcript levels of key genes involving in starch hydrolysis process between original strain and mutants could be a significant contributor to different citric acid concentration in A.niger, such as, amyR and glaA, which therefore opened a new avenue for constructing genetically engineered A.niger mutants for high-yield citric acid accumulation in the future. As such, this work demonstrated that heavy ion beam mutagenesis presented an efficient alternative strategy to be developed to generate various phenotype microbe species mutants for functional genes research.
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- Wei Hu
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
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- College of food science and engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou city, Gansu Province, China
- * E-mail: (WH); (JC)
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Biotechnological Processes in Microbial Amylase Production. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:1272193. [PMID: 28280725 PMCID: PMC5322433 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1272193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Amylase is an important and indispensable enzyme that plays a pivotal role in the field of biotechnology. It is produced mainly from microbial sources and is used in many industries. Industrial sectors with top-down and bottom-up approaches are currently focusing on improving microbial amylase production levels by implementing bioengineering technologies. The further support of energy consumption studies, such as those on thermodynamics, pinch technology, and environment-friendly technologies, has hastened the large-scale production of the enzyme. Herein, the importance of microbial (bacteria and fungi) amylase is discussed along with its production methods from the laboratory to industrial scales.
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