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Ragucci S, Landi N, Russo R, Valletta M, Pedone PV, Chambery A, Di Maro A. Ageritin from Pioppino Mushroom: The Prototype of Ribotoxin-Like Proteins, a Novel Family of Specific Ribonucleases in Edible Mushrooms. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:263. [PMID: 33917246 PMCID: PMC8068006 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13040263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ageritin is a specific ribonuclease, extracted from the edible mushroom Cyclocybe aegerita (synonym Agrocybe aegerita), which cleaves a single phosphodiester bond located within the universally conserved alpha-sarcin loop (SRL) of 23-28S rRNAs. This cleavage leads to the inhibition of protein biosynthesis, followed by cellular death through apoptosis. The structural and enzymatic properties show that Ageritin is the prototype of a novel specific ribonucleases family named 'ribotoxin-like proteins', recently found in fruiting bodies of other edible basidiomycetes mushrooms (e.g., Ostreatin from Pleurotus ostreatus, Edulitins from Boletus edulis, and Gambositin from Calocybe gambosa). Although the putative role of this toxin, present in high amount in fruiting body (>2.5 mg per 100 g) of C. aegerita, is unknown, its antifungal and insecticidal actions strongly support a role in defense mechanisms. Thus, in this review, we focus on structural, biological, antipathogenic, and enzymatic characteristics of this ribotoxin-like protein. We also highlight its biological relevance and potential biotechnological applications in agriculture as a bio-pesticide and in biomedicine as a therapeutic and diagnostic agent.
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy; (S.R.); (N.L.); (R.R.); (M.V.); (P.V.P.); (A.C.)
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Kumla J, Suwannarach N, Sujarit K, Penkhrue W, Kakumyan P, Jatuwong K, Vadthanarat S, Lumyong S. Cultivation of Mushrooms and Their Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Production Through the Utilization of Agro-Industrial Waste. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122811. [PMID: 32570772 PMCID: PMC7355594 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A large amount of agro-industrial waste is produced worldwide in various agricultural sectors and by different food industries. The disposal and burning of this waste have created major global environmental problems. Agro-industrial waste mainly consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, all of which are collectively defined as lignocellulosic materials. This waste can serve as a suitable substrate in the solid-state fermentation process involving mushrooms. Mushrooms degrade lignocellulosic substrates through lignocellulosic enzyme production and utilize the degraded products to produce their fruiting bodies. Therefore, mushroom cultivation can be considered a prominent biotechnological process for the reduction and valorization of agro-industrial waste. Such waste is generated as a result of the eco-friendly conversion of low-value by-products into new resources that can be used to produce value-added products. Here, we have produced a brief review of the current findings through an overview of recently published literature. This overview has focused on the use of agro-industrial waste as a growth substrate for mushroom cultivation and lignocellulolytic enzyme production.
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- Jaturong Kumla
- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (J.K.); (N.S.); (K.J.); (S.V.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (J.K.); (N.S.); (K.J.); (S.V.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thanyaburi, Pathumthani 12110, Thailand;
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- School of Preclinic, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand;
- Center of Excellence in Microbial Technology for Agricultural Industry, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand;
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (J.K.); (N.S.); (K.J.); (S.V.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (J.K.); (N.S.); (K.J.); (S.V.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (J.K.); (N.S.); (K.J.); (S.V.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +668-1881-3658
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Zhao M, Hao B, Li H, Cai M, Xie J, Liu H, Tan M, Zhai L, Yu Q. Peptidyl-Lys metalloendopeptidase (Lys-N) purified from dry fruit of Grifola frondosa demonstrates "mirror"digestion property with lysyl endopeptidase (Lys-C). Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2020; 34:e8573. [PMID: 31484223 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE Lys-N, also known as lysine-specific metalloendopeptidase, functions as the "sister" enzyme of lysyl endopeptidase (Lys-C) in proteomic research. Its digestion specificity at the N-terminal lysine residue makes it a very useful tool in proteomics analysis, especially in mass spectrometry (MS)-based de novo sequencing of proteins. METHODS Here we present a complete production process of highly purified Lys-N from dry fruit of Grifola frondosa (maitake mushroom). The purification process includes one step of microfiltration plus one step of UF/DF (ultrafiltration used in tandem with a diafiltration method) recovery and four steps of chromatographic purification. RESULTS The overall yield of the process was approximately 6.7 mg Lys-N protein/kg dry fruit of G. frondosa. The assay data demonstrated that the purified Lys-N exhibited high enzymatic activity and specificity. CONCLUSIONS The novel production process provides for the first time the extraction of Lys-N from dry fruit of G. frondosa. The process is also stable and scalable, and provides an economic way of producing the enzyme in large quantities for MS-based proteomics and other biological studies.
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- Mingzhi Zhao
- Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
- Prosit Sole Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Chemical Proteomics Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Sartorius Stedim (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Prosit Sole Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Prosit Sole Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Prosit Sole Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Chemical Proteomics Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chemical Proteomics Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing, 100850, China
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Kumakura K, Hori C, Matsuoka H, Igarashi K, Samejima M. Protein components of water extracts from fruiting bodies of the reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum contribute to the production of functional molecules. J Sci Food Agric 2019; 99:529-535. [PMID: 29931755 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mushrooms have been widely considered as health foods as their extracts have anti-hypertensive and anti-tumor activities. After a thorough literature survey, we hypothesized that enzymes in mushroom extracts play an important role in synthesizing functional molecules. Therefore, in this study, proteins extracted from reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum), which is used in oriental medicine, were identified by the proteomic approach, and appropriate extraction methods for improving angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities were investigated. RESULTS Various glycoside hydrolases (GHs), such as β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (GH family 20), α-1,2-mannosidase (GH family 47), endo-β-1,3-glucanase (GH family 128), and β-1,3-glucanase (GH152), that degrade glycans in the fruiting body were identified. The residual glucanase activities generated β-oligosaccharides. Additionally, the glutamic acid protease of the peptidase G1 family was determined as the major protein in the extract, and the residual peptidase activity of the extracts was found to improve ACE inhibitory activities. Finally, it was observed that extraction at 50 °C is suitable for yielding functional molecules with high ACE inhibitory activities. CONCLUSION Water extraction is generally believed to extract only functional macromolecules that exist in mushroom fruiting bodies. This study proposed a new concept that describes how functional molecules are produced by enzymes, including proteases and GHs, during extraction. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Kei Kumakura
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki-shi, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki-shi, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Biomaterials Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Beier A, Teichert I, Krisp C, Wolters DA, Kück U. Catalytic Subunit 1 of Protein Phosphatase 2A Is a Subunit of the STRIPAK Complex and Governs Fungal Sexual Development. mBio 2016; 7:e00870-16. [PMID: 27329756 PMCID: PMC4916389 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00870-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The generation of complex three-dimensional structures is a key developmental step for most eukaryotic organisms. The details of the molecular machinery controlling this step remain to be determined. An excellent model system to study this general process is the generation of three-dimensional fruiting bodies in filamentous fungi like Sordaria macrospora Fruiting body development is controlled by subunits of the highly conserved striatin-interacting phosphatase and kinase (STRIPAK) complex, which has been described in organisms ranging from yeasts to humans. The highly conserved heterotrimeric protein phosphatase PP2A is a subunit of STRIPAK. Here, catalytic subunit 1 of PP2A was functionally characterized. The Δpp2Ac1 strain is sterile, unable to undergo hyphal fusion, and devoid of ascogonial septation. Further, PP2Ac1, together with STRIPAK subunit PRO22, governs vegetative and stress-related growth. We revealed in vitro catalytic activity of wild-type PP2Ac1, and our in vivo analysis showed that inactive PP2Ac1 blocks the complementation of the sterile deletion strain. Tandem affinity purification, followed by mass spectrometry and yeast two-hybrid analysis, verified that PP2Ac1 is a subunit of STRIPAK. Further, these data indicate links between the STRIPAK complex and other developmental signaling pathways, implying the presence of a large interconnected signaling network that controls eukaryotic developmental processes. The insights gained in our study can be transferred to higher eukaryotes and will be important for understanding eukaryotic cellular development in general. IMPORTANCE The striatin-interacting phosphatase and kinase (STRIPAK) complex is highly conserved from yeasts to humans and is an important regulator of numerous eukaryotic developmental processes, such as cellular signaling and cell development. Although functional insights into the STRIPAK complex are accumulating, the detailed molecular mechanisms of single subunits are only partially understood. The first fungal STRIPAK was described in Sordaria macrospora, which is a well-established model organism used to study the formation of fungal fruiting bodies, three-dimensional organ-like structures. We analyzed STRIPAK subunit PP2Ac1, catalytic subunit 1 of protein phosphatase PP2A, to study the importance of the catalytic activity of this protein during sexual development. The results of our yeast two-hybrid analysis and tandem affinity purification, followed by mass spectrometry, indicate that PP2Ac1 activity connects STRIPAK with other signaling pathways and thus forms a large interconnected signaling network.
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- Anna Beier
- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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Yan JJ, Zhang L, Wang RQ, Xie B, Li X, Chen RL, Guo LX, Xie BG. The Sequence Characteristics and Expression Models Reveal Superoxide Dismutase Involved in Cold Response and Fruiting Body Development in Volvariella volvacea. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17010034. [PMID: 26784168 PMCID: PMC4730280 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As the first defence for cells to counteract the toxicity of active oxygen, superoxide dismutase (SOD) plays an important role in the response of living organisms to stress and cell differentiation. One extracellular Cu-ZnSOD (ecCu-ZnSOD), and two MnSODs, were identified based on the Volvariella volvacea genome sequence. All three genes have complicated alternative splicing modes during transcription; only when the fourth intron is retained can the Vv_Cu-Znsod1 gene be translated into a protein sequence with SOD functional domains. The expression levels of the three sod genes in the pilei are higher than in the stipe. The Vv_Cu-Znsod1 and the Vv_Mnsod2 are co-expressed in different developmental stages of the fruiting body, with the highest level of expression in the pilei of the egg stage, and they show a significant, positive correlation with the efficiency of karyogamy, indicating the potential role of these two genes during karyogamy. The expression of the ecCu-Znsod and two Vv_Mnsod genes showed a significant up-regulated when treated by cold stress for one hour; however, the lack of the intracellular Cu-ZnSOD encoding gene (icCu-Znsod) and the special locus of the ecCu-Znsod gene initiation codon suggested a possible reason for the autolysis phenomenon of V. volvacea in cold conditions.
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- Jun-Jie Yan
- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
- College of Food Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Mycological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Liu Z, Niu X, Wang J, Zhang W, Yang M, Liu C, Xiong Y, Zhao Y, Pei S, Qin Q, Zhang Y, Yu Y, Yuan S. Comparative Study of Nonautolytic Mutant and Wild-Type Strains of Coprinopsis cinerea Supports an Important Role of Glucanases in Fruiting Body Autolysis. J Agric Food Chem 2015; 63:9609-9614. [PMID: 26450100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Autolysis of Coprinopsis cinerea fruiting bodies affects its commercial value. In this study, a mutant of C. cinerea that exhibits pileus expansion without pileus autolysis was obtained using ultraviolet mutagenesis. This suggests that pileus expansion and pileus autolysis involve different enzymes or proteins. Among the detected hydrolytic enzymes, only β-1,3-glucanase activity increased with expansion and autolysis of pilei in the wild-type strain, but the increase was abolished in the mutant. This suggests that β-1,3-glucanases plays a major role in the autolysis. Although there are 43 possible β-1,3-glucoside hydrolases genes, only 4 known genes, which have products that are thought to act synergistically to degrade the β-1,3-glucan backbone of cell walls during fruiting body autolysis, and an unreported gene were upregulated during pileus expansion and autolysis in the wild-type stain but were suppressed in the mutant. This suggests that expression of these β-1,3-glucanases is potentially controlled by a single regulatory mechanism.
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- Zhonghua Liu
- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University , 1 Wenyuan Road, Xianlin University Park, Nanjing, 210023 People's Republic of China
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Xu Y, Lu Y, Zhang R, Wang H, Liu Q. Characterization of a novel laccase purified from the fungus Hohenbuehelia serotina and its decolourisation of dyes. Acta Biochim Pol 2015; 63:273-9. [PMID: 26495441 DOI: 10.18388/abp.2015_1091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A novel laccase was purified from the white rot fungus, Hohenbuehelia serotina, to investigate the applications of this laccase in the decoloration of various dyes. SDS-PAGE revealed a single band of this laccase corresponding to a molecular weight of approximately 57.8 kDa. The enzyme showed activity towards several substrates, the most sensitive of which was 2,2'-Azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonate) (ABTS). The highest enzymatic activity using ABTS as a substrate was observed at pH 6.8 and 30°C. The enzyme activity was found to be significantly enhanced in the presence of Zn(2+) ions and inhibited by Fe(2+) ions. Moreover, SDS and β-mercaptoethanol were inhibitory, and inhibition by L-cysteine was observed while EDTA and DMSO had almost no inhibitory effect. The laccase could effectively decolorize seven different dyes within 30 minutes at 40°C.
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- Yingyin Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, China Agricultural University. Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Envioronmental and Chemical Engenineering, Tangshan College, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, China Agricultural University. Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, China Agricultural University. Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-biotechnology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, China Agricultural University. Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Jiang J, Qin C, Shu X, Chen R, Song H, Li Q, Xu H. Effects of copper on induction of thiol-compounds and antioxidant enzymes by the fruiting body of Oudemansiella radicata. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2015; 111:60-5. [PMID: 25450915 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Oudemansiella radicata has been found to have ability to tolerate and accumulate heavy metals. In this study, to know about the metal tolerance and detoxification strategy of O. radicata, the tolerance responses in both cap and stipe of the fruiting body, including the copper content, the changes of thiol compounds production and antioxidant enzymes activities, caused by various copper stress (150-600 mg kg(-1)) during 2-6 days were investigated. Results showed that Cu content in the fruiting bodies increased with the increasing Cu concentrations and growing time, which was higher in cap than that in stipe. For thiols contents, the maximum level was in the sample at 300 mg kg(-1) Cu after 2 d both in cap and stipe, in accordance with superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities. Guaicol peroxidase (POD) activities reached maximum at 150 mg kg(-1) Cu after 4 d and 6 d, respectively in cap and stipe, while the maximum of catalase (CAT) activities was recorded at 300 and 600 mg kg(-1) Cu after 4 d in the cap and stipe, respectively. As a whole, low concentration of Cu stimulated the production of thiols and activated the antioxidant enzymes activities in the fruiting body of O. radicata after 2/4 d, while high-level Cu decreased the thiols production and enzymes activities after 4/6 d. Furthermore, the cap was more sensitive than the stipe to Cu exposure. Different indicators showed different responses to copper accumulation and the different fruiting part (cap and stipe) of O. radicata had ability to response the oxidative stress caused by Cu. Considering the metal accumulation and its own detoxification with short growing time, mushroom might have the potential to be used as bio-accumulator to deal with Cu exposure in the Cu-contaminated farmland soil.
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- Juan Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.
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Konno N, Nakade K, Nishitani Y, Mizuno M, Sakamoto Y. Lentinan degradation in the Lentinula edodes fruiting body during postharvest preservation is reduced by downregulation of the exo-β-1,3-glucanase EXG2. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:8153-7. [PMID: 25033107 DOI: 10.1021/jf501578w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Lentinan from Lentinula edodes fruiting bodies (shiitake mushrooms) is a valuable β-glucan for medical purposes based on its anticancer activity and immunomodulating activity. However, lentinan content in fruiting bodies decreases after harvesting and storage due to an increase in glucanase activity. In this study, we downregulated the expression of an exo-β-1,3-glucanase, exg2, in L. edodes using RNA interference. In the wild-type strain, β-1,3-glucanase activity in fruiting bodies remarkably increased after harvesting, and 41.7% of the lentinan content was lost after 4 days of preservation. The EXG2 downregulated strain showed significantly lower lentinan degrading activity (60-70% of the wild-type strain) in the fruiting bodies 2-4 days after harvesting. The lentinan content of fresh fruiting bodies was similar in the wild-type and EXG2 downregulated strains, but in the downregulated strain, only 25.4% of the lentinan was lost after 4 days, indicating that downregulation of EXG2 enables keeping the lentinan content high longer.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism
- Antineoplastic Agents/supply & distribution
- Crops, Agricultural/enzymology
- Crops, Agricultural/growth & development
- Crops, Agricultural/metabolism
- Down-Regulation
- Food Preservation
- Food, Genetically Modified
- Fruiting Bodies, Fungal/enzymology
- Fruiting Bodies, Fungal/growth & development
- Fruiting Bodies, Fungal/metabolism
- Fungal Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Fungal Proteins/genetics
- Fungal Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/genetics
- Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase/metabolism
- Hydrolysis
- Immunologic Factors/isolation & purification
- Immunologic Factors/metabolism
- Immunologic Factors/supply & distribution
- Japan
- Lentinan/isolation & purification
- Lentinan/metabolism
- Lentinan/supply & distribution
- Organisms, Genetically Modified/growth & development
- Organisms, Genetically Modified/metabolism
- RNA Interference
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Shiitake Mushrooms/enzymology
- Shiitake Mushrooms/growth & development
- Shiitake Mushrooms/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Transformation, Genetic
- Up-Regulation
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Affiliation(s)
- Naotake Konno
- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center , 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami-shi, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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Kampmann M, Boll S, Kossuch J, Bielecki J, Uhl S, Kleiner B, Wichmann R. Efficient immobilization of mushroom tyrosinase utilizing whole cells from Agaricus bisporus and its application for degradation of bisphenol A. Water Res 2014; 57:295-303. [PMID: 24727498 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A simple and efficient procedure for preparation and immobilization of tyrosinase enzyme was developed utilizing whole cells from the edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus, without the need for enzyme purification. Tyrosinase activity in the cell preparation remained constant during storage at 21 °C for at least six months. The cells were entrapped in chitosan and alginate matrix capsules and characterized with respect to their resulting tyrosinase activity. A modification of the alginate with colloidal silica enhanced the activity due to retention of both cells and tyrosinase from fractured cells, which otherwise leached from matrix capsules. The observed activity was similar to the activity that was obtained with immobilized isolated tyrosinase in the same material. Mushroom cells in water were susceptible to rapid inactivation, whereas the immobilized cells maintained 73% of their initial activity after 30 days of storage in water. Application in repeated batch experiments resulted in almost 100% conversion of endocrine disrupting bisphenol A (BPA) for 11 days, under stirring conditions, and 50-60% conversion after 20 days, without stirring under continuous usage. The results represent the longest yet reported application of immobilized tyrosinase for degradation of BPA in environmental water samples.
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- Markus Kampmann
- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Str. 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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Quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis and total RNA staining demonstrated that Lentinula edodes recQ gene (Le.recQ) transcript is present in all the parts of the fruiting body, but in hymenophore at the highest density. Results of in situ RNA-RNA hybridization showed that the Le.recQ transcript level within the hymenophore is higher in the hymenium, subhymenium, and the outer region of the trama. Trama cells themselves contain a lower level of the transcript.
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- Shiho Katsukawa
- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
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Zhu M, Xu L, Chen X, Ma Z, Wang H, Ng TB. A novel ribonuclease with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity from the edible mushroom Hygrophorus russula. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 170:219-30. [PMID: 23494217 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A 28-kDa ribonuclease, with an optimum pH of 4.0 and an optimum temperature at 58 °C, was isolated from fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Hygrophorus russula. It was purified by ion exchange chromatography on carboxymethyl-cellulose, dithyaminoethyl-cellulose, quaternary amine-sepharose and sulphopropyl-sepharose, followed by fast protein liquid chromatography gel filtration on Superdex 75. The N-terminal amino acid sequence was ASAGG which showed homology to those of other fungal RNases to some degree. It exerted the highest RNase activity on poly C and poly U. The Michaelis constant (K(m)) value of the RNase on yeast tRNA was 3.6 μM, and the maximal velocity (V(max)) was 0.6 μM. The RNase activity was suppressed by some ions including Fe(2+) and Zn(2+) ions. The RNase inhibited the activity of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with an IC(50) of 4.64 μM.
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- Mengjuan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Du F, Wang HX, Ng TB. [An amylase from fresh fruiting bodies of the monkey head mushroom Hericium erinaceum]. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 2013; 49:29-33. [PMID: 23662447 DOI: 10.7868/s0555109913010042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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An amylase with a molecular mass of 55 kDa and an N-terminal sequence exhibiting similarity to enzyme from Bacteroides thetaitaomicron was isolated from fruiting bodies of the monkey head mushroom Hericium erinaceum. The purification scheme included extraction with distilled water, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and SP-sepharose, and gel filtration by FPLC on Superdex 75. The amylase of H. erinaceum was adsorbed on DEAE-cellulose in 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.4) and eluted with 0.2 M NaCl in the same buffer. The enzyme was subsequently adsorbed on SP-Sepharose in 10 mM ammonium acetate buffer (pH 4.5) and eluted with 0.3 M NaCl in the same buffer. This fraction was subsequently subjected to gel filtration on Superdex 75. The first peak eluted had a molecular mass of 55 kDa in SDS-PAGE. The amylase of H. erinaceum exhibited a pH optimum of 4.6 and a temperature optimum of 40 degrees C. The enzyme activity was enhanced by Mn2+ and Fe3+ ions, but inhibited by Hg2+ ions.
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Tian GT, Zhang GQ, Wang HX, Ng TB. Purification and characterization of a novel laccase from the mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis. Acta Biochim Pol 2012; 59:407-412. [PMID: 22946027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel laccase with a molecular mass of 64 kDa and the N-terminal sequence AIGPDDTINF was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis. The purification protocol comprised ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, CM-cellulose, and Q-Sepharose, and gel filtration on Superdex 75. The laccase was adsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose, but not on CM-cellulose. It demonstrated an optimal temperature of 70°C. The enzyme activity increased steadily over the temperature range 20°C-70°C. There was only a slight reduction in activity at 80°C. However, all activity disappeared following exposure to 100°C for 10 minutes. The enzyme activity changed only slightly over the pH range 3-5, with the optimum at pH 5, but underwent a precipitous decline when the pH was elevated to 6, and was undetectable at pH 8 and pH 9.
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- Guo-Ting Tian
- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasmic Resource, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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Lichius A, Lord KM, Jeffree CE, Oborny R, Boonyarungsrit P, Read ND. Importance of MAP kinases during protoperithecial morphogenesis in Neurospora crassa. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42565. [PMID: 22900028 PMCID: PMC3416862 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In order to produce multicellular structures filamentous fungi combine various morphogenetic programs that are fundamentally different from those used by plants and animals. The perithecium, the female sexual fruitbody of Neurospora crassa, differentiates from the vegetative mycelium in distinct morphological stages, and represents one of the more complex multicellular structures produced by fungi. In this study we defined the stages of protoperithecial morphogenesis in the N. crassa wild type in greater detail than has previously been described; compared protoperithecial morphogenesis in gene-deletion mutants of all nine mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases conserved in N. crassa; confirmed that all three MAP kinase cascades are required for sexual development; and showed that the three different cascades each have distinctly different functions during this process. However, only MAP kinases equivalent to the budding yeast pheromone response and cell wall integrity pathways, but not the osmoregulatory pathway, were essential for vegetative cell fusion. Evidence was obtained for MAP kinase signaling cascades performing roles in extracellular matrix deposition, hyphal adhesion, and envelopment during the construction of fertilizable protoperithecia.
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- Alexander Lichius
- Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Fungal Cell Biology Group, Institute of Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Vaario LM, Heinonsalo J, Spetz P, Pennanen T, Heinonen J, Tervahauta A, Fritze H. The ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma matsutake is a facultative saprotroph in vitro. Mycorrhiza 2012; 22:409-418. [PMID: 22005782 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0416-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Tricholoma matsutake is an economically important ectomycorrhizal fungus of coniferous woodlands. Mycologists suspect that this fungus is also capable of saprotrophic feeding. In order to evaluate this hypothesis, enzyme and chemical assays were performed in the field and laboratory. From a natural population of T. matsutake in southern Finland, samples of soil-mycelium aggregate (shiro) were taken from sites of sporocarp formation and nearby control (PCR-negative) spots. Soil organic carbon and activity rates of hemicellulolytic enzymes were measured. The productivity of T. matsutake was related to the amount of utilizable organic carbon in the shiro, where the activity of xylosidase was significantly higher than in the control sample. In the laboratory, sterile pieces of bark from the roots of Scots pine were inoculated with T. matsutake and the activity rates of two hemicellulolytic enzymes (xylosidase and glucuronidase) were assayed. Furthermore, a liquid culture system showed how T. matsutake can utilize hemicellulose as its sole carbon source. Results linked and quantified the general relationship between enzymes secreted by T. matsutake and the degradation of hemicellulose. Our findings suggest that T. matsutake lives mainly as an ectomycorrhizal symbiont but can also feed as a saprotroph. A flexible trophic ecology confers T. matsutake with a clear advantage in a heterogeneous environment and during sporocarp formation.
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- Lu-Min Vaario
- Finnish Forest Research Institute, PL 18, FI-01301, Vantaa, Finland.
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Zhang W, Hu Y, Cao Y, Huang F, Xu H. Tolerance of lead by the fruiting body of Oudemansiella radicata. Chemosphere 2012; 88:467-75. [PMID: 22455951 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2011] [Revised: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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This study focused on the tolerance responses of the fruiting body of Oudemansiella radicata towards different concentrations of lead (250-1000 mg kg(-1)) for 2-6 d. To know about the lead tolerance and detoxification strategy, the lead content, thiol content and the activities of antioxidant enzymes were investigated. The maximum level for the lead concentration in O. radicata was recorded in the 6 d sample in each treatment, and for thiols, it was recorded in the 500 mg kg(-1) Pb/2d sample, while for superoxide dismutases (SOD) and catalases (CAT) activities, it was reached at 1000 mg kg(-1) Pb after 2 d in the stipe and cap, respectively. Peroxidases (POD) activities showed a more complex trend and glutathione reductases (GR) reached the maximum at 500 mg kg(-1) Pb after 2 d in the stipe. Overall, the results showed that low concentration lead stimulated the fruiting body of O. radicata to produce the thiols and activate the antioxidant enzymes after 2 d/4 d, while high concentration Pb resulted in the decline/decrease of the thiols and the activities of antioxidant enzymes after 4 d/6 d. Benefiting from the metal accumulation, detoxification potential and the short lifetime, mushroom have the potential for bioaccumulation of heavy metal in polluted farmland.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Bio-resources and Eco-environment of Education Ministry, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Sun J, Zhao Y, Chai H, Wang H, Ng TB. A novel alkaline protease with antiproliferative activity from fresh fruiting bodies of the toxic wild mushroom Amanita farinosa. Acta Biochim Pol 2011; 58:567-572. [PMID: 22146135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A novel protease with a molecular mass of 15 kDa was purified from fresh fruiting bodies of the wild mushroom Amanita farinosa. The purification protocol entailed anion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel, cation exchange chromatography on SP-Sepharose, and gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75. The protease was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose but adsorbed on Affi-gel blue gel and SP-Sepharose. It demonstrated a single 15-kDa band in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS/PAGE) and a 15-kDa peak in gel filtration. The optimal pH and optimal temperature of the protease were pH 8.0 and 65 °C, respectively. Proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells was inhibited by the protease with an IC(50) of 25 µM. The protease did not have antifungal or ribonuclease activity.
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- Jian Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zheng S, Wang H, Zhang G. A novel alkaline protease from wild edible mushroom Termitomyces albuminosus. Acta Biochim Pol 2011; 58:269-273. [PMID: 21706070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 06/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A protease with a molecular mass of 30 kDa and the N-terminal sequence of GLQTNAPWGLARSS, was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the wild edible mushroom Termitomyces albuminosus. The purification protocol included ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, Q-Sepharose, SP-Sepharose and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protein was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose, but adsorbed on SP-Sepharose. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified enzyme were 10.6 and 60 °C, respectively. The enzyme was stable in the presence of 2 % (v/v) Tween 80 and 4 M urea. More than 80 % of the enzyme activity was retained in 2 % (v/v) Triton X 100, 54 % in 10 mM EDTA and 31 % in 2 % (w/v) SDS. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), but not inhibited by dithiothreitol (DTT), pepstatin or lima bean trypsin inhibitor suggesting that it was a serine protease but not a trypsin-like one. The protease was inhibited by Hg(2+), Cu(2+), and Fe(3+) ions. The K(m) and V(max) values of the purified enzyme for casein were 8.26 mg ∙ ml(-1) and 0.668 mg ∙ ml(-1) ∙ min(-1), respectively.
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Sun J, Wang H, Ng TB. Isolation of a laccase with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity from fresh fruiting bodies of the Lentinus edodes (Shiitake mushroom). Indian J Biochem Biophys 2011; 48:88-94. [PMID: 21682139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A laccase with a molecular mass of 67 kDa and inhibitory activity toward HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (IC50 = 7.5 microM) was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the Lentinus edodes (Shiitake mushroom). Its characteristics were compared with those of laccases from cultured mushroom mycelia reported earlier. The laccase was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose, Affi-gel blue gel and CM-cellulose, but was adsorbed on Con A-Sepharose. About 50-fold purification was achieved with a 19.2% yield of the enzyme. The activity of the enzyme increased steadily from 20 degrees C to 70 degreesC. The activity disappeared after exposure to the boiling temperature for 10 min. Its optimal pH was 4 and very little enzyme activity remained at and above pH 10. The laccase inhibited HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with an IC50 of 7.5 microM, but did not demonstrate any antifungal or anti-proliferative activity.
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- Jian Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Hu DD, Zhang RY, Zhang GQ, Wang HX, Ng TB. A laccase with antiproliferative activity against tumor cells from an edible mushroom, white common Agrocybe cylindracea. Phytomedicine 2011; 18:374-379. [PMID: 20739163 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2009] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A laccase, with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity (IC(50)=12.7 μM) and antiproliferative activity against HepG2 cells (IC(50)=5.6 μM) and MCF7 cells (IC(50)=6.5 μM), was purified from fresh fruiting bodies of the edible white common Agrocybe cylindracea mushroom. The laccase, which had a novel N-terminal sequence, displayed a molecular mass of 58 kDa within the range reported for most other mushroom laccases. The purification protocol entailed ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, SP-Sepharose, and Q-Sepharose and gel filtration on Superdex 75. The laccase was adsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose, but unadsorbed on SP-Sepharose. Its optimum pH was pH 3-4 and its optimum temperature was 50°C. The activity of the isolated laccase differed from one substrate to another. The ranking was ABTS>N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine>hydroquinone>catechol>2-methylcatechol>pyrogallol.
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- D D Hu
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Wu YY, Wang HX, Ng TB. A novel metalloprotease from the wild basidiomycete mushroom Lepista nuda. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 21:256-262. [PMID: 21464595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A 20.9-kDa metalloprotease was isolated from dried fruiting bodies of the wild basidiomycete mushroom Lepista nuda. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the protease was seen to be ATFVLTAATNTLFTA, thus displaying no similarity with the sequences of previously reported metalloproteases. The protease was purified using a procedure that entailed ion-exchange chromatography on CM-Cellulose, Q-Sepharose, and Mono S, and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protease functioned at an optimum pH of 7.0 and an optimum temperature of 50 degrees C. It was also noted that the protease demonstrated a proteolytic activity of 1,756 U/mg toward casein. The Km of the purified protease toward casein was 6.36 mg/ml at a pH of 7.0 and with a temperature of 37 degrees C, whereas the Vmax was 9.11 microgram ml(-1) min(-1). The activity of the protease was adversely affected by EDTA-2Na, suggesting that it is a metalloprotease. PMSF, EGTA, aprotinin, and leupeptin exerted no striking inhibitory effect. The activity of the protease was enhanced by Fe2+, but was curtailed by Cd2+, Cu2+, Hg2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, and Fe3+ ions. The protease also exhibited inhibitory activity against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with an IC50 value of 4.00 micrometer. The IC50 values toward hepatoma Hep G2 and leukemia L1210 cells in vitro were 4.99 micrometer and 3.67 micrometer, respectively.
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- Y Y Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zhao FY, Lin JF, Zeng XL, Guo LQ, Wang YH, You LR. Improvement in fruiting body yield by introduction of the Ampullaria crossean multi-functional cellulase gene into Volvariella volvacea. Bioresour Technol 2010; 101:6482-6486. [PMID: 20378340 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Revised: 02/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The multi-functional cellulase gene, mfc, from Ampullaria crossean was transformed into Volvariella volvacea by PEG-mediated protoplast transformation to improve the biological efficiency and fruiting body yield. PCR and Southern blotting indicated that mfc was integrated into the genomes of four transformants. In laboratory and large scale cultivation experiments, the average biological efficiency of the transformants was 18.39+/-1.27% and 27.84+/-3.21%, respectively, considerably higher than the corresponding values for untransformed controls of 12.69+/-1.31% and 20.63+/-2.59%. This is the first report of an improvement in biological efficiency and fruiting body yield of V. volvacea through transgenesis.
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- Feng-Yun Zhao
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Lebedeva GV, Proskuriakov MT. [Purification and characterization of milk-clotting enzymes from oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Kumm.)]. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 2009; 45:690-692. [PMID: 20067154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Three enzymes with milk-clotting activity have been isolated from the fruiting bodies of Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Kumm.) by (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, gel chromatography on Sephadex G75, and ion exchange chromatography on carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Isoelectric points of the enzymes, as determined by isoelectrofocusing, equaled 4.2, 6.7, and 8.8. Inhibition analysis showed that the enzymes with isoelectric points of 4.2 and 6.7 belong to the class of metal-dependent proteinases, while the enzyme with the isoelectric point of 8.8 belongs to the serine protease class.
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Jiang Z, Weng B, Lei J, Wang Y, Tang X, Xiao S. [Effect of exogenous zinc addition on cell protective enzyme activities in the fruit bodies of Lentinus giganteus]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2009; 49:1121-1125. [PMID: 19835177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The effects of exogenous Zn addition on cell protective enzyme activities in the fruit bodies of Lentinus giganteus were studied. METHODS ZnSO4 was used as exogenous Zn and added into culture medium. The final Zn concentrations in culture media were 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 mg/kg respectively. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), malondialchehyche (MDA) content and soluble protein content in the fruit bodies were analyzed by spectrophotometry; catalase (CAT) was determined by potassium permanganate titration. RESULTS The content of soluble protein and SOD, POD and CAT activities in the fruit bodies of L. giganteus were significantly increased (P < 0.01), but PPO activity (P < 0.01) and MDA content (P < 0.05) was significantly decreased in the treatment of 30 mg/kg Zn concentration. The content of soluble protein and SOD, POD and CAT activities showed a decreasing trend with the increase of Zn concentration, but MDA content was significantly increased (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05). CONCLUSION High Zn concentration caused the increase of MDA contents and the decrease of SOD, POD and CAT activities in the fruit body of L. giganteus. It will destroy the protective enzyme system, cause the accumulation of free radicals and thus intensify membrane lipid peroxidation. Appropriate Zn concentration improved the protective enzyme activities, and lightened the harm of membrane from lipid peroxidation.
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- Zhihe Jiang
- Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China.
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Zhang G, Wang H, Zhang X, Ng T. Helvellisin, a novel alkaline protease from the wild ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 109:20-4. [PMID: 20129076 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2009] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A 33.5-kDa serine protease designated as helvellisin was isolated from dried fruiting bodies of the wild ascomycete mushroom Helvella lacunosa. It was purified by using a procedure which entailed ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, CM-Sepharose, Q-Sepharose, and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protease was characterized by unique N-terminal amino acid sequence, thermostability and pH stability. The protease exhibited a pH optimum of 11.0 and a temperature optimum of 65 degrees C, with about 40% activity remaining at 87 degrees C and pH 5 and 13. Helvellisin demonstrated a protease activity of 14600 U/mg toward casein. The K(m) of the purified protease for casein was 3.81 mg/ml at pH 11.0 and 37 degrees C. The V(max) was 5.35x10(-2) mg ml(-1) min(-1). It was adversely affected by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, suggesting that it is serine protease. The activity of the protease was enhanced by Mg(2+), Fe(2+) and Mn(2+), but was curtailed by Cu(2+), Hg(2+) and Fe(3+). It was devoid of antifungal and ribonuclease activities.
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- Guoqing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Luo H, Hallen-Adams HE, Walton JD. Processing of the phalloidin proprotein by prolyl oligopeptidase from the mushroom Conocybe albipes. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:18070-7. [PMID: 19389704 PMCID: PMC2709354 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.006460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The peptide toxins of poisonous Amanita mushrooms are bicyclic octapeptides (amatoxins) or heptapeptides (phallotoxins). In Amanita bisporigera, alpha-amanitin and phallacidin are synthesized as 35- and 34-amino acid proproteins, respectively, in which the amino acid sequences found in the mature toxins are flanked by conserved amino acid sequences. The presence of invariant Pro residues immediately upstream of the toxin regions and as the last predicted amino acid in the toxin regions themselves suggests that a Pro-specific peptidase is responsible for the initial post-translational processing of the Amanita toxin proproteins. We purified an enzyme from the phalloidin-producing mushroom Conocybe albipes that cleaves a synthetic 22-mer phalloidin peptide to release the mature toxin peptide (AWLATCP). Mass spectrometric analysis of the purified protein combined with isolation and sequencing of the encoding gene indicates that the responsible processing enzyme is a member of the prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) subfamily of proteases (EC 3.4.21.26). The processing enzyme was able to use the chromogenic POP substrate benzyloxycarbonyl-Gly-Pro-p-nitroanilide and was inhibited by the specific POP inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Pro-prolinal. Both Pro bonds in the proprotein are cleaved by the same enzyme, with the C-terminal Pro bond cleaved first or much faster than the N-terminal Pro bond. Transient accumulation of the N-terminal intermediate indicates that cleavage is not strongly processive. A synthetic peptide representing the phallacidin proprotein was also cleaved by the POP of C. albipes, but a precursor of amanitin (which is not made by C. albipes) was cleaved inefficiently.
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- Hong Luo
- From the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- From the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- From the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Yano A, Kikuchi S, Nakagawa Y, Sakamoto Y, Sato T. Secretory expression of the non-secretory-type Lentinula edodes laccase by Aspergillus oryzae. Microbiol Res 2009; 164:642-9. [PMID: 19230633 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Revised: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The shiitake mushroom, Lentinula edodes, has an extracelluar secretory-type laccase, Lcc1, and a fruiting-body-accumulation-type laccase, Lcc4. We previously reported the production of Lcc1 by plant cells, but had difficulty producing Lcc4. Here, we report the production of Lcc1 and Lcc4 by Aspergillus oryzae and the extracellular secretory production of Lcc4 using a modified secretion signal peptide (SP) from Lcc1. Sp-Lcc4 produced by A. oryzae had biochemical activities similar to Lcc4 produced by L. edodes. Lcc1 did not react with beta-(3,4-dihydroxyphenol) alanine (DOPA), but Lcc4 from L. edodes and A. oryzae could oxidize DOPA. K(M) values for the substrates 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzthiazolinsulfonate), 2,6-dimethoxyphenol, guaiacol, pyrogallol, and catechol were similar for Lcc4 and Sp-Lcc4. In conclusion, a non-secretory-type fungal laccase is secreted into the culture media with its original enzymatic properties by exploiting modified secretory signal peptide.
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- Akira Yano
- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
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A ribonuclease, with a molecular mass of 9 kDa and an N-terminal sequence resembling the sequence of a fragment of tRNA/rRNA cytosine-C5-methylase and a fragment of a alanyl-tRNA synthetase, was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the brown oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus. The ribonuclease was purified using a very simple protocol that comprised ion-exchange chromatography on carboxymethyl (CM)-cellulose and affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel. Subsequent gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75 and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that the ribonuclease was purified after the first two chromatographic steps. The ribonuclease was adsorbed on CM-cellulose and Affi-gel blue gel. The ribonuclease exhibited the highest activity toward poly A, lower activity toward poly C, slight activity toward poly G, and indiscernible activity toward poly U. The enzyme was stimulated upon exposure to 1 microm Mg2+ and 10 microm Zn2+, but was inhibited by the following ions at 10 mm: Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Mn2+, and Fe3+. The ribonuclease required a pH of 8.0 and a temperature of 50-70 degrees C to express maximal activity. It had a Km of 60 microm toward yeast tRNA. It lacked mitogenic and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibiting activities, but exerted antiproliferative activity toward leukemia L1210 cells.
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- L Xia
- Department of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Xing Z, Wang Y, Feng Z, Zhao Z, Liu X. Effect of 60Co-irradiation on postharvest quality and selected enzyme activities of Hypsizygus marmoreus fruit bodies. J Agric Food Chem 2007; 55:8126-32. [PMID: 17848083 DOI: 10.1021/jf070941w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Hypsizygus marmoreus fruit bodies were exposed to different doses of (60)Co gamma-irradiation, stored at 4 degrees C and 65-70% relative humidity, and various physiological changes associated with postharvest deterioration, as well as the activities of selected enzymes widely considered to play a role in the process of senescence, were monitored over a subsequent storage period of 25 days. Exposure to 0.8 kGy irradiation was clearly beneficial in maintaining the postharvest appearance of the mushroom sporophores compared to non-irradiated samples and fruit bodies exposed to higher doses (1.2-2.0 kGy) of irradiation. Samples treated with 0.8 kGy also exhibited smaller initial declines in soluble protein, smaller increases in reducing sugar content, and lower levels of malondialdehyde accumulation during the early storage period. Smallest increases in proteinase activity were recorded in samples dosed with 0.8 and 2.0 kGy, and levels of superoxide dismutase were significantly higher in samples exposed to 0.8 kGy compared with non-irradiated controls. Large initial increases in catalase activity were detected in samples irradiated with 0.8, 1.2, and 1.6 kGy and, although enzyme levels gradually decreased in all samples during further storage, residual levels after 25 days were still severalfold higher in irradiated samples compared with controls. The data increase the current understanding of the effects of gamma-irradiation on the biochemical changes associated with postharvest senescence and should lead to more targeted strategies for reducing postharvest quality loss in H. marmoreus and other mushrooms.
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- Zengtao Xing
- Institute for Agri-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201106, People's Republic of China.
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Wagemaker MJM, Eastwood DC, Welagen J, van der Drift C, Jetten MSM, Burton K, Van Griensven LJLD, Op den Camp HJM. The role of ornithine aminotransferase in fruiting body formation of the mushroom Agaricus bisporus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 111:909-18. [PMID: 17703933 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The complete oat gene and cDNA from the commercial mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, encoding ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) was characterized. The gene encodes a 466 amino acid protein and provides the first fully reported homobasidiomycete OAT protein sequence. The gene is interrupted by ten introns, and no mitochondrial targeting motif was present pointing to a cytoplasmic localization. The function of the gene was demonstrated by complementation of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant unable to utilize ornithine as a sole source of nitrogen with an A. bisporus oat cDNA construct. Northern analysis of the oat gene together with the pruA gene (encoding Delta(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase) showed that transcripts of both genes were lower during the first stages of fruiting body development. The higher expression of the oat gene in later stages of development, suggests the importance of ornithine metabolism for the redistribution of metabolites in the developing mushroom. Hplc analysis of all amino acids revealed that ornithine levels increased during fruiting body development whereas proline levels fell.
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- Matthijs J M Wagemaker
- Department of Microbiology, IWWR, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Cui L, Liu QH, Wang HX, Ng TB. An alkaline protease from fresh fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 75:81-5. [PMID: 17216442 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0801-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2006] [Revised: 12/06/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A protease was purified from fresh fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus. The isolation procedure included ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, CM-cellulose, and Q-Sepharose and fast protein liquid chromatography-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protease was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose, but adsorbed on CM-cellulose. In sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the protease demonstrated a single band with a molecular mass of 28 kDa. The protease showed an optimal pH at 10 and an optimal temperature at 50 degrees C. The activity of the protease was not affected by EDTA, indicating that it is not a metalloprotease. The protease exhibited a higher activity in the presence of K(+) and Li(+), but its activity was potently inhibited by Al(3+), Cu(2+), and Hg(2+) ions. It manifested a K (m) of 3.44 mg/ml and a V (max) of 0.139 mg ml(-1) min(-1). It was devoid of ribonuclease and antifungal activities.
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- L Cui
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, PR China
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Szeto CYY, Leung GS, Kwan HS. Le.MAPK and its interacting partner, Le.DRMIP, in fruiting body development in Lentinula edodes. Gene 2007; 393:87-93. [PMID: 17383119 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2006] [Revised: 01/20/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Development in shiitake mushroom, Lentinula edodes, is a unique process and studies of the molecular basis of this process may lead to improvement in mushroom cultivation. Previous studies have identified a number of signal transduction genes related to mushroom development, but those genes have not been well characterized. The present work characterized a developmentally regulated MAP kinase, Le.MAPK, and its interaction with a novel gene, Le.DRMIP in the signal transduction pathway. The expression profiles of these two genes reveal their importance in fruiting body initiation and development; the Le.DRMIP transcript is localized predominantly in the developing young fruiting body and gills, which further signifies its role in cell differentiation during mushroom development.
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- Carol Y Y Szeto
- Molecular Biotechnology Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR
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Kim JS, Sapkota K, Park SE, Choi BS, Kim S, Nguyen TH, Kim CS, Choi HS, Kim MK, Chun HS, Park Y, Kim SJ. A fibrinolytic enzyme from the medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris. J Microbiol 2006; 44:622-31. [PMID: 17205040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In this study we purified a fibrinolytic enzyme from Cordyceps militaris using a combination of ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE Sephadex A-50 column, gel filtration chromatography on a Sephadex G-75 column, and FPLC on a HiLoad 16/60 Superdex 75 column. This purification protocol resulted in a 191.8-fold purification of the enzyme and a final yield of 12.9 %. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 52 kDa by SDS-PAGE, fibrin-zymography, and gel filtration chromatography. The first 19 amino acid residues of the N-terminal sequence were ALTTQSNV THGLATISLRQ, which is similar to the subtilisin-like serine protease PR1J from Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliase. This enzyme is a neutral protease with an optimal reaction pH and temperature of 7.4 and 37 degrees , respectively. Results for the fibrinolysis pattern showed that the enzyme rapidly hydrolyzed the fibrin alpha-chain followed by the gamma-gamma chains. It also hydrolyzed the beta-chain, but more slowly. The Aalpha, Bbeta, and gamma chains of fibrinogen were also cleaved very rapidly. We found that enzyme activity was inhibited by Cu2+ and Co2+, but enhanced by the additions of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions. Furthermore, fibrinolytic enzyme activity was potently inhibited by PMSF and APMSF. This enzyme exhibited a high specificity for the chymotrypsin substrate S-2586 indicating it 's a chymotrypsin-like serine protease. The data we present suggest that the fibrinolytic enzyme derived from the edible and medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris has fibrin binding activity, which allows for the local activation of the fibrin degradation pathway.
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- Jae-Sung Kim
- Department of Biotechnology, BK 21Research Team for Protein Activity Control, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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Wang HX, Ng TB. A laccase from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 72:508-13. [PMID: 16636832 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0314-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 12/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A protein demonstrating laccase activity and potent inhibitory activity towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 reverse transcriptase (IC50 1.2 microM) was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum. The laccase had a novel N-terminal sequence and a molecular mass of 75 kDa, which is higher than the range (55-56 kDa) reported for most other mushroom laccases. It was isolated by sequential chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and Affi-gel blue gel and adsorption on Con A-Sepharose. Unlike some of the previously isolated laccases, it was adsorbed only on Con A-Sepharose. The enzyme required a pH of 3-5 and a temperature of 70 degrees C to exhibit maximal activity. Minimal activity was detected at pH 6 and 7. Activity was undetectable at pH 8 and 9 and after exposure to 100 degrees C for 10 min.
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- H X Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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Gzogian LA, Proskuriakov MT, Ievleva EV, Valueva TA. [Trypsin-like proteinases and trypsin inhibitors in fruiting bodies of higher fungi]. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 2005; 41:612-5. [PMID: 16358748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The activity of trypsin-like proteinases and trypsin inhibitors was measured in fruiting bodies of various species of basidial fungi (Basidiomycetes). Fruiting bodies of all fungi contained these enzymes, with the exceptions of polypore (Coriolus versicolor (Fr.) Karst) and hedgehog fungus (Hericium erinaceus (Fr.) Quel), belonging to the families Polyporaceae and Hericiaceae, respectively, in which the enzyme activities were barely detectable. The activity of trypsin-like proteinases was the highest in fruiting bodies of Boletaceae and Agaricaceae. Fruiting bodies of all fungi contained trypsin inhibitors. The highest activity of trypsin inhibitors was detected in basidiomycetes of the families Boletaceae, Agaricaceae, and Pleurotaceae, including Boletus castanus (Fr.) Karst, orange-cap boletus (Leccinum aurantiacum (Fr.) Sing), and brown-cap boletus (Leccinum melanum (Fr.) Karst).
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Wang HX, Ng TB. Purification of a laccase from fruiting bodies of the mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 69:521-5. [PMID: 16075291 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0086-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2005] [Revised: 06/30/2005] [Accepted: 07/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A purification scheme involving ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) cellulose, carboxymethyl (CM) cellulose, and Q-Sepharose, followed by fast protein liquid chromatography-gel filtration on Superdex 75, was utilized to isolate a laccase from the fruiting bodies of the mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. The laccase was adsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose and unadsorbed on CM-cellulose. The molecular mass of the laccase in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was 34 kDa. The laccase activity was maximal at 70 degrees C and remained high at 80 degrees C. High activity of the laccase was maintained at ph 3 to 5. The activity underwent an abrupt decline at pH 6 and 7 and was indiscernible at ph 8 and 9. The laccase exhibited an inhibitory activity toward HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with an IC50 of 2.2 microM. Its N-terminal sequence was dissimilar to those of laccase isoenzymes previously isolated from cultured mycelia of the same species.
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- H X Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, 100094, Beijing, China
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