Transcriptional regulator XYR1 activates the expression of
cellobiose synthase to promote the production of cellulase from glucose.
Biotechnol Lett 2018;
40:973-979. [PMID:
29680932 DOI:
10.1007/s10529-018-2549-9]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the transcriptional regulation of cellobiose synthase (CBS) in Rhizopus stolonifer.
RESULTS
Transcription factor XYR1 was identified as responsible for the activation of cbs. In comparison with wild-type R. stolonifer, the deletion of XYR1 resulted in transcriptional down-regulation of cbs by approximately 40%, while XYR1 over-expression increased cbs transcription up to 175%. The highest FPA activity (1.8 IU/ml) was obtained in the XYR1-overexpressing strain OExyr1 cultivated in a 2% (m/V) glucose media, corresponding to a 96% increase compared with that of the parent strain (0.92 IU/ml). Moreover, cellulase synthesis was inhibited after cbs-inactivation mutation in OExyr1.
CONCLUSION
XYR1 directly activates the transcription of cbs to promote cellulase production in R. stolonifer utilizing glucose as a substrate.
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