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Title: Enzymatic Adaptation of Podospora anserina to Different Plant Biomass Provides Leads to Optimized Commercial Enzyme Cocktails

Journal Article · · Biotechnology Journal
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  1. Fungal Physiology Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute &, Fungal Molecular Physiology Utrecht University Uppsalalaan 8 3584 CT Utrecht The Netherlands
  2. US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute 2800 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
  3. US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute 2800 Mitchell Drive Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology University of California Berkeley Berkeley CA 94598 USA

As a late colonizer of herbivore dung, Podospora anserina has evolved an enzymatic machinery to degrade the more recalcitrant fraction of plant biomass, suggesting a great potential for biotechnology applications. The authors investigated its transcriptome during growth on two industrial feedstocks, soybean hulls (SBH) and corn stover (CS). Initially, CS and SBH results in the expression of hemicellulolytic and amylolytic genes, respectively, while at later time points a more diverse gene set is induced, especially for SBH. Substrate adaptation is also observed for carbon catabolism. Overall, SBH resulted in a larger diversity of expressed genes, confirming previous proteomics studies. The results not only provide an in depth view on the transcriptomic adaptation of P. anserina to substrate composition, but also point out strategies to improve saccharification of plant biomass at the industrial level.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); NWO
Grant/Contract Number:
DE‐AC02‐05CH11231; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1476667
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1476668; OSTI ID: 1559199
Journal Information:
Biotechnology Journal, Journal Name: Biotechnology Journal Vol. 14 Journal Issue: 4; ISSN 1860-6768
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 10 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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