The impact of putative methyltransferase overexpression on the Trichoderma harzianum cellulolytic system for biomass conversion

Delabona, Priscila da Silva; Codima, Carla Aloia; Ramoni, Jonas; Zubieta, Mariane Paludetti; Araújo, Bruna Martins de; Farinas, Cristiane S.; Pradella, José Geraldo da Cruz; Schink, Bernhard

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123616

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“…Although T. harzianum strains have shown high cellulolytic activity (Horta et al, 2018;Li et al, 2020b), most studies investigating this species have focused on biological control (Maruyama et al, 2020;Yan and Khan, 2021). Thus, the regulatory mechanisms underlying hydrolytic enzyme production by these fungi are still poorly explored at the transcriptional level (Delabona et al, 2017(Delabona et al, , 2020(Delabona et al, , 2021. In addition, given the high degree of genetic variation observed within the genus Trichoderma (Kubicek et al, 2019) along with the complex speciation observed in the T. harzianum species (Druzhinina et al, 2010), it is necessary to explore how the main regulators XYR1 and CRE1 behave across T. harzianum strains.…”

Section: Xyr1 and Cre1 Response To Cellulose Degradationmentioning

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“…While fungal cellulases from Trichoderma reesei are the most applied enzymes in the biotechnology industry (Bischof et al, 2016), the use of Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma atroviride was explored by examining their biocontrol capacity against plant pathogenic fungi (Medeiros et al, 2017;Saravanakumar et al, 2017). Recently, the potential of enzymes from T. harzianum strains was demonstrated in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars during second-generation ethanol (2G ethanol) production (Delabona et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2020).…”

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Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies acrossTrichoderma harzianumStrains Associated with XYR1 and CRE1

Rosolen¹,

Aono²,

Almeida³

et al. 2020

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Background: Trichoderma species have attracted attention as alternative plant polysaccharide-degrading enzyme sources, among other reasons. Most Trichoderma spp., such as Trichoderma atroviride and Trichoderma harzianum, are described as mycoparasitic fungi and are widely used in agriculture as biocontrol agents. T. harzianum is also a potential candidate for hydrolytic enzyme production in which gene expression is tightly controlled. Thus, a better understanding of transcriptional regulation related to the main activator (XYR1) and repressor (CRE1) of cellulases and hemicellulases is necessary. Herein, we explore the genetic mechanisms of the key regulators of genes encoding plant cell wall-degrading enzymes by inferring a gene coexpression network for T. harzianum (IOC-3844 and CBMAI-0179) and, for comparative purposes, for T. atroviride CBMAI-0020.Results: Phylogenetic analysis indicated that both regulatory proteins are widely distributed among ascomycete fungi and suggested how T. atroviride is differentiated from T. harzianum. The coexpression network analyses separated the transcripts into several groups according to the expression profile during growth in cellulose or glucose.Groups with xyr1 or cre1 were identified, and within them, transcripts encoding carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), TFs, sugar and ion transporters, and proteins with unknown function were coexpressed. However, qualitative and quantitative differences among groups and strains were observed. Core transcripts from these groups (hubs) were identified, and they included transcripts not yet characterized or described as related to cellulose degradation. Several metabolic pathways triggered were recognized with high similarity between both regulators during cellulose degradation, but they differed according to the strains. An enrichment related to mycoparasitism in T. atroviride, especially that associated with CRE1, was observed. It was also noticed that the transcripts encoding CAZymes related to polysaccharide degradation in T.harzianum are not necessarily coexpressed with the TFs studied herein. Conclusion: Our results suggest that different strategies related to XYR1 and CRE1 are used by Trichoderma spp. during cellulose degradation and provide new insights into transcripts coexpressed with both TFs in T. harzianum. This knowledge can be exploited to improve the understanding of the genetic mechanisms involved in hydrolytic enzyme regulation, expanding the potential of T. harzianum use in several industrial applications. 3 Due to the expanding population and industrialization, the demand for energy is increasing throughout the world. Currently, the primary energy source is fossil fuels, i.e., nonrenewable sources such as natural gas, oil, and coal [1]. To reduce the dependency on these finite resources, the development of new sustainable alternatives has become critical. In this context, increasing attention has been given to the development of biofuels from biomass [2, 3]. The United States and Brazil are the world's largest bioet...

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Section: Xyr1 and Cre1 Response To Cellulose Degradationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies acrossTrichoderma harzianumStrains Associated with XYR1 and CRE1

Rosolen¹,

Aono²,

Almeida³

et al. 2020

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“…In the genus Trichoderma , Trichoderma reesei is the primary fungal industrial source of cellulases and hemicellulases ( Martinez et al, 2008 ), while Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma atroviride have been widely explored by examining their biocontrol capacity against plant pathogenic fungi ( Medeiros et al, 2017 ; Saravanakumar et al, 2017 ). However, hydrolytic enzymes from T. harzianum strains have demonstrated great potential in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars ( Delabona et al, 2020 ; Zhang et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although T. harzianum strains have shown high cellulolytic activity ( Horta et al, 2018 ; Li J. X. et al, 2020 ), most studies investigating this species have focused on biological control ( Maruyama et al, 2020 ; Yan and Khan 2021 ). Thus, the regulatory mechanisms underlying hydrolytic enzyme production by these fungi are still poorly explored at the transcriptional level ( Delabona et al, 2017 ; Delabona et al, 2020 ; Delabona et al, 2021 ). In addition, given the high degree of genetic variation observed within the genus Trichoderma ( Kubicek et al, 2019 ) along with the complex speciation observed in the T. harzianum species ( Druzhinina et al, 2010 ), it is necessary to explore how the main regulators XYR1 and CRE1 behave across T. harzianum strains.…”

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confidence: 99%

Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies Across Trichoderma harzianum Strains Associated With XYR1 and CRE1

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Trichoderma harzianum, whose gene expression is tightly controlled by the transcription factors (TFs) XYR1 and CRE1, is a potential candidate for hydrolytic enzyme production. Here, we performed a network analysis of T. harzianum IOC-3844 and T. harzianum CBMAI-0179 to explore how the regulation of these TFs varies between these strains. In addition, we explored the evolutionary relationships of XYR1 and CRE1 protein sequences among Trichoderma spp. The results of the T. harzianum strains were compared with those of Trichoderma atroviride CBMAI-0020, a mycoparasitic species. Although transcripts encoding carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), TFs, transporters, and proteins with unknown functions were coexpressed with cre1 or xyr1, other proteins indirectly related to cellulose degradation were identified. The enriched GO terms describing the transcripts of these groups differed across all strains, and several metabolic pathways with high similarity between both regulators but strain-specific differences were identified. In addition, the CRE1 and XYR1 subnetworks presented different topology profiles in each strain, likely indicating differences in the influences of these regulators according to the fungi. The hubs of the cre1 and xyr1 groups included transcripts not yet characterized or described as being related to cellulose degradation. The first-neighbor analyses confirmed the results of the profile of the coexpressed transcripts in cre1 and xyr1. The analyses of the shortest paths revealed that CAZymes upregulated under cellulose degradation conditions are most closely related to both regulators, and new targets between such signaling pathways were discovered. Although the evaluated T. harzianum strains are phylogenetically close and their amino acid sequences related to XYR1 and CRE1 are very similar, the set of transcripts related to xyr1 and cre1 differed, suggesting that each T. harzianum strain used a specific regulation strategy for cellulose degradation. More interestingly, our findings may suggest that XYR1 and CRE1 indirectly regulate genes encoding proteins related to cellulose degradation in the evaluated T. harzianum strains. An improved understanding of the basic biology of fungi during the cellulose degradation process can contribute to the use of their enzymes in several biotechnological applications and pave the way for further studies on the differences across strains of the same species.

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“…Delabona et al [55] reported that Trichoderma harzianum overexpressed the methyltransferase of the global regulator -LAE1, in order to improve the production of cellulases, considering that the evaluation of the impact of LAE1 to induce cellulases made use of soluble carbon sources and lignocellulose and low cost in an agitated bioreactor. Using sugarcane bagasse with sucrose, the overexpression of lae1 culminated in a significant increase in the expression of the gh61b (31x), cel7a (25x), bgl1 (20x) and xyn3 (20x) genes.…”

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Recombinant Fungal Cellulases for the Saccharification of Sugarcane Bagasse

Benevides¹,

Assis²,

Vitor³

et al. 2022

Biodegradation Technology of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants

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Cellulases are important enzymes in cellulose degradation that occurs in nature, this degradation involves a system of extracellular multienzymes and have wide application. The construction of a high-quality system for the production of these enzymes is important for its application in the process of saccharification of biomass involved in the biofuel production process. Several species of fungi are capable of synthesizing and secreting high amounts of cellulase, most studies with fungal species use linearized plasmid, since these are encompassed to chromosomal DNA, improving its stability and expression efficiency. Advances in the production of recombinant enzymes focus on the search for industrially viable microorganisms capable of producing enzymes under various conditions, expressing them in a highly efficient manner, aiming at the synthesis of several copies of genes and a strong promoter. To resay these restrictions, molecular biology combined with recombinant DNA technology is a viable tool in enzymatic production. In subsequent topics, the production of endoglucanases, exoglucanases and β-glucosidase of fungi cloned in Escherichia coli, Pichia pastoris and other different expression systems will be addressed.

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The impact of putative methyltransferase overexpression on the Trichoderma harzianum cellulolytic system for biomass conversion

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies acrossTrichoderma harzianumStrains Associated with XYR1 and CRE1

Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies acrossTrichoderma harzianumStrains Associated with XYR1 and CRE1

Network Analysis Reveals Different Cellulose Degradation Strategies Across Trichoderma harzianum Strains Associated With XYR1 and CRE1

Recombinant Fungal Cellulases for the Saccharification of Sugarcane Bagasse

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