Characterization of the starvation-induced chitinase CfcA and α-1,3-glucanase AgnB of Aspergillus niger

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Jolanda van Munster, Justyna Dobruchowska, Ruud Veloo, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Marc van der Maarel]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99/5(2015-03-01), 2209-2223
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Characterization of the starvation-induced chitinase CfcA and α-1,3-glucanase AgnB of Aspergillus niger  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Jolanda van Munster, Justyna Dobruchowska, Ruud Veloo, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Marc van der Maarel] 
520 3 |a The common saprophyte Aspergillus niger may experience carbon starvation in nature as well as during industrial fermentations. Starvation survival strategies, such as conidiation or the formation of exploratory hyphae, require energy and building blocks, which may be supplied by autolysis. Glycoside hydrolases are key effectors of autolytic degradation of fungal cell walls, but knowledge on their identity and functionality is still limited. We recently identified agnB and cfcA as two genes encoding carbohydrate-active enzymes that had notably increased transcription during carbon starvation in A. niger. Here, we report the biochemical and functional characterization of these enzymes. AgnB is an α-1,3-glucanase that releases glucose from α-1,3-glucan substrates with a minimum degree of polymerization of 4. CfcA is a chitinase that releases dimers from the nonreducing end of chitin. These enzymes thus attack polymers that are found in the fungal cell wall and may have a role in autolytic fungal cell wall degradation in A. niger. Indeed, cell wall degradation during carbon starvation was reduced in the double deletion mutant ΔcfcA ΔagnB compared to the wild-type strain. Furthermore, the cell walls of the carbon-starved mycelium of the mutant contained a higher fraction of chitin or chitosan. The function of at least one of these enzymes, CfcA, therefore appears to be in the recycling of cell wall carbohydrates under carbon limiting conditions. CfcA thus may be a candidate effector for on demand cell lysis, which could be employed in industrial processes for recovery of intracellular products. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 
690 7 |a Aspergillus niger  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Carbon starvation  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Cell wall  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Autolysis  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Chitinase  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a α-Glucanase  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a van Munster  |D Jolanda  |u Microbial Physiology Research Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Dobruchowska  |D Justyna  |u Microbial Physiology Research Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Veloo  |D Ruud  |u Kerry BV, Almere, The Netherlands  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Dijkhuizen  |D Lubbert  |u Microbial Physiology Research Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands  |4 aut 
700 1 |a van der Maarel  |D Marc  |u Microbial Physiology Research Group, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands  |4 aut 
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