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Maijala P, Harrington TC, Raudaskoski M. A peroxidase gene family and gene trees inHeterobasidionand related genera. Mycologia 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2004.11833106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Pekka Maijala
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, P.O. Box 56, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Plant Pathology, 351 Bessey Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Division of Plant Physiology, P.O. Box 56, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Aro N, Pakula T, Penttilä M. Transcriptional regulation of plant cell wall degradation by filamentous fungi. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2004; 29:719-39. [PMID: 16102600 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2004] [Revised: 10/29/2004] [Accepted: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Plant cell wall consists mainly of the large biopolymers cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and pectin. These biopolymers are degraded by many microorganisms, in particular filamentous fungi, with the aid of extracellular enzymes. Filamentous fungi have a key role in degradation of the most abundant biopolymers found in nature, cellulose and hemicelluloses, and therefore are essential for the maintenance of the global carbon cycle. The production of plant cell wall degrading enzymes, cellulases, hemicellulases, ligninases and pectinases, is regulated mainly at the transcriptional level in filamentous fungi. The genes are induced in the presence of the polymers or molecules derived from the polymers and repressed under growth conditions where the production of these enzymes is not necessary, such as on glucose. The expression of the genes encoding the enzymes is regulated by various environmental and cellular factors, some of which are common while others are more unique to either a certain fungus or a class of enzymes. This review summarises our current knowledge on the transcriptional regulation, focusing on the recently characterized transcription factors that regulate genes coding for enzymes involved in the breakdown of plant cell wall biopolymers.
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- Nina Aro
- VTT Biotechnology, Espoo, Finland.
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Johansson T, Nyman PO, Cullen D. Differential regulation of mnp2, a new manganese peroxidase-encoding gene from the ligninolytic fungus Trametes versicolor PRL 572. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:2077-80. [PMID: 11916737 PMCID: PMC123858 DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.4.2077-2080.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A peroxidase-encoding gene, mnp2, and its corresponding cDNA were characterized from the white-rot basidiomycete Trametes versicolor PRL 572. We used quantitative reverse transcriptase-mediated PCR to identify mnp2 transcripts in nutrient-limited stationary cultures. Although mnp2 lacks upstream metal response elements (MREs), addition of MnSO(4) to cultures increased mnp2 transcript levels 250-fold. In contrast, transcript levels of an MRE-containing gene of T. versicolor, mnp1, increased only eightfold under the same conditions. Thus, the manganese peroxidase genes in T. versicolor are differentially regulated, and upstream MREs are not necessarily involved. Our results support the hypothesis that fungal and plant peroxidases arose through an ancient duplication and folding of two structural domains, since we found the mnp1 and mnp2 polypeptides to have internal homology.
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- Tomas Johansson
- Forest Product Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Conesa A, van De Velde F, van Rantwijk F, Sheldon RA, van Den Hondel CA, Punt PJ. Expression of the Caldariomyces fumago chloroperoxidase in Aspergillus niger and characterization of the recombinant enzyme. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:17635-40. [PMID: 11278701 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010571200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Caldariomyces fumago chloroperoxidase was successfully expressed in Aspergillus niger. The recombinant enzyme was produced in the culture medium as an active protein and could be purified by a three-step purification procedure. The catalytic behavior of recombinant chloroperoxidase (rCPO) was studied and compared with that of native CPO. The specific chlorination activity (47 units/nmol) of rCPO and its pH optimum (pH 2.75) were very similar to those of native CPO. rCPO catalyzes the oxidation of various substrates in comparable yields and selectivities to native CPO. Indole was oxidized to 2-oxindole with 99% selectivity and thioanisole to the corresponding R-sulfoxide (enantiomeric excess >98%). Incorporation of (18)O from labeled H(2)18O(2) into the oxidized products was 100% in both cases.
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- A Conesa
- Department of Applied Microbiology and Gene Technology, TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Utrechtseweg 48, 3704 HE Zeist, The Netherlands
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Lobos S, Larrondo L, Salas L, Karahanian E, Vicuña R. Cloning and molecular analysis of a cDNA and the Cs-mnp1 gene encoding a manganese peroxidase isoenzyme from the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Ceriporiopsis subvermispora. Gene X 1998; 206:185-93. [PMID: 9469932 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00583-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A cDNA (MnP13-1) and the Cs-mnp1 gene encoding for an isoenzyme of manganese peroxidase (MnP) from C. subvermispora were isolated separately and sequenced. The cDNA, identified in a library constructed in the vector Lambda ZIPLOX, contains 1285 nucleotides, excluding the poly(A) tail, and has a 63% G+C content. The deduced protein sequence shows a high degree of identity with MnPs from other fungi. The mature protein contains 364 amino acids, which are preceded by a 24-amino-acid leader sequence. Consistent with the peroxidase mechanism of MnP, the proximal histidine, the distal histidine and the distal arginine are conserved, although the aromatic binding site (L/V/I-P-X-P) is less hydrophilic than those of other peroxidases. A gene coding for the same protein (Cs-mnp1) was isolated from a genomic library constructed in Lambda GEM-11 vector using the cDNA MnP13-1 as a probe. A subcloned SacI fragment of 2.5kb contained the complete sequence of the Cs-mnp1 gene, including 162bp and 770bp of the upstream and downstream regions, respectively. The Cs-mnp1 gene possesses seven short intervening sequences. The intron splice junction sequences as well as the putative internal lariat formation sites adhere to the GT-AG and CTRAY rules, respectively. To examine the structure of the regulatory region of the Cs-mnp1 gene further, a fragment of 1.9kb was amplified using inverse PCR. A putative TATAA element was identified 5' of the translational start codon. Also, an inverted CCAAT element, SP-1 and AP-2 sites and several putative heat-shock and metal response elements were identified.
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- S Lobos
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Collins PJ, Field JA, Teunissen P, Dobson AD. Stabilization of lignin peroxidases in white rot fungi by tryptophan. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:2543-8. [PMID: 9212404 PMCID: PMC168551 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2543-2548.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Supplementation of various cultures of white rot fungi with tryptophan was found to have a large stimulatory effect on lignin peroxidase activity levels. This enhancement was greater than that observed in the presence of the lignin peroxidase recycling agent veratryl alcohol. Using reverse transcription-PCR, we found that tryptophan does not act to induce lignin peroxidase expression at the level of gene transcription. Instead, the activity enhancement observed is likely to result from the protective effect of tryptophan against H2O2 inactivation. In experiments using a partially purified lignin peroxidase preparation, tryptophan and its derivative indole were determined to function in the same way as veratryl alcohol in converting compound II, an oxidized form of lignin peroxidase, to ferric enzyme, thereby completing the catalytic cycle. Furthermore, tryptophan was found to be a better substrate for lignin peroxidase than veratryl alcohol. Inclusion of either tryptophan or indole enhanced the oxidation of the azo dyes methyl orange and Eriochrome blue black. Stimulation of azo dye oxidations by veratryl alcohol has previously been shown to be due to its enzyme recycling function. Our data allow us to propose that tryptophan stabilizes lignin peroxidase by acting as a reductant for the enzyme.
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- P J Collins
- Microbiology Department, University College, Cork, Ireland
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This review highlights significant recent advances in the molecular genetics of white-rot fungi and identifies areas where information remains sketchy. The development of critical experimental tools such as genetic mapping techniques is described. A major portion of the text focuses on the structure, genomic organization and transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding peroxidases, laccases and glyoxal oxidase. Finally, recent efforts on heterologous expression of lignin-degrading enzymes are discussed.
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- D Cullen
- Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Rajakumar S, Gaskell J, Cullen D, Lobos S, Karahanian E, Vicuna R. Lip-like genes in Phanerochaete sordida and Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, white rot fungi with no detectable lignin peroxidase activity. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996; 62:2660-3. [PMID: 8779605 PMCID: PMC168048 DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2660-2663.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Lignin peroxidase-like genes were PCR amplified from Phanerochaete sordida and Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, fungi lacking lignin peroxidase (LiP) activity. Amplification products were highly similar to previously described LiP genes. Using reverse transcription-coupled PCR a LiP-like cDNA clone was amplified from P. sordida RNA. In contrast, no evidence was obtained for transcription of C. subvermispora LiP genes.
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- S Rajakumar
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Johansson T, Nyman PO. A cluster of genes encoding major isozymes of lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase from the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor. Gene 1996; 170:31-8. [PMID: 8621085 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00846-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A gene cluster from the white-rot basidiomycete Trametes (Coriolus) versicolor (Tv) PRL 572 containing three structural genes, LPGIII, LPGIV and MPGI, was characterized. The genes are arranged in the same transcriptional direction, within a 10-kb region, and found to encode quantitatively dominant isozymes of lignin peroxidase (LP) and manganese peroxidase (MP). The second gene in sequence, LPGIV, predicts a 346-amino-acid (aa) mature polypeptide (36.9 kDa, pI 4.31) which is identical with the partial aa sequence information available on the LP12 isozyme (43.1 kDa, pI 3.27). The first gene, LPGIII, encodes a 341-aa polypeptide (36.1 kDa, pI 3.93) which has not been identified at the protein level. However, the similarity of LPGIV would suggest that the predicted product is an LP-type enzyme. LPGIII and LPGIV are homologous to the tandemly arranged genes LPGII and LPGI, respectively, recently described by Jönsson and Nyman [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1218 (1994) 408-412]. The homologous genes, LPGIII/LPGII and LPGIV/LPGI, are 99% and 96% identical in sequence, respectively, and are predicted to encode identical polypeptides, since base substitutions in the predicted exons are all synonymous. The third gene, MPGI, is different in intron-exon organization and predicted to be disrupted by five rather than six introns, as are the LP genes. The deduced polypeptide, 339 aa in size (35.9 kDa, pI 4.07), is identical with the partial aa sequence information available for isozyme MP2 (44.5 kDa, pI 3.09). The MPGI- and LPGIV-encoded polypeptides are 70% identical in sequence which suggests that MP and LP from Tv may be regarded as members of the same family within the plant peroxidase superfamily. Most importantly, this study identifies a gene encoding the MP2 isozyme, and further shows that genes encoding MP and LP can be closely linked on the chromosome and may be coordinately transcribed.
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- T Johansson
- Department of Biochemistry, Lund University, Sweden.
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Limongi P, Kjalke M, Vind J, Tams JW, Johansson T, Welinder KG. Disulfide bonds and glycosylation in fungal peroxidases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1995; 227:270-6. [PMID: 7851395 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1995.tb20384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Four conserved disulfide bonds and N-linked and O-linked glycans of extracellular fungal peroxidases have been identified from studies of a lignin and a manganese peroxidase from Trametes versicolor, and from Coprinus cinereus peroxidase (CIP) and recombinant C. cinereus peroxidase (rCIP) expressed in Aspergillus oryzae. The eight cysteine residues are linked 1-3, 2-7, 4-5 and 6-8, and are located differently from the four conserved disulfide bridges present in the homologous plant peroxidases. CIP and rCIP were identical in their glycosylation pattern, although the extent of glycan chain heterogeneity depended on the fermentation batch. CIP and rCIP have one N-linked glycan composed only of GlcNAc and Man at residue Asn142, and two O-linked glycans near the C-terminus. The major glycoform consists of single Man residues at Thr331 and at Ser338. T. versicolor lignin isoperoxidase TvLP10 contains a single N-linked glycan composed of (GlcNAc)2Man5 bound to Asn103, whereas (GlcNAc)2Man3 was found in T. versicolor manganese isoperoxidase TvMP2 at the same position. In addition, mass spectrometry of the C-terminal peptide of TvMP2 indicated the presence of five Man residues in O-linked glycans. No phosphate was found in these fungal peroxidases.
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- P Limongi
- Department of Protein Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Orth AB, Rzhetskaya M, Cullen D, Tien M. Characterization of a cDNA encoding a manganese peroxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium: genomic organization of lignin and manganese peroxidase-encoding genes. Gene 1994; 148:161-5. [PMID: 7926830 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)90251-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Two heme proteins, manganese peroxidase (MnP) and lignin peroxidase (LiP), play key roles in the fungal depolymerization of lignin. Many cDNA and genomic clones encoding these peroxidases have been published. We report here on the cDNA lambda MP-2 encoding the MnP isozyme H3 from Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain BKM-F-1767. We also demonstrate that the MnP-encoding gene, lambda MP-1, encoding isozyme H4, and lambda MP-2 reside on separate chromosomes from each other and from the LiP-encoding genes. From these results, it is apparent that lambda MP-2 is not linked to lambda MP-1 or other genes believed to be involved in lignin depolymerization, such as the LiP and glyoxal oxidase.
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- A B Orth
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16803
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Jönsson L, Becker HG, Nyman PO. A novel type of peroxidase gene from the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1207:255-9. [PMID: 8075158 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(94)00083-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The wood-decaying fungus Trametes versicolor secretes a large number of peroxidase isozymes, presumed to partake in the degradation of lignin. From enzymic studies, two types of peroxidases have been distinguished: lignin peroxidases and manganese peroxidases. We here report the finding of a T. versicolor peroxidase gene, PG V, which displays several features not observed in previously studied peroxidase genes from white-rot fungi, such as a high number of introns (12). Eight of the 12 introns have positions equivalent to introns of peroxidase genes from another white-rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The gene structure of PG V appears to be primarily related to known lignin peroxidase genes, while the encoded mature 339-residue protein has several characteristics in common with manganese peroxidases. Analyses further indicate that PG V encodes a Ser instead of an Asn at a position regarded as invariant within the enzyme superfamily, with the side chain involved in hydrogen bonding with the distal His.
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- L Jönsson
- Chemical Center, University of Lund, Sweden
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Jönsson L, Nyman PO. Tandem lignin peroxidase genes of the fungus Trametes versicolor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1218:408-12. [PMID: 8049266 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(94)90194-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A DNA fragment containing two lignin peroxidase genes (LPG I and LPG II) has been isolated from a genomic library of the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor. The genes are separated by 2.2 kbp and have the same direction of transcription. Conserved elements preceding the translation start have been identified. In addition to the TATA box, a stretch of 11 identical nucleotides is found 23-24 bp downstream of the TATA box. The putative mature peroxidases encoded by LPG I and LPG II are 87% identical in amino acid sequence. Both are preceded by two basic residues, also observed in lignin peroxidases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Strong evidence suggests that LPG I encodes a quantitatively dominant lignin peroxidase isozyme (TvLP12), whereas the product of LPF II has not been identified so far.
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- L Jönsson
- Division of Biochemistry, University of Lund, Sweden
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Reddy CA, D'Souza TM. Physiology and molecular biology of the lignin peroxidases of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1994; 13:137-52. [PMID: 8167033 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1994.tb00040.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The white-rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium produces lignin peroxidases (LiPs), a family of extracellular glycosylated heme proteins, as major components of its lignin-degrading system. Up to 15 LiP isozymes, ranging in M(r) values from 38,000 to 43,000, are produced depending on culture conditions and strains employed. Manganese-dependent peroxidases (MnPs) are a second family of extracellular heme proteins produced by P. chrysosporium that are also believed to be important in lignin degradation by this organism. LiP and MnP production is seen during secondary metabolism and is completely suppressed under conditions of excess nitrogen and carbon. Excess Mn(II) in the medium, on the other hand, suppresses LiP production but enhances MnP production. Nitrogen regulation of LiP and MnP production is independent of carbon and Mn(II) regulation. LiP activity is also affected by idiophasic extracellular proteases. Intracellular cAMP levels appear to be important in regulating the production of LiPs and MnPs, although LiP production is affected more than MnP production. Studies on the sequencing and characterization of lip cDNAs and genes of P. chrysosporium have shown that the major LiP isozymes are each encoded by a separate gene. Each lip gene encodes a mature protein that is 343-344 amino acids long, contains 1 putative N-glycosylation site, a number of putative O-glycosylation sites, and is preceded by a 27-28-amino acid leader peptide ending in a Lys-Arg cleavage site. The coding region of each lip gene is interrupted by 8-9 introns (50-63 bp), and the positions of the last two introns appear to be highly conserved. There are substantial differences in the temporal transcription patterns of the major lip genes. The sequence data suggest the presence of three lip gene subfamilies. The genomic DNA of P. chrysosporium strain BKMF-1767 was resolved into 10 chromosomes (genome size of 29 Mb), and that of strain ME-446 into 11 chromosomes (genome size of 32 Mb). The lip genes have been localized to five chromosomes in BKMF-1767 and to four chromosomes in ME-446. DNA transformation studies have reported both integrative and non-integrative transformation in P. chrysosporium.
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- C A Reddy
- Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1101
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Orth AB, Royse DJ, Tien M. Ubiquity of lignin-degrading peroxidases among various wood-degrading fungi. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:4017-23. [PMID: 8285705 PMCID: PMC195861 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.12.4017-4023.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Phanerochaete chrysosporium is rapidly becoming a model system for the study of lignin biodegradation. Numerous studies on the physiology, biochemistry, chemistry, and genetics of this system have been performed. However, P. chrysosporium is not the only fungus to have a lignin-degrading enzyme system. Many other ligninolytic species of fungi, as well as other distantly related organisms which are known to produce lignin peroxidases, are described in this paper. In this study, we demonstrated the presence of the peroxidative enzymes in nine species not previously investigated. The fungi studied produced significant manganese peroxidase activity when they were grown on an oak sawdust substrate supplemented with wheat bran, millet, and sucrose. Many of the fungi also exhibited laccase and/or glyoxal oxidase activity. Inhibitors present in the medium prevented measurement of lignin peroxidase activity. However, Western blots (immunoblots) revealed that several of the fungi produced lignin peroxidase proteins. We concluded from this work that lignin-degrading peroxidases are present in nearly all ligninolytic fungi, but may be expressed differentially in different species. Substantial variability exists in the levels and types of ligninolytic enzymes produced by different white not fungi.
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- A B Orth
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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Gold MH, Alic M. Molecular biology of the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Microbiol Rev 1993; 57:605-22. [PMID: 8246842 PMCID: PMC372928 DOI: 10.1128/mr.57.3.605-622.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The white rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium completely degrades lignin and a variety of aromatic pollutants during the secondary metabolic phase of growth. Two families of secreted heme enzymes, lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese peroxidase (MnP), are major components of the extracellular lignin degradative system of this organism. MnP and LiP both are encoded by families of genes, and the lip genes appear to be clustered. The lip genes contain eight or nine short introns; the mnp genes contain six or seven short introns. The sequences surrounding active-site residues are conserved among LiP, MnP, cytochrome c peroxidase, and plant peroxidases. The eight LiP cysteine residues align with 8 of the 10 cysteines in MnP. LiPs are synthesized as preproenzymes with a 21-amino-acid signal sequence followed by a 6- or 7-amino-acid propeptide. MnPs have a 21- or 24-amino-acid signal sequence but apparently lack a propeptide. Both LiP and MnP are regulated at the mRNA level by nitrogen, and the various isozymes may be differentially regulated by carbon and nitrogen. MnP also is regulated at the level of gene transcription by Mn(II), the substrate for the enzyme, and by heat shock. The promoter regions of mnp genes contain multiple heat shock elements as well as sequences that are identical to the consensus metal regulatory elements found in mammalian metallothionein genes. DNA transformation systems have been developed for P. chrysosporium and are being used for studies on gene regulation and for gene replacement experiments.
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- M H Gold
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, Portland 97291-1000
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Reiser J, Walther IS, Fraefel C, Fiechter A. Methods to investigate the expression of lignin peroxidase genes by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:2897-903. [PMID: 8215362 PMCID: PMC182383 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.9.2897-2903.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Two methods allowing the analysis of expression of specific lignin peroxidase (LPO) genes from white rot fungi are presented. In the first method, degenerate oligonucleotide primers derived from amino acid sequence motifs held in common among all members of the LPO gene family are used to prime the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of LPO-related nucleotide sequences from cDNA prepared by using RNA from ligninolytic cultures. The PCR products are cloned and analyzed by restriction cleavage and DNA sequencing. This method was applied to the analysis of transcripts from carbon-limited cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium BKM-F-1767, revealing two major classes of PCR products. One class showed DNA sequences with a high degree of similarity to the previously described CLG4 cDNA sequence (H. A. De Boer, Y. Zhang, C. Collins, and C. A. Reddy, Gene 60:93-102, 1987), whereas the other harbored DNA sequences with similarities to the L18 cDNA sequence previously described for P. chrysosporium OGC101 (T. G. Ritch, Jr., V. J. Nipper, L. Akileswaran, A. J. Smith, D. G. Pribnow, and M. H. Gold, Gene 107:119-126, 1991). The second method is based on nuclease protection assays involving isoenzyme-specific RNA probes. By using this method, the L18-related gene of P. chrysosporium BKM-F-1767 was found to be expressed under conditions of carbon and of nitrogen limitation, although the transcript levels were found to be higher in carbon-limited cultures. Furthermore, it was found that omission of veratryl alcohol addition to the culture did not affect the levels of the L18-related transcripts in carbon-limited cultures.
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- J Reiser
- Institute of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich
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Reddy CA. An overview of the recent advances on the physiology and molecular biology of lignin peroxidases of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. J Biotechnol 1993; 30:91-107. [PMID: 7763835 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(93)90030-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The lignin-degrading white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium produces two families of extracellular peroxidases designated lignin peroxidases (LIPs) and manganese-dependent peroxidases (MNPs) which are components of the lignin degradation system of this organism. The number and types of LIP and MNP isozymes produced vary dramatically in response to changes in culture conditions. Protease-mediated degradation of LIPs was shown to be the major cause for the decay of LIP activity in idiophasic cultures of P. chrysosporium. Use of biochemical mutants has not only yielded information on the relative importance of LIPs and MNPs in lignin degradation but has given us insights into the regulation of production of LIPs and MNPs. The genes encoding the major LIPs have been cloned and sequenced and were shown to have a high degree of homology to each other. Karyotyping studies indicated that heterokaryotic strains contain ten chromosomes and that the LIP genes are distributed on at least two chromosomes.
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- C A Reddy
- Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1101
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Lignin and manganese peroxidases are secreted by the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium during secondary metabolism. These enzymes play major roles in lignin degradation. The active site amino acid sequence of these lignin-degrading peroxidases is similar to that of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and cytochrome c peroxidase (CcP). The mechanism by which they oxidize substrates also appears to be the similar. pH has a similar effect on lignin peroxidase compound I formation as on HRP or CcP; however, the pKa controlling compound I formation for lignin peroxidase appears to be much lower. Lignin-degrading peroxidases are able to catalyze the oxidation of substrates with high redox potential. This unique ability is consistent with a heme active site of low electron density, which is indicated by high redox potential.
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- D Cai
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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Dhawale SS. Is an activator protein-2-like transcription factor involved in regulating gene expression during nitrogen limitation in fungi? Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:2335-8. [PMID: 8357266 PMCID: PMC182281 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.7.2335-2338.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The upstream sequences of all published lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase genomic clones from Phanerochaete chrysosporium were analyzed. This analysis revealed the presence of putative activator protein-2 (AP-2) recognition sequences in 11 of 15 lignin peroxidase genes. The lignin peroxidase clone GLG6 and the manganese peroxidase gene (mnp-1) have two copies of putative AP-2 sequence in the upstream region. Interestingly, the lignin peroxidase gene VLG4 of another white rot fungus, Trametes versicolor, and the nit-2 gene of Neurospora crassa also contain putative AP-2-binding sequences. Since all of these genes are regulated by nutrient nitrogen, I hypothesize that an AP-2-like transcription factor may be involved in inducing gene expression during nitrogen limitation in fungi.
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- S S Dhawale
- Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
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Baunsgaard L, Dalbøge H, Houen G, Rasmussen EM, Welinder KG. Amino acid sequence of Coprinus macrorhizus peroxidase and cDNA sequence encoding Coprinus cinereus peroxidase. A new family of fungal peroxidases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 213:605-11. [PMID: 8477731 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Sequence analysis and cDNA cloning of Coprinus peroxidase (CIP) were undertaken to expand the understanding of the relationships of structure, function and molecular genetics of the secretory heme peroxidases from fungi and plants. Amino acid sequencing of Coprinus macrorhizus peroxidase, and cDNA sequencing of Coprinus cinereus peroxidase showed that the mature proteins are identical in amino acid sequence, 343 residues in size and preceded by a 20-residue signal peptide. Their likely identity to peroxidase from Arthromyces ramosus is discussed. CIP has an 8-residue, glycine-rich N-terminal extension blocked with a pyroglutamate residue which is absent in other fungal peroxidases. The presence of pyroglutamate, formed by cyclization of glutamine, and the finding of a minor fraction of a variant form lacking the N-terminal residue, indicate that signal peptidase cleavage is followed by further enzymic processing. CIP is 40-45% identical in amino-acid sequence to 11 lignin peroxidases from four fungal species, and 42-43% identical to the two known Mn-peroxidases. Like these white-rot fungal peroxidases, CIP has an additional segment of approximately 40 residues at the C-terminus which is absent in plant peroxidases. Although CIP is much more similar to horseradish peroxidase (HRP C) in substrate specificity, specific activity and pH optimum than to white-rot fungal peroxidases, the sequences of CIP and HRP C showed only 18% identity. Hence, CIP qualifies as the first member of a new family of fungal peroxidases. The nine invariant residues present in all plant, fungal and bacterial heme peroxidases are also found in CIP. The present data support the hypothesis that only one chromosomal CIP gene exists. In contrast, a large number of secretory plant and fungal peroxidases are expressed from several peroxidase gene clusters. Analyses of three batches of CIP protein and of 49 CIP clones revealed the existence of only two highly similar alleles indicating less peroxidase polymorphism in C. cinereus strains than observed in plants and white-rot fungi.
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- L Baunsgaard
- Institute of Biochemical Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ritch TG, Gold MH. Characterization of a highly expressed lignin peroxidase-encoding gene from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Gene X 1992; 118:73-80. [PMID: 1511887 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(92)90250-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The genomic clone, LG2, encoding LiP2, the major lignin peroxidase (LiP) isozyme from Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain OGC101, was isolated and characterized. The 5'-untranslated region of LG2 contains sequences similar to CRE and XRE promoter elements. Comparison with its transcript indicates that eight introns, each less than 59 bp, interrupt the coding sequence. Comparison with genes encoding other LiP isozymes shows five related patterns of intron location, whose incidence coincides with described LiP structural subfamilies. Codon bias indices calculated for all known P. chrysosporium genes, including trpC and genes encoding LiP, MnP, and exo-cellobiohydrolase I, demonstrate that LG2 has the most biased codon usage. We conclude that subdivisions of the LiP family may be based on intron location in the encoding genes, and that ranking of isozyme production levels can be estimated by the extent of bias in codon usage in the cognate gene.
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- T G Ritch
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, Beaverton 97006-1999
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