N-glycosylation and enzymes secretion in filamentous fungi

• Grant number: 17/22669-0
• Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2018
• End date: December 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Applied Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: André Ricardo de Lima Damasio
• Grantee: André Ricardo de Lima Damasio
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: Campinas
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/12860-0 - Deletion of N-glycosylation pathway genes in Aspergillus nidulans, BP.TT

Abstract

Considering the entire conversion of plant biomass into bioproducts, such as the ethanol obtained from sugarcane bagasse (E2G), the enzymes make up a significant percentage of overall cellulosic ethanol production costs, ranging from 28% for off-site production to 22% for on-site and 10% for integrated enzyme production. The global market for industrial enzymes is expected to reach nearly $6.2 billion by 2020. About 12 major producers and 400 minor suppliers satisfy the world enzyme demand. Three top enzyme companies, i.e. Denmark-based Novozymes, US-based DuPont and Switzerland-based Roche, produce 75% of the total enzymes. The market is highly competitive, has small profit margins and is technologically intensive. Brazil is back behind and currently, there are no companies developing national technology for enzyme production. Here we propose to manipulate genes related to N-glycosylation in A. nidulans to deeply understand how this posttranslational modification can influence the yields of enzymes secretion. Our hypothesis is based on previous results from our group that showed it is possible to improve a target enzyme secretion by N-glycosylation manipulation. (AU)

Scientific publications

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RUBIO, MARCELO VENTURA; FANCHINI TERRASAN, CESAR RAFAEL; CONTESINI, FABIANO JARES; ZUBIETA, MARIANE PALUDETTI; GERHARDT, JAQUELINE ALINE; OLIVEIRA, LEANDRO CRISTANTE; DE SOUZA SCHMIDT GONCALVES, ANY ELISA; ALMEIDA, FAUSTO; SMITH, BRADLEY JOSEPH; MARTINS FERREIRA DE SOUZA, GUSTAVO HENRIQUE; et al. Redesigning N-glycosylation sites in a GH3 beta-xylosidase improves the enzymatic efficiency. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, v. 12, n. 1, NOV 14 2019. (12/20549-4, 13/08293-7, 16/16306-0, 17/22669-0, 17/10083-1, 19/00098-7, 14/15403-6, 13/24988-5)

AVILA, PATRICIA F.; FRANCO CAIRO, JOAO PAULO L.; DAMASIO, ANDRE; FORTE, MARCUS B. S.; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Xylooligosaccharides production from a sugarcane biomass mixture: Effects of commercial enzyme combinations on bagasse/straw hydrolysis pretreated using different strategies. Food Research International, v. 128, FEB 2020. (15/20630-4, 15/50612-8, 17/22669-0, 16/04602-3)

ALDER-RANGEL, ALENE; IDNURM, ALEXANDER; BRAND, ALEXANDRA C.; BROWN, ALISTAIR J. P.; GORBUSHINA, ANNA; KELLIHER, CHRISTINA M.; CAMPOS, CLAUDIA B.; LEVIN, DAVID E.; BELL-PEDERSEN, DEBORAH; DADACHOVA, EKATERINA; et al. The Third International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS. FUNGAL BIOLOGY, v. 124, n. 5, p. 235-252, MAY 2020. (15/24305-0, 16/11386-5, 18/17172-2, 17/22669-0, 13/50518-6, 18/20571-6, 10/06374-1, 16/14542-8)

DESAGIACOMO, CARLA CRISTINA VILLELA; ALNOCH, ROBSON CARLOS; PINHEIRO, VANESSA ELISA; CEREIA, MARIANA; MACHADO, CARLA BOTELHO; DAMASIO, ANDRE; AUGUSTO, MARLEI JOSIELE; PEDERSOLI, WELLINGTON; SILVA, ROBERTO NASCIMENTO; POLIZELI, MARIA DE LOURDES TEIXEIRA DE MORAES. Structural model and functional properties of an exo-polygalacturonase from Neosartorya glabra. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v. 186, p. 909-918, SEP 1 2021. (14/50884-5, 20/00081-4, 18/07522-6, 17/22669-0)

BARBOSA, FERNANDO CESAR; KENDRICK, EMANUELE; BRENELLI, LIVIA BEATRIZ; ARRUDA, HENRIQUE SILVANO; PASTORE, GLAUCIA MARIA; RABELO, SARITA CANDIDA; DAMASIO, ANDRE; FRANCO, TELMA TEIXEIRA; LEAK, DAVID; GOLDBECK, ROSANA. Optimization of cello-oligosaccharides production by enzymatic hydrolysis of hydrothermally pretreated sugarcane straw using cellulolytic and oxidative enzymes. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 141, OCT 2020. (17/16159-0, 17/22669-0, 15/50612-8, 19/08542-3)

WASSANO, NATALIA SAYURI; LEITE, ARIELY BARBOSA; REICHERT-LIMA, FRANQUELINE; SCHREIBER, ANGELICA ZANINELLI; MORETTI, NILMAR S.; DAMASIO, ANDRE. Lysine acetylation as drug target in fungi: an underexplored potential in Aspergillus spp.. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 51, n. 2, MAR 2020. (17/22669-0, 18/09948-0)

BRENELLI, LIVIA B.; FIGUEIREDO, FERNANDA L.; DAMASIO, ANDRE; FRANCO, TELMA T.; RABELO, SARITA C.. An integrated approach to obtain xylo-oligosaccharides from sugarcane straw: From lab to pilot scale. Bioresource Technology, v. 313, OCT 2020. (17/15477-8, 15/50612-8, 17/22669-0)

WASSANO, NATALIA S.; GOLDMAN, GUSTAVO H.; DAMASIO, ANDRE. Aspergillus fumigatus. TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY, v. 28, n. 7, p. 2-pg., 2020-07-01. (16/07870-9, 17/22669-0)

FRANCO CAIRO, JOAO PAULO L.; CANNELLA, DAVID; OLIVEIRA, LEANDRO C.; GONCALVES, THIAGO A.; RUBIO, MARCELO V.; TERRASAN, CESAR R. F.; TRAMONTINA, ROBSON; MOFATTO, LUCIANA S.; CARAZZOLLE, MARCELO F.; GARCIA, WANIUS; et al. On the roles of AA15 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases derived from the termite Coptotermes gestroi. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, v. 216, MAR 2021. (17/17275-3, 16/09950-0, 15/50590-4, 17/11952-3, 15/50612-8, 17/22669-0, 17/16089-1)

DE FIGUEIREDO, FERNANDA LOPES; DE OLIVEIRA, ANA CAROLINA PIVA; TERRASAN, CESAR RAFAEL FANCHINI; GONCALVES, THIAGO AUGUSTO; GERHARDT, JAQUELINE ALINE; TOMAZETTO, GEIZECLER; PERSINOTI, GABRIELA FELIX; RUBIO, MARCELO VENTURA; PENA, JENNIFER ANDREA TAMAYO; ARAUJO, MICHELLE FERNANDES; et al. Multi-omics analysis provides insights into lignocellulosic biomass degradation by Laetiporus sulphureus ATCC 52600. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS, v. 14, n. 1, APR 17 2021. (19/21609-0, 15/50612-8, 17/22669-0, 20/05784-3, 19/12860-0, 15/50590-4)

WASSANO, NATALIA SAYURI; LEITE, ARIELY BARBOSA; REICHERT-LIMA, FRANQUELINE; SCHREIBER, ANGELICA ZANINELLI; MORETTI, NILMAR S.; DAMASIO, ANDRE. Lysine acetylation as drug target in fungi: an underexplored potential in Aspergillus spp.. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 51, n. 2, p. 11-pg., 2020-03-13. (17/22669-0, 18/09948-0)

GERHARDT, JAQUELINE ALINE; RUBIO, MARCELO VENTURA; TERRASAN, CESAR RAFAEL FANCHINI; WASSANO, NATALIA SAYURI; RODRIGUES, ARYADNE; FIGUEIREDO, FERNANDA LOPES DE; ANTONIEL, EVERTON PASCHOAL; CONTESINI, FABIANO JARES; DIAS, ARTUR HERMANO SAMPAIO; MORTENSEN, UFFE HASBRO; et al. Improving recombinant protein secretion in Aspergillus nidulans by targeting the N-glycosylation machinery. METABOLIC ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS, v. 20, p. 12-pg., 2025-06-01. (20/15962-6, 13/08293-7, 16/16306-0, 19/21609-0, 17/22669-0, 18/16437-2, 22/05731-2, 20/06151-4)

SODRE, VICTORIA; ARAUJO, JUSCEMACIA NASCIMENTO; GONCALVES, THIAGO AUGUSTO; VILELA, NATHALIA; KIMUS BRAZ, ANTONIO SERGIO; FRANCO, TELMA TEIXEIRA; NETO, MARIO DE OLIVEIRA; DE LIMA DAMASIO, ANDRE RICARDO; GARCIA, WANIUS; SQUINA, FABIO MARCIO. An alkaline active feruloyl-CoA synthetase from soil metagenome as a potential key enzyme for lignin valorization strategies. PLoS One, v. 14, n. 2, FEB 25 2019. (17/05901-7, 17/22669-0, 17/16976-8, 15/50612-8, 17/16089-1, 15/50590-4, 17/08166-6, 18/18101-1, 17/17275-3)

GONCALVES, THIAGO AUGUSTO; SODRE, VICTORIA; DA SILVA, STEPHANIE NEMESIO; VILELA, NATHALIA; TOMAZETTO, GEIZECLER; ARAUJO, JUSCEMACIA NASCIMENTO; MUNIZ, JOAO RENATO C.; FILL, TAICIA PACHECO; DAMASIO, ANDRE; GARCIA, WANIUS; et al. Applying biochemical and structural characterization of hydroxycinnamate catabolic enzymes from soil metagenome for lignin valorization strategies. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, v. 106, n. 7, p. 14-pg., 2022-03-30. (17/16976-8, 20/05784-3, 18/18101-1, 17/17275-3, 17/22669-0, 15/50612-8, 15/50590-4, 15/23279-6)

FANCHINI TERRASAN, CESAR RAFAEL; RUBIO, MARCELO VENTURA; GERHARDT, JAQUELINE ALINE; FRANCO CAIRO, JOAO PAULO; CONTESINI, FABIANO JARES; ZUBIETA, MARIANE PALUDETTI; DE FIGUEIREDO, FERNANDA LOPES; VALADARES, FERNANDA LIMA; RIBEIRO CORREA, THAMY LIVIA; MURAKAMI, MARIO TYAGO; et al. Deletion of AA9 Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Impacts A. nidulans Secretome and Growth on Lignocellulose. MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, v. N/A, p. 16-pg., 2022-06-06. (15/50612-8, 15/50590-4, 17/22669-0, 16/16306-0)

LIBERATO, MARCELO VIZONA; PRATES, ERICA TEIXEIRA; GONCALVES, THIAGO AUGUSTO; BERNARDES, AMANDA; VILELA, NATHALIA; FATTORI, JULIANA; EMATSU, GABRIELA CRISTINA; CHINAGLIA, MARIANA; MACHI GOMES, EMERSON RODRIGO; MIGLIORINI FIGUEIRA, ANA CAROLINA; et al. Insights into the dual cleavage activity of the GH16 laminarinase enzyme class on beta-1,3 and beta-1,4 glycosidic bonds. Journal of Biological Chemistry, v. 296, JAN-JUN 2021. (17/08166-6, 14/04105-4, 15/50612-8, 17/16089-1, 17/22669-0, 13/15582-5, 13/08293-7)

CONTESINI, FABIANO JARES; FRANDSEN, RASMUS JOHN NORMAND; DAMASIO, ANDRE. Editorial: CAZymes in Biorefinery: From Genes to Application. FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 9, p. 3-pg., 2021-02-10. (17/22669-0, 15/50612-8)