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| Author(s): |
Maria Augusta Crivelente Horta
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia |
| Defense date: | 2014-11-24 |
| Examining board members: |
Anete Pereira de Souza;
Arnaldo Márcio Ramalho Prata;
Roberto Ruller;
Fabiana Fantinatti Garboggini;
Luciana Gonzaga de Oliveira
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| Advisor: | Sindelia Freitas; Anete Pereira de Souza |
| Abstract | |
In order to contribute to the development of second-generation ethanol technology, this study analyzes the transcriptome of T. harzianum IOC-3844 using high-thoughput sequencing techniques. The main objective of this analysis was to identify, characterize and catalog the transcripts expressed by T. harzianum related to the degradation of complex substrates such as sugar cane bagasse, revealing the set of genes involved in the degradation of biomass. The analysis of the transcriptome of the fungus Trichoderma harzianum under conditions that induce the degradation of biomass allowed the identification of genes potentially effective in the biodegradation process, an essential step for understanding the enzymatic process. Sequencing resulted in 246 million sequences with 72 bp, which corresponds to 14.7 GBP analyzed. After assembly, 32,494 contigs were generated, identified and classified according to their identity. All sequence contigs were compared with NCBI database, Gene Ontology (GO terms), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes (KEGG), Carbohydrate Active-Enzymes (CAZYmes). 487 CAZymes were identified in the transcriptome, including those related to reactions of cellulose and hemicellulose depolymerization. Sequences classified as catalytic activity (6,975) and regulatory activity (143) may be involved with this type of reaction. This analysis define the set of genes involved in the degradation of cellulose and hemicellulose of T. harzianum, and accessories genes related to depolymerization of the biomass. An analysis of expression levels was used to calculate the set of differentially expressed genes in different culture conditions. The results add to knowledge about the composition of the genome and gene expression activity of the fungus Trichoderma harzianum, and provides important information regarding the genetic mechanisms of biomass degradation that the fungus uses. The information obtained may be used for other species of filamentous fungi with potential for biodegradation (AU) | |