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Carbon catabolite repression in filamentous fungi is regulated by phosphorylation of the transcription factor crea
de Assis, Leandro José1; Silva, Lilian Pereira2,6; Bayram, Ozgur3; Dowling, Paul3; Kniemeyer, Olaf4; Krüger, Thomas4; Brakhage, Axel A.4; Chen, Yingying5; Dong, Liguo5; Tan, Kaeling5; Wong, Koon Ho5; Ries, Laure N.A.1; Goldman, Gustavo H.2,6
2021-01-05
Source PublicationmBio
ISSN2150-7511
Volume12Issue:1Pages:1-21
Abstract

Filamentous fungi of the genus Aspergillus are of particular interest for biotechnological applications due to their natural capacity to secrete carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZy) that target plant biomass. The presence of easily metaboliz-able sugars such as glucose, whose concentrations increase during plant biomass hydrolysis, results in the repression of CAZy-encoding genes in a process known as carbon catabolite repression (CCR), which is undesired for the purpose of large-scale enzyme production. To date, the CH transcription factor CreA has been described as the major CC repressor in Aspergillus spp., although little is known about the role of posttranslational modifications in this process.In this work, phosphorylation sites were identified by mass spectrometry on Aspergillus nidulans CreA, and subsequently, the previously identified but uncharacterized site S262, the characterized site S319, and the newly identifiedsitesS268andT308werechosentobemutated to nonphosphorylatable residues before their effect on CCR was investigated. Sites S262, S268, and T308 are important for CreA protein accumulation and cellular localization, DNA binding, and repression of enzyme activities. In agreement with a previous study, site S319 was not important for several here-tested phenotypes but is key for CreA degradation and induction of enzyme activities. All sites were shown to be important for glycogen and trehalose metabolism. This study highlights the importance of CreA phos-phorylation sites for the regulation of CCR. These sites are interesting targets for bio-technological strain engineering without the need to delete essential genes, which could result in undesired side effects. IMPORTANCE In filamentous fungi, the transcription factor CreA controls carbohydrate metabolism through the regulation of genes encoding enzymes required for the use of alternative carbon sources. In this work, phosphorylation sites were identified on Aspergillus nidulans CreA, and subsequently, the two newly identified sites S268 and T308, the previously identified but uncharacterized site S262, and the previously characterized site S319 were chosen to be mutated to nonphosphorylatable residues before their effect on CCR was characterized. Sites S262, S268, and T308 are important for CreA protein accumulation and cellular localization, DNA binding, and repression of enzyme activities. In agreement with a previous study, site S319 is not important for several here-tested phenotypes but is key for CreA degradation and induction of enzyme activities. This work characterized novel CreA phosphorylation sites under carbon catabolite-repressing conditions and showed that they are crucial for CreA protein turnover, control of carbohydrate utilization, and biotechnologically relevant enzyme production.

KeywordAspergillus Nidulans Biofuels Carbon Catabolite Repression Crea Xylanase
DOI10.1128/mBio.03146-20
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaMicrobiology
WOS SubjectMicrobiology
WOS IDWOS:000608245600011
PublisherAMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY1752 N ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2904
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85099214522
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CollectionFaculty of Health Sciences
Corresponding Authorde Assis, Leandro José; Goldman, Gustavo H.
Affiliation1.University of Exeter, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Exeter, United Kingdom
2.Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
3.Biology Department, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
4.Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
5.Faculty of Health Science, University of Macau, Macau, China
6.Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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de Assis, Leandro José,Silva, Lilian Pereira,Bayram, Ozgur,et al. Carbon catabolite repression in filamentous fungi is regulated by phosphorylation of the transcription factor crea[J]. mBio, 2021, 12(1), 1-21.
APA de Assis, Leandro José., Silva, Lilian Pereira., Bayram, Ozgur., Dowling, Paul., Kniemeyer, Olaf., Krüger, Thomas., Brakhage, Axel A.., Chen, Yingying., Dong, Liguo., Tan, Kaeling., Wong, Koon Ho., Ries, Laure N.A.., & Goldman, Gustavo H. (2021). Carbon catabolite repression in filamentous fungi is regulated by phosphorylation of the transcription factor crea. mBio, 12(1), 1-21.
MLA de Assis, Leandro José,et al."Carbon catabolite repression in filamentous fungi is regulated by phosphorylation of the transcription factor crea".mBio 12.1(2021):1-21.
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