Expression-based clustering of CAZyme-encoding genes of Aspergillus niger.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Aspergillus niger genome contains a large repertoire of genes encoding carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) that are targeted to plant polysaccharide degradation enabling A. niger to grow on a wide range of plant biomass substrates. Which genes need to be activated in certain environmental conditions depends on the composition of the available substrate. Previous studies have demonstrated the involvement of a number of transcriptional regulators in plant biomass degradation and have identified sets of target genes for each regulator. In this study, a broad transcriptional analysis was performed of the A. niger genes encoding (putative) plant polysaccharide degrading enzymes. Microarray data focusing on the initial response of A. niger to the presence of plant biomas

SUBMITTER: Gruben BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701360 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature