Extracellular vesicles carry cellulases in the industrial fungus Trichoderma reesei.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trichoderma reesei is the most important industrial producer of lignocellulolytic enzymes. These enzymes play an important role in biomass degradation leading to novel applications of this fungus in the biotechnology industry, specifically biofuel production. The secretory pathway of fungi is responsible for transporting proteins addressed to different cellular locations involving some cellular endomembrane systems. Although protein secretion is an extremely efficient process in T. reesei, the mechanisms underlying protein secretion have remained largely uncharacterized in this organism.

Results

Here, we report for the first time the isolation and characterization of T. reesei extracellular vesicles (EVs). Using proteomic analysis under cellul

SUBMITTER: de Paula RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6570945 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature