Global contribution of pelagic fungi to protein degradation in the ocean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungi are important degraders of organic matter responsible for reintegration of nutrients into global food chains in freshwater and soil environments. Recent evidence suggests that they are ubiquitously present in the oceanic water column where they play an active role in the degradation of carbohydrates. However, their role in processing other abundant biomolecules in the ocean in comparison with that of prokaryotes remains enigmatic. Here, we performed a global-ocean multi-omics analysis of all fungal-affiliated peptidases (main enzymes responsible for cleaving proteins), which constitute the major fraction (> 50%) of marine living and detrital biomass. We determined the abundance, expression, diversity, taxonomic affiliation, and functional classification of the gene

SUBMITTER: Breyer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature