The influence of co‐cultivation on expression of the antifungal protein in <i>Aspergillus giganteus</i>

Meyer, Vera; Ståhl, Ulf

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“…In agreement with this hypothesis, it has been shown that levels of AFP are highest during stationary phase, i.e. when nutrients become limiting, and that afp transcription is enhanced by heat shock, osmotic stress, carbon starvation and by the presence of certain cocultivants Meyer and Stahl 2003). In addition, it is most interesting that the AFP titre is significantly increased under high pH conditions (pH 8), as the pH within soil is mostly alkaline .…”

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Alkaline pH-induced up-regulation of the afp gene encoding the antifungal protein (AFP) of Aspergillus giganteus is not mediated by the transcription factor PacC: possible involvement of calcineurin

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The afp gene encoding the antifungal protein (AFP) of Aspergillus giganteus has a prototypical alkaline gene expression pattern, which suggests that the gene might be under the control of the ambient pH-dependent zinc-finger transcription factor PacC. This notion is corroborated by the presence in the upstream region of afp of two putative PacC binding sites, afpP1 and afpP2, which are specifically recognised by the PacC protein of A. nidulans in vitro. However, in this report we provide several lines of evidence to show that pH-dependent up-regulation of afp is not mediated by transcriptional activation through PacC. (1) The temporal expression pattern of the A. giganteus pacC gene does not parallel the accumulation of the afp mRNA during cultivation. (2) Inactivation of afpP1 and afpP2 did not reduce promoter activity under alkaline conditions, as determined from the relative wild-type and mutant afp::lacZ reporter activities in A. nidulans. (3) Reporter activities in acidity- and alkalinity-mimicking mutant strains are inconsistent with a positive role for PacC in afp expression. (4) In A. giganteus, the pH-dependent increase in afp mRNA and AFP levels can be completely prevented by the calcineurin inhibitor FK506, suggesting that the calcineurin signalling pathway might control the in vivo activation of the afp promoter by alkaline pH.

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Alkaline pH-induced up-regulation of the afp gene encoding the antifungal protein (AFP) of Aspergillus giganteus is not mediated by the transcription factor PacC: possible involvement of calcineurin

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“…Therefore, mixed cultivation is expected to have advantages over mono-cultivation for higher substrate utilization, productivity, adaptability for the growth environment and contamination resistance (Dwivedi et al, 2011). Meyer and Stahl (2003) revealed that the impact of co-cultivation were strongly dependent on the medium composition, which affected the co-growth of mixed fungi, leading to enhanced carbon source utilization. Yang (1993) conducted a cocultivation using different molds and yeasts, and found that the co-cultivation of mixed molds could enhance protein enrichment, whereas the mixed yeast and mold did not demonstrate supportive biomass growth.…”

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A biotech-systematic approach to select fungi for bioconversion of winery biomass wastes to nutrient-rich feed

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Digestibility Fungi Protein enrichmentWinery biomass waste Solid state fermentation a b s t r a c t Grape marc and lees are main waste biomass in wine industry, which contain substantial amount of carbohydrates and nutrients, but currently deliver considerable carbon emission through landfill in Australia. This study was aimed to develop a biotechnological systematic approach to select suitable fungi for bioconversion of the winery biomass wastes into animal feed. The biotech-systematic approach was developed through assessment of nutrient/carbon source accessibility of the fungi, understanding of their metabolic reactions in solid state fermentation, and nutritive value of the fungi-fermented grape marc. From 13Aspergillus, Rhizopus, and Trichoderma fungal species, A. oryzae DAR 3699, A. oryzae RIB40 and T. reesei RUT C30 were determined as the best fungi due to their promising biochemical capabilities to enhance protein contents and in vitro digestibility of grape marc in mono-and co-cultivations. The mono-fungous-cultured SSF process used these selected fungi is able to convert grape marc to nutrient-rich feed by increasing the protein contents from ∼5% to 26% and the digestibility from ∼25% to over 50%. R. oligosporus 2710 with R. oryzae 6201 or T.viride 15719 showed promising protein enrichment to 18-23% and digestibility improvement by ∼50% in their co-cultivations. This preliminary bioengineering strategy will be useful for selecting microorganisms for the bioconversion of organic wastes to high valuable products.This "green cycle" bioprocess will be useful to promote the old-fashioned waste treatment technologies for the cleaner production in food processing industries.

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“…Within or between different species, the reaction of microbes for existence of other cell types can be sensed [41]. Microorganisms in co-culture systems can interconnect through uninterrupted cell to cell interactions or via signal molecules in media [42]. The Sde 2-40 bacterium can produce proteins containing many cadherin and cadherin-like domains.…”

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Enhanced Agarose and Xylan Degradation for Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Co-Culture of Marine Bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans and Its Contaminant, Bacillus cereus

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Over reliance on energy or petroleum products has raised concerns both in regards to the depletion of their associated natural resources as well as their increasing costs. Bioplastics derived from microbes are emerging as promising alternatives to fossil fuel derived petroleum plastics. The development of a simple and eco-friendly strategy for bioplastic production with high productivity and yield, which is produced in a cost effective manner utilising abundantly available renewable carbon sources, would have the potential to result in an inexhaustible global energy source. Here we report the biosynthesis of bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in pure cultures of marine bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans 2-40 (Sde 2-40), its contaminant, Bacillus cereus, and a co-culture of these bacteria (Sde 2-40 and B. cereus) degrading plant and algae derived complex polysaccharides. Sde 2-40 degraded the complex polysaccharides agarose and xylan as sole carbon sources for biosynthesis of PHAs. The ability of Sde 2-40 to degrade agarose increased after co-culturing with B. cereus. The association of Sde 2-40 with B. cereus resulted in increased cell growth and higher PHA production (34.5% of dry cell weight) from xylan as a carbon source in comparison to Sde 2-40 alone (22.7% of dry cell weight). The present study offers an innovative prototype for production of PHA through consolidated bioprocessing of complex carbon sources by pure and co-culture of microorganisms.

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The influence of co‐cultivation on expression of the antifungal protein in Aspergillus giganteus

Cited by 33 publications

References 15 publications

Alkaline pH-induced up-regulation of the afp gene encoding the antifungal protein (AFP) of Aspergillus giganteus is not mediated by the transcription factor PacC: possible involvement of calcineurin

Alkaline pH-induced up-regulation of the afp gene encoding the antifungal protein (AFP) of Aspergillus giganteus is not mediated by the transcription factor PacC: possible involvement of calcineurin

A biotech-systematic approach to select fungi for bioconversion of winery biomass wastes to nutrient-rich feed

Enhanced Agarose and Xylan Degradation for Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Co-Culture of Marine Bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans and Its Contaminant, Bacillus cereus

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