Identificação de transcritos de Ceriporiopsis subvermispora expressos nas fases iniciais da biodegradação da madeira / Identification of transcripts of Ceriporiosis subvermispora expressed during initial phases of wood biodegradation

AUTOR(ES)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Lignin is a heterogeneous and highly cross-linked macromolecule that is particularly resistant to biological degradation but some specialized fungi developed the ability to degrade this complex molecule. Most of these fungi belong to the basidiomycetes and are responsible for the white-rot decay processo One of them, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, has been extensively studied due to its potential applicability in industrial processes. Ceriporiopsis subvermispora is a white-rot fungus that shows high selectivity towards lignin degradation through a mechanism composed mainly by maganese-dependent peroxidase (MnP) and lacase. Both activities are secreted as isoenzyme farnilies, with isoelectrofocusing patterns that vary according to the composition of the growth media. Although the industrial applicability of this fungus has been recognized, its biochemical and rnolecular lignolytic processes are not completely understood. The present study provides additional data for evaluating the molecular processes involving the first steps of wood biodegradation by C. subvermispora cultivated in Pinus taeda and Eucalyptus grandis for periods ranging from 5 to 60 days. U sing the differential display reverse transcription PCR technique (DDRT-PCR), a total of 91 differentially expressed cDNA fragments were identified by comparing band intensities among fingerprints obtained with rnRNA from cultivated mycelia. Sixty-one differential fragments were sequenced and identified by alignment analysis with GenBank sequences using the BLASTX function. Three . genes oxalate oxidas e, manganese superoxide desrnutase and cellobiohydrolase, derivates ITom biodegradation by C. subvermispora on Pinus taeda wood chips culture, were analysed and compared the expression in Eucalyptus grandis culture. Oxalate and superoxide dismutase genes were expressed during the first growth period (to 15 days) in P. taeda cuIture and 40-60 days in E. grandis wood. On the other hand cellobiohydrolase gene showed high expression at 10 day culture in both wood. This results are correlate with C. subvermispora enzymatic activities during biopulping of P. taeda e E. grandis

ASSUNTO(S)

lignina fungi biodegradation expressão genica gene expression biodegradação fungos lignin

ACESSO AO ARTIGO

Documentos Relacionados