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ArticleNature biotechnology2011

Comparative genomic analysis of the thermophilic biomass-degrading fungi Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris.

Randy M Berka, Igor V Grigoriev, Robert Otillar, Asaf Salamov, Jane Grimwood, Ian Reid, Nadeeza Ishmael, Tricia John, Corinne Darmond, Marie-Claude Moisan and 29 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 190 papers.

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190citing papers in PubMed
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190 citing papers in PubMed, 509 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

39 authors at 16 institutions in 6 countries.

Randy M BerkaNovozymes, Inc., Davis, CA, USA.
Igor V Grigoriev
Robert Otillar
Asaf Salamov
Jane Grimwood
Ian Reid
Nadeeza Ishmael
Tricia John
Corinne Darmond
Marie-Claude Moisan
Bernard Henrissat
Pedro M Coutinho
Vincent Lombard
Donald O Natvig
Erika Lindquist
Jeremy Schmutz
Susan Lucas
Paul Harris
Justin Powlowski
Annie Bellemare
David Taylor
Gregory Butler
Ronald P de Vries
Iris E Allijn
Joost van den Brink
Sophia Ushinsky
Reginald Storms
Amy J Powell
Ian T Paulsen
Liam D H Elbourne
Scott E Baker
Jon Magnuson
Sylvie Laboissiere
A John Clutterbuck
Diego Martinez
Mark Wogulis
Alfredo Lopez de Leon
Michael W Rey
Adrian Tsang
Concordia University · CAJoint Genome Institute · USNovozymes (United States) · USHudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology · USMacquarie University · AUPacific Northwest National Laboratory · USUniversity of New Mexico · USAix-Marseille Université · FRArchitecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRGGz centraal · NLMcGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre · CASandia National Laboratories · USUniversity of Glasgow · GBUtrecht University · NLWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermostable enzymes and thermophilic cell factories may afford economic advantages in the production of many chemicals and biomass-based fuels. Here we describe and compare the genomes of two thermophilic fungi, Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris. To our knowledge, these genomes are the first described for thermophilic eukaryotes and the first complete telomere-to-telomere genomes for filamentous fungi. Genome analyses and experimental data suggest that both thermophiles are capable of hydrolyzing all major polysaccharides found in biomass. Examination of transcriptome data and secreted proteins suggests that the two fungi use shared approaches in the hydrolysis of cellulose and xylan but distinct mechanisms in pectin degradation. Characterization of the biomass-hydrolyzing activity of recombinant enzymes suggests that these organisms are highly efficient in biomass decomposition at both moderate and high temperatures. Furthermore, we present evidence suggesting that aside from representing a potential reservoir of thermostable enzymes, thermophilic fungi are amenable to manipulation using classical and molecular genetics.

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BiomassTemperatureAscomycotaBiodegradation, EnvironmentalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenome, FungalGenomicsHydrolysisMedicago sativaModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolysaccharidesProteomeRNA, MessengerFungal ProteinsPolysaccharidesProteomeRNA, Messenger

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