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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2014

A novel thermostable xylanase GH10 from Malbranchea pulchella expressed in Aspergillus nidulans with potential applications in biotechnology.

Liliane Fc Ribeiro, Rosymar C De Lucas, Gabriela L Vitcosque, Lucas F Ribeiro, Richard J Ward, Marcelo V Rubio, Andre Rl Damásio, Fabio M Squina, Rebecca C Gregory, Paul H Walton and 4 more

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Liliane Fc RibeiroImmunology and Biochemistry Department of Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Rosymar C De LucasImmunology and Biochemistry Department of Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Gabriela L VitcosqueImmunology and Biochemistry Department of Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Lucas F RibeiroImmunology and Biochemistry Department of Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil.
Richard J WardChemistry Department of Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil ; Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, SP Brazil.
Marcelo V RubioLaboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, SP Brazil.
Andre Rl DamásioLaboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, SP Brazil.
Fabio M SquinaLaboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, SP Brazil.
Rebecca C GregoryDepartment of Chemistry, The University of York, York, UK.
Paul H WaltonDepartment of Chemistry, The University of York, York, UK.
João A JorgeBiology Department of Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
Rolf A PradeDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK USA.
Marcos S BuckeridgeInstitute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria de Lourdes Tm PolizeliBiology Department of Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto · BRLaboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol · BRUniversity of York · GBOklahoma State University · USUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe search for novel thermostable xylanases for industrial use has intensified in recent years, and thermophilic fungi are a promising source of useful enzymes. The present work reports the heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of a novel thermostable xylanase (GH10) from the thermophilic fungus Malbranchea pulchella, the influence of glycosylation on its stability, and a potential application in sugarcane bagasse hydrolysis.

resultsXylanase MpXyn10A was overexpressed in Aspergillus nidulans and was active against birchwood xylan, presenting an optimum activity at pH 5.8 and 80°C. MpXyn10A was 16% glycosylated and thermostable, preserving 85% activity after 24 hours at 65°C, and deglycosylation did not affect thermostability. Circular dichroism confirmed the high alpha-helical content consistent with the canonical GH10 family (β/α)8 barrel fold observed in molecular modeling. Primary structure analysis revealed the existence of eight cysteine residues which could be involved in four disulfide bonds, and this could explain the high thermostability of this enzyme even in the deglycosylated form. MpXyn10A showed promising results in biomass degradation, increasing the amount of reducing sugars in bagasse in natura and in three pretreated sugarcane bagasses.

conclusionsMpXyn10A was successfully secreted in Aspergillus nidulans, and a potential use for sugarcane bagasse biomass degradation was demonstrated.

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Biomass degradationGlycosylationHeterologous expressionMalbrancheaSugarcane bagasseThermostabilityXylanase

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PMID25788980
PMCPMC4364333
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