ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2018
Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of lignocellulose digestion in shipworms.
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- Structural dissection of two redox proteins from the shipworm symbiont Teredinibacter turnerae.IUCrJ · 2024Article
- Structural basis of EHEP-mediated offense against phlorotannin-induced defense from brown algae to protecteLife · 2023Article
- Revisiting the role of electron donors in lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase biochemistry.Essays in biochemistry · 2023Review
- Biochemical and structural characterisation of a family GH5 cellulase from endosymbiont of shipworm P. megotara.Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2023Article
- Transport of symbiont-encoded cellulases from the gill to the gut of shipworms via the enigmatic ducts of Deshayes: a 174-year mystery solved.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Inferring functional traits in a deep-sea wood-boring bivalve using dynamic energy budget theory.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Characterisation of the enzyme transport path between shipworms and their bacterial symbionts.BMC biology · 2021Article
- Autochthonous production contributes to the diet of wood-boring invertebrates in temperate shallow water.Oecologia · 2021Article
- Endozoicomonadaceae symbiont in gills of Acesta clam encodes genes for essential nutrients and polysaccharide degradation.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2021Article
- How Do Shipworms Eat Wood? Screening Shipworm Gill Symbiont Genomes for Lignin-Modifying Enzymes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Public questions spur the discovery of new bacterial species associated with lignin bioconversion of industrial waste.Royal Society open science · 2019Article
- Discovery, activity and characterisation of an AA10 lytic polysaccharide oxygenase from the shipworm symbiontBiotechnology for biofuels · 2019Article
- Hemocyanin facilitates lignocellulose digestion by wood-boring marine crustaceans.Nature communications · 2018Article
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Abstract
Lignocellulose forms the structural framework of woody plant biomass and represents the most abundant carbon source in the biosphere. Turnover of woody biomass is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, and the enzymes involved are of increasing industrial importance as industry moves away from fossil fuels to renewable carbon resources. Shipworms are marine bivalve molluscs that digest wood and play a key role in global carbon cycling by processing plant biomass in the oceans. Previous studies suggest that wood digestion in shipworms is dominated by enzymes produced by endosymbiotic bacteria found in the animal's gills, while little is known about the identity and function of endogenous enzymes produced by shipworms. Using a combination of meta-transcriptomic, proteomic, imaging and biochemical analyses, we reveal a complex digestive system dominated by uncharacterized enzymes that are secreted by a specialized digestive gland and that accumulate in the cecum, where wood digestion occurs. Using a combination of transcriptomics, proteomics, and microscopy, we show that the digestive proteome of the shipworm
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