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ArticleNature communications2022

Metaproteomics reveals enzymatic strategies deployed by anaerobic microbiomes to maintain lignocellulose deconstruction at high solids.

Payal Chirania, Evert K Holwerda, Richard J Giannone, Xiaoyu Liang, Suresh Poudel, Joseph C Ellis, Yannick J Bomble, Robert L Hettich, Lee R Lynd

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Payal Chirania *Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Evert K Holwerda *Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0565-392X
Richard J GiannoneBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-0138
Xiaoyu LiangDartmouth College - Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, NH, USA.
Suresh PoudelBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Joseph C EllisBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Yannick J BombleCenter for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Robert L HettichBiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA. hettichrl@ornl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7708-786X
Lee R LyndCenter for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA. lee.r.lynd@dartmouth.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Economically viable production of cellulosic biofuels requires operation at high solids loadings-on the order of 15 wt%. To this end we characterize Nature's ability to deconstruct and utilize mid-season switchgrass at increasing solid loadings using an anaerobic methanogenic microbiome. This community exhibits undiminished fractional carbohydrate solubilization at loadings ranging from 30 g/L to 150 g/L. Metaproteomic interrogation reveals marked increases in the abundance of specific carbohydrate-active enzyme classes. Significant enrichment of auxiliary activity family 6 enzymes at higher solids suggests a role for Fenton chemistry. Stress-response proteins accompanying these reactions are similarly upregulated at higher solids, as are β-glucosidases, xylosidases, carbohydrate-debranching, and pectin-acting enzymes-all of which indicate that removal of deconstruction inhibitors is important for observed undiminished solubilization. Our work provides insights into the mechanisms by which natural microbiomes effectively deconstruct and utilize lignocellulose at high solids loadings, informing the future development of defined cultures for efficient bioconversion.

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LigninMicrobiotaAnaerobiosisCarbohydratesCarbohydratesLigninlignocellulose

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PMID35790765
PMCPMC9256739

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