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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2025

Dual Role of MtHAC-1 in Regulating Cellulase and Xylanase Production in Myceliophthora thermophila.

Yapeng Lai, Juan Wang, Ning Xie, Gang Liu, Donnabella C Lacap-Bugler

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Yapeng LaiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Juan WangShenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Ning XieShenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-8535
Gang LiuShenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6505-7997
Donnabella C Lacap-BuglerFaculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-6614

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Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA0910800National Natural Science Foundation of China 22078199Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024B1515020034Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Basic Research Program JCYJ20200109105210448
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Abstract

Filamentous fungi produce large quantities of cellulase and xylanase as extracellular enzymes to degrade plant-derived polysaccharides. This process is controlled by a complex network of transcription factors (TFs). Here, we present the bZIP TF Mthac-1 exhibiting dual regulatory effects on the production of cellulase and xylanase in Myceliophthora thermophila. The deletion of Mthac-1 reduced the cellulase and xylanase activities and protein secretion during the early phase of cultivation but enhanced in the middle and late stages of cultivation, compared with the wild-type (WT) strain. It also led to fungal growth defects, characterised by few hyphal branching and reduced conidiation. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis showed that Mthac-1 dynamically regulates the expression of major cellulase genes. Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) demonstrated that Mthac-1 directly binds to the promoter regions of the β-glucosidase gene bgl1 (MYCTH_66804), cellobiohydrolase gene cbh1 (MYCTH_109566), endoglucanase gene egl2 (MYCTH_86753), xylanase gene xyn1 (MYCTH_112050) and the regulatory gene xyr1 (MYCTH_2310145), exhibiting higher binding affinity for xyn1 and xyr1. The comparative transcriptomic analysis indicated that Mthac-1 also plays an important role in the expression of 26S proteasome-encoding genes under cellulolytic conditions. This work provides new insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying cellulase and xylanase gene expression with potential applications in fungal strain engineering in biorefinery industries.

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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCellulaseEndo-1,4-beta XylanasesGene Expression Regulation, FungalSordarialesFungal ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCellulaseEndo-1,4-beta XylanasesFungal Proteinscellulasecomparative transcriptomicsgene expressionMthac‐1Myceliophthora thermophilaxylanase

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