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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2026

Structure-Guided Extremophile Genome Mining Expands the PETase Landscape and Reveals PET-Hydrolysing True Lipase Lineages.

Rubén Muñoz-Tafalla, José M González-Romero, Paula Vidal, Laura Fernandez-Lopez, Ana Robles-Martín, David Almendral, José L Gonzalez-Alfonso, Francisco J Plou, Manuel Ferrer, Víctor Guallar and 1 more

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rubén Muñoz-TafallaPhD Program in Biotecnology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-4888
José M González-RomeroPhD Program in Biotecnology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6552-0709
Paula VidalInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9180-0895
Laura Fernandez-LopezInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8861-3191
Ana Robles-MartínBarcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-6338
David AlmendralInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-1067
José L Gonzalez-AlfonsoInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-7985
Francisco J PlouInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0831-893X
Manuel FerrerInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4962-4714
Víctor GuallarBarcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4580-1114
Rafael BargielaInstituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (ICP), CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-3269

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Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2022-136367OB-C31Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2023-153370OB-100Agencia Estatal de Investigación TED2021-130544B-I00Consejería de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades of the Comunidad de Madrid 2024-T1/ECO-31227European Commission 101000327European Commission 101060625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) hydrolases are enzymes primarily within the polyesterase-cutinase branch of the α/β-hydrolase superfamily, whereas the contribution of true lipases to PET hydrolysis remains poorly explored. Here, we report the genome mining results of 18,082 extremophilic microorganisms, combined with structural modelling, enzyme-substrate simulations and experimental validation, which enables the identification of PET-active true lipases. Two true lipases, Lip

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BacteriaGenome, BacterialHydrolasesLipasePolyethylene TerephthalatesCatalytic DomainHydrolysisModels, MolecularPhylogenyProtein ConformationSubstrate SpecificityHydrolasesLipasePolyethylene Terephthalatesextremophilesgenome mininglipasesPET hydrolasesplastic biodegradationstructural modelling

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PMID42630040
PMCPMC13498906

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