<i>Trichoderma reesei</i> ACE4, a Novel Transcriptional Activator Involved in the Regulation of Cellulase Genes during Growth on Cellulose
Yumeng Chen, Aibo Lin, Pei Liu, Xingjia Fan, Chuan Wu, Ni Li, Liujing Wei, Wei Wang, Dongzhi Wei
Abstract
T. reesei is commonly utilized in industry to produce cellulases, enzymes that degrade lignocellulosic biomass for the production of bioethanol and bio-based products. T. reesei is capable of rapidly initiating the biosynthesis of cellulases in the presence of cellulose, which has made it useful as a model fungus for studying gene expression in eukaryotes. Cellulase gene expression is controlled through multiple transcription factors at the transcriptional level.
Topics & Concepts
Trichoderma reeseiCellulaseCelluloseGeneActivator (genetics)Lignocellulosic biomassGene expressionTranscription (linguistics)BiologyChemistryBiochemistryPhilosophyLinguisticsBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionFungal and yeast genetics research