β-glucosidases play an important role in the synthesis of cellulase in fungi,but their molecular functions and mechanisms remain unknown.We found that the 10 putativeβ-glucosidases investigated in Trichoderma ree-se...β-glucosidases play an important role in the synthesis of cellulase in fungi,but their molecular functions and mechanisms remain unknown.We found that the 10 putativeβ-glucosidases investigated in Trichoderma ree-sei facilitate cellulase production,with cel3j being the most crucial.Transcriptional analysis revealed that the most affected biological processes in△cel3j strain were cellulase synthesis,ribosome biogenesis,and RNA poly-merases.Moreover,CEL3J was unconventionally transported through the endoplasmic reticulum,bypassing the Golgi apparatus,whereas cel3j overexpression altered cellulase secretion from conventional to unconventional,likely owing to the activated unconventional protein secretion pathway(UPS),as indicated by the upregulation of genes related to UPS.The mTORC1-GRASP55 signaling axis may modulate the unconventional secretion of CEL3J and cellulase.The transcriptional levels of genes associated with DNA replication,the cell cycle,and meiosis were noticeably affected by overexpressing cel3j.These data give new clues for exploring the roles ofβ-glucosidases and the molecular mechanisms of their unconventional secretion in fungi.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(32170072 and 32200037)the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology Open Projects Fund(Project NO M2022-12).
文摘β-glucosidases play an important role in the synthesis of cellulase in fungi,but their molecular functions and mechanisms remain unknown.We found that the 10 putativeβ-glucosidases investigated in Trichoderma ree-sei facilitate cellulase production,with cel3j being the most crucial.Transcriptional analysis revealed that the most affected biological processes in△cel3j strain were cellulase synthesis,ribosome biogenesis,and RNA poly-merases.Moreover,CEL3J was unconventionally transported through the endoplasmic reticulum,bypassing the Golgi apparatus,whereas cel3j overexpression altered cellulase secretion from conventional to unconventional,likely owing to the activated unconventional protein secretion pathway(UPS),as indicated by the upregulation of genes related to UPS.The mTORC1-GRASP55 signaling axis may modulate the unconventional secretion of CEL3J and cellulase.The transcriptional levels of genes associated with DNA replication,the cell cycle,and meiosis were noticeably affected by overexpressing cel3j.These data give new clues for exploring the roles ofβ-glucosidases and the molecular mechanisms of their unconventional secretion in fungi.
