Transcriptome and exoproteome analysis of utilization of plant-derived biomass by Myceliophthora thermophila.

Myceliophthora thermophila is a thermophilic fungus whose genome encodes a wide range of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) involved in plant biomass degradation. Such enzymes have potential applications in turning different kinds of lignocellulosic feedstock into sugar precursors for biofuels and chemicals. The present study examined and compared the transcriptomes and exoproteomes of M. thermophila during cultivation on different types of complex biomass to gain insight into how its secreted enzymatic machinery varies with different sources of lignocellulose. In the transcriptome analysis three monocot (barley, oat, triticale) and three dicot (alfalfa, canola, flax) plants were used whereas in the proteome analysis additional substrates, i.e. wood and corn stover pulps, were included. A core set of 59 genes encoding CAZymes was up-regulated in response to both monocot and dicot straws, including nine polysaccharide monooxygenases and GH10, but not GH11, xylanases. Genes encoding additional xylanolytic enzymes were up-regulated during growth on monocot straws, while genes encoding additional pectinolytic enzymes were up-regulated in response to dicot biomass. Exoproteome analysis was generally consistent with the conclusions drawn from transcriptome analysis, but additional CAZymes that accumulated to high levels were identified. Despite the wide variety of biomass sources tested some CAZy family members were not expressed under any condition. The results of this study provide a comprehensive view from both transcriptome and exoproteome levels, of how M. thermophila responds to a wide range of biomass sources using its genomic resources.

Expressão diferencial de genes em cepas de Trypanosoma cruzi pela técnica de microarranjos de DNA / Differential gene expression in Trypanosoma cruzi strains by microarray DNA technology

Com o objetivo de analisar a expressão diferencial de genes em cepas de Trypanosoma cruzi pela técnica de microarranjos de DNA, construímos um protótipo de lâminas contendo 710 etiquetas de seqüências transcritas (ESTs) de epimastigotas de CL Brener e 20 genes de várias cepas do parasita. A seqüência nucleotídica estava disponível para 576 ESTs. Dessa forma, sequenciamos as 134 ESTs restantes e sua seqüência foi depositada no dbEST do GenBank. O agrupamento das sondas indicou que a lâmina continha 665 seqüências únicas. Inicialmente, avaliamos o microarranjo para a análise de genômica comparativa entre as cepas CL Brener (T. cruzi II) e Silvio (T. cruzi I). Um total de 4 hibridizações foram realizadas...