Functional analysis of FarA transcription factor in the regulation of the genes encoding lipolytic enzymes and hydrophobic surface binding protein for the degradation of biodegradable plastics in Aspergillus oryzae

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-555

  Garrido, Sharon Marie ^a   Kitamoto, Noriyuki ^b   Watanabe, Akira ^a   Shintani, Takahiro ^a   Gomi, Katsuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aichi Industrial Technology Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Cutinase; Gene regulation; Hydrophobic surface binding protein; Lipolytic enzyme; Transcription activator

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CUTINASE; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; LIPOLYTIC ENZYMES; TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATORS;

ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BUTENES; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; GLYCEROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

CUTINASE; CUTINASE CUTL1; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE BINDING PROTEIN; LAURIC ACID; LIPOLYTIC ENZYME MDLB; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PLASTIC; POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE CO ADIPATE); ROLA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FARA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIPOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECRETION; WILD TYPE;

ADIPATES; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIPASE; PLASTICS; SUCCINATES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 84859885156     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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