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Damveld, R.A. (author), Arentshorst, M. (author), Franken, A. (author), van Kuyk, P.A. (author), Klis, F.M. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Ram, A.F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In Aspergillus niger, the genes coding for glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (gfaA) and α-1,3-glucan synthase (agsA) are induced in response to cell wall stress. In silico analysis of the promoter region of the two genes revealed the presence of putative DNA binding sites for transcription factors involved in stress responses,...article 2005
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te Biesebeke, R. (author), van Biezen, N. (author), de Vos, W.M. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Punt, P.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Solid-state fermentation (SSF) with Aspergillus oryzae results in high levels of secreted protein. However, control mechanisms of gene expression in SSF have been only poorly studied. In this study we show that both glucoamylase (glaB) and protease (alpA, nptB) genes are highly expressed during surface cultivation on wheat-based solid medium,...article 2005
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te Biesebeke, R. (author), Record, E. (author), van Biezen, N. (author), Heerikhuisen, M. (author), Franken, A. (author), Punt, P.J. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)To study the relation between the number of hyphal tips and protein secretion during growth on a solid substrate, we have constructed two mutant strains of Aspergillus oryzae with increased hyphal branching. We have analysed hydrolytic enzyme activities during growth on wheat kernels (WK) of A. oryzae strains carrying the disrupted allele of the...article 2005
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Damveld, R.A. (author), van Kuyk, P.A. (author), Arentshorst, M. (author), Klis, F.M. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Ram, A.F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author)1,3-α-d-Glucan is an important component of the cell wall of filamentous fungi. We have identified a family of five 1,3-α-d-glucan synthase-encoding genes in Aspergillus niger. The agsA gene was sequenced and the predicted protein sequence indicated that the overall domain structure of 1,3-α-d-glucan synthases is conserved in fungi. Using RT-PCR...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author), Kaper, T. (author), Talik, B. (author), Ettema, T.J. (author), Bos, H. (author), van der Maarel, M.J.E.C. (author), Dijkhuizen, L. (author)Amylomaltases are 4-alpha-glucanotransferases (EC 2.4.1.25) of glycoside hydrolase family 77 that transfer alpha-1,4-linked glucans to another acceptor, which can be the 4-OH group of an alpha-1,4-linked glucan or glucose. The amylomaltase-encoding gene (PAE1209) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum IM2 was cloned and...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kralj, S. (author), Stripling, E. (author), Sanders, P. (author), van Geel-Schutten, G.H. (author), Dijkhuizen, L. (author)Lactobacillus reuteri strain ATCC 55730 (LB BIO) was isolated as a pure culture from a Reuteri tablet purchased from the BioGaia company. This probiotic strain produces a soluble glucan (reuteran), in which the majority of the linkages are of the alpha-(1→4) glucosidic type (∼70%). This reuteran also contains alpha-(1→6)-linked glucosyl units...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Damveld, R.A. (author), Arentshorst, M. (author), van Kuyk, P.A. (author), Klis, F.M. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Ram, A.F.J. (author)Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins in fungi are found at the cell surface, either as plasma membrane proteins (GPI-PMPs) or attached by a remnant of the GPI-anchor to the cell wall (GPI-CWPs). GPI-CWPs can be extracted from the cell wall by treatment with hydrofluoric acid (HF), which cleaves the phosphodiester bond that is...article 2005
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Kralj, S. (author), van Geel-Schutten, G.H. (author), van der Maarel, M.J.E.C. (author), Dijkhuizen, L. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Lactobacillus reuteri strain 121 uses sucrose for synthesis of a unique, soluble glucan ('reuteran') with mainly α-(1→4) glucosidic linkages. The gene (gtfA) encoding this glucansucrase enzyme had previously been characterized. Here, a detailed biochemical and molecular analysis of the GTFA enzyme is presented. This is believed to be the first...article 2004
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Delaney, B. (author), de Vogel, N. (author), Krul, C.A.M. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Chemicals / CAS: corn oil, 8001-30-7; mitomycin C, 50-07-7, 74349-48-7; Glucans; Mutagensarticle 2004
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Kralj, S. (author), van Geel-Schutten, G.H. (author), Dondorff, M.M.G. (author), Kirsanovs, S. (author), van der Maarel, M.J.E.C. (author), Dijkhuizen, L. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Members of the genera Streptococcus and Leuconostoc synthesize various α-glucans (dextran, alternan and mutan). In Lactobacillus, until now, the only glucosyltransferase (GTF) enzyme that has been characterized is gtfA of Lactobacillus reuteri 121, the first GTF enzyme synthesizing a glucan (reuteran) that contains mainly α-(1 → 4) linkages...article 2004
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Al-Sheikh, H. (author), Watson, A.J. (author), Lacey, G.A. (author), Punt, P.J. (author), MacKenzie, D.A. (author), Jeenes, D.J. (author), Pakula, T. (author), Penttilä, M. (author), Alcocer, M.J.C. (author), Archer, D.B. (author), TNO Voeding (author)We describe a new endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated stress response in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger. The inhibition of protein folding within the ER leads to cellular responses known collectively as the unfolded protein response (UPR) and we show that the selective transcriptional downregulation of the gene encoding glucoamylase,...article 2004
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TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author), Levasseur, A. (author), Pagès, S. (author), Fierobe, H.P. (author), Navarro, D. (author), Punt, P. (author), Belaïch, J.P. (author), Asther, M. (author), Record, E. (author)A chimeric enzyme associating feruloyl esterase A (FAEA) from Aspergilhis niger and dockerin from Clostridium thermocellum was produced in A. niger. A completely truncated form was produced when the dockerin domain was located downstream of the FAEA (FAEA-Doc), whereas no chimeric protein was produced when the bacterial dockerin domain was...article 2004
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Delaney, B. (author), Carlson, T. (author), Zheng, G.-H. (author), Hess, R. (author), Knutson, N. (author), Frazer, S. (author), Ostergren, K. (author), van Zijverden, M. (author), Knippels, L. (author), Jonker, D. (author), Penninks, A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)The cholesterol-lowering effect observed following consumption of oats and barley is attributable to the β-glucan component of the soluble fiber fraction of these cereal grains. β-Glucan has also been reported to modulate immune activity, however, few studies have evaluated the hematological effects of β-glucan following oral exposure. In the...article 2003
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Kralj, S. (author), Geel van - Schutten, G.H. (author), van der Maarel, M.J.E.C. (author), Dijkhuizen, L. (author)Limited information is available about homopolysaccharide synthesis in the genus Lactobacillus. Using efficient screening techniques, extracellular glucosyltransferase (GTF) enzyme activity, resulting in α-glucan synthesis from sucrose, was detected in various lactobacilli. PCR with degenerate primers based on homologous boxes of known...article 2003
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Delaney, B. (author), Carlson, T. (author), Frazer, S. (author), Zheng, T. (author), Hess, R. (author), Ostergren, K. (author), Kierzek, K. (author), Haworth, J. (author), Knutson, N. (author), Junker, K. (author), Jonker, D. (author), TNO Voeding (author)β-Glucans are water-soluble cell-wall polysaccharides consisting of (1→3,1→4)-linked β-D-glucopyranosyl monomers that comprise a considerable proportion of soluble fiber from certain grains including oats and barley. Consumption of foods containing β-glucan or β-glucan-enriched fractions prepared from these grains lower serum cholesterol...article 2003
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Punt, P.J. (author), Drint-Kuijvenhoven, A. (author), Lokman, B.C. (author), Spencer, J.A. (author), Jeenes, D. (author), Archer, D.A. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author)We have characterized growth and protein processing characteristics of Aspergillus niger strains carrying a disrupted allele of the previously cloned and characterized kexB gene [Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (2000) 363] encoding a furin-type endoprotease. Deletion of the single-copy gene confirms it to be non-essential but disruptant strains...article 2003
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Swift, R.J. (author), Karandikar, A. (author), Griffen, A.M. (author), Punt, P.J. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Robson, G.D. (author), Trinci, A.P.J. (author), Wiebe, M.G. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Aspergillus niger B1, a recombinant strain carrying 20 extra copies of the native glucoamylase gene, was grown in glucose-limited chemostat cultures supplemented with various organic nitrogen sources (dilution rate 0.12 ± 0.01 h-1, pH 5.4). In cultures supplemented with L-alanine, L-methionine, casamino acids, or peptone, specific glucoamylase ...article 2000
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Conesa, A. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Punt, P.J. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)To get insight into the limiting factors existing for the efficient production of fungal peroxidase in filamentous fungi, the expression of the Phanerochaete chrysosporium lignin peroxidase H8 (lipA) and manganese peroxidase (MnP) H4 (mnp1) genes in Aspergillus niger has been studied. For this purpose, a protease-deficient A. niger strain and...article 2000
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Krasevec, N. (author), van de Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Komel, R. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)A gene-fusion expression strategy was applied for heterologous expression of human lymphotoxin alpha (LTα) in the Aspergillus niger AB1.13 protease-deficient strain. The LTα gene was fused with the A. niger glucoamylase GII-form as a carrier-gene, behind its transcription control and secretion signals. Special attention was paid to the influence...article 2000
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Krasevec, N. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Komel, R. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)A gene-fusion expression strategy was applied for the heterologous expression of hTNF-α in A. niger AB1.13. The TNF-α gene was fused with the A. niger glucoamylase GII form as a carrier-gene, behind its transcription control and secretion signal. The protein was expressed in the cells in the form of a glucoamylase-fusion protein, but was not...article 2000