Open AccessComparison of Six Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases from Thermothielavioides terrestris Shows That Functional Variation Underlies the Multiplicity of LPMO Genes in Filamentous Fungi
Author(s) -
Monika Tõlgo,
Olav A. Hegnar,
Heidi Østby,
Anikó Várnai,
Francisco Vilaplana,
Vincent G. H. Eijsink,
Lisbeth Olsson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00096-22
Subject(s) - polysaccharide , xylan , biochemistry , biology , cellulose , cell wall , xyloglucan , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry
The discovery of LPMOs in 2010 has revolutionized the industrial biotechnology field, mainly by increasing the efficiency of cellulolytic enzyme cocktails. Nonetheless, the biological purpose of the multiplicity of LPMO-encoding genes in filamentous fungi has remained an open question.