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Use of transcription activator-like effector for efficient gene modification and transcription in the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei

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Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Abstract

Filamentous fungi have wide applications in the field of biotechnology. The use of transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) is a powerful genome-engineering tool, which can facilitate genome editing and transcriptional modulation, and has been used for genetic modification in a variety of organisms. However, a transcription activator-like effectors nuclease (TALEN) approach has not been used in filamentous fungi so far. Here, we aimed to establish the shortest TALEN and TALE-transcription factor (TALE-TF) proteins for use in gene modification and transcription in the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. The alternative tandem repeat unit of the TALEs was first established by the ligation of two isocaudamers: XbaI and SpeI, instead of the natural unit. In addition, we adopted T. reesei expression assays to monitor the activities of the TALENs and TALE-TF in vivo in T. reesei. Our results showed that TALEs are a powerful genome-manipulating tool for use in T. reesei and other filamentous fungal species and that their use might facilitate studies on functional genomics and strain improvement in these filamentous fungi.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. C010302-31500066), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 222201714053).

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  1. State Key Lab of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, P.O.B. 311, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Pei Liu, Wei Wang & Dongzhi Wei

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Wei Wang initiated, designed, and coordinated the study and reviewed the manuscript. Pei Liu planned and carried out experiments and measurements, and interpreted experimental data. Dongzhi Wei and Wei Wang supported the research funding. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Liu, P., Wang, W. & Wei, D. Use of transcription activator-like effector for efficient gene modification and transcription in the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei . J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 44, 1367–1373 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-017-1963-7

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