Abstract
The relative contributions of four major cellulases of Trichoderma reesei (1,4-beta-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase I [CBH I], CBH II, endo-1,4-beta-D-glucanase I [EG I], and EG II) to the generation of the cellulase inducer from cellulose were studied with isogenic strains in which the corresponding genes (cbh1, cbh2, egl1, and egl2) had been deleted by insertion of the Aspergillus nidulans amdS marker gene. During growth on lactose (a soluble carbon source provoking cellulase gene expression), these strains showed no significant alterations in their ability to express the respective other cellulase genes, with the exception of the strain containing delta cbh1, which exhibited an increased steady-state level of cbh2 mRNA. On crystalline cellulose as the only carbon source, however, significant differences were apparent: strains in which cbh2 and egl2, respectively, had been deleted showed no expression of the other cellulase genes, whereas strains carrying the cbh1 or egl1 deletion showed these transcripts. The delta cbh1-containing strain also showed enhanced cbh2 mRNA levels under these conditions. A strain in which both cbh1 and cbh2 had been deleted, however, was unable to initiate growth on cellulose. Addition of 2 mM sophorose, a putative inducer of cellulase gene expression, to such cultures induced the transcription of egl1 and egl2 and restored the ability to grow on cellulose. We conclude that CBH II and EG II are of major importance for the efficient formation of the inducer from cellulose in T. reesei and that removal of both cellobiohydrolases renders T. reesei unable to attack crystalline cellulose.
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