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Extracellular Enzyme Composition and Functional Characteristics of Aspergillus niger An-76 Induced by Food Processing Byproducts and Based on Integrated Functional-omics Lin Liu, Weili Gong, Xiaomeng Sun, Guanjun Chen, and Lushan Wang J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b05164 • Publication Date (Web): 15 Jan 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on January 15, 2018
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Extracellular Enzyme Composition and Functional Characteristics of Aspergillus niger
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An-76 Induced by Food Processing Byproducts and Based on Integrated Functional-omics
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Lin Liu1,2, Weili Gong1, Xiaomeng Sun1, Guanjun Chen1,2, Lushan Wang1,*
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State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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College of Marine Science, Shandong University, Weihai, China
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*Corresponding Author: Professor Lushan Wang
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Shandong University
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ABSTRACT: Byproducts of food processing can be utilized for the production of
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high-value-added enzyme cocktails. In this study, we utilized integrated functional-omics
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technology to analyze composition and functional characteristics of extracellular enzymes
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produced by Aspergillus niger grown on food processing byproducts. The results showed
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that oligosaccharides constituted by arabinose, xylose, and glucose in wheat bran were able
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to efficiently induce the production of extracellular enzymes of A. niger. Compared with
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other substrates, wheat bran was more effective at inducing the secretion of β-glucosidases
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from GH1 and GH3 families, as well as >50% of proteases from A1-family aspartic
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proteases. Compared with proteins induced by single wheat bran or soybean dregs, the
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protein yield induced by their mixture was doubled, and the time required to reach peak
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enzyme activity was shortened by 25%. This study provided a technical platform for the
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complex formulation of various substrates and functional analysis of extracellular enzymes.
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KEY WORDS: Aspergillus niger; food processing byproducts; functional-omics;
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glycoside hydrolases; protease
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INTRODUCTION
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Annual production of soybeans, wheat, and corn is estimated at 300, 700, and 800 million
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tons, respectively, and represent the main food sources for humans1. Deep processing of
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grain produces a large number of byproducts, such as soybean hulls (SHs), soybean dregs
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(SDs), wheat bran (WB), and corn bran (CB), which account for ~8% to ~10% of the grain
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weight2. These byproducts are generally used as low-value products, such as animal feed3.
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These materials are also important biomass resources, representing good raw materials for
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the production of high-value commercial enzymes, dietary fiber, and food additives.
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The composition of plant-cell walls exhibits significant differences in polysaccharides
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and proteins4. In monocotyledonous plants, such as corn and wheat, additional genes
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encoding xylan and β-1,3;1,4-D-glucan synthase are detected, whereas genes encoding
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pectin, mannan, and xyloglucan synthase are more abundant in dicotyledonous plants, such
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as soybean4. As early as 1990, WB, CB, SHs, and SDs were utilized as raw materials to
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produce crude enzymes, with the enzyme activity improved by optimizing culture
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temperature, pH, time, and moisture during fermentation. However, the different chemical
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compositions and structures of raw materials results in significant differences in enzyme
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species and activities5. Additionally, the composition, abundance, and dynamic changes in
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various enzyme components have not been quantitatively analyzed in detail, and the effects
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of different raw materials on enzyme systems have not been systematically studied.
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Aspergillus niger has become one of the main microbes capable of producing enzymes
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on an industrial scale, as its genome contains a high number of genes encoding
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hemicellulose-degrading enzymes and proteases6. Previous transcriptome studies revealed
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that the enzyme-secretion order and species of A. niger were dynamically regulated by
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different substrates7. However, genome and transcriptome analyses were unable to
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determine the dynamic changes in functional proteins, proteomics can make up for this
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deficiency. Therefore, comprehensive analysis of the type, abundance, and activity of
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extracellular enzymes is needed8. Proteomes can provide comprehensive information
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associated with extracellular enzymes, including species, concentration, modification, and
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subcellular location9. Systematic studies of proteomes aid in the understanding and
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evaluation of enzyme characteristics, especially their specific induction conditions, thereby
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enabling more efficient enzyme production10.
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The species and functions of enzymes secreted by A. niger cultured on different food
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processing byproducts has not been systematically researched, which limits their industrial
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application. To elucidate the dynamic changes in functional proteins on complex substrates,
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it is necessary to integrate proteomics and metabolomics using a variety of high-throughput
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techniques11 to systematically analyze the types, functions, and interactions of biological
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macromolecules, and well as their dynamic changes12. In this study, the composition and
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function of enzymes secreted by A. niger An-76 were analyzed by integrated
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functional-omics, and suitable substrates for the industrial production of efficient and stable
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enzymes was revealed, promoting the development of green industrial biotechnology.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Byproducts of food processing. SHs, WB, and CB were ground using a pulverizer, and all
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milled materials were stored at room temperature. SDs without any pretreatment were
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stored in a sealed container at 4°C.
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Solid-state fermentation and sample preparation. SHs (or WB or CB) were mixed with
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distilled water at a 1:2 ratio (w/v) to culture A. niger An-76 in solid-state fermentation. All
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mixed media were prepared by mixing two materials at a 1:1 ratio (w/w), with the moisture
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of the final medium at ~67%. A total of 30 g medium was added to a 300-mL Erlenmeyer
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flask and sterilized at 115°C for 30 min. A total of 200 µL of spore (7 × 107/mL)
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suspension of A. niger was inoculated into medium and cultivated at 30°C. The samples
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were collected every 24 h, and after collection, 100 mL distilled water was immediately
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added to medium. To extract the extracellular mixture, the Erlenmeyer flasks were shaken
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at 200×g for 1 h at 4°C and then centrifuged at 8000×g for 20 min to obtain the supernatant.
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The samples were stored at 4°C until further use.
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Determination of concentration extracellular reducing sugar and activity of proteins.
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Bovine serum albumin (0.1 mg/mL) was used to obtain the standard curve, and 100 µL of
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protein sample and 1 mL Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 dye were reacted at room
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temperature for 10 min. Each sample was tested in triplicate, and all mixtures were
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measured at 595 nm using a microplate spectrophotometer (Tecan, Morrisville, NC, USA).
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Previous experiments suggested that the presence of sugars may interfere with the
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measurement of extracellular-protein concentration13. In order to examine this effect,
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protein concentration were measured at gradient concentrations of different sugars (xylose,
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glucose, and xylo-oligosaccharide). As shown in Figure S1, the sugars with low
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concentration had little effect on the measurement of protein concentration.
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Standard curves were prepared using 0.1 mg/mL xylose or glucose, and 1% xylan
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(Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) (w/v) or 1% sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC,
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Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) (w/v) in sodium hydrogen phosphate/citric acid buffer
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(pH 5.0) was used as a substrate to measure xylanase or endoglucanase activities. Enzyme
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(400 µL) and 600 µL of substrate were mixed and reacted at 50°C for 30 min. After the
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reaction, 800 µL DNS was added to each sample, which was then boiled for 10 min. The
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reaction system was comprised of a 10-mL volume, and products were determined by
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ultraviolet spectrophotometer (Puyuan Instruments, Ltd., Shanghai, China) at 550 nm.
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p-nitrophenyl-β-D-cellobioside (pNPC)14, p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG) 15
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were used to measure the activities of the exoglucanase and β-glucosidase, respectively.
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And p-nitrophenol (pNP) was used to obtain standard curves. 50 µL of sample, 50 µL of 2
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mM pNPC (or pNPG) (Sigma-Aldrich) and 100 µL of acetic acid/sodium acetate buffer
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(pH5.0) were mixed and reacted at 50°C for 30 min. Then 50 µL of 1M Na2CO3 was added
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to terminate the reaction. All mixtures were measured at 420 nm using a microplate
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spectrophotometer. Filter paper assay were performed according to the protocol published
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before16. Whatman No. 1 filter paper strip (50 mg) was submerged in the mixture of 1.5 mL
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of sodium hydrogen phosphate/citric acid buffer (pH 5.0) and 500µL of crude enzymes, the
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mixture was reacted at 50°C for 1 h. Then 3 mL DNS was added to each sample, which
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was then boiled for 10 min. The reaction system was diluted with distilled water to 25-mL
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volume, and products were determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometer at 550 nm.
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Sodium
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Electrophoresis was performed on a miniaturized vertical gel system using a
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Mini-PROTEAN 3PowerPac basic power supply (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). The 12%
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SDS-PAGE involved 15 µL of sample/well. Electrophoresis was performed at 80 V for
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around 2 h and the gel was stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R250 (Sangon Biotech)
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for 30 min before destaining (glacial acetic acid: absolute ethanol: distilled water at a
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volumetric ratio of 1:1:8) and scanning (Canon, Tokyo, Japan).
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Fluorescence-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE). The detailed protocol for
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FACE was described previously17. Samples (5 µL) were fluorescently labeled by mixing
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with 5 µL of 0.2 M 7-amino-1, 3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid monopotassium salt
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monohydrate (Sigma-Aldrich) dissolved in 15 % acetic acid and incubating for 1 h in the
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dark, followed by addition of 5 µL of 1 M NaCNBH3 (Sangon Biotech) and incubation at
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40°C for 12 h. Samples (15 µL) were added to each well. Electrophoresis was performed at
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7 mA for around 2 h, and gels were scanned using the ChemiDoc MP system (Bio-Rad).
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LC-MS/MS. Extracellular proteins secreted by A. niger for 72 h on different substrates
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were ultrafiltered using a 3-kDa cut-off membrane. All the extracellular proteins collected
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from each experimental condition were ultrafiltered using a 3-kDa cut-off membrane and
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precipitated using 1% trichloroacetic acid and 0.1% dithiothreitol (DTT, Sigma–Aldrich)
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dissolved in acetone, then the total of precipitated extracellular proteins were dried and
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resuspended in equal volume of double-distilled water, and the concentration of redissolved
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protein from each sample (>20µg/µL) was determined with Coomassie Brilliant Blue
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staining method, then 10µL dissolved protein solution was mixed with 50 µL degeneration
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buffer (0.5 M Tris–HCl, 2.75 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 6 M guanidine-HCl [pH
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8.1]; Sigma-Aldrich), and 30 µL of 1 M DTT was added and incubated at 37°C for 2 h. To
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alkylate the samples, 50 µL of 1 M iodoacetamide (Sigma-Aldrich) was added, and the
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solution was incubated in the dark for 25 min. The mixture was transferred to a Microcon
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YM-10 centrifuge tube (3-kDa membrane; Sigma-Aldrich) and washed three times with
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360 µL of 25 mM NH4HCO3 (Sigma-Aldrich) for 15 min at 14,000×g at 4°C. The washed
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proteins were obtained by centrifugation at 1000×g for 3 min at 4°C; digested with trypsin
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at a ratio of 1:50 (w/w, trypsin: centrifuged proteins); and incubated at 37°C overnight. The
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peptides were desalted using ZipTip C18 columns (Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA), and
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the desalted peptides were dissolved with 0.1% (v/v) trifluoroacetic acid and subjected to
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LC-MS/MS analysis on a Prominence nano LC system (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan) coupled
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to an LTQ-Orbitrap Velos Pro ETD mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham,
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MA, USA). To separate the peptides, a custom-made silica column (75 µm × 15 cm)
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packed with Reprosil-Pur 120 C18-AQ (Dr.Maish GmbH, Ammerbuch, Germany) was
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used. Mobile phases were solvent A (2.0 % ACN in water [v/v] with 0.1 % [v/v] formic
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acid) and solvent B (98 % ACN in water [v/v] with 0.1 % [v/v] formic acid), the procedure
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of stepping gradient elution was set as: 2 % (v/v) solvent B (0.0–5.0 min), 2–15 % (v/v)
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solvent B (5.0–25.0 min), 15–40 % solvent B (25.0–55.0 min), 40–98 % (v/v) solvent B
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(55.0–60.0 min), 98 % solvent B (60.0–70.0 min), 98–2 % (v/v) solvent B (70.0– 75.0 min),
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and 2 % (v/v) solvent B (75.0–90.0 min) at a flow of 300 nL/min. A nanospray ion source
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with a voltage of 2000 V and a transfer-capillary temperature of 275°C were used to spray
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peptides into the mass spectrometer. The system was run in a data-dependent acquisition
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mode using Xcalibur 2.2.0 software (Thermo Fisher Scientific) to perform MS/MS
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experiments. Fullscan MS spectra (from 400 to 1800 m/z) were detected in the Orbitrap
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with a resolution of 60000 at 400 m/z. The ten most intense precursor ions greater than the
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threshold of 5000 counts in the linear ion trap were selected for MS/MS fragmentation
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analysis at a normalized collision energy of 35 %. Three replicates were performed for each
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Database searches. All data searches used Proteome Discover software version 1.4
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(Thermo Fisher Scientific) with the SEQUEST search engine. The reference databases of A.
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niger An-76 was downloaded from Uniprot (http://www.uniprot.org). The settings for
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MS/MS searches were as follows: 1) trypsin was used to digest the proteins, allowing two
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missed cleavages; 2) precursor mass tolerance was set at 10 ppm, with a 0.8-Da fragment
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mass tolerance; and 3) oxidation of methionine was chosen as the dynamic modification,
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and carbamidomethylation of cysteine residues was selected as the fixed modification.
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Only peptides with at least six amino acid residues showing 95% certainty (q ≤ 0.05) were
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included in the results. At least two peptides (q < 0.05) were needed to be considered for
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protein identification, and the false-discovery rate was set at 1%. The relative abundance of
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proteins was characterized by peptide-spectrum matches (PSMs) 18, and protein abundance
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in different cultivation was positively correlated with PSM according to previous studies19.
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Extracellular protein digestion experiments. The proteins secreted by A. niger on WB or
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WBSH at 72 h were inactivated at 95°C for 10 min. Then inactivated proteins were
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digested by the proteins (secreted on WB or WBSH at 120 h) at a ratio of 1:1 (w/w) at
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Enzyme hydrolysis of food-processing byproducts. The enzymes used in this assay were
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collected at 72 h. Byproducts of food processing (3.6 g) were added into 60 mL of cell-free
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enzyme solution, and the mixture was incubated at 50°C for 24 h. Samples were
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centrifuged at 8000×g for 15 min to separate the hydrolysate, which was analyzed to
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determine the content of released soluble carbohydrates.
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Ion chromatography (IC). To detect the compositions of byproducts, all samples need to
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be hydrolyzed into monosaccharides. Each substrate was hydrolyzed by 1% H2SO4 at
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120°C for 2 h. Then, the hydrolysate was freeze-dried, and resolubilized in double-distilled
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water. An ICS-2000 ion chromatograph (Dionex, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) was utilized for
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chromatographic separations. This instrument included a model EG50 eluent generator, a
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model AS50 autosampler, a model ED50 electrochemical detector operated in conductivity
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mode, and a model GP50 gradient pump. The columns used were a Dionex Carbopac PA1
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(2 × 250 mm) and a PA20 (3 × 150 mm). The elution system of the PA20 was 0.8% NaOH
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and 99.2% H2O, and the elution system for the PA1 was 1.8% NaOH and 98.2%H2O. The
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flow rate was 0.30 mL/min, and the column temperature was 30°C. Data were collected
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using a Chromeleon 6.80 chromatogram workstation (Dionex). Sugar identification was
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performed by comparison with reference sugars (D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose,
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D-glucose, D-xylose, and D-mannose). Calculation of the molar ratio of the
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monosaccharides was performed based on the peak area of the monosaccharide.
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RESULTS
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Dynamic changes in extracellular reducing sugar, and protein concentration, and GHs.
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As shown in Figure 1A, A. niger was able to grow on SD, SH, CB, WB, and their mixtures.
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WB consisted of high concentrations of soluble sugars easily broken down by the enzymes,
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leading to the highest concentration of extracellular reducing sugar (9 mg/mL), whereas the
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reducing sugar in SH was the lowest (4.6 mg/mL) (Figure 1A). The concentration of
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reducing sugars reached the maximum at 24 h using a mixture of WB with SH or SD as
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carbon sources. High concentrations of reducing sugar in WB promoted the growth of A.
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niger, with extracellular-protein content reaching a peak (0.5 mg/mL) at 120 h and 2- to
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3-fold higher than that seen from the other three substrates (Figure 1B). Xylanases secreted
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by A. niger were detected at 24 h on SH, WB, WBSH and WBSD (Figure 1C), earlier than
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endoglucanases at 48 h, which was consistent with previous reports10. After 48 h, the
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activities of xylanases produced from WB and its mixtures were higher than those induced
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by SH, SD, and CB (Figure 1C). A significant difference was observed in the
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endoglucanase activity of these substrates measured within 72 h, and endoglucanase
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activity produced on WB and its mixtures after 72h was higher than that produced on SH,
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SD, and CB as single carbon sources (Figure 1D). The activities of exoglucanses and
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β-glucosidases were also measured. Obvious exoglucanase and β-glucosidase activities
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were detected at 72 h and 48 h, respectively (Figure S2). The activities of exoglucanses,
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β-glucosidases and FPase produced on WB and its mixtures were also higher than those
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induced by other substrates (Figure S2).
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Dynamic changes in oligosaccharides released during hydrolytic processing. To
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characterize the dynamic changes in species and concentration of reducing sugars during
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the growth process, FACE was used for detection and quantitative analysis20. Because the
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reducing-sugar concentration of WB and its mixtures was 2- to 3-fold higher than that of
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the other substrates (Figure 1A), the reducing sugar was diluted. As shown in Figure 2, the
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types of soluble sugars released on different substrates were significantly different. The
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main components of soluble sugars maintained in non-degraded SD (Figure 2A), WB,
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WBSH and WBSD (Figure 2D-F) were oligosaccharides between X2 and X3, whereas
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those of SH and CB were monosaccharides near X1 (Figure 2B, C).
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A trace of soluble reducing sugar in raw materials was absorbed by A. niger to support
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its growth and induce the release of large amounts of GHs capable of degrading
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polysaccharides into large quantities of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides within 24 h
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(Figure 1B). At 24 h, the oligosaccharides degraded from different substrates accumulated
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rapidly (the band intensities increased significantly). When SD, SH, CB, or WB was used
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as carbon source, respectively, the species and total concentrations of reducing sugars
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reached the maximum at 48 h, which was consistent with the results shown in Figure 1A,
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whereas the major reducing sugars were diverse of oligosaccharides and monosaccharides
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in SD and SH at 48 h, and mainly monosaccharide (a single band near X1) in CB (Figure
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2A–C). More than two types of oligosaccharides were produced from 24 h to 48 h in WB
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(Figure 2D). When SD or SH was added to WB, the concentration of X3 to X5
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oligosaccharides at 24 h is similar to that on WB (Figure 2E, F). Additionally, there were
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more types of monosaccharides observed in WBSH as compared with WBSD (Figure 2F).
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Analysis of the chemical composition and enzymatic hydrolysates of various
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substrates. Analysis of chemical compositions associated with different food-processing
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byproducts using IC showed that SH consisted of higher kinds of sugar units (Figure 3A),
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which included large amounts of mannose, rhamnose and xylose (23% , 22%, and 23.9%,
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respectively), and trace amounts of glucose and arabinose. There were differences in
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composition between SH and SD obtained from soybeans, with different tissues reflecting
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higher amounts of rhamnose (28%) and galactose (48%) in SD (Table S2) and suggesting
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that SD contained large amounts of pectin. The chemical composition of WB is similar to
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that of CB, mainly consisting of glucose, xylose, arabinose, and galactose; however, the
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content of arabinose and glucose in CB was higher than that in WB (34% and 33%,
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respectively), and the amount of xylose (29%, Table S2) was higher in WB. The diverse
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structural units reflect the heterogeneity in the types and contents of polysaccharides from
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various plant-cell walls, which can lead to differences in the types of enzymes produced by
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specific induction 21.
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The hydrolysates of various substrates degraded by the enzymes secreted by A. niger
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(after a 72-h culture) differed significantly (Figure 3). As shown in Figure 3B, hydrolysates
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in SD were comprised mainly of galactose, rhamnose, glucose, and lacked xylose. Xylose
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and xylooligosaccharide (XOS) were reported as efficient inducers for triggering enzyme
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production in A. niger22; therefore, the lower content of xylose and XOS in SD might affect
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the induction of xylanases and other GHs. The content of xylose in SH was much higher
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than that in SD (Figure 3B); therefore, SH more rapidly induced the expression of xylanase
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genes than SD (Figure 1C). The soluble sugar produced by A. niger after degradation of CB
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and WB for 24 h was comprised mainly of glucose, xylose, and arabinose, with the xylose
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content in WB also higher than that in CB (Figure 3B).
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Analysis of the hydrolysates of residues after degradation (Figure 3C) showed that SD
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mainly contained glucose and galactose, indicating that the degree of hemicellulose and
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pectin degradation was higher when the main residue was cellulose. The relative content of
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glucose in SH residue increased from 7.9% to 30.1% (Table S2), suggesting that
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hemicellulose had been significantly degraded. The types and contents of sugar units before
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and after degradation of WB and CB showed no obvious changes. In monocots, arabinose
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is the main side chain of xylan23. The proportion of arabinose in CB residue decreased by
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~7%, indicating xylan degradation.
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Due to the complex chemical composition of SH and SD, various structural units were
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produced by degradation catalyzed by the induced enzymes (Figure 3B, D). Although the
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structural units of WB and CB is similar, but the concentration of induced-enzyme and
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enzymatic hydrolysates (Figure 3D) are significant different. Compared with CB, WB
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could be degraded into more oligosaccharides above X3, as shown in Figure 3D, and more
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extracellular proteins were produced by A. niger grown on WB(Figure 1B). Therefore,
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soluble oligosaccharides in WB might be the ingredients capable of inducing A. niger to
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produce extracellular enzymes efficiently and continuously. However, the induction
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mechanism of the oligosaccharides in WB required further study.
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SDS-PAGE analysis of dynamic changes in proteins. As shown in figure 4, SD, WB,
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WBSH, and WBSD contained small amounts of soluble proteins with lower molecular
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weights (50% of the total extracellular proteases, which was consistent
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with the perference acid environment of A. niger and the optimal pH of extracellular GHs25.
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This indicated that GHs and proteases exhibited co-adaption mechanisms related to the
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growth environment. In addition to increases in aminopeptidase concentration, the types of
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proteases induced by CB were similar to those on SD. Compared with the other substrates,
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the amount of proteases induced by WB was higher, specifically 10-fold and 1-fold
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increases in aminopeptidase and oligopeptidase concentrations, respectively. Additionally,
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some cysteine proteases and metalloproteases were also produced by A. niger. Although the
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content of aspartic protease in WB was less than that in SH, the total amount of protease
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was still the highest (Figure 5D). In WBSH and WBSD, no metalloproteinase or cysteine
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protease was detected. The species and concentrations of protease induced by WBSD were
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similar to those induced by WB, indicating that WB plays a dominant role in the induced
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expression of proteases.
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Microorganisms degrade extracellular proteins into small peptides or amino acids
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by secreting proteases to support their growth and protein synthesis. The induction of
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proteases is significantly different from that of GHs (Table 3 and Figure 5D). The protein
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content of SD was high, but not all extracellular proteases were induced. SH was able to
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induce secretion of the A1-family aspartic protease (A0A100IK58) at 1- to 2-fold higher
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levels than that induced by other substrates. The species and concentrations of proteases
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secreted in CB were similar to those of SD. The protease species induced by WB were the
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richest, and several proteases, including one type of cysteine protease (A0A117DUE3), two
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types of metalloproteinases (A0A100INJ6 and A0A100IEJ2), and five types of
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aminopeptidases (A0A117DXE7, A0A117E4Q1, A0A100IN20, A0A100IAD1, and
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A0A100I9B5) were specifically induced by WB. Increases in these components enable
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complete degradation, which provides additional nitrogen sources for growth.
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Compared with WB, the concentrations of aspartic protease (A0A100IK58) induced by
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WBSH or WBSD increased slightly, but metalloproteinases (A0A100INJ6 and
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A0A100IEJ2) and cysteine protease (A0A117DUE3) were almost undetectable. The
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advantage of WB and its combinations for inducing the secretion of various proteases
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The polysaccharide components of different types of cell walls were differentiated during
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evolution26, especially the chemical compositions and structures of monocotyledonous and
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dicotyledonous plants, which showed obvious differences27, thus, A. niger produced diverse
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oligosaccharides during the degradation process (Figure 1 and 2) 28. The concentration of
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oligosaccharides released from WB was higher than that from SD from 24 h to 48 h.
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Additionally, these oligosaccharides were also detected in WBSH and WBSD (Figure 2),
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suggesting the dominant inducing role of soluble sugars in WB. These oligosaccharides
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were composed mainly of xylose, arabinose and glucose detected by IC (Figure 3B).
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Xylose and XOS rapidly triggered the expression of transcription factor XlnR from A.
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niger An-7629; therefore, soluble sugars of WB might contribute to the high expression of
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extracellular GHs30. SH and SD were not efficient at inducing the secretion of enzymes
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from A. niger, which might be related to the lower content of xylan in their structures.
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Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the composition and dynamic changes of hydrolysates
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during the substrate-degradation process before efficient utilization of byproducts, which
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Analysis of the A. niger genome revealed a preference for degradation of dicotyledonous
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plants10, such as SH and SD. However, proteomics results indicated that WB is an efficient
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substrate for inducing the secretion of extracellular GHs. Compared with the other three
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substrates, WB was more preferable for A. niger32, and the quantity of extracellular-protein
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secretion and activity (GHs) induced by WB was higher (Figure 1). Compared with
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dicotyledonous plants, such as SH and SD, WB contributed to the higher expression levels
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of xylan- and cellulose-degradation enzymes33, particularly xylanase (F5CI28) and CBH
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(A0A117DZQ3). Additionally, β-glucosidases induced by WB were able to remove
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cellobiose produced by CBH and relieve product inhibition of CBH, which further
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improved the degradation efficiency of crystalline cellulose34.
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The protease-induction mechanism was significantly different from that of GHs28.
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Despite large amounts of soy proteins in SD, it was not an efficient substrate for inducing A.
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niger protease production (Table 3). We hypothesized that fragmentation of soybean
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proteins after processing resulted in the efficient degradation by limited numbers of
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proteases31. WB induced numerous types of proteases, including aminopeptidase,
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carboxypeptidase, oligopeptidase, aspartic protease, serine protease, cysteine protease, and
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metalloproteinase. S8-family serine endopeptidase exhibits activity similar to that of
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trypsin35 and works in conjunction with aspartate protease to provide additional
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degradation sites for exopeptidases36. For endopeptidases, WB can specifically induce the
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secretion of metalloproteases, which mainly degrade water-insoluble fibrous proteins, such
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as gluten proteins in WB. Systematic analysis of these mechanisms can promote strategies
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supporting the specific hydrolysis of proteins and improve the efficiency of enzymatic
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hydrolysis, which is critical for the application of proteases.
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The mixture of WB and SD significantly accelerated A. niger growth, and the
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concentrations and species of extracellular proteins remained stable at 72 h. Moreover, the
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combination of WB and SD resulted in efficient synthesis of GH7-family CBH
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(A0A117DZQ3) and GH12-family endoglucanase (A0A117DY27). WB also enabled
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synthesis of high concentrations of β-glucosidases (I1Z9C3 and A0A117E1I2) and
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AA9-family LPMO, thereby improving cellulose-degradation efficiency. Furthermore, SD
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possessed of largest amount of easily degradable proteins37 and lignocellulose are
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necessary for efficient enzyme production38, which can provided continuous carbon sources
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or amino acids39 for the synthesis of proteins. Therefore, when A. niger An-76 was utilized
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as a strain for the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes, a combination of WB and SD
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could shorten enzyme-production time and produce more efficient enzyme preparations.
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In this study, an integrated functional technology was established to analyze the dynamic
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changes in extracellular enzymes during the degradation process of complex substrates. We
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analyzed the composition and abundance of enzymes secreted by A. niger in different
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food-processing byproducts, finding that the effective combination of WB and SD
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optimized the composition of the enzyme system and prolonged the shelf life of the
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enzyme, which has direct significance toward increasing the added-value of agricultural
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waste and optimizing industrial enzyme production.
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Corresponding author
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Notes
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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ABBREVIATIONS USED
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SH, soybean hulls; SD, soybean dreg; CB, corn bran; WB, wheat bran; WBSH, wheat bran
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carboxymethylcellulose; FACE, Fluorescence-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis;
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SDS-PAGE, Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; DTT,
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dithiothreitol; IC, Ion chromatography; XOS, xylooligosaccharide; LPMO, lytic
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polysaccharide monooxygenases; CBH, cellobiohydrolase.
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Supporting Information
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Figure S1. The protein concentration after the addition of sugars. A: 10mg/mL BAS +
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20mg/mL XOS; precipitated and dissolved protein +20mg/mL xylose. B: precipitated and
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dissolved protein +20mg/mL glucose.
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Figure S2. The pNPGase (A), pNPCase (B) and FPase (C) produced by A. niger An-76 on
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Figure S3. The digestion experiment of extracellular proteins according to SDS–PAGE
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analysis. A: The zymogram of inactivated proteins secreted on WB at 72 h hydrolyzed for
soybean
hulls; WBSD,
wheat bran and soybean dregs; CMC, sodium
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24 h by enzymes produced on WB at 120 h. B: The zymogram of inactivated proteins
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secreted on WBSH at 72 h digested for 24 h by enzymes produced on WBSH at 120 h.
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Table S1. Pectin and (Galacto) mannan-degrading enzymes secreted by Aspergillus niger
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An-76 on different substrates.
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Table S2. The proportion of monosaccharide units detected by IC.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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This work was supported by a grant from The National Natural Science Foundation
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of China (31770054),and the National Key Research and Development Program of China
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Figure 1.Time course of enzyme production during solid-state fermentation by Aspergillus
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niger An-76 with different substrates. A: Reducing-sugar concentration. B: Protein
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Figure 4. Extracellular proteins secreted by Aspergillus niger An-76 according to SDS–
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Figure 5. Classification of proteins identified in the secretomes of Aspergillus niger An-76
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secreted by A. niger An-76 on different substrates, respectively. D: The PSM of proteases
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Table 1. Xylan-degrading enzymes secreted by Aspergillus niger An-76 on different substrates. Substrate
Accession number
Protein
Family
SD
SH
CB
Xylan-backbone
F5CI28
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH11
76±12.7
177±25.4
272.7±27.0
283.7±20.4
283.7±29.1
291±13.9
A0A100I6F6
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH10
19±9.9
46.5±4.9
53.7±11.0
159.7±20.2
136±24.3
110.3±16.7
A0A100ITA6
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH11
45±12.1
43±13.9
50.67±8.1
44±5.2
5±0
1.7±1.2
Xylan-side chain
3.5±0.7
5.5±0.7
WB
WBSH
WBSD
A0A100I6U9
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH11
A0A117E086
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH43
11.3±2.9
2.3±0.6
9.7±2.3
A0A117E0N6
Endo-β-1,4-xylanase
GH11
5.7±2.9
6±0
2±0
A0A100I443
β-xylosidase
GH3
27±17.0
73±8.5
33.3±4.6
92.3±21.9
38.7±5.8
77.3±20.2
A0A117DZC8
α-L-arabinofuranosidase
GH54
145.5±13.4
188±11.3
231±31.2
107±34.6
129±46.8
146.3±39.3
A0A100I6G0
α-L-arabinofuranosidase
GH62
78.5±13.4
132.5±9.2
143.3±30.6
115±17.3
192.3±26.4
138.3±16.7
A0A100ITZ9
α-L-arabinofuranosidase
GH51
13±1.4
12±1.4
1.7±0.6
4±0
6±3.5
2.7±0.6
A0A100IHT3
α-L-arabinofuranosidase
GH43
3±1.4
4.5±3.5
4±1.7
8±1.7
7.3±2.9
4.7±0.6
A0A100III9
α-L-arabinofuranosidase
GH51
4±1.7
6.7±4.0
5.7±2.3
A0A100IK16
α-glucuronidase
GH67
W6GEY2
Feruloyl esterase
CE1
A0A100IPH2
Acetylxylan esterase
CE1
A0A100IKK3
Acetylxylan esterase
CE1
19.5±3.5 8.5±0.7
19.5±3.5
24.3±8.1
46.3±2.3
23.7±7.5
34.3±4.6
11±1.4
22.7±5.8
59.3±8.1
27. 3±8.1
24±3.5
10±0
5±0
12.3±2.3
9.67±1.2
21±5.2
8.5±2.1
4.3±2.9
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Table 2. Cellulose-degrading enzymes secreted by Aspergillus niger An-76 on different substrates. Substrate
Accession number
Protein
Family
SD
SH
CB
WB
WBSH
WBSD
Cellulose
A0A117DZQ3
Exo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH7
44±18.4
152.5±6.4
52.7±23.1
211±1.7
96±24.3
292.3±16.2
A0A100I8W6
Exo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH7
20±14.1
18±5.7
8±1.4
31.33±2.9
17±3.5
76.7±21.4
A0A100IHS6
Exo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH6
4±1.7
9±0
4±1.7
14.3±2.9
11.3±1.2
22.3±8.1
A0A100ISK1
Exo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH6
2±0
4.7±2.3
12.7±1.2
5.3±1.2
16±1.7
A0A100IKG6
Endo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH12
45±1.4
91.3±11.6
131±12.1
95.7±16.2
82.7±12.7
Cellubiose
Crystalline cellulose
27.5±2.1
A0A117DY27
Endo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH5
24±9.9
78±11.3
16±1.7
50.3±1.2
46.7±2.3
105.3±30.6
A0A100ILF3
Endo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH5
37±1.4
57±4.2
57.3±16.7
54±6.9
49±22.5
32.3±15.0
A0A117DXN2
Endo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH5
29.5±0.7
32.5±6.4
15.7±0.6
8.3±0.6
11±1.7
19.3±8.1
A0A100INM5
Endo-β-1,4-glucanase
GH12
3±1.4
4±1.7
2.33±1.2
3.67±0.6
I1Z9C3
β-glucosidase
GH3
28±11.3
48±2.8
49.3±9.8
90.3±16.7
39.7±4.0
72.3±16.7
A0A117E2F4
β-glucosidase
GH3
17±12.7
33±7.1
22.3±4.6
32.7±4.0
22±3.5
42.3±6.4
A0A100I7V3
β-glucosidase
GH31
11.7±5.8
36.3±9.8
9.3±6.4
34±12.1
A0A117E1I2
β-glucosidase
GH1
31±1.7
28.3±8.1
40.3±11.6
A0A124BXC2
β-glucosidase
GH3
27.7±8.1
6±3.5
16±3.5
4.7±2.3
17.7±4.0
3.7±2.3
A0A100IJJ3
β-glucosidase
GH3
27.3±2.3
A0A117DXA6
β-glucosidase
GH1
1.7±0.6
A0A100IG02
β-glucosidase
GH3
8.3±1.2
A0A100IQ43
LPMO
AA9
7.3±2.9
2.3±0.6
A0A117E071
LPMO
AA9
3.3±0.6
7.7±2.3
A0A100IFW8
LPMO
AA9
2±1.7
5.3±1.2
A0A100IKJ9
LPMO
AA9
4.3±1.2
2.7±0.6
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3±0
4±1.4
2±0
8±0
4±1.7
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Table 3. Proteases secreted by Aspergillus niger An-76 on different substrates. Types Asparitic endopeptidase
Accession number
Enzyme activity
Family
SD
SH
CB
WB
WBSH
WBSD
A0A100IK58
Asparitic protease
A1
143.3±14.3
290±62.9
142±6.9
134±1.7
192±3.5
163.7±5.8
A0A117E4L6
Asparitic protease
A1
14.3±5.0
20.7±8.7
8±1.7
5.3±0.6
18±3.5
16. 7±4.0
A0A100IER6
Asparitic protease
A1
3±0
1.3±0.6
A0A117E3G6
Asparitic protease
A1
2.5±0.7
A0A100IKE2
Aspartyl protease
A4
2.5±0.7
A0A100IA04
Aspartyl protease
A1
2.5±0.7
A0A117DXA4
Serine endopeptidase
S8
8±6.1
19±8.5
16.7±2.3
7.7±4.0
8±1.7
8±3.5
A0A100II79
Serine endopeptidase
S8
9.7±2.9
16±1.7
25±8.7
7±0
10±1.7
12.3±2.3
4.7±1.2
4.7±0.6
4±0
Endopeptidase Serine endopeptidase
A0A100IE06
Serine endopeptidase
S8
11.7±2.3
Cysteine endopeptidase
A0A117DUE3
Cysteine endopeptidase
C1
6.3±2.9
Metallopeptidase
A0A100INJ6
Metallopeptidase
M1
7.3±2.9
A0A100IEJ2
Metallopeptidase
M3
30±5.2
A0A117DXE7
Lysine aminopeptidase
M1
50.7±1.2
57.7±12.7
63±10.9
A0A117DVZ2
Aminopeptidase
M28
18.7±4.6
15.3±2.9
15.7±2.3
A0A117E4Q1
Aspartyl aminopeptidase
M18
36.7±9.2
A0A100IN20
Aspartyl aminopeptidase
M18
26.3±0.6
3.7±0.6
15.3±2.9
A0A100IAD1
Aminopeptidase
S9
19.3±4.6
10±5.2
7±3.5
A0A100I9B5
Aminopeptidase
S9
3.7±0.6
3±0
1.7±0.6
Aminopeptidase
Exopeptidase Carboxypeptidase
2.5±2.1
8.3±3.2
14±1.7
15.3±8.1
A0A100I4P6
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
23.3±8.7
36±12.8
44.3±6.4
20.3±1.2
17±3.5
17.7±4.0
A0A100INL4
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
12.7±5.5
25.3±7.6
28.3±8.1
18±3.6
16±3.5
20.7±5.8
A0A100ID38
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
7.3±3.5
22.3±4.0
31.3±6.4
8.7±2.3
6±1.7
8.3±0.6
A0A100IPA5
Serine carboxypeptidase
S28
7±5.3
20.7±6.7
12.7±0.6
5.7±0.6
6.3±1.2
7.3±1.2
A0A100ILU3
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
9±4.2
6.3±2.5
10.3±2.9
12.7±2.3
9.7±2.3
13.7±4.0
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Oligopeptidase
A0A100IQC7
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
7±4.2
A0A100ITF4
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
11±9.9
A0A117E0U5
Serine carboxypeptidase
S28
A0A100IU70
Serine carboxypeptidase
S10
24.3±1.2
6.3±1.2
2.7±0.6
A0A100IRN1
Carboxypeptidase
M20
21.3±0.6
13.7±7.5
19.3±8.1
A0A100IPJ6
Depetidyl-peptidase
S9
9±1.7
3.3±1.2
24±1.7
A0A100IAX5
Depetidyl-peptidase
29±1.7
5±0
32.7±7.5
A0A117DWA5
Depetidyl-peptidase
M19
14.7±2.3
3.3±1.2
8.3±2.9
A0A100IML6
Depetidyl-peptidase
S9
13.3±2.9
2±0
5±0
A0A124BXM8
Tripeptidyl-peptidase
S8
10.7±4.7
21±3.5
3.7±0.6
33.7±7.5
37.7±11.0
23±3.5
A0A117E271
Tripeptidyl-peptidase
S8
6.3±1.2
20±5.6
19±6.9
9±1.7
15.3±6.4
12.3±2.9
5±2.8
30.3±7.0
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4.3±3.1
19.7±4.2
4±0
4±0
15.7±5.8
4.3±2.9
2.67±0.6
2.7±0.6
2±1.7
5±0
2±0
2±0
5±1.7
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