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Differential Gene Expression in the Laccase Gene
Family from Basidiomycete I-62 (CECT 20197)
Mariana
Mansur,1
Teresa
Suárez,2 and
Aldo E.
González3,*
Departamento de Microbiologia Molecular,
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Cientificas, 28006 Madrid,3 and
Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Campus Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid,2 Spain, and
Instituto Cubano de
Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Caña de Azúcar,
Havana, Cuba1
Received 18 August 1997/Accepted 14 November 1997
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ABSTRACT |
A family of genes encoding laccases has recently been described for
the basidiomycete I-62 (CECT 20197). Transcript levels of genes
lcc1, lcc2, and lcc3 were analyzed
under four different culture conditions to study their expression
patterns. Two of the laccase genes were clearly inducible by veratryl
alcohol: the lcc1 gene is inducible in early stages of
growth, and the lcc2 gene is also inducible but only when
the organism reaches the stationary phase. Transcript levels for the
third gene, lcc3, were uninduced by veratryl alcohol and
repressed by glucose.
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TEXT |
Lignin is a complex aromatic
biopolymer degradable by a few organisms, like white rot basidiomycetes
(7, 22). Industry has an increasing interest in
extracellular enzymes from white rot fungi, such as lignin and
manganese peroxidases and laccases, due to their potential to degrade
both highly toxic phenolic compounds and lignin (1, 8, 14, 29,
31). Elucidation of the catalytic mechanisms exerted by these
enzymes, characterization of the proteins, and cloning of the genes
encoding them have increased our understanding of the biochemistry and
genetics of this quite complex and unique extracellular oxidative
system (2, 19, 22, 35-38). The regulation of the expression
of genes belonging to families encoding lignin-degrading enzymes, such
as lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase isozymes produced by
Phanerochaete chrysosporium, has been reviewed by Broda et
al. (3, 4).
Originally, the numerous laccase isozymes were thought to be
posttranslational variants of the same gene product, but several groups
have been able to isolate and characterize several laccase genes and
cDNA copies (17, 18, 20, 23, 30, 32, 36-38). A total of
four different laccase cDNA sequences have been described for
Rhizoctonia solani (36), up to five laccase genes
have been described for Trametes villosa (37,
38), and three genomic DNA sequences coding for laccases have
been described for the basidiomycete I-62 (28), suggesting
that at least a part of the biochemical diversity of laccase isozymes
must be due to the genomic multiplicity of the laccase gene sequences.
Unfortunately, only a few reports up to now have studied the expression
of multiple genes encoding different laccase isozymes (10,
37). The basidiomycete I-62 efficiently degrades natural lignin
from beech wood, sugar cane bagasse, and wheat straw when cultured
under a variety of different physiological conditions (28a).
In this report, we demonstrate, by using Northern blot analysis, that
the expression of the three laccase genes previously identified and
cloned from the basidiomycete I-62 (28) is differentially
regulated. Two of these genes are sensitive to induction by veratryl
alcohol but at different stages of growth, while the third one clearly appears to be under catabolic repression.
Northern analysis of lcc genes.
Three genomic
sequences encoding laccases from the basidiomycete I-62 corresponding
to laccase genes lcc1, lcc2, and lcc3 have been cloned and sequenced (28). To study the expression pattern of each lcc gene, we chose a DNA fragment for each
gene that was able to hybridize exclusively with itself. The DNA
fragments used to specifically detect the transcripts of the genes
encoding the different laccases in the basidiomycete I-62 were a
0.25-kb ScaI-PstI DNA fragment from the
lcc1 gene, a 0.5-kb PstI-HindIII fragment from the lcc2 gene, and a 0.5-kb
KpnI-PstI fragment from the lcc3 gene.
The DNA fragments corresponded mainly to the 5' coding region,
where the different laccase genes are less conserved. A Southern
blot containing total DNA from the basidiomycete I-62 completely
digested with three restriction enzymes was hybridized, under
low-stringency conditions (28), with the internal 0.3-kb PstI-XhoI DNA fragment from the basidiomycete PM1
lac1 gene (9) (Fig.
1, lanes 1). Hybridizations of the same
blot with the three lcc-specific probes under highly
stringent conditions (33) gave a different pattern of bands
for each gene (Fig. 1, lanes 2 to 4). We could thus confirm that the
chosen probes were specific for each laccase gene and adequate to
perform transcription analysis. Cross hybridization among the selected
probes was below 5%. As can be observed, some bands revealed with the
heterologous probe (Fig. 1, lanes 1) do not correspond to any of the
three cloned genes (Fig. 1, lanes 2 to 4), suggesting the existence of
more than three laccase genes in the basidiomycete I-62 genome.

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FIG. 1.
Southern analyses of basidiomycete I-62 genomic DNA
digested with three restriction enzymes (PstI,
ScaI, and SmaI) and hybridized with a
heterologous probe from the basidiomycete PM1 lac1 laccase
gene under low-stringency hybridization conditions (lanes 1), an
lcc1-specific probe (lanes 2), an lcc2-specific
probe (lanes 3), and an lcc3-specific probe (lanes 4). MWS,
molecular sizes.
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To study the regulation of each lcc gene, I-62 was grown
under four different culture conditions. A defined culture medium previously described for I-62 (28) was used in this work; it includes 1% glucose as the carbon source, 1 mM ammonium tartrate as
the nitrogen source, and 4 mM veratryl alcohol as the inducer of
ligninolytic activities. Besides this inducing medium, the basidiomycete I-62 was grown in noninducing medium (1% glucose, 1 mM
ammonium tartrate), in fructose medium (1% fructose, 1 mM ammonium
tartrate, and 4 mM veratryl alcohol), and under nonlimiting nitrogen
conditions (1% glucose, 10 mM ammonium tartrate). All liquid cultures
were performed under agitation (100 rpm) at 28°C over 24 days. The
inoculum for the cultures was prepared as previously described
(28). The extracellular laccase activity has been measured
as described elsewhere (28) in the supernatants of basidiomycete I-62 cultures grown in these media and reached a maximal
level (3 U/ml) at day 8, followed by a decrease (up to day 12) and a
progressive increase in the late stationary phase, under induced
conditions (28).
Total RNA was extracted from mycelia harvested on different days during
the incubation period (
27). Two independent nitrocellulose
filters, with total RNA samples from day 4 of growth up to day
24, were
prepared for each culture. Four RNA samples were loaded
in all gels and
used as internal controls for quantitation. Northern
analyses were
performed with
lcc1-,
lcc2-, and
lcc3-specific probes
under high-stringency hybridization
conditions (
33). Hybridization
signals were quantified by
using IMAGEQUANT software (Molecular
Dynamics) and by following the
recommendations of the supplier
to get accurate results. We used, as a
loading control, hybridization
with a 0.83-kb
NcoI-
KpnI DNA fragment internal to the actin gene
of
Aspergillus nidulans (
13,
15). The values for
lcc1,
lcc2,
and
lcc3 were normalized
to the actin hybridization signals. We
show that the actin heterologous
probe is suitable for use in
Northern analysis of basidiomycete RNA
preparations, indicating
the high level of identity among the actin
genes from different
groups of fungi. The use of actin as the loading
control, coupled
with the presence of samples common to all Northern
analysis membranes,
allowed us to rigorously quantitate the laccase
transcripts, although
we are aware that the carbon source might affect
actin transcription
(
12) and comparisons should be taken
with some caution.
Effect of veratryl alcohol on lcc1 and lcc2
transcription.
In the media without inducer, the transcripts for
all three lcc genes were almost nondetectable (data not
shown). Very intense hybridization signals were detected for
lcc1 and lcc2 laccase genes under induced
conditions, in both inducing and fructose media (Fig.
2). Interestingly, the presence of 4 mM
veratryl alcohol in the media significantly increased the transcript
level for two genes, lcc1 and lcc2, but in a
different way. For lcc1, the increase appeared at the early
exponential phase of growth (days 4 and 6), while the lcc2
transcript showed a peak at the end of the incubation period (days 20 and 24), in both inducing and fructose media (Fig. 2). Quantitation of
both transcripts by using the actin signal as a loading control showed
a clear induction effect (around 1,000-fold) for the lcc1
transcript at the beginning of growth in inducing medium (Fig.
3A), and a similar increase could be
observed for the lcc2 transcript during the stationary phase (Fig. 3D). These results clearly prove the induction effect on lcc transcription produced by the addition of veratryl
alcohol. Several compounds have been shown to work as inducers for
laccase activity, like 2,5-xylidine and p-anisidine in
T. villosa and R. solani, respectively (36,
38). In contrast, the expression of lcc3 does not seem
to be induced by veratryl alcohol, but it could be sensitive to another
inducer. Thus, none of the three laccase genes described up to now for
the basidiomycete I-62 appeared to be constitutive, and indeed, almost
no laccase activity is detected in noninduced cultures (28).

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FIG. 2.
Northern analyses of lcc1, lcc2,
and lcc3 transcription patterns. (A) Total RNA samples from
mycelium growing on inducing medium; (B) total RNA samples from
mycelium growing on fructose medium. The actin hybridization shown in
panel B corresponds to a longer exposure time. EtBr, ethidium
bromide.
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FIG. 3.
Quantitation of lcc1 (A, B, and C) and
lcc2 (D, E, and F) transcript levels. Quantitations were
performed with a PhosphorImager screen and IMAGEQUANT software
(Molecular Dynamics), and values are expressed in arbitrary units.
Actin values were used as a loading control for each measurement. (A
and D) Inducing and noninducing media; (B and E) glucose and fructose
media; (C and F) nonlimiting and limiting nitrogen media. The standard
error of quantifications was less than 5%.
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Effect of nitrogen and carbon sources on lcc
transcription.
Under nonlimiting nitrogen culture conditions,
lcc1 and lcc2 transcript levels increased
100-fold compared to the transcript levels under limiting nitrogen
conditions, although with both media being uninduced, the transcription
levels are lower than those in induced media (Fig. 3C and F). Change in
laccase activity responding to nitrogen source availability is a
controversial subject. Some authors found that the ligninolytic enzyme
activity increased under limiting conditions, and others described the opposite result (4, 6, 19, 25). Our results indicate that
the lcc1 and lcc2 laccase genes of I-62 are
slightly regulated by nitrogen at the mRNA level. Under non-nitrogen-
limiting conditions, the transcript levels of lcc1 and
lcc2 subtly increased (Fig. 3C and F), in agreement with the
laccase activity levels (28).
The
lcc3 transcript was hardly detectable in the inducing
medium with glucose as the carbon source, but it appeared after
12 days
of growth in the fructose medium. Thus, the most important
fact
revealed in the study of the regulation of
lcc3 gene
expression
was that it seems to be subjected to carbon catabolite
repression
(Fig.
2). Interestingly, numerous CreA consensus sequences
(
24,
34) were found in the 5' noncoding region of the
lcc3 gene (data
not shown), suggesting the existence of a
carbon catabolite regulatory
protein similar to CreA in
A. nidulans (
11). Nevertheless, the
transcription patterns
of the
lcc1 and
lcc2 genes did not change,
within
our resolution limits, when either glucose or fructose
was supplied as
the carbon source (Fig.
3B and E). The promoters
of the three genes are
now under study. Both
lcc1 and
lcc3 promoters
(data not shown) contain multiple putative consensus metal response
elements and xenobiotic response elements identical to those described
by Brown et al. (
5) and Fujisawa-Sehara et al.
(
16), respectively;
these promoters also contain putative
binding sites for a NIT2-like
protein which could mediate some nitrogen
metabolite regulation
(
21).
The transcription data are in agreement with the laccase activity
measured in the supernatants being higher under inducing
conditions
(
28). However, we cannot assign the laccase activity
detected to any of the three cloned laccase genes. It is important
to
remember that there might be more laccase genes which have
not yet been
cloned or that these laccases might need some posttranslational
modification to be active.
Our results show unequivocally that the
lcc genes from the
basidiomycete I-62 are differentially regulated, like the
lcc genes
from
T. villosa (
37) and the
genes coding for lignin and manganese
peroxidases in other white rot
fungi (
3,
4,
25,
26).
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
We thank M. Espinosa, G. del Solar, and A. D. W. Dobson
for their critical reading of the manuscript.
M. Mansur acknowledges support from fellowships granted by the
Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericano and Dirección
de Relaciones Internacionales del Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain. This work was supported by
grant BIO 93-0662-CO4-01 (CICYT, Madrid, Spain).
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FOOTNOTES |
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centro de
Investigaciones Biológicas, Calle Velázquez 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain. Phone: (341) 5611800. Fax: (341) 5627518. E-mail:
cibg117{at}fresno.csic.es and
cibgb5q{at}Pinar1.csic.es.
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