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Metabolic specialization in itaconic acid production: a tale of two fungi by Wierckx, Nick, Agrimi, Gennaro, Lübeck, Peter Stephensen, Steiger, Matthias G., Mira, Nuno Pereira, Punt, Peter J.

“…[Display omitted] •Aspergillus and Ustilago produce itaconic acid by very different pathways.•Transporters play a central role in fungal organic acid…”
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Novel Design of an α-Amylase with an N-Terminal CBM20 in Aspergillus niger Improves Binding and Processing of a Broad Range of Starches by Sidar, Andika, Voshol, Gerben P, Vijgenboom, Erik, Punt, Peter J

“…In the starch processing industry including the food and pharmaceutical industries, α-amylase is an important enzyme that hydrolyses the α-1,4 glycosidic bonds…”
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Carbohydrate Binding Modules: Diversity of Domain Architecture in Amylases and Cellulases From Filamentous Microorganisms by Sidar, Andika, Albuquerque, Erica D., Voshol, Gerben P., Ram, Arthur F. J., Vijgenboom, Erik, Punt, Peter J.

“…Enzymatic degradation of abundant renewable polysaccharides such as cellulose and starch is a field that has the attention of both the industrial and…”
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The interplay between transport and metabolism in fungal itaconic acid production by Hosseinpour Tehrani, Hamed, Geiser, Elena, Engel, Meike, Hartmann, Sandra K., Hossain, Abeer H., Punt, Peter J., Blank, Lars M., Wierckx, Nick

“…•Comparison of transporters from A. terreus and U. maydis.•Exporter exchange affects relative levels of itaconate and (S)-2-hydroxyparaconate.•MttA from A…”
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Deciphering domain structures of Aspergillus and Streptomyces GH3-β-Glucosidases: a screening system for enzyme engineering and biotechnological applications by Sidar, Andika, Voshol, Gerben P, Arentshorst, Mark, Ram, Arthur F J, Vijgenboom, Erik, Punt, Peter J

“…The glycoside hydrolase family 3 (GH3) β-glucosidases from filamentous fungi are crucial industrial enzymes facilitating the complete degradation of…”
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Efficient marker free CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing for functional analysis of gene families in filamentous fungi by van Leeuwe, Tim M, Arentshorst, Mark, Ernst, Tim, Alazi, Ebru, Punt, Peter J, Ram, Arthur F J

“…CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing has expedited the way of constructing multiple gene alterations in filamentous fungi, whereas traditional methods are…”
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Characterizing MttA as a mitochondrial cis-aconitic acid transporter by metabolic engineering by Steiger, Matthias G., Punt, Peter J., Ram, Arthur F.J., Mattanovich, Diethard, Sauer, Michael

“…The mitochondrial carrier protein MttA is involved in the biosynthesis of itaconic acid in Aspergillus terreus. In this paper, the transport specificity of…”
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Streptomyces small laccase expressed in Aspergillus Niger as a new addition for the lignocellulose bioconversion toolbox by Sidar, Andika, Voshol, Gerben P, El-Masoudi, Ahmed, Vijgenboom, Erik, Punt, Peter J

“…Laccases are multi-copper oxidases that are usually composed of three Cu-oxidase domains. Domains one and three house the copper binding sites, and the second…”
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Disruption of a putative mitochondrial oxaloacetate shuttle protein in Aspergillus carbonarius results in secretion of malic acid at the expense of citric acid production by Yang, Lei, Linde, Tore, Hossain, Abeer H, Lübeck, Mette, Punt, Peter J, Lübeck, Peter S

“…In filamentous fungi, transport of organic acids across the mitochondrial membrane is facilitated by active transport via shuttle proteins. These transporters…”
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Identification of a Classical Mutant in the Industrial Host Aspergillus niger by Systems Genetics: LaeA Is Required for Citric Acid Production and Regulates the Formation of Some Secondary Metabolites by Niu, Jing, Arentshorst, Mark, Nair, P Deepa S, Dai, Ziyu, Baker, Scott E, Frisvad, Jens C, Nielsen, Kristian F, Punt, Peter J, Ram, Arthur F J

“…The asexual filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is an important industrial cell factory for citric acid production. In this study, we genetically…”
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Identifying inhibitory compounds in lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates using an exometabolomics approach by Zha, Ying, Westerhuis, Johan A, Muilwijk, Bas, Overkamp, Karin M, Nijmeijer, Bernadien M, Coulier, Leon, Smilde, Age K, Punt, Peter J

“…Inhibitors are formed that reduce the fermentation performance of fermenting yeast during the pretreatment process of lignocellulosic biomass. An…”
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Identification of novel citramalate biosynthesis pathways in Aspergillus niger by Hossain, Abeer H, Hendrikx, Aiko, Punt, Peter J

“…The filamentous fungus is frequently used for industrial production of fermentative products such as enzymes, proteins and biochemicals. Notable examples of…”
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An inventory of the Aspergillus niger secretome by combining in silico predictions with shotgun proteomics data by Braaksma, Machtelt, Martens-Uzunova, Elena S, Punt, Peter J, Schaap, Peter J

“…The ecological niche occupied by a fungal species, its pathogenicity and its usefulness as a microbial cell factory to a large degree depends on its secretome…”
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Itaconic acid degradation in Aspergillus niger : the role of unexpected bioconversion pathways by Hossain, Abeer H, Ter Beek, Alexander, Punt, Peter J

“…Itaconic acid (IA), a C5-dicarboxylic acid, has previously been identified as one of the top twelve biochemicals that can be produced by biotechnological…”
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Profile Comparer Extended: phylogeny of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase families using profile hidden Markov model alignments [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Voshol, Gerben P, Punt, Peter J, Vijgenboom, Erik

“…Insight into the inter- and intra-family relationship of protein families is important, since it can aid understanding of substrate specificity evolution and…”
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A seven-membered cell wall related transglycosylase gene family in Aspergillus niger is relevant for cell wall integrity in cell wall mutants with reduced α-glucan or galactomannan by van Leeuwe, Tim M., Wattjes, Jasper, Niehues, Anna, Forn-Cuní, Gabriel, Geoffrion, Nicholas, Mélida, Hugo, Arentshorst, Mark, Molina, Antonio, Tsang, Adrian, Meijer, Annemarie H., Moerschbacher, Bruno M., Punt, Peter J., Ram, Arthur F.J.

“…•Aspergillus niger has seven chitin transglycosylation (crh) gene orthologues.•All seven crh genes (crhA-G) are dispensable for growth and…”
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Characterization of the Aspergillus niger prtT, a unique regulator of extracellular protease encoding genes by Punt, Peter J., Schuren, Frank H.J., Lehmbeck, Jan, Christensen, Tove, Hjort, Carsten, van den Hondel, Cees A.M.J.J.

“…Expression of several Aspergillus niger genes encoding major secreted, but not vacuolar, protease genes including the major acid protease gene pepA, was shown…”
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Identification of a Conserved Transcriptional Activator-Repressor Module Controlling the Expression of Genes Involved in Tannic Acid Degradation and Gallic Acid Utilization in Aspergillus niger by Arentshorst, Mark, Falco, Marcos Di, Moisan, Marie-Claude, Reid, Ian D., Spaapen, Tessa O. M., van Dam, Jisca, Demirci, Ebru, Powlowski, Justin, Punt, Peter J., Tsang, Adrian, Ram, Arthur F. J.

“…Tannic acid, a hydrolysable gallotannin present in plant tissues, consists of a central glucose molecule esterified with gallic acid molecules. Some…”
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Utilization of ferulic acid in Aspergillus niger requires the transcription factor FarA and a newly identified Far-like protein (FarD) that lacks the canonical Zn(II)2Cys6 domain by Arentshorst, Mark, Reijngoud, Jos, van Tol, Daan J. C., Reid, Ian D., Arendsen, Yvonne, Pel, Herman J., van Peij, Noël N. M. E., Visser, Jaap, Punt, Peter J., Tsang, Adrian, Ram, Arthur F. J.

“…The feruloyl esterase B gene ( faeB ) is specifically induced by hydroxycinnamic acids (e.g. ferulic acid, caffeic acid and coumaric acid) but the…”
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Heme biosynthesis and its regulation: towards understanding and improvement of heme biosynthesis in filamentous fungi by Franken, Angelique C. W., Lokman, B. Christien, Ram, Arthur F. J., Punt, Peter J., van den Hondel, Cees A. M. J. J., de Weert, Sandra

“…Heme biosynthesis in fungal host strains has acquired considerable interest in relation to the production of secreted heme-containing peroxidases. Class II…”
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