Influence of Mono- and Oligosaccharides on the cbh1 Gene Transcripion in the Penicillium verruculosum Filamentous Fungus

A method has been developed for the analysis of the induction of the cbh1 gene transcription in the filamentous fungus Penicillium verruculosum after treatment with mono- and oligosaccharides. The method allows obtaining mRNA, which encodes cellobiohydrolase-1 (CBH1) in an amount sufficient for RT-PCR. Citrate, a compound that does not cause carbon catabolic repression, was used as a carbon source. It was shown for the first time that xylose, gentiobiose, and mainly cellobiose induce the expression of the cbh1 gene in P. verruculosum, while sophorose and a mixture of xylooligosaccharides with a degree of polymerization from 3 to 5 are most likely to serve as precursors of inducers. Penicillium verruculosum, qPCR, RT-PCR, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, inducer The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (grant no.18-29-07070).