Advances in Genetic Engineering Technology and Its Application in the Industrial Fungus Aspergillus oryzae

FJ Jin, S Hu, BT Wang, L Jin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae is an important strain in the traditional
fermentation and food processing industries and is often used in the production of soy …

The ancient koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae) as a modern biotechnological tool

GM Daba, FA Mostafa, WA Elkhateeb - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2021 - Springer
Aspergillus oryzae (A. oryzae) is a filamentous micro-fungus that is used from centuries in
fermentation of different foods in many countries all over the world. This valuable fungus is …

Valorization of two agroindustrial wastes to produce alpha-amylase enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae by solid-state fermentation

N Melnichuk, MJ Braia, PA Anselmi, MR Meini… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The global amount of soybean and wheat produced is about 350 and 750 million metric tons
every year, respectively. In consequence, huge amounts of waste are produced from them …

Synergistic effect of multiple saccharifying enzymes on alcoholic fermentation for Chinese Baijiu production

B Wang, Q Wu, Y Xu, B Sun - Applied and environmental …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chinese Jiuqu (fermentation starter) provides saccharifying enzymes for baijiu (Chinese
liquor) fermentation, which undergoes a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation …

Edible mycelium bioengineered for enhanced nutritional value and sensory appeal using a modular synthetic biology toolkit

V Maini Rekdal, CRB van der Luijt, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Filamentous fungi are critical in the transition to a more sustainable food system. While
genetic modification of these organisms has promise for enhancing the nutritional value …

Physiological ER stress caused by amylase production induces regulated Ire1-dependent mRNA decay in Aspergillus oryzae

M Tanaka, S Zhang, S Sato, J Yokota… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Regulated Ire1-dependent decay (RIDD) is a feedback mechanism in which the
endoribonuclease Ire1 cleaves endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized mRNAs encoding …

LaeA Controls Citric Acid Production through Regulation of the Citrate Exporter-Encoding cexA Gene in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii

C Kadooka, E Nakamura, K Mori, K Okutsu… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The putative methyltransferase LaeA is a global regulator of metabolic and development
processes in filamentous fungi. We characterized the homologous laeA genes of the white …

Membrane Traffic in Aspergillus oryzae and Related Filamentous Fungi

Y Higuchi - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The industrially important filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, known as the yellow Koji
mold and also designated the Japanese National fungus, has been investigated for …

High-throughput droplet microfluidics screening and genome sequencing analysis for improved amylase-producing Aspergillus oryzae

Q Li, J Lu, J Liu, J Li, G Zhang, G Du, J Chen - Biotechnology for Biofuels …, 2023 - Springer
Background The exceptional protein secretion capacity, intricate post-translational
modification processes, and inherent safety features of A. oryzae make it a promising …

Induction and Repression of Hydrolase Genes in Aspergillus oryzae

M Tanaka, K Gomi - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, also known as yellow koji mold, produces high
levels of hydrolases such as amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes. This property of producing …