FUNGAL BETA-XYLOSIDASE VARIANTS

• US 20150191759A1
• Filed: 03/03/2015
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Codexis, Inc.
• Inventors: Fong, Ryan, Zhang, Xiyun, Agard, Nicholas, Gohel, Anupam, Smith, Derek, Noriega, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 9,476,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/2402 hydrolysing O- and S- glycosyl compounds (3.2.1)
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/248 Xylanases
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/2482 Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8)
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 19/02 Monosaccharides 2-ketogulonic acid C12P7/60
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 19/14 produced by the action of a carbohydrase (EC 3.2.x), e.g. by alpha-amylase , e.g. by cellulase, hemicellulase
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 7/14 Multiple stages of fermentation; Multiple types of microorganisms or re-use of microorganisms
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 7/16 Butanols
• CPC Class Codes: C12Y 302/01008 Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8)
• CPC Class Codes: C12Y 302/01037 Xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase (3.2.1.37)
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/10 Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel

Abstract

The present invention provides fungal xylanase and/or beta-xylosidase enzymes suitable for use in saccharification reactions. The present application further provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce xylanase and/or beta-xylosidases, as well as enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to fermentable sugars, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and methods for producing fermentable sugars from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures.

Claims

1. A recombinant beta-xylosidase comprising at least one amino acid sequence that is at least about 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:

15.

2. An enzyme composition comprising the beta-xylosidase variant of claim 1.

3. The enzyme composition of claim 2, further comprising at least one additional enzyme.

4. The enzyme composition of claim 3, further comprising one or more enzymes selected from cellulases, hemicellulases, xylanases, amylases, glucoamylases, proteases, esterases, and lipases, endoglucanases (EG), β

-glucosidases (BGL), Type 1 cellobiohydrolases (CBH1), Type 2 cellobiohydrolases (CBH2), GH61 enzymes, and/or xylanases.

5. A recombinant organism comprising the beta-xylosidase variant of claim 1.

6. The recombinant organism of claim 5, wherein said organism is a fungal organism.

7. The recombinant organism of claim 5, wherein said organism comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising at least one polynucleotide sequence, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:

15.

8. The recombinant nucleic acid construct of claim 7, wherein the polynucleotide sequence is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:

14.

9. The nucleic acid construct of claim 8, wherein the polynucleotide sequence is operably linked to a promoter.

10. The nucleic acid construct of claim 8, wherein said nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to at least one additional regulatory sequence.

11. A recombinant host cell that expresses at least one polynucleotide sequence encoding at least one beta-xylosidase variant of claim 1.

12. The recombinant host cell of claim 11, wherein said host cell further expresses at least one enzyme selected from endoglucanases (EG), β

-glucosidases (BGL), Type 1 cellobiohydrolases (CBH1), Type 2 cellobiohydrolases (CBH2), GH61 enzymes, and xylanases.

13. A method for producing at least one fermentable sugar from a feedstock, comprising contacting the feedstock with at least one enzyme composition of claim 2, under culture conditions whereby fermentable sugars are produced.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the enzyme composition further comprises at least one enzyme selected from endoglucanases (EG), β

-glucosidases (BGL), Type 1 cellobiohydrolases (CBH1), Type 2 cellobiohydrolases (CBH2), GH61 enzymes, and xylanases.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the fermentable sugar comprises glucose and/or xylose.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising recovering at least one fermentable sugar.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising contacting the at least one fermentable sugar with a microorganism under conditions such that said microorganism produces at least one fermentation end product.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein said fermentation end product is selected from alcohols, fatty acids, lactic acid, acetic acid, 3-hydroxypropionic acid, acrylic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, amino acids, 1,3-propanediol, ethylene, glycerol, and β

-lactams.

19. A method of producing an end product from a feedstock, comprising:

a) contacting the feedstock with at least one enzyme composition of claim 2, under conditions whereby at least one fermentable sugar is produced from the substrate; and

b) contacting the fermentable sugar with a microorganism under conditions such that the microorganism uses the fermentable sugar to produce an end-product.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the method comprises simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions (SSF) or separate saccharification and fermentation reactions (SHF).

21. A method of producing a fermentation end product from a feedstock, comprising:

a) obtaining at least one fermentable sugar produced according to the method of claim 19; and

b) contacting the fermentable sugar with a microorganism in a fermentation to produce at least one fermentation end product.