Involvement of the intracellular β-glucosidase BGL1B from Aspergillus niger in the regulation of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes’ synthesis

The present study demonstrates that BGL1B plays dual regulatory roles in the regulation of the synthesis of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes in A. niger: the repressive role caused by BGL1B's hydrolysis product glucose and the induction role caused by BGL1B's transglycosylation products sophorose and laminaribiose. This study broadens the understanding of the regulatory network of the synthesis of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes in A. niger. Also, it provides a strategy to create an engineered strain with high production of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes.