{"id":37,"date":"2012-03-22T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.labs.chem-eng.utoronto.ca\/master\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:47:16","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.labs.chem-eng.utoronto.ca\/master\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Selected Publications<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pubList\">\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Jabalera Y, Mar\u00edn-Pe\u00f1a AJ, Wagner E, Cosgrove DJ, Master ER, Perez-Jimenez.<\/cite> <em>2026<\/em><br \/><strong>Exploring the binding properties and activities of ancestral expansins. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.<\/strong>doi:10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2026.151489<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Wang Y, Aro N, Yamamoto M, Iakovlev M, Saloheimo M, Marjamaa K, Master E, Turunen O, Kankaanp\u00e4\u00e4 A.<\/cite> <em>2026<\/em><br \/><strong>Supplementing XYR1-mutated Trichoderma reesei strain cultivation with (SO2-ethanol-water) softwood pulp improves cellulase production. Bioresource Technology Reports.<\/strong>doi:10.1016\/j.biteb.2025.102501<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Raji O, Vuong TV, Davoudvandi N, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2026<\/em><br \/><strong>Oligosaccharide oxidase for the enzymatic synthesis of glucosaminic acids. Biotechnol Lett.<\/strong>doi: 10.1007\/s10529-026-03721-9<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Dahiya D, Kutvonen K, Master E, Eerik\u00e4inen T.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Simulating the growth kinetics of high cell density bioreactor production of loosenin-like recombinant protein in Pichia pastoris. Bioresource Technology Reports.<\/strong>doi:10.1016\/j.biteb.2026.102719<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Koitto T, Pohto A, Sidorova E,  Vuong TV, Penttil\u00e4 M, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2026<\/em><br \/><strong>Functional characterization of a dockerin-containing expansin-like protein from the anaerobic fungus Neocallimastix californiae. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod.<\/strong>doi: 10.1186\/s13068-026-02744-8<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Feng X, Chau W, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2026<\/em><br \/><strong>Investigating operational stability and causes of cofactor release in fold type I amine transaminase. Protein Science.<\/strong>doi: 10.1002\/pro.70447<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Hiltunen S, Dahiya D, Huusela M, Master E, Ristolainen M, Sapkota.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Effects of sequential ball milling and loosenin-like protein treatment on pulp fibers. Industrial Crops and Products.<\/strong>doi:10.1016\/j.indcrop.2025.122177<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> R\u00e4mg\u00e5rd C, Parada ML, Janewithayapun R, Vuong TV, Master ER, Str\u00f6m A, McKee LS, Vilaplana F.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Tuning the rheological properties of laccase-crosslinked arabinoxylan hydrogels by prior arabinofuranosidase treatments. Food Hydrocolloids.<\/strong>doi:10.1016\/j.foodhyd.2025.112080<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Pohto A, Koitto T, Dahiya D, Castro A, Sidorova E, Huusela M, Baker SE, Tsang A, Master E.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Uncovering sequence and structural characteristics of fungal expansin-related proteins with potential to drive substrate targeting. Proteins.<\/strong>doi: 10.1002\/prot.70029<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Sivan P, Dahiya D, Jabalera Y, Koitto T, Perez-Jimenez R, Mellerowicz EJ, Master E, Vilaplana F.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Carbohydrate-binding domain CBM63 of microbial expansin-like BsEXLX1 facilitates the adsorption of expansin-related proteins to hemicelluloses in plant secondary cell walls. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod.<\/strong> 18(1):70<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Koitto T, Dahiya D, Huusela M, Penttil\u00e4 M, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Phylogenetically distinct fungal expansins show different binding preferences towards cellulosic materials and enhance cellulase activity. Current Research in Biotechnology.<\/strong> 9:100296<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite> Marrs K, Vuong TV, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>4-O-Methylglucaric Acid Production from Xylan with Uronic Acid Oxidase and Comparison to Glucaric Acid from Glucose. Chembiochem.<\/strong> 26(6):e202400985<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Jabalera Y, Dahiya D, Cencerrado CDO, Caballero AJ, Zaldua N, Eceiza A, Master ER, Perez-Jimenez R.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>Impact of loosenins on the enzymatic preparation of cellulose nanocrystals. Carbohydr Polym.<\/strong> 357:123469.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Dahiya D, P\u00e9ter-Szab\u00f3 Z, Senanayake M, Pingali SV, Leite WC, Byrnes J, Buchko GW, Sivan P, Vilaplana F, Master ER, O\u2019Neill H.<\/cite> <em>2025<\/em><br \/><strong>SANS investigation of fungal loosenins reveals substrate dependent impacts of protein action on the inter-microfibril arrangement of cellulosic substrates. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod.<\/strong> 18(1):27.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong TV, Aghajohari M, Feng X, Woodstock AK, Nambiar DM, Sleiman ZC, Urbanowicz BR, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Enzymatic Routes to Designer Hemicelluloses for Use in Biobased Materials. JACS Au. <\/strong> 4(11):4044-4065.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mototsune OM, Hong SH, Naguib HE, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Enzymatically oxidized carbohydrates as dicarbonyl biobased cross-linkers for polyamines. Biomacromol.<\/strong> 25(7):4428-4439.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Momeni MH, Zitting A, J\u00e4\u00e4muru V, Turunen R, Penttil\u00e4 P, Buchko GW, Hiltunen S, Maiorova N, Koivula A, Sapkota J, Marjamaa K, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Biocatalytic cascade to polysaccharide amination. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod. <\/strong> 17(1):56.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Feng X, Hong S, Zhao H, Vuong TV, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Insights into the action of phylogenetically diverse microbial expansins on the structure of cellulose microfibrils. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod. <\/strong> 17(1):34<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Zhao H, Karppi J, Mototsune O, Poshina D, Svartstr\u00f6m J, Nguyen TTM, V.o TM, Tsang A, Master E, Tenkanen M.<\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Substrate specificity mapping of fungal CAZy AA3_2 oxidoreductases. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod. <\/strong> 17(1):47.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Sharan AA, Bellemare A, DiFalco M, Tsang A, Vuong TV, Edwards EA, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Functional screening pipeline to uncover laccase-like multicopper oxidase enzymes that transform industrial lignins. Bioresour Technol. <\/strong> 393:130084.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Hiltunen S, Sapkota J, Ioannou E, Haddad Momeni M, Master ER, Ristolainen M. <\/cite> <em>2024<\/em><br \/><strong>Comparative assessment of chemical and biochemical approaches for the activation of lignocellulosic materials and emerging opportunities for expansin-related proteins. Cellulose. <\/strong> 31:147.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Dahiya D, Koitto T, Kutvonen K, Wang Y, Haddad Momeni M, de Ruijter S, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2023<\/em><br \/><strong>Fungal loosenin-like proteins boost the cellulolytic enzyme conversion of pretreated wood fiber and cellulosic pulps. Bioresour Technol. <\/strong> 394:130188.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wong MT, Nesb\u00f8 CL, Wang W, Couturier M, Lombard V, Lapebie P, Terrapon N, Henrissat B, Edwards EA, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2023<\/em><br \/><strong>Taxonomic composition and carbohydrate-active enzyme content in microbial enrichments from pulp mill anaerobic granules after cultivation on lignocellulosic substrates. Frontiers in Microbiomes. <\/strong>doi: 10.3389\/frmbi.2023.1094865.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mathieu Y, Raji O, Bellemare A, Di Falco M, Nguyen TTM, Viborg AH, Tsang A, Master E, Brumer H. <\/cite> <em>2023<\/em><br \/><strong>Functional characterization of fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases for cellulose surface oxidation. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod.<\/strong>16:132.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Monschein M, Ioannou E, Koitto T, Al Amin LAKM, Varis JJ, Wagner ER, Mikkonen KS, Cosgrove DJ, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2023<\/em><br \/><strong>Loosenin-Like Proteins from Phanerochaete carnosa Impact Both Cellulose and Chitin Fiber Networks.Appl Environ Microbiol.<\/strong> 89(1):e0186322.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Derba-Maceluch M, Mitra M, Hedenstr\u00f6m M, Liu X, Gandla ML, Barbut FR, Abreu IN, Donev EN, Urbancsok J, Moritz T, J\u00f6nsson LJ, Tsang A, Powlowski J, Master ER, Mellerowicz EJ. <\/cite> <em>2023<\/em><br \/><strong>. Xylan glucuronic acid side chains fix suberin-like aliphatic compounds to wood cell walls. New Phytol.<\/strong>doi: 10.1111\/nph.18712.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Zhao H, Karppi J, Nguyen TTM, Bellemare A, Tsang A, Master E, Tenkanen M. <\/cite> <em>2022<\/em><br \/><strong>Characterization of a novel AA3_1 xylooligosaccharide dehydrogenase from Thermothelomyces myriococcoides CBS 398.93. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod.<\/strong> 15(1):135.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Li J, Goddard-Borger ED, Raji O, Saxena H, Solhi L, Mathieu Y, Master ER, Wakarchuk WW, Brumer H. <\/cite> <em>2022<\/em><br \/><strong>Chitin-Active Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Are Rare in Cellulomonas Species. Appl Environ Microbiol.<\/strong> 88(15):e0096822.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Arefmanesh M, Vuong TV, Nikafshar S, Wallmo H, Nejad M, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2022<\/em><br \/><strong>Enzymatic synthesis of kraft lignin-acrylate copolymers using an alkaline tolerant laccase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol.<\/strong> 106(8):2969.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Penttinen L , Kouhi V, Faur\u00e9 R, Skarina T, Stogios P, Master R, Jurak E. <\/cite> <em>2022<\/em><br \/><strong>Elucidating Sequence and Structural Determinants of Carbohydrate Esterases for Complete Deacetylation of Substituted Xylans. Molecules.<\/strong> 27:2655.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong TV, Singh R, Eltis LD, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2021<\/em><br \/><strong>The Comparative Abilities of a Small Laccase and a Dye-Decoloring Peroxidase From the Same Bacterium to Transform Natural and Technical Lignins. Front Microbiol.<\/strong> 73:51.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Hameleers L, Penttinen L, Ikonen M, Jaillot L, Faur\u00e9 R, Terrapon N, Deuss PJ, Hakulinen N, Master ER, Jurak E. . <\/cite> <em>2021<\/em><br \/><strong>Polysaccharide utilization loci-driven enzyme discovery reveals BD-FAE: a bifunctional feruloyl and acetyl xylan esterase active on complex natural xylans. Biotechnol Biofuels. <\/strong> 14(1):127.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Haddad Momeni M, Fredslund F, Bissaro B, Raji O, Vuong TV, Meier S, Nielsen TS, Lombard V, Guigliarelli B, Biaso F, Haon M, Grisel S, Henrissat B, Welner DH, Master ER, Berrin JG, Abou Hachem M. <\/cite> <em>2021<\/em><br \/><strong>Discovery of fungal oligosaccharide-oxidising flavo-enzymes with previously unknown substrates, redox-activity profiles and interplay with LPMOs. Nat Commun.<\/strong> 12:2132.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Yan R, Wang W, Vuong TV, Xiu Y, Skarina T, Di Leo R, Gatenholm P, Toriz G, Tenkanen M, Stogios PJ, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2021<\/em><br \/><strong>Structural characterization of the family GH115 \u03b1-glucuronidase from Amphibacillus xylanus yields insight into its coordinated action with \u03b1-arabinofuranosidases. N. Biotechnol.<\/strong> 62:49-56.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Raji O, Arnling B\u00e5\u00e5th J, Vuong TV, Larsbrink J, Olsson L, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2020<\/em><br \/><strong>The coordinated action of glucuronoyl esterase and \u03b1-glucuronidase promotes the disassembly of lignin-carbohydrate complexes. FEBS Lett.<\/strong> 595(3):351-359.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong TV, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2020<\/em><br \/><strong>Enzymatic production of 4-O-methyl d-glucaric acid from hardwood xylan. Biotechnol Biofuels.<\/strong> 13:51.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Karppi J, Zhao H, Chong SL, Koistinen A, Tenkanen M, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2020<\/em><br \/><strong>Quantitative comparison of pyranose dehydrogenase action on diverse xylooligosaccharides. Front. Chem.<\/strong> doi: 10.3389\/fchem.2020.00011.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mollerup F., Aumala V., Parikka K., Mathieu Y., Brumer H., Tenkanen M., Master E.R.<\/cite> <em>2019<\/em><br \/><strong>A family AA5_2 carbohydrate oxidase from Penicillium rubens displays functional overlap across the AA5 family. PLoS One. <\/strong> 14(5):e0216546<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Sarch C., Suzuki H., Master E.R., Wang W.<\/cite> <em>2019<\/em><br \/><strong>Kinetics and regioselectivity of three GH62 \u03b1-L-arabinofuranosidases from plant pathogenic fungi. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. <\/strong> 1863(6):1070-1078<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wu B., Gaskell J., Zhang J., Toapanta C., Ahrendt S., Grigoriev I.V., Blanchette R.A., Schilling J.S., Master E., Cullen D., Hibbett D.S.<\/cite> <em>2019<\/em><br \/><strong>Evolution of substrate-specific gene expression and RNA editing in brown rot wood-decaying fungi. ISME J. <\/strong> 13(6):1391-1403<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Aumala V., Mollerup F., Jurak E., Blume F., Karppi J., Koistinen A., Schuiten E., Voss M., Bornscheuer U., Deska J., Master E.R.<\/cite> <em>2019<\/em><br \/><strong>Biocatalytic production of amino-carbohydrates through oxidoreductase and transaminase cascades. ChemSusChem. <\/strong><br \/>12(4):848-857<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Jurak E., Suzuki H., van Erven G., Gandier J.A., Wong P., Chan K., Ho C.Y., Gong Y., Tillier E., Rosso M.N., Kabel M.A., Miyaichi S., Master E.R.<\/cite> <em>2018<\/em><br \/><strong>Dynamics of the Phanerochaete carnosa transcriptome during growth on aspen and spruce. BMC Genomics. <\/strong><br \/>19:815<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Razeq F.M., Jurak E., Stogies P.J., Yan R., Tenkanen M., Kabel M.A., Wang W., Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2018<\/em><br \/><strong>A novel acetyl xylan esterase enabling complete deacetylation of substituted xylan. Biotechnol Biofuels. <\/strong><br \/>11:74<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>MacCormick. B., Vuong T.V., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2018<\/em><br \/><strong> Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of clickable xylo-oligosaccharide monomers from hardwood 4-O-methyl-glucuronoxylan. Biomacromolecules.<\/strong><br \/>19(2):521-530<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wang W., Andric N., Sarch C., Silva B.T., Tenkanen M., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2018<\/em><br \/><strong>Constructing arabinofuranosidases for dual arabinoxylan debranching activity. Biotechnol Bioeng.<\/strong><br \/>115(1):41-49<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Gandier J.A., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2018<\/em><br \/><strong>Pichia pastoris is a suitable host for the heterologous expression of predicted Class I and Class II hydrophobins for discovery, study, and application in biotechnology. Microorganisms.<\/strong><br \/>6(1). pii: E3. doi: 10.3390\/microorganisms6010003<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wong M.T., Wang W., Couturier M., Razeq F.M., Lombard V., Lapebie P., Edwards E.A., Terrapin N., Henrissat B., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Comparative metagenomics of cellulose- and poplar hydrolysate-degrading microcosms from gut microflora of the Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis) and North American moose (Alces americanus) after long-term enrichment. Front Microbiol.<\/strong><br \/>8:2504<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Goacher R.E., Braham E.J., Michienzi C.L., Flick R.M., Bakunin A.F., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Direct analysis by Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) reveals action of bacterial laccase-mediator system on both hardwood and softwood samples. Physiol Plant. <\/strong><br \/>doi: 10.1111\/ppl.12688<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Andberg M., Mollerup F., Parikka K., Koutaniemi S., Boer H., Juvonen M., Master E., Tenkanen M., Kruus K.<\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>A novel Colletotrichum graminicola raffinose oxidase in the AA5 family. Appl Environ Microbiol.<\/strong><br \/>83(20). pii: e01383-17<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Yan R., Vuong T.V., Wang W., Master E.R. <\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Action of a GH115 \u03b1-glucuronidase from Amphibacillus xylanus at alkaline condition promotes release of 4-O-methylglucopyranosyluronic acid from glucuronoxylan and arabinoglucuronoxylan. Enzyme Microb Technol. <\/strong><br \/>104:22-28<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mai-Gisondi G., Maaheimo H., Chong S.L., Hinz S., Tenkanen M., Master E. <\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Functional comparison of versatile carbohydrate esterases from families CE1, CE6 and CE16 on acetyl-4-O-methylglucuronoxylan and acetyl-galactoglucomannan. Biochim Biophys Acta. <\/strong><br \/>1861(9):2398-2405<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Littunen, K., Mai-Gisondi G., Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, J., Master E.R.<\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Enzymatically Debranched Xylans in Graft Copolymerization. Biomacromolecules.<\/strong><br \/>18:1634-1641<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Gandier J, Langelaan DN, Won A, O&#8217;Donnell K, Grondin JL, Spencer HL, Wong P, Tillier E, Yip C, Smith SP, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Characterization of a Basidiomycota hydrophobin reveals the structural basis for a high-similarity Class I subdivision.Scientific Reports.<\/strong><br \/>7:45863.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Tsai AY, Chan K, Ho CY, Canam T, Capron R, Master ER, Br\u00e4utigam K<\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Transgenic expression of fungal accessory hemicellulases in Arabidopsis thaliana triggers transcriptional patterns related to biotic stress and defense response. PLoS One. <\/strong><br \/>12(3):e0173094.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong T., Liu B., Sandgran M., Master, E.R.<\/cite> <em>2017<\/em><br \/><strong>Microplate-Based Detection of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Activity by Fluorescence-Labeling of Insoluble Oxidized Products. Biomacromolecules. <\/strong><br \/>18:610-616.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wong, M. T., Wang W., Lacourt M., Couturier M., Edwards E., Master ER<\/cite> <em>2016<\/em><br \/><strong>Substrate-driven convergence of the microbial community in lignocellulose-amended enrichments of gut microflora from the Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis) and North American moose (Alces americans). Front. Microbiol.<\/strong><br \/>7:961.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>MacDonald J, Goacher RE, Abou-Zaid M, Master ER<\/cite> <em>2016<\/em><br \/><strong>Comparative analysis of lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase activity on coniferous and deciduous wood using ToF-SIMS.<br \/>Appl Microbiol Biotechnol.<\/strong><br \/>100:8013-8020.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wang W, Yan R, Nocek BP, Vuong TV, Leo RD, Xu X, Cui H, Gatenholm P, Toriz G, Tenkanen M, Savchenko A, Master ER<\/cite> <em>2016<\/em><br \/><strong>Biochemical and Structural Characterization of a Five-domain GH115 alpha-Glucuronidase from the Marine Bacterium Saccharophagus degradans 2-40T. J Biol Chem.<\/strong><br \/>291:14120-14133.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Couturier M, Navarro D, Chevret D, Henrissat B, Piumi F, Ruiz-Due\u00f1as FJ, Martinez AT, Grigoriev IV, Riley R, Lipzen A, Berrin JG, Master ER and Rosso MN<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Enhanced degradation of softwood versus hardwood by the white-rot fungus Pycnoporus coccineus. Biotechnol Biofuels.<\/strong><br \/>8:216.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mollerup F, Parikka K, Vuong TV, Tenkanen M, Master E<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Influence of a family 29 carbohydrate binding module on the activity of galactose oxidase from Fusarium graminearum. Biochim Biophys Acta.<\/strong><br \/>S0304-4165(15)00295-0.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mai-Gisondi G, Turunen O, Pastinen O, Pahimanolis N, Master ER<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Enhancement of acetyl xylan esterase activity on cellulose acetate through fusion to a family 3 cellulose binding module. Enzyme Microb Technol.<\/strong><br \/>179-80:27-33<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Parikka KM, Master ER, Tenkanen M<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Oxidation with galactose oxidase: multifunctional enzymatic catalysis. J Mol Catalysis B: Enzymatic. <\/strong><br \/>120:47-59.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wallenius J, Pahimanolis N, Zoppe J, Kilpel\u00e4inen P, Master E, Ilvesniemi H, Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 J, Eerik\u00e4inen T, Ojamo H. <\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Continuous propionic acid production with Propionibacterium acidipropionici immobilized in a novel xylan hydrogel matrix. Bioresour Technol.<\/strong><br \/>197:1-6.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Pahimanolis N, Kilpel\u00e4inen P, Master E, Ilvesniemi H, Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 J.<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Novel thiol- amine- and amino acid functional xylan derivatives synthesized by thiol-ene reaction Carbohydr Polym.<\/strong><br \/>131:392-8.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Selig MJ, Vuong TV, Gudmundsson M, Forsberg Z, Westereng B, Felby C, Master ER<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Modified cellobiohydrolase-celluose interactions following treatment with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase CelS2 (ScLPMO10C) observed by QCM-D. Cellulose.<\/strong><br \/>22:2263-70.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Foumani M, Vuong TV, MacCormick B, Master ER<\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Enhanced polysaccharide binding and activity on linear \u03b2-glucans through addition of carbohydrate-binding modules to either terminus of a glucooligosaccharide oxidase. PLoS ONE.<\/strong><br \/>10(5):e0125398.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Selig MJ, Thygesen LG, Felby C, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Debranching of soluble wheat arabinoxylan dramatically enhances recalcitrant binding to cellulose.Biotechnol Lett.<\/strong><br \/>37(3):633-641.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Littunen KV, Kilpel\u00e4inen P, Junka K, Sipponen M, Master ER, Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 JV. <\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Effect of xylan structure on reactivity in graft copolymerization and subsequent binding to cellulose. Biomacromolecules.<\/strong><br \/>16(4):1102-1111.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Tsai A, Goacher RE, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2015<\/em><br \/><strong>Detecting changes in arabidopsis cell wall composition using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. Surface Interface Analysis.<\/strong><br \/>47(5):626-631.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Jeremic D, Goacher RE, Yan R, Karunakaran C, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2014<\/em><br \/><strong>Direct and up-close views of plant cell walls show a leading role for lignin-modifying enzymes on ensuing xylanases. Biotechnol Biofuels.<\/strong><br \/>7(1):496.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wang W, Mai-Gisondi G, Stogios PJ, Kaur A, Xu X, Cui H, Turunen O, Savchenko A, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2014<\/em><br \/><strong>Elucidation of the Molecular Basis for Arabinoxylan-Debranching Activity of a Thermostable Family GH62 \u03b1-l-Arabinofuranosidase from Streptomyces thermoviolaceus.Appl Environ Microbiol.<\/strong><br \/>80(17):5317-5329.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Suzuki H, Vuong TV, Gong Y, Chan K, Ho CY, Master ER, Kondo A.<\/cite> <em>2014<\/em><br \/><strong>Sequence diversity and gene expression analyses of expansin-related proteins in the white-rot basidiomycete, Phanerochaete carnosa. Fungal Genet Biol. <\/strong><br \/>S1087-1845(14)00086-3.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong TV, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2014<\/em><br \/><strong>Fusion of a xylan-binding module to gluco-oligosaccharide oxidase increases activity and promotes stable immobilization. PLoS One.<\/strong><br \/>9(4):e95170.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Goacher RE, Selig MJ, Master ER.<\/cite> <em>2014<\/em><br \/><strong>Advancing lignocellulose bioconversion through direct assessment of enzyme action on insoluble substrates. Curr Opin Biotechnol.<\/strong><br \/>6(1):148.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Vuong TV, Vesterinen AH, Foumani M, Juvonen M, Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 J, Tenkanen M, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2013<\/em><br \/><strong>Xylo- and cello-oligosaccharide oxidation by gluco-oligosaccharide oxidase from Sarocladium strictum and variants with reduced substrate inhibition. Biotechnol Biofuels. <\/strong><br \/>6(1):148.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Goacher RE, Tsai AY, Master ER. <\/cite> <em>2013<\/em><br \/><strong>Towards practical time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry lignocellulolytic enzyme assays. Biotechnol Biofuels. <\/strong><br \/>6(1):132<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Lienemann, M., Gandier, J.A., Joensuu, J.J., Iwanaga, A., Takatsuji, Y., Haruyama, T., Master, E., Tenkanen, M., Linder, M.B. <\/cite> <em>2013<\/em><br \/><strong>Structure-function relationships in hydrophobins: Probing the role of charged side chains. Appl Environ Microbiol. <\/strong><br \/>79(18):5533-5538<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Sherif, M., Waung, D., Korbeci, B., Mavisakalyan, V., Flick, R., Brown, G., Abou-Zaid, M., Yakunin, A.F., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2013<\/em><br \/><strong>Biochemical studies of the multicopper oxidase (small laccase) from Streptomyces coelicolor using bioactive phytochemicals and site-directed mutagenesis.Microb Biotechnol. <\/strong><br \/>6(5):588-597<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Suzuki, H., MacDonald, J., Syed, K., Salamov, A., Hori, C., Aerts, A., Henrissat, B., Wiebenga, A., Vankuyk, P.A., Barry, K., Lindquist, E., Labutti, K., Lapidus, A., Lucas, S., Coutinho, P., Gong, Y., Samejima, M., Mahadevan, R., Abou-Zaid, M., de Vries, R.P., Igarashi, K., Yadav, J.S., Grigoriev, I.V., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Comparative genomics of the white-rot fungi, Phanerochaete carnosa and P. chrysosporium, to elucidate the genetic basis of the distinct wood types they colonize. BMC Genomics. <\/strong><br \/>13(1):444<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Tsai, A.Y., Canam, T., Gorzsas, A., Mellerowicz, E.J., Campbell, M.M. and Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Constitutive expression of a fungal glucuronoyl esterase in Arabidopsis reveals altered cell wall composition and structure. Plant Biotechnol. <\/strong><br \/>10(9):1077-1087<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Goacher R.E., Edwards, E.A., Yakunin, A.F. Mims, C.A. and Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Application of time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry for the detection of enzyme activity on solid wood substrates. Anal. Chem. <\/strong><br \/>84(10):4443-4451<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>MacDonald, J., Suzuki, H. and Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Expression and regulation of genes encoding lignocellulose-degrading activity in the genus Phanerochaete. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. <\/strong><br \/>94(2): 339-351<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mahajan, S., Jeremic, D., Goacher R.E., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Mode of coniferous wood decay by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa as elucidated by FT-IR and ToF-SIMS. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. <\/strong><br \/>94(5):1303-1311<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>MacDonald J.and Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2012<\/em><br \/><strong>Time-dependent profiles of transcripts encoding lignocellulose-modifying enzymes of the white rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa. Appl Environ Microbiol. <\/strong><br \/>78(5):1596-1600<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>MacDonald J., Doering M., Canam T., Gong Y, Guttman D.S., Campbell M.M., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2011<\/em><br \/><strong>Transcriptomic responses of the softwood-degrading white-rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa during growth on coniferous and deciduous wood. Appl Environ Microbiol. <\/strong><br \/>77(10):3211-3218<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Foumani M., Vuong, T., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2011<\/em><br \/><strong>Altered substrate specificity of the gluco-oligosaccharide oxidase from Acremonium strictum. Biotechnol Bioeng. <\/strong><br \/>108(10):2261-2269<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Goacher R E., Jeremic. D., Master, E.R. <\/cite><br \/><em>2011<\/em><br \/><strong>Expanding the Library of Secondary Ions that Distinguish Lignin and Polysaccharides in ToF-SIMS Analysis of Wood.<br \/>Analytical Chemistry <\/strong><br \/>83:804-812<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wang, L., Mavisakalyan, V., Tillier, E.R.M., Clark, G.W., Savchenko, A.V., Yakunin, A.F.,Master, E.R.<\/cite> <em>2010<\/em><br \/><strong>Mining Bacterial Genomes for Novel Arylesterase Activity. Microbial Biotechnology. <\/strong><br \/>3:677-690.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Mahajan, S., and Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2010<\/em><br \/><strong>Lignocellulose-degrading Enzymes Secreted by Phanerochaeate carnosa Grown on Spruce and Microcrystalline Cellulose.<br \/>Appl. Microbial. Biotechnol.<\/strong><br \/>86: 1903-1914.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Powlowski, J. Mahajan, S., Schapira, M., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2009<\/em><br \/><strong>Substrate Recognition and Hydrolysis by a Xyloglucan Specific Family 12 Hydrolase. Carbohydrate Res. <\/strong><br \/>344:1175-1179.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Wood, N., Tran, H., Master, E.R. <\/cite> <em>2009<\/em><br \/><strong>Impact of Physical and Chemical Pretreatments on the Anaerobic Bioconversion of Pulp Mill Waste Activated Sludge to Methane. Biores. Technol.<\/strong><br \/>100: 5729-5735.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Martinez D, Challacombe J, Morgenstern I, Hibbett D, Schmoll M, Kubicek CP, Ferreira P, Ruiz-Duenas FJ, Martinez AT, Kersten P, Hammel KE, Vanden Wymelenberg A, Gaskell J, Lindquist E, Sabat G, Bondurant SS, Larrondo LF, Canessa P, Vicuna R, Yadav J, Doddapaneni H, Subramanian V, Pisabarro AG, Lav\u00edn JL, Oguiza JA, Master E, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Harris P, Magnuson JK, Baker SE, Bruno K, Kenealy W, Hoegger PJ, K\u00fces U, Ramaiya P, Lucas S, Salamov A, Shapiro H, Tu H, Chee CL, Misra M, Xie G, Teter S, Yaver D, James T, Mokrejs M, Pospisek M, Grigoriev IV, Brettin T, Rokhsar D, Berka R, Cullen D. <\/cite> <em>2009<\/em><br \/><strong>Genome, transcriptome, and secretome analysis of the wood decay fungus Postia placenta supports unique mechanisms of<br \/>lignocellulose conversion. PNAS. <\/strong><br \/>106(6): 1954-9.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Takahashi J, Rudsander UJ, Hedenstr\u00f6m M, Banasiak A, Harholt J, Amelot N, Immerzeel P, Ryden P, Endo S, Ibatullin FM, Brumer H, del Campillo E, Master ER, Scheller HV, Sundberg B, Teeri TT, Mellerowicz EJ. <\/cite> <em>2009<\/em><br \/><strong>KORRIGAN1 and its Aspen Homologue PttCel9A1 Regulate Cellulose Crystallinity in Arabidopsis Stem. Plant Cell Physiol. <\/strong><br \/>50: 1099-1115.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Master, E.R., Zheng, Y., Storms, R., Tsang, A., J. Powlowski.<\/cite> <em>2008<\/em><br \/><strong>A xyloglucan-specific family 12 glycosyl hydrolase from Aspergillus niger: recombinant expression, purification and<br \/>characterization.Biochem. J. <\/strong><br \/>411(1):161-70.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Rudsander, U.J., Sandstrom, C., Piens, K., Master, E.R., Wilson, D.B., Brumer, III H., Kenne, L., T.T. Teeri.<\/cite> <em>2008<\/em><br \/><strong>Comparative NMR analysis of cellooligosaccharide hydrolysis by GH9 bacterial and plant endo-1,4-beta-glucanases.Biochemistry. <\/strong><br \/>47(18):5235-41<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Geisler-Lee, J., Geisler, M., Coutinho, P.M., Segerman, B., Nishikubo, N., Takahashi, J., Aspeborg, H., Djerbi, S., Master, E.R., Andersson-Gunner\u00e5s, S., Sundberg, B., Karpinski, S., Teeri T.T., Kleczkowski, L.A., Henrissat, B., and E.J. Mellerowicz.<\/cite> <em>2006<\/em><br \/><strong>Poplar Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZymes). Gene Identification and Expression Analyses. Plant Physiol.<\/strong><br \/>140:946-962<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Aspeborg, H., Schrader, J., Coutinho, P. M., Stam, M., Kallas, \u00c5., Djerbi, S., Nilsson, P., Denman, S., Amini, B., Sterky, F., Master, E.R., Sandberg, G., Mellerowicz, E., Sundberg, B., Henrissat, B., and T.T. Teeri.<\/cite> <em>2005<\/em><br \/><strong>Carbohydrate-active Enzymes Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Biogenesis in Hybrid Aspen. Plant Physiol.<\/strong><br \/>137:983-97<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Master, E.R., Rudsander, U.J., Zhou, W., Henriksson, H., Divne, C., Denman, S.E., Wilson, D., and T.T. Teeri.<\/cite> <em>2004<\/em><br \/><strong>Recombinant Expression and Enzymatic Characterization of PttCel9A, a KOR Homologue from Populus tremula x tremuloides. Biochem.<\/strong><br \/>43:10080-10089.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <cite>Henriksson, H., Denman, S.E., Campuzano, I.D., Ademark, P., Master, E.R., Teeri, T.T., and H. Brumer 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/cite> <em>2003<\/em><br \/><strong>N-linked Glycosylation of Native and Recombinant Cauliflower Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase 16A. Biochem. J.<\/strong><br \/>375:61-73.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Publications Jabalera Y, Mar\u00edn-Pe\u00f1a AJ, Wagner E, Cosgrove DJ, Master ER, Perez-Jimenez. 2026Exploring the binding properties and activities of ancestral expansins. 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