
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Marseille, France (INRA)

Craig & Eric
Contact information
E. Record, INRA, UMR1163 Biotechnologie des Champignons Filamenteux, Aix -Marseille Université, Polytech Marseille, 163 avenue de Luminy, CP 925, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
Phone: 33 491828607
Fax: 33 491828601
E-mail:
eric.record@univ-amu.fr
Description of the group
Since its creation, the research group INRA BCF (
http://www6.paca.inra.fr/umrbcf_eng/) has acquired unique expertise in the domain of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes of fungal origin. Study of the fungal biodiversity is supported by the International Centre for Microbial Resources in Marseille (CIRM-Filamentous Fungi:
http://cirm.esil.univ-mrs.fr/). At the genome level, the fungal biodiversity is studied by sequencing fungal genomes and annotating the corresponding gene network.
The contribution to
INDOX will be led by Dr
Eric Record, Research Director, who has large experience in lignin degrading enzymes (enzyme production, enzymology, and engineering) resulting in ~70 publications (papers, patents and chapters). Other members of the group directly participating in the project are: Prof
Craig B. Faulds (deputy director of the
INRA UMR), with ~100 publications, will lead
WP9 and work on laccase/peroxidase applications; Dr
Anthony Levasseur, working on genome annotation with dedicated database (CAZy), enzyme production and characterization; Dr
Anne Lomascolo, working on laccase enzymology and applications;Dr
Jean-Guy Berrin, working on LPMO production and enzymology;Dr
Marie-Noëlle Rosso, working on transcriptome mining;Dr
Isabelle Gimbert and Dr
Sana Raouche working on enzyme applications; two
engineers and one associate engineer (François Piumi, David Navarro, Mireille Haon); andtwo
technicians (Annick Doan; Sacha Grisel) working on enzyme production, enzymology and their applications.
Main role in INDOX
The main role of
INRA will be the genomic and transcriptomic analyses, with gene mining of heme-peroxidases and gene mining and cloning, characterization of GMC oxidases and laccases, together with research on positive selection within the ORFs to guide directed mutagenesis, enzyme lab-scale production and process development as leader of
WP9.
COLLABORATION WITH FCBA
The
Institut Technologique FCBA (Forêt Cellulose Bois-Construction Ameublement) is a multi-sector industrial technical institute composed of 340 people working for the whole forest-based and furniture sectors. FCBA has a key role in linking academic research and applied solutions. It participated in various projects aiming at developing wood-based boards industry. FCBA performed extensive work regarding LCA and LCC of fibreboard manufacturing. In collaboration with INRA, FCBA will evaluate the use of oxidoreductases in valorizing industrial lignins for new materials in wood applications (adhesives and preservatives) and to develop original treatment functionalising fibres used in wood-fibres based panels.
Contact person at FCBA: Sandra Tapin-Lingua, Tel: 334.76.76.10.16; E-mail:
Sandra.TAPIN-LINGUA@fcba.fr
Other people involved: Michaël Lecourt (
Michael.LECOURT@fcba.fr); Denilson Da Silva Perez (
Denilson.DASILVAPEREZ@fcba.fr); and Jean-Michel Petit-Conil (
Michel.PETIT-CONIL@fcba.fr)
.