Table 1 Comparison of cellulase and hemicellulase gene expression levels in the Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 strain grown with or without 3 mM Zn²⁺

Cellulose degradation-related genes

125125

Cellobiohydrolase CBH1/CEL7A

1.0103E−80

Up

122470

Cellobiohydrolase CBH2/CEL6A

9.90278E−59

Up

5304

Endoglucanase EGL1/CEL7B

1.78524E−53

Up

72489

Endoglucanase EGL2/CEL5A

2.76844E−37

Up

124438

Endoglucanase EGL3/CEL12A

2.22816E−15

Up

139633

Endoglucanase EGL4/CEL61A

3.75968E−57

Up

25940

Endoglucanase EGL5/CEL45A

5.68478E−58

Up

127115

Beta-glucosidase BGL2/CEL1A

3.30009E−10

Slightly up

134448

Alpha-glucosidase

2.19791E−06

Up

125268

Beta-glucosidase CEL3C

0.373108278

NS

121449

Cellulose-binding protein CIP1

4.91937E-42

Up

125575

Cellulose-binding protein CIP2

2.45461E−06

Up

104220

Swollenin

9.85563E−64

Up

136547

Cel3a

5.077E−14

Up

77989

Putative beta-glucosidase CELB

0.002632392

Slightly up

122639

Beta-glucosidase CEL3D

6.6498E−10

Up

76309

Alpha-glucosidase

0.034331223

Slightly up

136825

Alpha-glucosidase GLS2

0.409158437

NS

98040

Alpha-glucosidase

1.64398E−05

Slightly up

142027

Beta-glycosidase

0.964165236

NS

131175

Alpha-1/3-glucanase

0.173351439

NS

Hemicellulose degradation-related genes

38418

Xylanase XYN1

5.4607E−08

Up

124931

Xylanase XYN2

0.001577744

Down

23616

Xylanase XYN3

3.94175E−20

Up

90847

Xylanase XYN4

6.21109E−11

Slightly up

140746

Beta-xylosidase BXL1

1.45211E−08

slightly up

139631

Acetyl xylan esterase AXE1

2.06915E−11

Up

122377

Mannan endo-1,4-beta-mannosidase MAN1

4.7073E−28

Up

71638

Alpha-galactosidase

4.90202E−30

Up

90302

Alpha-glucuronidase GLR1

3.23708E−12

Up

39277

Alpha-galactosidase AGL3

2.9746E−105

Up

126869

Alpha-1,6-mannanase

1.05375E−23

Up

103113

Alpha-1,6-mannanase

0.000137425

Slightly down

91133

Alpha-galactosidase

0.004818377

Up