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Lau NS, Furusawa G. Polysaccharide degradation in Cellvibrionaceae: Genomic insights of the novel chitin-degrading marine bacterium, strain KSP-S5-2, and its chitinolytic activity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169134. [PMID: 38070563 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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In this study, we present the genome characterization of a novel chitin-degrading strain, KSP-S5-2, and comparative genomics of 33 strains of Cellvibrionaceae. Strain KSP-S5-2 was isolated from mangrove sediment collected in Balik Pulau, Penang, Malaysia, and its 16S rRNA gene sequence showed the highest similarity (95.09%) to Teredinibacter franksiae. Genome-wide analyses including 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization, and phylogenomics, suggested that KSP-S5-2 represents a novel species in the family Cellvibrionaceae. The Cellvibrionaceae pan-genome exhibited high genomic variability, with only 1.7% representing the core genome, while the flexible genome showed a notable enrichment of genes related to carbohydrate metabolism and transport pathway. This observation sheds light on the genetic plasticity of the Cellvibrionaceae family and the gene pools that form the basis for the evolution of polysaccharide-degrading capabilities. Comparative analysis of the carbohydrate-active enzymes across Cellvibrionaceae strains revealed that the chitinolytic system is not universally present within the family, as only 18 of the 33 genomes encoded chitinases. Strain KSP-S5-2 displayed an expanded repertoire of chitinolytic enzymes (25 GH18, two GH19 chitinases, and five GH20 β-N-acetylhexosaminidases) but lacked genes for agar, xylan, and pectin degradation, indicating specialized enzymatic machinery focused primarily on chitin degradation. Further, the strain degraded 90% of chitin after 10 days of incubation. In summary, our findings provided insights into strain KSP-S5-2's genomic potential, the genetics of its chitinolytic system, genomic diversity within the Cellvibrionaceae family in terms of polysaccharide degradation, and its application for chitin degradation.
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- Nyok-Sean Lau
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
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Jakhesara, Tulsani NJ, Hinsu AT, Jyotsana B, Dafale NA, Patil NV, Purohit HJ, Joshi CG. Genome analysis and CAZy repertoire of a novel fungus Aspergillus sydowii C6d with lignocellulolytic ability isolated from camel rumen. ELECTRON J BIOTECHN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejbt.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Weiss B, Souza ACO, Constancio MTL, Alvarenga DO, Pylro VS, Alves LMC, Varani AM. Unraveling a Lignocellulose-Decomposing Bacterial Consortium from Soil Associated with Dry Sugarcane Straw by Genomic-Centered Metagenomics. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9050995. [PMID: 34063014 PMCID: PMC8170896 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9050995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Second-generation biofuel production is in high demand, but lignocellulosic biomass’ complexity impairs its use due to the vast diversity of enzymes necessary to execute the complete saccharification. In nature, lignocellulose can be rapidly deconstructed due to the division of biochemical labor effectuated in bacterial communities. Here, we analyzed the lignocellulolytic potential of a bacterial consortium obtained from soil and dry straw leftover from a sugarcane milling plant. This consortium was cultivated for 20 weeks in aerobic conditions using sugarcane bagasse as a sole carbon source. Scanning electron microscopy and chemical analyses registered modification of the sugarcane fiber’s appearance and biochemical composition, indicating that this consortium can deconstruct cellulose and hemicellulose but no lignin. A total of 52 metagenome-assembled genomes from eight bacterial classes (Actinobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Bacilli, Bacteroidia, Cytophagia, Gammaproteobacteria, Oligoflexia, and Thermoleophilia) were recovered from the consortium, in which ~46% of species showed no relevant modification in their abundance during the 20 weeks of cultivation, suggesting a mostly stable consortium. Their CAZymes repertoire indicated that many of the most abundant species are known to deconstruct lignin (e.g., Chryseobacterium) and carry sequences related to hemicellulose and cellulose deconstruction (e.g., Chitinophaga, Niastella, Niabella, and Siphonobacter). Taken together, our results unraveled the bacterial diversity, enzymatic potential, and effectiveness of this lignocellulose-decomposing bacterial consortium.
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- Bruno Weiss
- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
- Graduate Program in Agricultural and Livestock Microbiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil
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- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
- Graduate Program in Agricultural and Livestock Microbiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil
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- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
- Graduate Program in Agricultural and Livestock Microbiology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil
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- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
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- Microbial Ecology and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais 37200-000, Brazil;
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- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
- Correspondence: (L.M.C.A.); (A.M.V.)
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- Departament of Technology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo 14884-900, Brazil; (B.W.); (A.C.O.S.); (M.T.L.C.); (D.O.A.)
- Correspondence: (L.M.C.A.); (A.M.V.)
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Xiong K, Yan ZX, Liu JY, Pei PG, Deng L, Gao L, Sun BG. Inter domain interactions influence the substrate affinity and hydrolysis product specificity of xylanase from Streptomyces chartreusis L1105. ANN MICROBIOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s13213-020-01560-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Purpose
This study investigated the influence of inter-domain interactions on the substrate affinity and hydrolysis product specificity of xylanase.
Methods
Genes encoding a GH10 endo-xylanase from Streptomyces chartreusis L1105 xynA and its truncated derivative were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The catalytic activities of the enzyme (xynA) and the derivative xynADCBM, lacking the carbohydrate binding module (CBM), were assessed to evaluate the role of CBM in xynA.
Results
Recombinant xynA (44 kDa) was found to be optimally active on beechwood xylan at 65 °C with pH 7.7, while xynADCBM (34 kDa) exhibited optimal activity at 65 °C with pH 7.2. Additionally, xynA and xynADCBM were found to be highly thermostable at 40–60 °C, each retaining 80% of their original activity after 30 min. The xynADCBM without the CBM domain was highly efficient at hydrolyzing xylan to produce xylobiose (over 67%), which may be because the CBM domain facilitates substrate binding with xylanase. Meanwhile, the xylan hydrolysis efficiency of xynADCBM was higher than that of xynA.
Conclusion
These findings showed that the CBM domain with non-catalytic activity has no significant effect on the characteristics of the enzyme at optimum pH and pH tolerance. It has also been suggested that the derivative xynADCBM without CBM components can promote hydrolysis of xylan to yield xylooligosaccharides, which has great potential economic benefits.
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Liu T, Yi ZW, Zeng RY, Jiang W, Zhang G. The first characterization of a Ca2+-dependent carbohydrate-binding module of β-1,3-xylanase from Flammeovirga pacifica. Enzyme Microb Technol 2019; 131:109418. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.109418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Monge EC, Tuveng TR, Vaaje-Kolstad G, Eijsink VGH, Gardner JG. Systems analysis of the glycoside hydrolase family 18 enzymes from Cellvibrio japonicus characterizes essential chitin degradation functions. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:3849-3859. [PMID: 29367339 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Understanding the strategies used by bacteria to degrade polysaccharides constitutes an invaluable tool for biotechnological applications. Bacteria are major mediators of polysaccharide degradation in nature; however, the complex mechanisms used to detect, degrade, and consume these substrates are not well-understood, especially for recalcitrant polysaccharides such as chitin. It has been previously shown that the model bacterial saprophyte Cellvibrio japonicus is able to catabolize chitin, but little is known about the enzymatic machinery underlying this capability. Previous analyses of the C. japonicus genome and proteome indicated the presence of four glycoside hydrolase family 18 (GH18) enzymes, and studies of the proteome indicated that all are involved in chitin utilization. Using a combination of in vitro and in vivo approaches, we have studied the roles of these four chitinases in chitin bioconversion. Genetic analyses showed that only the chi18D gene product is essential for the degradation of chitin substrates. Biochemical characterization of the four enzymes showed functional differences and synergistic effects during chitin degradation, indicating non-redundant roles in the cell. Transcriptomic studies revealed complex regulation of the chitin degradation machinery of C. japonicus and confirmed the importance of CjChi18D and CjLPMO10A, a previously characterized chitin-active enzyme. With this systems biology approach, we deciphered the physiological relevance of the glycoside hydrolase family 18 enzymes for chitin degradation in C. japonicus, and the combination of in vitro and in vivo approaches provided a comprehensive understanding of the initial stages of chitin degradation by this bacterium.
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- Estela C Monge
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250 and
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- the Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway
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- the Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway
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- the Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430 Ås, Norway
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250 and
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Matard-Mann M, Bernard T, Leroux C, Barbeyron T, Larocque R, Préchoux A, Jeudy A, Jam M, Nyvall Collén P, Michel G, Czjzek M. Structural insights into marine carbohydrate degradation by family GH16 κ-carrageenases. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:19919-19934. [PMID: 29030427 PMCID: PMC5712629 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.808279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Carrageenans are sulfated α-1,3-β-1,4-galactans found in the cell wall of some red algae that are practically valuable for their gelation and biomimetic properties but also serve as a potential carbon source for marine bacteria. Carbohydrate degradation has been studied extensively for terrestrial plant/bacterial systems, but sulfation is not present in these cases, meaning the marine enzymes used to degrade carrageenans must possess unique features to recognize these modifications. To gain insights into these features, we have focused on κ-carrageenases from two distant bacterial phyla, which belong to glycoside hydrolase family 16 and cleave the β-1,4 linkage of κ-carrageenan. We have solved the crystal structure of the catalytic module of ZgCgkA from Zobellia galactanivorans at 1.66 Å resolution and compared it with the only other structure available, that of PcCgkA from Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora 9T (ATCC 43555T). We also describe the first substrate complex in the inactivated mutant form of PcCgkA at 1.7 Å resolution. The structural and biochemical comparison of these enzymes suggests key determinants that underlie the functional properties of this subfamily. In particular, we identified several arginine residues that interact with the polyanionic substrate, and confirmed the functional relevance of these amino acids using a targeted mutagenesis strategy. These results give new insight into the diversity of the κ-carrageenase subfamily. The phylogenetic analyses show the presence of several distinct clades of enzymes that relate to differences in modes of action or subtle differences within the same substrate specificity, matching the hybrid character of the κ-carrageenan polymer.
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- Maria Matard-Mann
- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
- Amadéite SAS, "Pôle Biotechnologique" du Haut du Bois, 56580 Bréhan, France
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- the Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, Unité Mixed de Recherche 6098, CNRS, Universités Aix-Marseille I and II, Case 932, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, FR 2424, Station Biologique de Roscoff, F-29682 Roscoff, Bretagne, France, and
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, FR 2424, Station Biologique de Roscoff, F-29682 Roscoff, Bretagne, France, and
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- Amadéite SAS, "Pôle Biotechnologique" du Haut du Bois, 56580 Bréhan, France
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France
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- From the Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique de Roscoff, CS 90074 Roscoff, Bretagne, France,
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Cong B, Wang N, Liu S, Liu F, Yin X, Shen J. Isolation, characterization and transcriptome analysis of a novel Antarctic Aspergillus sydowii strain MS-19 as a potential lignocellulosic enzyme source. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:129. [PMID: 28558650 PMCID: PMC5450402 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1028-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background With the growing demand for fossil fuels and the severe energy crisis, lignocellulose is widely regarded as a promising cost-effective renewable resource for ethanol production, and the use of lignocellulose residues as raw material is remarkable. Polar organisms have important value in scientific research and development for their novelty, uniqueness and diversity. Results In this study, a fungus Aspergillus sydowii MS-19, with the potential for lignocellulose degradation was screened out and isolated from an Antarctic region. The growth profile of Aspergillus sydowii MS-19 was measured, revealing that Aspergillus sydowii MS-19 could utilize lignin as a sole carbon source. Its ability to synthesize low-temperature lignin peroxidase (Lip) and manganese peroxidase (Mnp) enzymes was verified, and the properties of these enzymes were also investigated. High-throughput sequencing was employed to identify and characterize the transcriptome of Aspergillus sydowii MS-19. Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes (CAZyme)-annotated genes in Aspergillus sydowii MS-19 were compared with those in the brown-rot fungus representative species, Postia placenta and Penicillium decumbens. There were 701CAZymes annotated in Aspergillus sydowii MS-19, including 17 cellulases and 19 feruloyl esterases related to lignocellulose-degradation. Remarkably, one sequence annotated as laccase was obtained, which can degrade lignin. Three peroxidase sequences sharing a similar structure with typical lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase were also found and annotated as haem-binding peroxidase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase-peroxidase. Conclusions In this study, the fungus Aspergillus sydowii MS-19 was isolated and shown to synthesize low-temperature lignin-degrading enzymes: lignin peroxidase (Lip) and manganese peroxidase (Mnp). These findings provide useful information to improve our understanding of low-temperature lignocellulosic enzyme production by polar microorganisms and to facilitate research and applications of the novel Antarctic Aspergillus sydowii strain MS-19 as a potential lignocellulosic enzyme source. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-017-1028-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bailin Cong
- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China.
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, People's Republic of China
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Attia M, Stepper J, Davies GJ, Brumer H. Functional and structural characterization of a potent GH74 endo-xyloglucanase from the soil saprophyte Cellvibrio japonicus unravels the first step of xyloglucan degradation. FEBS J 2016; 283:1701-19. [PMID: 26929175 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED The heteropolysaccharide xyloglucan (XyG) comprises up to one-quarter of the total carbohydrate content of terrestrial plant cell walls and, as such, represents a significant reservoir in the global carbon cycle. The complex composition of XyG requires a consortium of backbone-cleaving endo-xyloglucanases and side-chain cleaving exo-glycosidases for complete saccharification. The biochemical basis for XyG utilization by the model Gram-negative soil saprophytic bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus is incompletely understood, despite the recent characterization of associated side-chain cleaving exo-glycosidases. We present a detailed functional and structural characterization of a multimodular enzyme encoded by gene locus CJA_2477. The CJA_2477 gene product comprises an N-terminal glycoside hydrolase family 74 (GH74) endo-xyloglucanase module in train with two carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) from families 10 and 2 (CBM10 and CBM2). The GH74 catalytic domain generates Glc4 -based xylogluco-oligosaccharide (XyGO) substrates for downstream enzymes through an endo-dissociative mode of action. X-ray crystallography of the GH74 module, alone and in complex with XyGO products spanning the entire active site, revealed a broad substrate-binding cleft specifically adapted to XyG recognition, which is composed of two seven-bladed propeller domains characteristic of the GH74 family. The appended CBM10 and CBM2 members notably did not bind XyG, nor other soluble polysaccharides, and instead were specific cellulose-binding modules. Taken together, these data shed light on the first step of xyloglucan utilization by C. japonicus and expand the repertoire of GHs and CBMs for selective biomass analysis and utilization. DATABASE Structural data have been deposited in the RCSB protein database under the Protein Data Bank codes: 5FKR, 5FKS, 5FKT and 5FKQ.
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- Mohamed Attia
- Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Nishijima H, Nozaki K, Mizuno M, Arai T, Amano Y. Extra tyrosine in the carbohydrate-binding module of Irpex lacteus Xyn10B enhances its cellulose-binding ability. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2015; 79:738-46. [PMID: 25560084 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.996203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The xylanase (Xyn10B) that strongly adsorbs on microcrystalline cellulose was isolated from Driselase. The Xyn10B contains a Carbohydrate-binding module family 1 (CBM1) (IrpCBMXyn10B) at N-terminus. The canonical essential aromatic residues required for cellulose binding were conserved in IrpCBMXyn10B; however, its adsorption ability was markedly higher than that typically observed for the CBM1 of an endoglucanase from Trametes hirsuta (ThCBMEG1). An analysis of the CBM-GFP fusion proteins revealed that the binding capacity to cellulose (7.8 μmol/g) and distribution coefficient (2.0 L/μmol) of IrpCBMXyn10B-GFP were twofold higher than those of ThCBMEG1-GFP (3.4 μmol/g and 1.2 L/μmol, respectively), used as a reference structure. Besides the canonical aromatic residues (W24-Y50-Y51) of typical CBM1-containing proteins, IrpCBMXyn10B had an additional aromatic residue (Y52). The mutation of Y52 to Ser (IrpCBMY52S-GFP) reduced these adsorption parameters to 4.4 μmol/g and 1.5 L/μmol, which were similar to those of ThCBMEG1-GFP. These results indicate that Y52 plays a crucial role in strong cellulose binding.
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- Hiroto Nishijima
- a Department of Bioscience & Textile Technology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology , Shinshu University , Nagano , Japan
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Qiao W, Tang S, Mi S, Jia X, Peng X, Han Y. Biochemical characterization of a novel thermostable GH11 xylanase with CBM6 domain from Caldicellulosiruptor kronotskyensis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu G, Zhang L, Wei X, Zou G, Qin Y, Ma L, Li J, Zheng H, Wang S, Wang C, Xun L, Zhao GP, Zhou Z, Qu Y. Genomic and secretomic analyses reveal unique features of the lignocellulolytic enzyme system of Penicillium decumbens. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55185. [PMID: 23383313 PMCID: PMC3562324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Many Penicillium species could produce extracellular enzyme systems with good lignocellulose hydrolysis performance. However, these species and their enzyme systems are still poorly understood and explored due to the lacking of genetic information. Here, we present the genomic and secretomic analyses of Penicillium decumbens that has been used in industrial production of lignocellulolytic enzymes in China for more than fifteen years. Comparative genomics analysis with the phylogenetically most similar species Penicillium chrysogenum revealed that P. decumbens has evolved with more genes involved in plant cell wall degradation, but fewer genes in cellular metabolism and regulation. Compared with the widely used cellulase producer Trichoderma reesei, P. decumbens has a lignocellulolytic enzyme system with more diverse components, particularly for cellulose binding domain-containing proteins and hemicellulases. Further, proteomic analysis of secretomes revealed that P. decumbens produced significantly more lignocellulolytic enzymes in the medium with cellulose-wheat bran as the carbon source than with glucose. The results expand our knowledge on the genetic information of lignocellulolytic enzyme systems in Penicillium species, and will facilitate rational strain improvement for the production of highly efficient enzyme systems used in lignocellulose utilization from Penicillium species.
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- Guodong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Disease and Health Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Disease and Health Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Disease and Health Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Zi-Zhong T, Zhen-Fang W, Hui C, Xin L, Xue-yi H, Qi W. Characterization of Novel EGs Reconstructed from Bacillus subtilis Endoglucanase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 169:1764-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0111-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Increases thermal stability and cellulose-binding capacity of Cryptococcus sp. S-2 lipase by fusion of cellulose binding domain derived from Trichoderma reesei. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 420:183-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sato K, Ito S, Fujii T, Suzuki R, Takenouchi S, Nakaba S, Funada R, Sano Y, Kajita S, Kitano H, Katayama Y. The carbohydrate-binding module (CBM)-like sequence is crucial for rice CWA1/BC1 function in proper assembly of secondary cell wall materials. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 232:257-70. [PMID: 21051956 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We recently reported that the cwa1 mutation disturbed the deposition and assembly of secondary cell wall materials in the cortical fiber of rice internodes. Genetic analysis revealed that cwa1 is allelic to bc1, which encodes glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored COBRA-like protein with the highest homology to Arabidopsis COBRA-like 4 (COBL4) and maize Brittle Stalk 2 (Bk2). Our results suggested that CWA1/BC1 plays a role in assembling secondary cell wall materials at appropriate sites, enabling synthesis of highly ordered secondary cell wall structure with solid and flexible internodes in rice. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of CWA1/BC1, as well as its orthologs (COBL4, Bk2) and other BC1-like proteins in rice, shows weak similarity to a family II carbohydrate-binding module (CBM2) of several bacterial cellulases. To investigate the importance of the CBM-like sequence of CWA1/BC1 in the assembly of secondary cell wall materials, Trp residues in the CBM-like sequence, which is important for carbohydrate binding, were substituted for Val residues and introduced into the cwa1 mutant. CWA1/BC1 with the mutated sequence did not complement the abnormal secondary cell walls seen in the cwa1 mutant, indicating that the CBM-like sequence is essential for the proper function of CWA1/BC1, including assembly of secondary cell wall materials.
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- Kanna Sato
- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.
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Sato K, Ito S, Fujii T, Suzuki R, Takenouchi S, Nakaba S, Funada R, Sano Y, Kajita S, Kitano H, Katayama Y. The carbohydrate-binding module (CBM)-like sequence is crucial for rice CWA1/BC1 function in proper assembly of secondary cell wall materials. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:1433-6. [PMID: 21051956 PMCID: PMC3115247 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.11.13342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We recently reported that the cwa1 mutation disturbed the deposition and assembly of secondary cell wall materials in the cortical fiber of rice internodes. Genetic analysis revealed that cwa1 is allelic to bc1, which encodes glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored COBRA-like protein with the highest homology to Arabidopsis COBRA-like 4 (COBL4) and maize Brittle Stalk 2 (Bk2). Our results suggested that CWA1/BC1 plays a role in assembling secondary cell wall materials at appropriate sites, enabling synthesis of highly ordered secondary cell wall structure with solid and flexible internodes in rice. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of CWA1/BC1, as well as its orthologs (COBL4, Bk2) and other BC1-like proteins in rice, shows weak similarity to a family II carbohydrate-binding module (CBM2) of several bacterial cellulases. To investigate the importance of the CBM-like sequence of CWA1/BC1 in the assembly of secondary cell wall materials, Trp residues in the CBM-like sequence, which is important for carbohydrate binding, were substituted for Val residues and introduced into the cwa1 mutant. CWA1/BC1 with the mutated sequence did not complement the abnormal secondary cell walls seen in the cwa1 mutant, indicating that the CBM-like sequence is essential for the proper function of CWA1/BC1, including assembly of secondary cell wall materials.
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- Kanna Sato
- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.
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Weng XY, Sun JY. Hydrolysis of xylans by a thermostable hybrid xylanase expressed in Escherichia coli. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s000368381005008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hervé C, Rogowski A, Blake AW, Marcus SE, Gilbert HJ, Knox JP. Carbohydrate-binding modules promote the enzymatic deconstruction of intact plant cell walls by targeting and proximity effects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:15293-8. [PMID: 20696902 PMCID: PMC2930570 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1005732107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cell wall degrading enzymes have a complex molecular architecture consisting of catalytic modules and noncatalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). The function of CBMs in cell wall degrading processes is poorly understood. Here, we have evaluated the potential enzyme-targeting function of CBMs in the context of intact primary and secondary cell wall deconstruction. The capacity of a pectate lyase to degrade pectic homogalacturonan in primary cell walls was potentiated by cellulose-directed CBMs but not by xylan-directed CBMs. Conversely, the arabinofuranosidase-mediated removal of side chains from arabinoxylan in xylan-rich and cellulose-poor wheat grain endosperm cell walls was enhanced by a xylan-binding CBM but less so by a crystalline cellulose-specific module. The capacity of xylanases to degrade xylan in secondary cell walls was potentiated by both xylan- and cellulose-directed CBMs. These studies demonstrate that CBMs can potentiate the action of a cognate catalytic module toward polysaccharides in intact cell walls through the recognition of nonsubstrate polysaccharides. The targeting actions of CBMs therefore have strong proximity effects within cell wall structures, explaining why cellulose-directed CBMs are appended to many noncellulase cell wall hydrolases.
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- Cécile Hervé
- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HN, United Kingdom; and
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HN, United Kingdom; and
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Sunna A. Modular organisation and functional analysis of dissected modular β-mannanase CsMan26 from Caldicellulosiruptor Rt8B.4. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 86:189-200. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Revised: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fusion of a family 1 carbohydrate binding module of Aspergillus niger to the Pycnoporus cinnabarinus laccase for efficient softwood kraft pulp biobleaching. J Biotechnol 2009; 142:220-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Revised: 04/11/2009] [Accepted: 04/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kaneko S, Ichinose H, Fujimoto Z, Iwamatsu S, Kuno A, Hasegawa T. Substrate Recognition of a Family 10 Xylanase from Streptomyces olivaceoviridis E-86: A Study by Site-directed Mutagenesis to Make an Hindrance around the Entrance toward the Substrate-binding Cleft. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2009. [DOI: 10.5458/jag.56.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Two glucuronoyl esterases of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Arch Microbiol 2008; 191:133-40. [PMID: 18854978 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0434-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium produces glucuronoyl esterase, a recently discovered carbohydrate esterase, during growth on sugar beet pulp. Two putative genes encoding this enzyme, ge1 and ge2, were isolated and cloned. Heterologous expression in Aspergillus vadensis, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus and Schizophyllum commune resulted in extracellular glucuronoyl esterase activity, demonstrating that these genes encode this enzymatic function. The amino acid sequence of GE1 was used to identify homologous genes in the genomes of twenty-four fungi. Approximately half of the genomes, both from ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, contained putative orthologues, but their presence could not be assigned to any of fungal class or subclass. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of identified and putative glucuronoyl esterases to other types of carbohydrate esterases (CE) confirmed that they form a separate family of CEs. These enzymes are interesting candidates for biotechnological applications such as the separation of lignin and hemicellulose.
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Bae B, Ohene-Adjei S, Kocherginskaya S, Mackie RI, Spies MA, Cann IK, Nair SK. Molecular Basis for the Selectivity and Specificity of Ligand Recognition by the Family 16 Carbohydrate-binding Modules from Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum ManA. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:12415-25. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706513200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sonan G, Receveur-Brechot V, Duez C, Aghajari N, Czjzek M, Haser R, Gerday C. The linker region plays a key role in the adaptation to cold of the cellulase from an Antarctic bacterium. Biochem J 2008; 407:293-302. [PMID: 17635108 PMCID: PMC2049020 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The psychrophilic cellulase, Cel5G, from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis is composed of a catalytic module (CM) joined to a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) by an unusually long, extended and flexible linker region (LR) containing three loops closed by three disulfide bridges. To evaluate the possible role of this region in cold adaptation, the LR was sequentially shortened by protein engineering, successively deleting one and two loops of this module, whereas the last disulfide bridge was also suppressed by replacing the last two cysteine residue by two alanine residues. The kinetic and thermodynamic properties of the mutants were compared with those of the full-length enzyme, and also with those of the cold-adapted CM alone and with those of the homologous mesophilic enzyme, Cel5A, from Erwinia chrysanthemi. The thermostability of the mutated enzymes as well as their relative flexibility were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry and fluorescence quenching respectively. The topology of the structure of the shortest mutant was determined by SAXS (small-angle X-ray scattering). The data indicate that the sequential shortening of the LR induces a regular decrease of the specific activity towards macromolecular substrates, reduces the relative flexibility and concomitantly increases the thermostability of the shortened enzymes. This demonstrates that the long LR of the full-length enzyme favours the catalytic efficiency at low and moderate temperatures by rendering the structure not only less compact, but also less stable, and plays a crucial role in the adaptation to cold of this cellulolytic enzyme.
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- Guillaume K. Sonan
- *Laboratoire de Biochimie et Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie B6, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- †Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR 6098, CNRS et Universités d'Aix-Marseille I et II, 163 avenue de Luminy, F-13488 Marseille cedex, France
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- *Laboratoire de Biochimie et Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie B6, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- ‡Laboratoire de Bio Cristallographie, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, CNRS et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR 5086, IFR 128 “Biosciences Lyon-Gerland”, 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367 Lyon Cedex 07 France
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- §Station Biologique de Roscoff, Végétaux Marins et Biomolécules, UMR 7139, Place George Teissier, BP 74, F-29682 Roscoff cedex, France
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- ‡Laboratoire de Bio Cristallographie, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, CNRS et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR 5086, IFR 128 “Biosciences Lyon-Gerland”, 7 Passage du Vercors, F-69367 Lyon Cedex 07 France
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- *Laboratoire de Biochimie et Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie B6, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège Sart-Tilman, Belgium
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Poon DKY, Withers SG, McIntosh LP. Direct demonstration of the flexibility of the glycosylated proline-threonine linker in the Cellulomonas fimi Xylanase Cex through NMR spectroscopic analysis. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:2091-100. [PMID: 17121820 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609670200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The modular xylanase Cex (or CfXyn10A) from Cellulomonas fimi consists of an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal cellulose-binding domain, joined by a glycosylated proline-threonine (PT) linker. To characterize the conformation and dynamics of the Cex linker and the consequences of its modification, we have used NMR spectroscopy to study full-length Cex in its nonglycosylated ( approximately 47 kDa) and glycosylated ( approximately 51 kDa) forms. The PT linker lacks any predominant structure in either form as indicated by random coil amide chemical shifts. Furthermore, heteronuclear (1)H-(15)N nuclear Overhauser effect relaxation measurements demonstrate that the linker is flexible on the ns-to-ps time scale and that glycosylation partially dampens this flexibility. The catalytic and cellulose-binding domains also exhibit identical amide chemical shifts whether in isolation or in the context of either unmodified or glycosylated full-length Cex. Therefore, there are no noncovalent interactions between the two domains of Cex or between either domain and the linker. This conclusion is supported by the distinct (15)N relaxation properties of the two domains, as well as their differential alignment within a magnetic field by Pf1 phage particles. These data demonstrate that the PT linker is a flexible tether, joining the structurally independent catalytic and cellulose-binding domains of Cex in an ensemble of conformations; however, more extended forms may predominate because of restrictions imparted by the alternating proline residues. This supports the postulate that the binding-domain anchors Cex to the surface of cellulose, whereas the linker provides flexibility for the catalytic domain to hydrolyze nearby hemicellulose (xylan) chains.
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- David K Y Poon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence, and The Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Kleine J, Liebl W. Comparative characterization of deletion derivatives of the modular xylanase XynA of Thermotoga maritima. Extremophiles 2006; 10:373-81. [PMID: 16550304 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0509-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The modular Xylanase XynA from Thermotoga maritima consists of five domains (A1-A2-B-C1-C2). Two similar N-terminal domains (A1-A2-) are family 22 carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), followed by the catalytic domain (-B-) belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 10, and the C-terminal domains (-C1-C2), which are members of family 9 of CBMs. The gradual deletion of the non-catalytic domains resulted in deletion derivatives (XynADeltaC; XynADeltaA1C and XynADeltaNC) with increased maximum activities (V (max)) at 75 degrees C, pH 6.2. Furthermore, these deletions led to a shift of the optimal NaCl concentration for xylan hydrolysis from 0.25 (XynA) to 0.5 M (XynADeltaNC). In the presence of the family 22 CBMs, the catalytic domain retained more activity in the acidic range of the pH spectrum than without these domains. In addition to the deletion derivatives of XynA, the N-terminal domains A1 and A2 were produced recombinantly, purified, and investigated in binding studies. For soluble xylan preparations, linear beta-1,4-glucans and mixed-linkage beta-1,3-1,4-glucans, only the A2 domain mediated binding, not the A1 domain, in accordance with previous observations. The XynA deletion enzymes lacking the C domains displayed low affinity also to hydroxyethylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose. With insoluble oat spelt xylan and birchwood xylan as the binding substrates, the highest affinity was observed with XynADeltaC and the lowest affinity with XynADeltaNC. Although the domain A1 did not bind to soluble xylan preparations, the insoluble oat spelt xylan-binding data suggest that this domain does play a role in substrate binding in that it improves the binding to insoluble xylans.
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- Jörg Kleine
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Georg-August-Universität, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Laurie JI, Clarke JH, Ciruela A, Faulds CB, Williamson G, Gilbert HJ, Rixon JE, Millward-Sadler J, Hazlewood GP. The NodB domain of a multidomain xylanase from Cellulomonas fimi deacetylates acetylxylan. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Ohta Y, Hatada Y, Nogi Y, Li Z, Ito S, Horikoshi K. Cloning, expression, and characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 86 beta-agarase from a deep-sea Microbulbifer-like isolate. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 66:266-75. [PMID: 15490156 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1757-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The gene for a novel beta-agarase from a deep-sea Microbulbifer-like isolate was cloned and sequenced. It encoded a mature protein of 126,921 Da (1146 amino acids), which was a modular protein including two tandem carbohydrate-binding module (CBM)-like sequences and a catalytic module. The catalytic module resembled a glycoside hydrolase family 86 beta-agarase, AgrA, from Pseudoalteromonas atlantica T6c with 31% amino acid identity. Its recombinant agarase was hyper-produced extracellularly using Bacillus subtilis as the host and purified to homogeneity. The activity and stability were strongly enhanced by CaCl2. The maximal enzyme activity was observed at 45 degrees C and pH 7.5 in the presence of 10 mM CaCl2. The enzyme was an endo-type beta-agarase and degraded agarose and agarose oligosaccharides more polymerized than hexamers to yield neoagarohexaose as the main product. This is the first glycoside hydrolase family 86 enzyme to be homogeneously purified and characterized.
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- Yukari Ohta
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC, formerly Japan Marine Science and Technology Center), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan
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Collins T, Gerday C, Feller G. Xylanases, xylanase families and extremophilic xylanases. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2005; 29:3-23. [PMID: 15652973 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1031] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2003] [Revised: 06/10/2004] [Accepted: 06/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Xylanases are hydrolytic enzymes which randomly cleave the beta 1,4 backbone of the complex plant cell wall polysaccharide xylan. Diverse forms of these enzymes exist, displaying varying folds, mechanisms of action, substrate specificities, hydrolytic activities (yields, rates and products) and physicochemical characteristics. Research has mainly focused on only two of the xylanase containing glycoside hydrolase families, namely families 10 and 11, yet enzymes with xylanase activity belonging to families 5, 7, 8 and 43 have also been identified and studied, albeit to a lesser extent. Driven by industrial demands for enzymes that can operate under process conditions, a number of extremophilic xylanases have been isolated, in particular those from thermophiles, alkaliphiles and acidiphiles, while little attention has been paid to cold-adapted xylanases. Here, the diverse physicochemical and functional characteristics, as well as the folds and mechanisms of action of all six xylanase containing families will be discussed. The adaptation strategies of the extremophilic xylanases isolated to date and the potential industrial applications of these enzymes will also be presented.
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- Tony Collins
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry B6, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
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Decelle B, Tsang A, Storms RK. Cloning, functional expression and characterization of three Phanerochaete chrysosporium endo-1,4-beta-xylanases. Curr Genet 2004; 46:166-75. [PMID: 15278289 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-004-0520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2004] [Revised: 06/17/2004] [Accepted: 06/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three Phanerochaete chrysosporium endo-1,4-beta-xylanase genes were cloned and expressed in Aspergillus niger. Two of these genes, xynA and xynC, encode family 10 glycoside hydrolases, while the third, xynB, codes for a family 11 glycoside hydrolase. All three xylanases possess a type I carbohydrate-binding domain connected to the catalytic domain by a linker region. The three xylanases were purified to homogeneity by weak anion or Avicell column chromatography and subsequently characterized. The XynA, XynB and XynC enzymes have molecular masses of 52, 30 and 50 kDa, respectively. Optimal activity was obtained at pH 4.5 and 70 degrees C with the family 10 xylanases and pH 4.5 and 60 degrees C with the family 11 xylanase. The measured Km when using birchwood xylan as the substrate was 3.71 +/- 0.69 mg/ml for XynA and XynC and was 9.96 +/- 1.45 mg/ml for XynB. Substrate specificity studies and the products released during the degradation of birchwood xylan suggest differences in catalytic properties between the two family 10 xylanases and the family 11 xylanase.
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- Barbara Decelle
- Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Howard MB, Ekborg NA, Taylor LE, Hutcheson SW, Weiner RM. Identification and analysis of polyserine linker domains in prokaryotic proteins with emphasis on the marine bacterium Microbulbifer degradans. Protein Sci 2004; 13:1422-5. [PMID: 15075401 PMCID: PMC2286767 DOI: 10.1110/ps.03511604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Polyserine linkers (PSLs) are interdomain, serine-rich sequences found in modular proteins. Though common among eukaryotes, their presence in prokaryotic enzymes is limited. We identified 46 extracellular proteins involved in complex carbohydrate degradation from Microbulbifer degradans that contain PSLs that separate carbohydrate-binding domains or catalytic domains from other binding domains. In nine M. degradans proteins, PSLs also separated amino-terminal lipoprotein acylation sites from the remainder of the polypeptide. Furthermore, among the 76 PSL proteins identified in sequence repositories, 65 are annotated as proteins involved in complex carbohydrate degradation. We discuss the notion that PSLs are flexible, disordered spacer regions that enhance substrate accessibility.
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- Michael B Howard
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Pell G, Szabo L, Charnock SJ, Xie H, Gloster TM, Davies GJ, Gilbert HJ. Structural and biochemical analysis of Cellvibrio japonicus xylanase 10C: how variation in substrate-binding cleft influences the catalytic profile of family GH-10 xylanases. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:11777-88. [PMID: 14670951 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311947200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microbial degradation of the plant cell wall is the primary mechanism by which carbon is utilized in the biosphere. The hydrolysis of xylan, by endo-beta-1,4-xylanases (xylanases), is one of the key reactions in this process. Although amino acid sequence variations are evident in the substrate binding cleft of "family GH10" xylanases (see afmb.cnrs-mrs.fr/CAZY/), their biochemical significance is unclear. The Cellvibrio japonicus GH10 xylanase CjXyn10C is a bi-modular enzyme comprising a GH10 catalytic module and a family 15 carbohydrate-binding module. The three-dimensional structure at 1.85 A, presented here, shows that the sequence joining the two modules is disordered, confirming that linker sequences in modular glycoside hydrolases are highly flexible. CjXyn10C hydrolyzes xylan at a rate similar to other previously described GH10 enzymes but displays very low activity against xylooligosaccharides. The poor activity on short substrates reflects weak binding at the -2 subsite of the enzyme. Comparison of CjXyn10C with other family GH10 enzymes reveals "polymorphisms" in the substrate binding cleft including a glutamate/glycine substitution at the -2 subsite and a tyrosine insertion in the -2/-3 glycone region of the substrate binding cleft, both of which contribute to the unusual properties of the enzyme. The CjXyn10C-substrate complex shows that Tyr-340 stacks against the xylose residue located at the -3 subsite, and the properties of Y340A support the view that this tyrosine plays a pivotal role in substrate binding at this location. The generic importance of using CjXyn10C as a template in predicting the biochemical properties of GH10 xylanases is discussed.
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- Gavin Pell
- School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Agriculture Bldg., Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
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Howard MB, Ekborg NA, Taylor LE, Weiner RM, Hutcheson SW. Genomic analysis and initial characterization of the chitinolytic system of Microbulbifer degradans strain 2-40. J Bacteriol 2003; 185:3352-60. [PMID: 12754233 PMCID: PMC155392 DOI: 10.1128/jb.185.11.3352-3360.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2002] [Accepted: 03/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The marine bacterium Microbulbifer degradans strain 2-40 produces at least 10 enzyme systems for degrading insoluble complex polysaccharides (ICP). The draft sequence of the 2-40 genome allowed a genome-wide analysis of the chitinolytic system of strain 2-40. The chitinolytic system includes three secreted chitin depolymerases (ChiA, ChiB, and ChiC), a secreted chitin-binding protein (CbpA), periplasmic chitooligosaccharide-modifying enzymes, putative sugar transporters, and a cluster of genes encoding cytoplasmic proteins involved in N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) metabolism. Each chitin depolymerase was detected in culture supernatants of chitin-grown strain 2-40 and was active against chitin and glycol chitin. The chitin depolymerases also had a specific pattern of activity toward the chitin analogs 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N,N'-diacetylchitobioside (MUF-diNAG) and 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N,N',N"-triacetylchitotrioside (MUF-triNAG). The depolymerases were modular in nature and contained glycosyl hydrolase family 18 domains, chitin-binding domains, and polycystic kidney disease domains. ChiA and ChiB each possessed polyserine linkers of up to 32 consecutive serine residues. In addition, ChiB and CbpA contained glutamic acid-rich domains. At 1,271 amino acids, ChiB is the largest bacterial chitinase reported to date. A chitodextrinase (CdxA) with activity against chitooligosaccharides (degree of polymerization of 5 to 7) was identified. The activities of two apparent periplasmic (HexA and HexB) N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidases and one cytoplasmic (HexC) N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase were demonstrated. Genes involved in GlcNAc metabolism, similar to those of the Escherichia coli K-12 NAG utilization operon, were identified. NagA from strain 2-40, a GlcNAc deacetylase, was shown to complement a nagA mutation in E. coli K-12. Except for the GlcNAc utilization cluster, genes for all other components of the chitinolytic system were dispersed throughout the genome. Further examination of this system may provide additional insight into the mechanisms by which marine bacteria degrade chitin and provide a basis for future research on the ICP-degrading systems of strain 2-40.
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- Michael B Howard
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Hägglund P, Eriksson T, Collén A, Nerinckx W, Claeyssens M, Stålbrand H. A cellulose-binding module of the Trichoderma reesei beta-mannanase Man5A increases the mannan-hydrolysis of complex substrates. J Biotechnol 2003; 101:37-48. [PMID: 12523968 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00290-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Endo-beta-1,4-D-mannanases (beta-mannanase; EC 3.2.1.78) are endohydrolases that participate in the degradation of hemicellulose, which is closely associated with cellulose in plant cell walls. The beta-mannanase from Trichoderma reesei (Man5A) is composed of an N-terminal catalytic module and a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding module (CBM). In order to study the properties of the CBM, a construct encoding a mutant of Man5A lacking the part encoding the CBM (Man5ADeltaCBM), was expressed in T. reesei under the regulation of the Aspergillus nidulans gpdA promoter. The wild-type enzyme was expressed in the same way and both proteins were purified to electrophoretic homogeneity using ion-exchange chromatography. Both enzymes hydrolysed mannopentaose, soluble locust bean gum galactomannan and insoluble ivory nut mannan with similar rates. With a mannan/cellulose complex, however, the deletion mutant lacking the CBM showed a significant decrease in hydrolysis. Binding experiments using activity detection of Man5A and Man5ADeltaCBM suggests that the CBM binds to cellulose but not to mannan. Moreover, the binding of Man5A to cellulose was compared with that of an endoglucanase (Cel7B) from T. reesei.
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- Per Hägglund
- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Fusion of family VI cellulose binding domains to Bacillus halodurans xylanase increases its catalytic activity and substrate-binding capacity to insoluble xylan. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1177(02)00226-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Suzuki M, Kato A, Nagata N, Komeda Y. A xylanase, AtXyn1, is predominantly expressed in vascular bundles, and four putative xylanase genes were identified in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 43:759-67. [PMID: 12154138 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The cDNA clone RXF12, which encodes a xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8), was isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana. The C-terminal half of the amino acid sequence of the deduced protein, named AtXyn1, showed similarity with the catalytic domain of barley xylanase X-1. The N-terminal half of AtXyn1 also contained three regions with sequences similar to cellulose-binding domains (CBDs). A xylanase assay revealed that transgenic A. thaliana plants expressing exogenous AtXyn1 fused with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) possessed approximately twice as much xylanase activity as wild-type plants. Observation by fluorescence microscopy of transgenic A. thaliana plants expressing a fusion protein of AtXyn1 and EGFP suggested that AtXyn1 is a cell wall protein. Analysis of the localization of beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity in transgenic A. thaliana plants containing a chimeric gene with the upstream sequence of the AtXyn1 gene and the GUS gene demonstrated that the AtXyn1 gene is predominantly expressed in vascular bundles, but not in vessel cells. These data suggest that AtXyn1 is involved in the secondary cell wall metabolism of vascular bundle cells. A database search revealed that four putative xylanase genes exist in the A. thaliana genome, besides the AtXyn1 gene. Of these, two also contain several regions with sequences similar to CBDs in their N-terminal regions. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the five xylanases suggests a possible process for their molecular evolution.
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- Masashi Suzuki
- Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, N10, W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan.
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Gustavsson M, Lehtiö J, Denman S, Teeri TT, Hult K, Martinelle M. Stable linker peptides for a cellulose-binding domain-lipase fusion protein expressed in Pichia pastoris. PROTEIN ENGINEERING 2001; 14:711-5. [PMID: 11707619 DOI: 10.1093/protein/14.9.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fusion proteins composed of a cellulose-binding domain from Neocallimastix patriciarum cellulase A and Candida antarctica lipase B were constructed using different linker peptides. The aim was to create proteolytically stable linkers that were able to join the functional modules without disrupting their function. Six fusion variants containing linkers of 4-44 residues were expressed in Pichia pastoris and analysed. Three variants were found to be stable throughout 7-day cultivations. The cellulose-binding capacities of fusion proteins containing short linkers were slightly lower compared with those containing long linkers. The lipase-specific activities of all variants, in solution or immobilized on to cellulose, were equal to that of the wild-type lipase.
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- M Gustavsson
- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Center for Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Xie H, Bolam DN, Nagy T, Szabó L, Cooper A, Simpson PJ, Lakey JH, Williamson MP, Gilbert HJ. Role of hydrogen bonding in the interaction between a xylan binding module and xylan. Biochemistry 2001; 40:5700-7. [PMID: 11341835 DOI: 10.1021/bi010034z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NMR studies of the internal family 2b carbohydrate binding module (CBM2b-1) of Cellulomonas fimi xylanase 11A have identified six polar residues and two aromatic residues that interact with its target ligand, xylan. To investigate the importance of the various interactions, free energy and enthalpy changes have been measured for the binding of xylan to native and mutant forms of CBM2b-1. The data show that the two aromatic residues, Trp 259 and Trp 291, play a critical role in the binding, and similarly that mutants N264A and T316A have no affinity for the xylose polymer. Interestingly, mutations E257A, Q288A, N292A, E257A/Q288A, E257A/N292A, and E257A/N292A/Q288A do not significantly diminish the affinity of CBM2b-1 for the xylose polymers, but do influence the thermodynamics driving the protein-carbohydrate interactions. These thermodynamic parameters have been interpreted in light of a fresh understanding of enthalpy-entropy compensation and show the following. (1) For proteins whose ligands are bound on an exposed surface, hydrogen bonding confers little specificity or affinity. It also displays little cooperativity. Most specificity and affinity derive from binding between the face of sugar rings and aromatic rings. (2) Loss of hydrogen bonding interactions leads to a redistribution of the remaining bonding interactions such that the entropic mobility of the ligand is maximized, at the expense (if necessary) of enthalpically favorable bonds. (3) Changes in entropy and enthalpy in the binding between polysaccharide and a range of mutants can be interpreted by considering changes in binding and flexibility, without any need to consider solvent reorganization.
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- H Xie
- Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Campos-Olivas R, Hörr I, Bormann C, Jung G, Gronenborn AM. Solution structure, backbone dynamics and chitin binding of the anti-fungal protein from Streptomyces tendae TÜ901 1 1Edited by M. F. Summers. J Mol Biol 2001; 308:765-82. [PMID: 11350173 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AFP1 is a recently discovered anti-fungal, chitin-binding protein from Streptomyces tendae Tü901. Mature AFP1 comprises 86 residues and exhibits limited sequence similarity to the cellulose-binding domains of bacterial cellulases and xylanases. No similarity to the Cys and Gly-rich domains of plant chitin-binding proteins (e.g. agglutinins, lectins, hevein) is observed. AFP1 is the first chitin-binding protein from a bacterium for which anti-fungal activity was shown. Here, we report the three-dimensional solution structure of AFP1, determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The protein contains two antiparallel beta-sheets (five and four beta-strands each), that pack against each other in a parallel beta-sandwich. This type of architecture is conserved in the functionally related family II of cellulose-binding domains, albeit with different connectivity. A similar fold is also observed in other unrelated proteins (spore coat protein from Myxococcus xanthus, beta-B2 and gamma-B crystallins from Bos taurus, canavalin from Jack bean). AFP1 is therefore classified as a new member of the betagamma-crystallin superfamily. The dynamics of the protein was characterized by NMR using amide 15N relaxation and solvent exchange data. We demonstrate that the protein exhibits an axially symmetric (oblate-like) rotational diffusion tensor whose principal axis coincides to within 15 degrees with that of the inertial tensor. After completion of the present structure of AFP1, an identical fold was reported for a Streptomyces killer toxin-like protein. Based on sequence comparisons and clustering of conserved residues on the protein surface for different cellulose and chitin-binding proteins, we postulate a putative sugar-binding site for AFP1. The inability of the protein to bind short chitin fragments suggests that certain particular architectural features of the solid chitin surface are crucial for the interaction.
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- R Campos-Olivas
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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McKie VA, Vincken JP, Voragen AG, van den Broek LA, Stimson E, Gilbert HJ. A new family of rhamnogalacturonan lyases contains an enzyme that binds to cellulose. Biochem J 2001; 355:167-77. [PMID: 11256961 PMCID: PMC1221724 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3550167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pseudomonas cellulosa is an aerobic bacterium that synthesizes an extensive array of modular cellulases and hemicellulases, which have a modular architecture consisting of catalytic domains and distinct non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). To investigate whether the main-chain-cleaving pectinases from this bacterium also have a modular structure, a library of P. cellulosa genomic DNA, constructed in lambdaZAPII, was screened for pectinase-encoding sequences. A recombinant phage that attacked arabinan, galactan and rhamnogalacturonan was isolated. The encoded enzyme, designated Rgl11A, had a modular structure comprising an N-terminal domain that exhibited homology to Bacillus and Streptomyces proteins of unknown function, a middle domain that exhibited sequence identity to fibronectin-3 domains, and a C-terminal domain that was homologous to family 2a CBMs. Expression of the three modules of the Pseudomonas protein in Escherichia coli showed that its C-terminal module was a functional cellulose-binding domain, and the N-terminal module consisted of a catalytic domain that hydrolysed rhamnogalacturonan-containing substrates. The activity of Rgl11A against apple- and potato-derived rhamnogalacturonan substrates indicated that the enzyme had a strong preference for rhamnogalacturonans that contained galactose side chains, and which were not esterified. The enzyme had an absolute requirement for calcium, a high optimum pH, and catalysis was associated with an increase in absorbance at 235 nm, indicating that glycosidic bond cleavage was mediated via a beta-elimination mechanism. These data indicate that Rgl11A is a rhamnogalacturonan lyase and, together with the homologous Bacillus and Streptomyces proteins, comprise a new family of polysaccharide lyases. The presence of a family 2a CBM in Rgl11A, and in a P. cellulosa pectate lyase described in the accompanying paper [Brown, Mallen, Charnock, Davies and Black (2001) Biochem. J. 355, 155-165] suggests that the capacity to bind cellulose plays an important role in the activity of main-chain-cleaving Pseudomonas pectinases, in addition to cellulases and hemicellulases.
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- V A McKie
- Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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Brown IE, Mallen MH, Charnock SJ, Davies GJ, Black GW. Pectate lyase 10A from Pseudomonas cellulosa is a modular enzyme containing a family 2a carbohydrate-binding module. Biochem J 2001; 355:155-65. [PMID: 11256960 PMCID: PMC1221723 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3550155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pectate lyase 10A (Pel10A) enzyme from Pseudomonas cellulosa is composed of 649 residues and has a molecular mass of 68.5 kDa. Sequence analysis revealed that Pel10A contained a signal peptide and two serine-rich linker sequences that separate three modules. Sequence similarity was seen between the 9.2 kDa N-terminal module of Pel10A and family 2a carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). This N-terminal module of Pel10A was shown to encode an independently functional module with affinity to crystalline cellulose. A high sequence identity of 66% was seen between the 14.2 kDa central module of Pel10A and the functionally uncharacterized central modules of the xylan-degrading enzymes endoxylanase 10B, arabinofuranosidase 62C and esterase 1D, also from P. cellulosa. The 35.8 kDa C-terminal module of Pel10A was shown to have 30 and 36% identities with the family 10 pectate lyases from Azospirillum irakense and an alkaliphilic strain of Bacillus sp. strain KSM-P15, respectively. This His-tagged C-terminal module of the Pel10A was shown to encode an independent catalytic module (Pel10Acm). Pel10Acm was shown to cleave pectate and pectin in an endo-fashion and to have optimal activity at pH 10 and in the presence of 2 mM Ca2+. Highest enzyme activity was detected at 62 degrees C. Pel10Acm was shown to be most active against pectate (i.e. polygalacturonic acid) with progressively less activity against 31, 67 and 89% esterified citrus pectins. These data suggest that Pel10A has a preference for sequences of non-esterified galacturonic acid residues. Significantly, Pel10A and the P. cellulosa rhamnogalacturonan lyase 11A, in the accompanying article [McKie, Vincken, Voragen, van den Broek, Stimson and Gilbert (2001) Biochem. J. 355, 167-177], are the first CBM-containing pectinases described to date.
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- I E Brown
- School of Sciences, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, U.K
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Bolam DN, Xie H, White P, Simpson PJ, Hancock SM, Williamson MP, Gilbert HJ. Evidence for synergy between family 2b carbohydrate binding modules in Cellulomonas fimi xylanase 11A. Biochemistry 2001; 40:2468-77. [PMID: 11327868 DOI: 10.1021/bi002564l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glycoside hydrolases often contain multiple copies of noncatalytic carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) from the same or different families. Currently, the functional importance of this complex molecular architecture is unclear. To investigate the role of multiple CBMs in plant cell wall hydrolases, we have determined the polysaccharide binding properties of wild type and various derivatives of Cellulomonas fimi xylanase 11A (Cf Xyn11A). This protein, which binds to both cellulose and xylan, contains two family 2b CBMs that exhibit 70% sequence identity, one internal (CBM2b-1), which has previously been shown to bind specifically to xylan and the other at the C-terminus (CBM2b-2). Biochemical characterization of CBM2b-2 showed that the module bound to insoluble and soluble oat spelt xylan and xylohexaose with K(a) values of 5.6 x 10(4), 1.2 x 10(4), and 4.8 x 10(3) M(-1), respectively, but exhibited extremely weak affinity for cellohexaose (<10(2) M(-1)), and its interaction with insoluble cellulose was too weak to quantify. The CBM did not interact with soluble forms of other plant cell wall polysaccharides. The three-dimensional structure of CBM2b-2 was determined by NMR spectroscopy. The module has a twisted "beta-sandwich" architecture, and the two surface exposed tryptophans, Trp 570 and Trp 602, which are in a perpendicular orientation with each other, were shown to be essential for ligand binding. In addition, changing Arg 573 to glycine altered the polysaccharide binding specificity of the module from xylan to cellulose. These data demonstrate that the biochemical properties and tertiary structure of CBM2b-2 and CBM2b-1 are extremely similar. When CBM2b-1 and CBM2b-2 were incorporated into a single polypeptide chain, either in the full-length enzyme or an artificial construct comprising both CBM2bs covalently joined via a flexible linker, there was an approximate 18-20-fold increase in the affinity of the protein for soluble and insoluble xylan, as compared to the individual modules, and a measurable interaction with insoluble acid-swollen cellulose, although the K(a) (approximately 6.0 x 10(4) M(-1)) was still much lower than for insoluble xylan (K(a) = approximately 1.0 x 10(6) M(-1)). These data demonstrate that the two family 2b CBMs of Cf Xyn11A act in synergy to bind acid swollen cellulose and xylan. We propose that the increased affinity of glycoside hydrolases for polysaccharides, through the synergistic interactions of CBMs, provides an explanation for the duplication of CBMs from the same family in some prokaryotic cellulases and xylanases.
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- D N Bolam
- Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Simpson PJ, Xie H, Bolam DN, Gilbert HJ, Williamson MP. The structural basis for the ligand specificity of family 2 carbohydrate-binding modules. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:41137-42. [PMID: 10973978 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006948200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interactions of proteins with polysaccharides play a key role in the microbial hydrolysis of cellulose and xylan, the most abundant organic molecules in the biosphere, and are thus pivotal to the recycling of photosynthetically fixed carbon. Enzymes that attack these recalcitrant polymers have a modular structure comprising catalytic modules and non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). The largest prokaryotic CBM family, CBM2, contains members that bind cellulose (CBM2a) and xylan (CBM2b), respectively. A possible explanation for the different ligand specificity of CBM2b is that one of the surface tryptophans involved in the protein-carbohydrate interaction is rotated by 90 degrees compared with its position in CBM2a (thus matching the structure of the binding site to the helical secondary structure of xylan), which may be promoted by a single amino acid difference between the two families. Here we show that by mutation of this single residue (Arg-262-->Gly), a CBM2b xylan-binding module completely loses its affinity for xylan and becomes a cellulose-binding module. The structural effect of the mutation has been revealed using NMR spectroscopy, which confirms that Trp-259 rotates 90 degrees to lie flat against the protein surface. Except for this one residue, the mutation only results in minor changes to the structure. The mutated protein interacts with cellulose using the same residues that the wild-type CBM2b uses to interact with xylan, suggesting that the recognition is of the secondary structure of the polysaccharide rather than any specific recognition of the absence or presence of functional groups.
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- P J Simpson
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Krebs Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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Marrone L, McAllister KA, Clarke AJ. Characterization of function and activity of domains A, B and C of xylanase C from Fibrobacter succinogenes S85. PROTEIN ENGINEERING 2000; 13:593-601. [PMID: 10964990 DOI: 10.1093/protein/13.8.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Xylanase C from the ruminant bacterium Fibrobacter succinogenes is comprised of two catalytic domains, A and B, and a third domain, C, of unknown function. The DNA coding for domains A and B of xylanase C were separately cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli as fusion proteins with glutathione-S:-transferase. The fusion proteins were isolated by affinity chromatography on glutathione-Sepharose 4B, cleaved with thrombin and the released xylanase C catalytic domains A and B were purified to apparent homogeneity by anion-exchange chromatography on Mono Q. Electrospray mass spectrometry provided a molecular mass of 27 818 Da (expected, 27 820 Da) for domain B. The pH and temperature optima for activity of domain B on oat spelt xylan were 5.0 and 52 degrees C, respectively. A kinetic analysis of the activity of the catalytic domain A on oat spelt xylan, birch wood xylan and xylooligomers at pH 6.5 and 37 degrees C provided data significantly different to those obtained previously with a protease-derived form of the enzyme [Zhu et al. (1994) J. Bacteriol. 176, 3885-3894]. The isolated domain A was more active on barley-glucan than the protease-derived form and its affinity for birch wood xylan was enhanced resulting in greater overall catalytic efficiency as reflected by k(cat)/K:(M) values. Likewise, significant differences in the Michaelis-Menten parameters K:(M), k(cat) and k(cat)/K:(M) were obtained with domain B compared with values previously reported with this domain attached to domain C. In general, the presence of domain C appeared to decrease the overall efficiency of domain B 7- and 36-fold with birch wood xylan and xylopentaose as substrates, respectively, as reflected by values of k(cat)/K:(M). The removal of domain C also affected the mode of action of domain B such that it more closely resembled that of catalytic domain A. However, no change in either pH and temperature optima or stability were found with domain B compared with the combined domains B and C. The function of domain C remains unknown, but hydrophobic cluster analysis indicated that it may belong to a class of dockerin domains involved in the protein-protein interactions of cellulolytic and xylanolytic complexes.
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- L Marrone
- Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Charnock SJ, Bolam DN, Turkenburg JP, Gilbert HJ, Ferreira LM, Davies GJ, Fontes CM. The X6 "thermostabilizing" domains of xylanases are carbohydrate-binding modules: structure and biochemistry of the Clostridium thermocellum X6b domain. Biochemistry 2000; 39:5013-21. [PMID: 10819965 DOI: 10.1021/bi992821q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Many polysaccharide-degrading enzymes display a modular structure in which a catalytic module is attached to one or more noncatalytic modules. Several xylanases contain a module of previously unknown function (termed "X6" modules) that had been implicated in thermostability. We have investigated the properties of two such "thermostabilizing" modules, X6a and X6b from the Clostridium thermocellumxylanase Xyn10B. These modules, expressed either as discrete entities or as their natural fusions with the catalytic module, were assayed, and their capacity to bind various carbohydrates and potentiate hydrolytic activity was determined. The data showed that X6b, but not X6a, increased the activity of the enzyme against insoluble xylan and bound specifically to xylooligosaccharides and various xylans. In contrast, X6a exhibited no affinity for soluble or insoluble forms of xylan. Isothermal titration calorimetry revealed that the ligand-binding site of X6b accommodates approximately four xylose residues. The protein exhibited K(d) values in the low micromolar range for xylotetraose, xylopentaose, and xylohexaose; 24 microM for xylotriose; and 50 microM for xylobiose. Negative DeltaH and DeltaS values indicate that the interaction of X6b with xylooligosaccharides and xylan is driven by enthalpic forces. The three-dimensional structure of X6b has been solved by X-ray crystallography to a resolution of 2.1 A. The protein is a beta-sandwich that presents a tryptophan and two tyrosine residues on the walls of a shallow cleft that is likely to be the xylan-binding site. In view of the structural and carbohydrate-binding properties of X6b, it is proposed that this and related modules be re-assigned as family 22 carbohydrate-binding modules.
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- S J Charnock
- Department of Chemistry, Structural Biology Laboratory, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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Meissner K, Wassenberg D, Liebl W. The thermostabilizing domain of the modular xylanase XynA of Thermotoga maritima represents a novel type of binding domain with affinity for soluble xylan and mixed-linkage beta-1,3/beta-1, 4-glucan. Mol Microbiol 2000; 36:898-912. [PMID: 10844677 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01909.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Thermotoga maritima XynA is an extremely thermostable modular enzyme with five domains (A1-A2-B-C1-C2). Its catalytic domain (-B-) is flanked by duplicated non-catalytic domains. The C-terminal repeated domains represent cellulose-binding domains (CBDs). Xylanase domains related to the N-terminal domains of XynA (A1-A2) are called thermostabilizing domains because their deletion normally leads to increased thermosensitivity of the enzymes. It was found that a glutathione-S-transferase (GST) hybrid protein (GST-A1A2) containing both A-domains of XynA can interact with various soluble xylan preparations and with mixed-linkage beta-1,3/beta-1,4-glucans. GST-A1A2 showed no affinity for insoluble microcrystalline cellulose, whereas, vice versa, GST-C2, which contains the C-terminal CBD of XynA, did not interact with soluble xylan. Another hybrid protein, GST-A2, displayed the same binding properties as GST-A1A2, indicating that A2 alone can also promote xylan binding. The dissociation constants for the binding of xylose, xylobiose, xylotriose, xylotetraose and xylopentaose by GST-A2, as determined at 20 degrees C by fluorescence quench experiments, were 8.1 x 10(-3) M, 2.3 x 10(-4) M, 2.3 x 10(-5) M, 2.5 x 10(-6)M and 1.1 x 10(-6) M respectively. The A-domains of XynA, which are designated as xylan binding domains (XBD), are, from the structural as well as the functional point of view, prototypes of a novel class of binding domains. More than 50 related protein segments with hitherto unknown function were detected in about 30 other multidomain beta-glycanases, among them putative plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) xylanases. It is argued that polysaccharide binding and not thermostabilization is the main function of A-like domains.
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- K Meissner
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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Raghothama S, Simpson PJ, Szabó L, Nagy T, Gilbert HJ, Williamson MP. Solution structure of the CBM10 cellulose binding module from Pseudomonas xylanase A. Biochemistry 2000; 39:978-84. [PMID: 10653641 DOI: 10.1021/bi992163+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Plant cell wall hydrolases generally have a modular structure consisting of a catalytic domain linked to one or more noncatalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), whose common function is to attach the enzyme to the polymeric substrate. Xylanase A from Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa (Pf Xyn10A) consists of a family 10 catalytic domain, an N-terminal family IIa cellulose-binding module, and an internal family 10 cellulose-binding module. The structure of the 45-residue family 10 CBM has been determined in solution using NMR. It consists of two antiparallel beta-sheets, one with two strands and one with three, with a short alpha-helix across one face of the three-stranded sheet. There is a high density of aromatic residues on one side of the protein, including three aromatic residues (Tyr8, Trp22, and Trp24), which are exposed and form a flat surface on one face, in a classical polysaccharide-binding arrangement. The fold is closely similar to that of the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB) fold, but appears to have arisen by convergent evolution, because there is no sequence similarity, and the presumed binding sites are on different faces.
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- S Raghothama
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Krebs Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, U.K
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Abou Hachem M, Nordberg Karlsson E, Bartonek-Roxâ E, Raghothama S, Simpson PJ, Gilbert HJ, Williamson MP, Holst O. Carbohydrate-binding modules from a thermostable Rhodothermus marinus xylanase: cloning, expression and binding studies. Biochem J 2000; 345 Pt 1:53-60. [PMID: 10600638 PMCID: PMC1220729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The two N-terminally repeated carbohydrate-binding modules (CBM4-1 and CBM4-2) encoded by xyn10A from Rhodothermus marinus were produced in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography. Binding assays to insoluble polysaccharides showed binding to insoluble xylan and to phosphoric-acid-swollen cellulose but not to Avicel or crystalline cellulose. Binding to insoluble substrates was significantly enhanced by the presence of Na(+) and Ca(2+) ions. The binding affinities for soluble polysaccharides were tested by affinity electrophoresis; strong binding occurred with different xylans and beta-glucan. CBM4-2 displayed a somewhat higher binding affinity than CBM4-1 for both soluble and insoluble substrates but both had similar specificities. Binding to short oligosaccharides was measured by NMR; both modules bound with similar affinities. The binding of the modules was shown to be dominated by enthalpic forces. The binding modules did not contribute with any significant synergistic effects on xylan hydrolysis when incubated with a Xyn10A catalytic module. This is the first report of family 4 CBMs with affinity for both insoluble xylan and amorphous cellulose.
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- M Abou Hachem
- Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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