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Aymé L, Hébert A, Henrissat B, Lombard V, Franche N, Perret S, Jourdier E, Heiss-Blanquet S. Characterization of three bacterial glycoside hydrolase family 9 endoglucanases with different modular architectures isolated from a compost metagenome. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2021; 1865:129848. [PMID: 33460770 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2021.129848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Environmental bacteria express a wide diversity of glycoside hydrolases (GH). Screening and characterization of GH from metagenomic sources provides an insight into biomass degradation strategies of non-cultivated prokaryotes. METHODS In the present report, we screened a compost metagenome for lignocellulolytic activities and identified six genes encoding enzymes belonging to family GH9 (GH9a-f). Three of these enzymes (GH9b, GH9d and GH9e) were successfully expressed and characterized. RESULTS A phylogenetic analysis of the catalytic domain of pro- and eukaryotic GH9 enzymes suggested the existence of two major subgroups. Bacterial GH9s displayed a wide variety of modular architectures and those harboring an N-terminal Ig-like domain, such as GH9b and GH9d, segregated from the remainder. We purified and characterized GH9 endoglucanases from both subgroups and examined their stabilities, substrate specificities and product profiles. GH9e exhibited an original hydrolysis pattern, liberating an elevated proportion of oligosaccharides longer than cellobiose. All of the enzymes exhibited processive behavior and a synergistic action on crystalline cellulose. Synergy was also evidenced between GH9d and a GH48 enzyme identified from the same metagenome. CONCLUSIONS The characterized GH9 enzymes displayed different modular architectures and distinct substrate and product profiles. The presence of a cellulose binding domain was shown to be necessary for binding and digestion of insoluble cellulosic substrates, but not for processivity. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The identification of six GH9 enzymes from a compost metagenome and the functional variety of three characterized members highlight the importance of this enzyme family in bacterial biomass deconstruction.
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- Laure Aymé
- IFP Energies Nouvelles, 1 - 4 avenue du Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France
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- IFP Energies Nouvelles, 1 - 4 avenue du Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, 163 avenue de Luminy, 13288 Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France; INRAE, USC1408 Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), 163 avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, France; Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), CNRS, 163 avenue de Luminy, 13288 Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France; INRAE, USC1408 Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), 163 avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCB, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LCB, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France
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- IFP Energies Nouvelles, 1 - 4 avenue du Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France
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- IFP Energies Nouvelles, 1 - 4 avenue du Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison, France.
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Structural Insights into the Molecular Evolution of the Archaeal Exo-β-d-Glucosaminidase. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20102460. [PMID: 31109049 PMCID: PMC6566704 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The archaeal exo-β-d-glucosaminidase (GlmA), a thermostable enzyme belonging to the glycosidase hydrolase (GH) 35 family, hydrolyzes chitosan oligosaccharides into monomer glucosamines. GlmA is a novel enzyme in terms of its primary structure, as it is homologous to both GH35 and GH42 β-galactosidases. The catalytic mechanism of GlmA is not known. Here, we summarize the recent reports on the crystallographic analysis of GlmA. GlmA is a homodimer, with each subunit comprising three distinct domains: a catalytic TIM-barrel domain, an α/β domain, and a β1 domain. Surprisingly, the structure of GlmA presents features common to GH35 and GH42 β-galactosidases, with the domain organization resembling that of GH42 β-galactosidases and the active-site architecture resembling that of GH35 β-galactosidases. Additionally, the GlmA structure also provides critical information about its catalytic mechanism, in particular, on how the enzyme can recognize glucosamine. Finally, we postulate an evolutionary pathway based on the structure of an ancestor GlmA to extant GH35 and GH42 β-galactosidases.
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Coelho D, Lopes PA, Cardoso V, Ponte P, Brás J, Madeira MS, Alfaia CM, Bandarra NM, Gerken HG, Fontes CMGA, Prates JAM. Novel combination of feed enzymes to improve the degradation of Chlorella vulgaris recalcitrant cell wall. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5382. [PMID: 30926940 PMCID: PMC6440988 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41775-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In this study, a rational combination of 200 pre-selected Carbohydrate-Active enzymes (CAZymes) and sulfatases were tested, individually or combined, according to their ability to degrade Chlorella vulgaris cell wall to access its valuable nutritional compounds. The disruption of microalgae cell walls by a four-enzyme mixture (Mix) in comparison with the control, enabled to release up to 1.21 g/L of reducing sugars (p < 0.001), led to an eight-fold increase in oligosaccharides release (p < 0.001), and reduced the fluorescence intensity by 47% after staining with Calcofluor White (p < 0.001). The Mix treatment was successful in releasing proteins (p < 0.001), some MUFA (p < 0.05), and the beneficial 18:3n-3 fatty acid (p < 0.05). Even if no variation was detected for chlorophylls (p > 0.05), total carotenoids were increased in the supernatant (p < 0.05) from the Mix treatment, relative to the control. Taken together, these results indicate that this four-enzyme Mix displays an effective capacity to degrade C. vulgaris cell wall. Thus, these enzymes may constitute a good approach to improve the bioavailability of C. vulgaris nutrients for monogastric diets, in particular, and to facilitate the cost-effective use of microalgae by the feed industry, in general.
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- Diogo Coelho
- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- NZYTech - Genes and Enzymes, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício E, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal
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- NZYTech - Genes and Enzymes, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício E, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal
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- NZYTech - Genes and Enzymes, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício E, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal
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- DivAV, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 1495-006, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University, 7418 Innovation Way South, Building ISTB-3, Room 103, Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
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- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal.,NZYTech - Genes and Enzymes, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício E, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIISA - Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisboa, Portugal. .,NZYTech - Genes and Enzymes, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício E, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Wu L, Davies GJ. Structure of the GH9 glucosidase/glucosaminidase from Vibrio cholerae. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2018; 74:512-523. [PMID: 30084401 PMCID: PMC6096475 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x18011019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 03/30/2024] Open
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Glycoside hydrolase family 9 (GH9) of carbohydrate-processing enzymes primarily consists of inverting endoglucanases. A subgroup of GH9 enzymes are believed to act as exo-glucosidases or exo-glucosaminidases, with many being found in organisms of the family Vibrionaceae, where they are proposed to function within the chitin-catabolism pathway. Here, it is shown that the GH9 enzyme from the pathogen Vibrio cholerae (hereafter referred to as VC0615) is active on both chitosan-derived and β-glucoside substrates. The structure of VC0615 at 3.17 Å resolution is reported from a crystal form with poor diffraction and lattice disorder. VC0615 was highly refractory to crystallization efforts, with crystals only appearing using a high protein concentration under conditions containing the precipitant poly-γ-glutamic acid (PGA). The structure is highly mobile within the crystal lattice, which is likely to reflect steric clashes between symmetry molecules which destabilize crystal packing. The overall tertiary structure of VC0615 is well resolved even at 3.17 Å resolution, which has allowed the structural basis for the exo-glucosidase/glucosaminidase activity of this enzyme to be investigated.
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- Liang Wu
- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York YO10 5DD, England
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York YO10 5DD, England
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Nguyen STC, Freund HL, Kasanjian J, Berlemont R. Function, distribution, and annotation of characterized cellulases, xylanases, and chitinases from CAZy. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:1629-1637. [PMID: 29359269 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8778-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The enzymatic deconstruction of structural polysaccharides, which relies on the production of specific glycoside hydrolases (GHs), is an essential process across environments. Over the past few decades, researchers studying the diversity and evolution of these enzymes have isolated and biochemically characterized thousands of these proteins. The carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy) lists these proteins and provides some metadata. Here, the sequences and metadata of characterized sequences derived from GH families associated with the deconstruction of cellulose, xylan, and chitin were collected and discussed. First, although few polyspecific enzymes are identified, characterized GH families are mostly monospecific. Next, the taxonomic distribution of characterized GH mirrors the distribution of identified sequences in sequenced genomes. This provides a rationale for connecting the identification of GH sequences to specific reactions or lineages. Finally, we tested the annotation of the characterized GHs using HMM scan and the protein families database (Pfam). The vast majority of GHs targeting cellulose, xylan, and chitin can be identified using this publicly accessible approach.
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- Stanley T C Nguyen
- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840-9502, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840-9502, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840-9502, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840-9502, USA.
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The crystal structure of an inverting glycoside hydrolase family 9 exo-β-D-glucosaminidase and the design of glycosynthase. Biochem J 2016; 473:463-72. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20150966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The crystal structure of an inverting exo-β-D-glucosaminidase from glycoside hydrolase family 9 was determined. This is the first description of the structure of an exo-type enzyme from this family. A glycosynthase was produced from this enzyme through saturation mutagenesis.
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Ravachol J, Borne R, Tardif C, de Philip P, Fierobe HP. Characterization of all family-9 glycoside hydrolases synthesized by the cellulosome-producing bacterium Clostridium cellulolyticum. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:7335-48. [PMID: 24451379 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.545046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The genome of Clostridium cellulolyticum encodes 13 GH9 enzymes that display seven distinct domain organizations. All but one contain a dockerin module and were formerly detected in the cellulosomes, but only three of them were previously studied (Cel9E, Cel9G, and Cel9M). In this study, the 10 uncharacterized GH9 enzymes were overproduced in Escherichia coli and purified, and their activity pattern was investigated in the free state or in cellulosome chimeras with key cellulosomal cellulases. The newly purified GH9 enzymes, including those that share similar organization, all exhibited distinct activity patterns, various binding capacities on cellulosic substrates, and different synergies with pivotal cellulases in mini-cellulosomes. Furthermore, one enzyme (Cel9X) was characterized as the first genuine endoxyloglucanase belonging to this family, with no activity on soluble and insoluble celluloses. Another GH9 enzyme (Cel9V), whose sequence is 78% identical to the cellulosomal cellulase Cel9E, was found inactive in the free and complexed states on all tested substrates. The sole noncellulosomal GH9 (Cel9W) is a cellulase displaying a broad substrate specificity, whose engineered form bearing a dockerin can act synergistically in minicomplexes. Finally, incorporation of all GH9 cellulases in trivalent cellulosome chimera containing Cel48F and Cel9G generated a mixture of heterogeneous mini-cellulosomes that exhibit more activity on crystalline cellulose than the best homogeneous tri-functional complex. Altogether, our data emphasize the importance of GH9 diversity in bacterial cellulosomes, confirm that Cel9G is the most synergistic GH9 with the major endoprocessive cellulase Cel48F, but also identify Cel9U as an important cellulosomal component during cellulose depolymerization.
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- Julie Ravachol
- From the Aix-Marseille Université-CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne UMR7283, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, Marseille Cedex 20, France
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Chao CF, Chen YY, Cheng CY, Li YK. Catalytic function of a newly purified exo-β-d-glucosaminidase from the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 93:615-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cnudde C, Moens T, Hoste B, Willems A, De Troch M. Limited feeding on bacteria by two intertidal benthic copepod species as revealed by trophic biomarkers. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2013; 5:301-309. [PMID: 23589378 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Harpacticoids can discriminate between biofilms of different bacterial strains. We investigated whether assimilation of bacteria is selective and whether harpacticoids select for the most nutritional bacteria. We specifically focused on the role of bacterial characteristics in copepod food selection. Trophic biomarkers (stable isotopes, fatty acids) were used to test selective assimilation of three bacteria by the harpacticoids Platychelipus littoralis and Delavalia palustris, all isolated from a salt marsh. The bacteria Gramella sp., Jannaschia sp. and Photobacterium sp. with contrasting ribosomal protein and fatty acid contents were (13)C-labelled and offered in a food patch choice experiment with monospecific and combination treatments (single and two strains per microcosm respectively). Low assimilation of bacterial carbon and lack of significant fatty acid transfer proved that bacteria were a poor food source for the harpacticoids. Assimilation was copepod species-specific and bacteria strain-specific (preference for Photobacterium). However, only a low degree of selective feeding occurred; it can partly be explained by bacterial extracellular metabolites rather than by biochemical content and densities. Finally, the energetic cost of differential bacterivory resulted in a negative fatty acid balance for Platychelipus, while Delavalia showed an improved fatty acid profile and thus a positive response to the low-quality bacterial food.
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- Clio Cnudde
- Biology Department, Marine Biology, Ghent University, Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281 - S8, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Biochemical and mutational analyses of a multidomain cellulase/mannanase from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:2230-40. [PMID: 22247178 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06814-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Thermophilic cellulases and hemicellulases are of significant interest to the biofuel industry due to their perceived advantages over their mesophilic counterparts. We describe here biochemical and mutational analyses of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii Cel9B/Man5A (CbCel9B/Man5A), a highly thermophilic enzyme. As one of the highly secreted proteins of C. bescii, the enzyme is likely to be critical to nutrient acquisition by the bacterium. CbCel9B/Man5A is a modular protein composed of three carbohydrate-binding modules flanked at the N terminus and the C terminus by a glycoside hydrolase family 9 (GH9) module and a GH5 module, respectively. Based on truncational analysis of the polypeptide, the cellulase and mannanase activities within CbCel9B/Man5A were assigned to the N- and C-terminal modules, respectively. CbCel9B/Man5A and its truncational mutants, in general, exhibited a pH optimum of ∼5.5 and a temperature optimum of 85°C. However, at this temperature, thermostability was very low. After 24 h of incubation at 75°C, the wild-type protein maintained 43% activity, whereas a truncated mutant, TM1, maintained 75% activity. The catalytic efficiency with phosphoric acid swollen cellulose as a substrate for the wild-type protein was 7.2 s(-1) ml/mg, and deleting the GH5 module led to a mutant (TM1) with a 2-fold increase in this kinetic parameter. Deletion of the GH9 module also increased the apparent k(cat) of the truncated mutant TM5 on several mannan-based substrates; however, a concomitant increase in the K(m) led to a decrease in the catalytic efficiencies on all substrates. These observations lead us to postulate that the two catalytic activities are coupled in the polypeptide.
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