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Mavi PS, Singh S, Kumar A. Media component bovine serum albumin facilitates the formation of mycobacterial biofilms in response to reductive stress. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:111. [PMID: 37081437 PMCID: PMC10116703 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02853-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) forms physiologically relevant biofilms harboring drug-tolerant bacteria. This observation has brought the study of mycobacterial biofilms to the forefront of tuberculosis research. We established earlier that dithiothreitol (DTT) mediated reductive stress induces cellulose-rich biofilm formation in Mtb cultures. The molecular events associated with the DTT-induced biofilm formation are not known. Furthermore, there are only limited tools for monitoring the presence of cellulose in biofilms. RESULTS To decipher the molecular events associated with DTT-induced biofilm formation, we used Mtb and non-pathogenic, fast-growing Mycobacterium smegmatis (Msm). We observed that DTT induces biofilm formation in Msm cultures. We explored whether media components facilitate biofilm formation in mycobacteria upon exposure to DTT. We observed that media component bovine serum albumin promotes mycobacterial biofilm formation in response to DTT. Furthermore, we analyzed the composition of extracellular polymeric substances of Msm biofilms. We found that, like Mtb biofilms, Msm biofilms are also rich in polysaccharides and proteins. We also developed a novel protein-based molecular probe for imaging cellulose by utilizing the cellulose-binding domain of cellulase CenA from Cellulomonas fimi and fusing it to fluorescent reporter mCherry. Characterization of this new probe revealed that it has a high affinity for cellulose and could be used for visualizing cellulose biosynthesis during the development of Agrobacterium biofilms. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that biological macromolecule cellulose is present in the extracellular polymeric substances of Msm biofilms using this novel probe. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that DTT-mediated reduction of media component BSA leads to the formation of nucleating foci. These nucleating foci are critical for subsequent attachment of bacterial cells and induction of EPS production. Furthermore, this new tool, IMT-CBD-mC, could be used for monitoring cellulose incorporation in plant cells, understanding cellulose biosynthesis dynamics during biofilm formation, etc.
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- Parminder Singh Mavi
- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Room No 508, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Room No 508, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, India, 160036
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Room No 508, Sector 39 A, Chandigarh, India, 160036.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 201002.
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Morais MAB, Paiva JH, Murakami MT. Molecular plasticity of CBM3 ancillary domain leads to conformational changes in the cellulose binding interface. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 645:71-78. [PMID: 36680939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) constitute independently folded domains typically associated with carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). These modules are considered to have a rigid structure without notable conformational changes upon ligand binding, exhibiting a complementary topography in relation to the target carbohydrate. Herein, the high-resolution SAD-solved structure of a CBM from family 3 (BsCBM3) that binds to crystalline cellulose is reported in two crystalline forms. This module showed molecular plasticity with structural differences detected between the two crystalline forms and high RMSD values when compared to NMR ensemble of models. Pronounced structural variances were observed in the cellulose binding interface between NMR and XTAL structures, which were corroborated by molecular dynamics simulations. These findings support that family 3 CBMs targeting to cellulose are rather structurally dynamic modules than rigid entities, suggesting a potential role of conformational changes in polysaccharide recognition and modulation of enzyme activity.
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- Mariana Abrahão Bueno Morais
- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Navone L, Moffitt K, Johnston WA, Mercer T, Cooper C, Spann K, Speight RE. Bioengineered textiles with peptide binders that capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles. COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS 2022; 3:54. [PMID: 35991518 PMCID: PMC9376897 DOI: 10.1038/s43246-022-00278-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The use of personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks and ventilation are key strategies to control the transmission of respiratory viruses. However, most PPE provides physical protection that only partially prevents the transmission of viral particles. Here, we develop textiles with integrated peptide binders that capture viral particles. We fuse peptides capable of binding the receptor domain of the spike protein on the SARS-CoV-2 capsid to the cellulose-binding domain from the Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase II protein. The hybrid peptides can be attached to the cellulose fibres in cotton and capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles with high affinity. The resulting bioengineered cotton captures 114,000 infective virus particles per cm2 and reduces onwards SARS-CoV-2 infection of cells by 500-fold. The hybrid peptides could be easily modified to capture and control the spread of other infectious pathogens or for attachment to different materials. We anticipate the use of bioengineered protective textiles in PPE, facemasks, ventilation, and furnishings will provide additional protection to the airborne or fomite transmission of viruses.
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- Laura Navone
- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, QLD 4072 Australia
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2010 Australia
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- Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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Lai CY, Ng KL, Wang H, Lam CC, Wong WKR. Spontaneous Cleavages of a Heterologous Protein, the CenA Endoglucanase of Cellulomonas fimi, in Escherichia coli. Microbiol Insights 2021; 14:11786361211024637. [PMID: 34188486 PMCID: PMC8209791 DOI: 10.1177/11786361211024637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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CenA is an endoglucanase secreted by the Gram-positive cellulolytic bacterium, Cellulomonas fimi, to the environment as a glycosylated protein. The role of glycosylation in CenA is unclear. However, it seems not crucial for functional activity and secretion since the unglycosylated counterpart, recombinant CenA (rCenA), is both bioactive and secretable in Escherichia coli. Using a systematic screening approach, we have demonstrated that rCenA is subjected to spontaneous cleavages (SC) in both the cytoplasm and culture medium of E. coli, under the influence of different environmental factors. The cleavages were found to occur in both the cellulose-binding (CellBD) and catalytic domains, with a notably higher occurring rate detected in the former than the latter. In CellBD, the cleavages were shown to occur close to potential N-linked glycosylation sites, suggesting that these sites might serve as ‘attributive tags’ for differentiating rCenA from endogenous proteins and the points of initiation of SC. It is hypothesized that glycosylation plays a crucial role in protecting CenA from SC when interacting with cellulose in the environment. Subsequent to hydrolysis, SC would ensure the dissociation of CenA from the enzyme-substrate complex. Thus, our findings may help elucidate the mechanisms of protein turnover and enzymatic cellulolysis.
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- Cheuk Yin Lai
- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.,Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Biofilm formation in the lung contributes to virulence and drug tolerance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1606. [PMID: 33707445 PMCID: PMC7952908 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21748-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis is a chronic disease that displays several features commonly associated with biofilm-associated infections: immune system evasion, antibiotic treatment failures, and recurrence of infection. However, although Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) can form cellulose-containing biofilms in vitro, it remains unclear whether biofilms are formed during infection in vivo. Here, we demonstrate the formation of Mtb biofilms in animal models of infection and in patients, and that biofilm formation can contribute to drug tolerance. First, we show that cellulose is also a structural component of the extracellular matrix of in vitro biofilms of fast and slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. Then, we use cellulose as a biomarker to detect Mtb biofilms in the lungs of experimentally infected mice and non-human primates, as well as in lung tissue sections obtained from patients with tuberculosis. Mtb strains defective in biofilm formation are attenuated for survival in mice, suggesting that biofilms protect bacilli from the host immune system. Furthermore, the administration of nebulized cellulase enhances the antimycobacterial activity of isoniazid and rifampicin in infected mice, supporting a role for biofilms in phenotypic drug tolerance. Our findings thus indicate that Mtb biofilms are relevant to human tuberculosis.
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Lv C, Gu T, Ma R, Yao W, Huang Y, Gu J, Zhao G. Biochemical characterization of a GH19 chitinase from Streptomyces alfalfae and its applications in crystalline chitin conversion and biocontrol. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 167:193-201. [PMID: 33259839 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chitinases play crucial roles in enzymatic conversion of chitin and biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi. Herein, a chitinase of glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 19, SaChiB, was cloned from Streptomyces alfalfae ACCC 40021 and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The purified SaChiB displayed maximal activities at 45 °C and pH 8.0, and showed good stability up to 55 °C and in the range of pH 4.0-11.0, respectively. It exhibited substrate specificity towards chitin and chitooligosaccharides (degree of polymerization 3-6) with the endo-cleavage manner. In combination with the N-acetyl hexosaminidase SaHEX, it yielded a conversion rate of 95.2% from chitin powder to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in 8 h and a product purity of >98.5%. Furthermore, the enzyme strongly inhibited the growth of tested pathogenic fungi. These results indicated that SaChiB has the great potential for applications in the conversion of raw chitinous waste in industries as well as the biocontrol of fungal diseases in agriculture.
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- Chenyin Lv
- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China.
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Chen L, Wei Y, Shi M, Li Z, Zhang SH. An Archaeal Chitinase With a Secondary Capacity for Catalyzing Cellulose and Its Biotechnological Applications in Shell and Straw Degradation. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1253. [PMID: 31244795 PMCID: PMC6579819 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Numerous thermostable enzymes have been reported from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1, which made it an attractive resource for gene cloning. This research reported a glycosyl hydrolase (Tk-ChiA) form T. Kodakarensis with dual hydrolytic activity due to the presence of three binding domains with affinity toward chitin and cellulose. The Tk-ChiA gene was cloned and expressed on Pichia pastoris GS115. The molecular weight of the purified Tk-ChiA is about 130.0 kDa. By using chitosan, CMC-Na and other polysaccharides as substrates, we confirmed that Tk-ChiA with dual hydrolysis activity preferably hydrolyzes both chitosan and CMC-Na. Purified Tk-ChiA showed maximal activity for hydrolyzing CMC-Na at temperature 65°C and pH 7.0. It showed thermal stability on incubation for 4 h at temperatures ranging from 70 to 80°C and remained more than 40% of its maximum activity after pre-incubation at 100°C for 4 h. Particularly, Tk-ChiA is capable of degrading shrimp shell and rice straw through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis. The main factors affecting shell and straw degradation were determined to be reaction time and temperature; and both factors were optimized by central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) to enhance the efficiency of degradation. Our findings suggest that Tk-ChiA with dual thermostable hydrolytic activities maybe a promising hydrolase for shell and straw waste treatment, conversion, and utilization.
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- Lina Chen
- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of expansin gene family in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC Genomics 2019; 20:101. [PMID: 30709338 PMCID: PMC6359794 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5455-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Expansin loosens plant cell walls and involves in cell enlargement and various abiotic stresses. Plant expansin superfamily contains four subfamilies: α-expansin (EXPA), β-expansin (EXPB), expansin-like A (EXLA), and expansin-like B (EXLB). In this work, we performed a comprehensive study on the molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationship and expression profiling of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) expansin gene family using the recently released wheat genome database (IWGSC RefSeq v1.1 with a coverage rate of 94%). Results Genome-wide analysis identified 241 expansin genes in the wheat genome, which were grouped into three subfamilies (EXPA, EXPB and EXLA) by phylogenetic tree. Molecular structure analysis showed that wheat expansin gene family showed high evolutionary conservation although some differences were present in different subfamilies. Some key amino acid sites that contribute to functional divergence, positive selection, and coevolution were detected. Evolutionary analysis revealed that wheat expansin gene superfamily underwent strong positive selection. The transcriptome map and qRT-PCR analysis found that wheat expansin genes had tissue/organ expression specificity and preference, and generally highly expressed in the roots. The expression levels of some expansin genes were significantly induced by NaCl and polyethylene glycol stresses, which was consistent with the differential distribution of the cis-elements in the promoter region. Conclusions Wheat expansin gene family showed high evolutionary conservation and wide range of functional divergence. Different selection constraints may influence the evolution of the three expansin subfamilies. The different expression patterns demonstrated that expansin genes could play important roles in plant growth and abiotic stress responses. This study provides new insights into the structures, evolution and functions of wheat expansin gene family. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5455-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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O'Donnell N, Okkelman IA, Timashev P, Gromovykh TI, Papkovsky DB, Dmitriev RI. Cellulose-based scaffolds for fluorescence lifetime imaging-assisted tissue engineering. Acta Biomater 2018; 80:85-96. [PMID: 30261339 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Quantitative measurement of pH and metabolite gradients by microscopy is one of the challenges in the production of scaffold-grown organoids and multicellular aggregates. Herein, we used the cellulose-binding domain (CBD) of the Cellulomonas fimi CenA protein for designing biosensor scaffolds that allow measurement of pH and Ca2+ gradients by fluorescence intensity and lifetime imaging (FLIM) detection modes. By fusing CBD with pH-sensitive enhanced cyan fluorescent protein (CBD-ECFP), we achieved efficient labeling of cellulose-based scaffolds based on nanofibrillar, bacterial cellulose, and decellularized plant materials. CBD-ECFP bound to the cellulose matrices demonstrated pH sensitivity comparable to untagged ECFP (1.9-2.3 ns for pH 6-8), thus making it compatible with FLIM-based analysis of extracellular pH. By using 3D culture of human colon cancer cells (HCT116) and adult stem cell-derived mouse intestinal organoids, we evaluated the utility of the produced biosensor scaffold. CBD-ECFP was sensitive to increases in extracellular acidification: the results showed a decline in 0.2-0.4 pH units in response to membrane depolarization by the protonophore FCCP. With the intestinal organoid model, we demonstrated multiparametric imaging by combining extracellular acidification (FLIM) with phosphorescent probe-based monitoring of cell oxygenation. The described labeling strategy allows for the design of extracellular pH-sensitive scaffolds for multiparametric FLIM assays and their use in engineered live cancer and stem cell-derived tissues. Collectively, this research can help in achieving the controlled biofabrication of 3D tissue models with known metabolic characteristics. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: We designed biosensors consisting of a cellulose-binding domain (CBD) and pH- and Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent proteins. CBD-tagged biosensors efficiently label various types of cellulose matrices including nanofibrillar cellulose and decellularized plant materials. Hybrid biosensing cellulose scaffolds designed in this study were successfully tested by multiparameter FLIM microscopy in 3D cultures of cancer cells and mouse intestinal organoids.
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- Neil O'Donnell
- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Institute of Photonic Technologies, Research Center 'Crystallography and Photonics', Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biotechnology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Keadtidumrongkul P, Suttangkakul A, Pinmanee P, Pattana K, Kittiwongwattana C, Apisitwanich S, Vuttipongchaikij S. Growth modulation effects of CBM2a under the control of AtEXP4 and CaMV35S promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Transgenic Res 2017; 26:447-463. [PMID: 28349287 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-017-0015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The expression of cell-wall-targeted Carbohydrate Binding Modules (CBMs) can alter cell wall properties and modulate growth and development in plants such as tobacco and potato. CBM2a identified in xylanase 10A from Cellulomonas fimi is of particular interest for its ability to bind crystalline cellulose. However, its potential for promoting plant growth has not been explored. In this work, we tested the ability of CBM2a to promote growth when expressed using both CaMV35S and a vascular tissue-specific promoter derived from Arabidopsis expansin4 (AtEXP4) in three plant species: Arabidopsis, Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus camaldulensis. In Arabidopsis, the expression of AtEXP4pro:CBM2a showed trends for growth promoting effects including the increase of root and hypocotyl lengths and the enlargements of the vascular xylem area, fiber cells and vessel cells. However, in N. tabacum, the expression of CBM2a under the control of either CaMV35S or AtEXP4 promoter resulted in subtle changes in the plant growth, and the thickness of secondary xylem and vessel and fiber cell sizes were generally reduced in the transgenic lines with AtEXP4pro:CBM2a. In Eucalyptus, while transgenics expressing CaMV35S:CBM2a showed very subtle changes compared to wild type, those transgenics with AtEXP4pro:CBM2a showed increases in plant height, enlargement of xylem areas and xylem fiber and vessel cells. These data provide comparative effects of expressing CBM2a protein in different plant species, and this finding can be applied for plant biomass improvement.
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- Pornthep Keadtidumrongkul
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Special Research Unit in Microalgal Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics (MMGFG), Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Center of Advanced Studies for Tropical Natural Resources, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Special Research Unit in Microalgal Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics (MMGFG), Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Center of Advanced Studies for Tropical Natural Resources, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
- Special Research Unit in Microalgal Molecular Genetics and Functional Genomics (MMGFG), Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
- Center of Advanced Studies for Tropical Natural Resources, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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Mutation of a conserved tryptophan residue in the CBM3c of a GH9 endoglucanase inhibits activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 92:159-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.06.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Gunnoo M, Cazade PA, Galera-Prat A, Nash MA, Czjzek M, Cieplak M, Alvarez B, Aguilar M, Karpol A, Gaub H, Carrión-Vázquez M, Bayer EA, Thompson D. Nanoscale Engineering of Designer Cellulosomes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:5619-47. [PMID: 26748482 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Biocatalysts showcase the upper limit obtainable for high-speed molecular processing and transformation. Efforts to engineer functionality in synthetic nanostructured materials are guided by the increasing knowledge of evolving architectures, which enable controlled molecular motion and precise molecular recognition. The cellulosome is a biological nanomachine, which, as a fundamental component of the plant-digestion machinery from bacterial cells, has a key potential role in the successful development of environmentally-friendly processes to produce biofuels and fine chemicals from the breakdown of biomass waste. Here, the progress toward so-called "designer cellulosomes", which provide an elegant alternative to enzyme cocktails for lignocellulose breakdown, is reviewed. Particular attention is paid to rational design via computational modeling coupled with nanoscale characterization and engineering tools. Remaining challenges and potential routes to industrial application are put forward.
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- Melissabye Gunnoo
- Materials and Surface Science Institute and Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Materials and Surface Science Institute and Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Instituto Cajal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), IMDEA Nanociencias and CIBERNED, Madrid, Spain
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- Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Physik and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80799, Munich, Germany
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, Université Paris 06, and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 8227, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, Station Biologique, de Roscoff, CS 90074, F-29688, Roscoff cedex, Bretagne, France
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- Laboratory of Biological Physics, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Biopolis S.L., Parc Científic de la Universitat de Valencia, Edificio 2, C/Catedrático Agustín Escardino 9, 46980, Paterna (Valencia), Spain
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- Abengoa, S.A., Palmas Altas, Calle Energía Solar nº 1, 41014, Seville, Spain
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- Designer Energy Ltd., 2 Bergman St., Tamar Science Park, Rehovot, 7670504, Israel
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- Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Physik and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80799, Munich, Germany
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- Instituto Cajal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), IMDEA Nanociencias and CIBERNED, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Materials and Surface Science Institute and Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Blumer-Schuette SE, Alahuhta M, Conway JM, Lee LL, Zurawski JV, Giannone RJ, Hettich RL, Lunin VV, Himmel ME, Kelly RM. Discrete and structurally unique proteins (tāpirins) mediate attachment of extremely thermophilic Caldicellulosiruptor species to cellulose. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:10645-56. [PMID: 25720489 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.641480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A variety of catalytic and noncatalytic protein domains are deployed by select microorganisms to deconstruct lignocellulose. These extracellular proteins are used to attach to, modify, and hydrolyze the complex polysaccharides present in plant cell walls. Cellulolytic enzymes, often containing carbohydrate-binding modules, are key to this process; however, these enzymes are not solely responsible for attachment. Few mechanisms of attachment have been discovered among bacteria that do not form large polypeptide structures, called cellulosomes, to deconstruct biomass. In this study, bioinformatics and proteomics analyses identified unique, discrete, hypothetical proteins ("tāpirins," origin from Māori: to join), not directly associated with cellulases, that mediate attachment to cellulose by species in the noncellulosomal, extremely thermophilic bacterial genus Caldicellulosiruptor. Two tāpirin genes are located directly downstream of a type IV pilus operon in strongly cellulolytic members of the genus, whereas homologs are absent from the weakly cellulolytic Caldicellulosiruptor species. Based on their amino acid sequence, tāpirins are specific to these extreme thermophiles. Tāpirins are also unusual in that they share no detectable protein domain signatures with known polysaccharide-binding proteins. Adsorption isotherm and trans vivo analyses demonstrated the carbohydrate-binding module-like affinity of the tāpirins for cellulose. Crystallization of a cellulose-binding truncation from one tāpirin indicated that these proteins form a long β-helix core with a shielded hydrophobic face. Furthermore, they are structurally unique and define a new class of polysaccharide adhesins. Strongly cellulolytic Caldicellulosiruptor species employ tāpirins to complement substrate-binding proteins from the ATP-binding cassette transporters and multidomain extracellular and S-layer-associated glycoside hydrolases to process the carbohydrate content of lignocellulose.
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- Sara E Blumer-Schuette
- From the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905
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- the Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905
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- the Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
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- the Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
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- the Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and
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- the Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and
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- From the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905,
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Zhang Y, Wang L, Chen J, Wu J. Enhanced activity toward PET by site-directed mutagenesis of Thermobifida fusca cutinase–CBM fusion protein. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 97:124-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ribitsch D, Yebra AO, Zitzenbacher S, Wu J, Nowitsch S, Steinkellner G, Greimel K, Doliska A, Oberdorfer G, Gruber CC, Gruber K, Schwab H, Stana-Kleinschek K, Acero EH, Guebitz GM. Fusion of Binding Domains to Thermobifida cellulosilytica Cutinase to Tune Sorption Characteristics and Enhancing PET Hydrolysis. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1769-76. [DOI: 10.1021/bm400140u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Doris Ribitsch
- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- State Key Laboratory of
Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Ave., Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology
and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Ave.,
Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Characterisation
and Processing of Polymers, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, 3946 West
Stevens, Seattle, United States
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Molecular
Biosciencies, University of Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50/3, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Molecular
Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Characterisation
and Processing of Polymers, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Enzymes and Polymers, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology ACIB, Petergasse
14, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Institute of Environmental
Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20,
3430 Tulln, Austria
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Guo J, Catchmark JM, Mohamed MNA, Benesi AJ, Tien M, Kao TH, Watts HD, Kubicki JD. Identification and Characterization of a Cellulose Binding Heptapeptide Revealed by Phage Display. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1795-805. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4001876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Jing Guo
- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, ‡Department of Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, and §School of Advanced Sciences, Crystal Growth and Crystallographic
Division, VIT University,
Vellore-632014, India
- Department
of Chemistry, ⊥Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, #Department of Geosciences, ▽Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Guo J, Catchmark JM. Binding Specificity and Thermodynamics of Cellulose-Binding Modules from Trichoderma reesei Cel7A and Cel6A. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1268-77. [DOI: 10.1021/bm300810t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jing Guo
- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, §Department of Agricultural and Biological
Engineering, ‡Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802,
United States
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- Intercollege
Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, §Department of Agricultural and Biological
Engineering, ‡Center for NanoCellulosics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802,
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Pesentseva MS, Kovalchuk SN, Anastyuk SD, Kusaykin MI, Sova VV, Rasskazov VA, Zvyagintseva TN. Endo-(1→3)-β-d-glucanase GI from marine mollusk Littorina sitkana: Amino acid sequence and ESIMS/MS-estimated features of transglycosylation and hydrolysis reactions in comparison to analogous enzyme LIV from Pseudocardium sachalinensis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2011.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Santhanam N, Badri DV, Decker SR, Manter DK, Reardon KF, Vivanco JM. Lignocellulose Decomposition by Microbial Secretions. SIGNALING AND COMMUNICATION IN PLANTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23047-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Choi SL, Lee SJ, Ha JS, Song JJ, Rhee YH, Lee SG. Generation of catalytic protein particles in Escherichia coli cells using the cellulose-binding domain from Cellulomonas fimi as a fusion partner. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-011-0336-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CBM3d, a novel subfamily of family 3 carbohydrate-binding modules identified in Cel48A exoglucanase of Cellulosilyticum ruminicola. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:5199-206. [PMID: 21803997 DOI: 10.1128/jb.05227-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Previously, we found that exoglucanase Cel48A from Cellulosilyticum ruminicola H1 bound intensively to Avicel; however, no known carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) was observed in the protein. Bioinformatics suggested that a C-terminal fragment of 127 amino acids, named the Cellulosilyticum-specific paralogous module (CPM), could function in binding. CPM-appended proteins are all putative (hemi)cellulases from Cellulosilyticum spp. In the present work, we demonstrated that Cel48A without the CPM retained only exoglucanase activity and lost the Avicel-binding ability, while the isolated CPM exhibited a high affinity for Avicel. In addition, the CPM bound to chitin, but not to soluble polysaccharides, making it a type A CBM, which binds only insoluble polysaccharides. Phylogenetic analysis clustered the CPM and its homologs as a separate branch that was distantly related to CBM subfamilies 3a (28% identity), 3b (24% identity), and 3c (21% identity). Sequence alignment revealed distinct secondary structures of the new CBM 3 group, in particular, a conserved Pro66-Trp67 insert preceding strand β4', a deletion preceding strand β6, and incomplete strands β8 and β9. An alanine scan for six aromatic and three nonaromatic amino acid residues (D66, P66, and R111) by site-directed mutagenesis determined that Phe62, Pro66, Trp67, Tyr68, Arg111, and Trp117 were the functional residues for binding. Among them, Phe62, Pro66, and Trp67 were the newly determined key sites in the CPM for binding. Three-dimensional homolog modeling revealed two types of substrate-binding sites, planar and groove, in the CPM. Thus, a new subfamily, CBM family 3d, is proposed.
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Meso-Scale Modeling of Polysaccharides in Plant Cell Walls: An Application to Translation of CBMs on the Cellulose Surface. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2010-1052.ch005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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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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Characterization of Thermobifida fusca cutinase-carbohydrate-binding module fusion proteins and their potential application in bioscouring. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:6870-6. [PMID: 20729325 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00896-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cutinase from Thermobifida fusca is thermally stable and has potential application in the bioscouring of cotton in the textile industry. In the present study, the carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) from T. fusca cellulase Cel6A (CBM(Cel6A)) and Cellulomonas fimi cellulase CenA (CBM(CenA)) were fused, separately, to the carboxyl terminus of T. fusca cutinase. Both fusion enzymes, cutinase-CBM(Cel6A) and cutinase-CBM(CenA), were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Enzyme characterization showed that both displayed similar catalytic properties and pH stabilities in response to T. fusca cutinase. In addition, both fusion proteins displayed an activity half-life of 53 h at their optimal temperature of 50°C. Compared to T. fusca cutinase, in the absence of pectinase, the binding activity on cotton fiber was enhanced by 2% for cutinase-CBM(Cel6A) and by 28% for cutinase-CBM(CenA), whereas in the presence of pectinase, the binding activity was enhanced by 40% for the former and 45% for the latter. Notably, a dramatic increase of up to 3-fold was observed in the amount of released fatty acids from cotton fiber by both cutinase-CBM fusion proteins when acting in concert with pectinase. This is the first report of improving the scouring efficiency of cutinase by fusing it with CBM. The improvement in activity and the strong synergistic effect between the fusion proteins and pectinase suggest that they may have better applications in textile bioscouring than the native cutinase.
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Quirk A, Lipkowski J, Vandenende C, Cockburn D, Clarke AJ, Dutcher JR, Roscoe SG. Direct visualization of the enzymatic digestion of a single fiber of native cellulose in an aqueous environment by atomic force microscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:5007-13. [PMID: 20170174 DOI: 10.1021/la9037028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study native cellulose films prepared from a bacterial cellulose source, Acetobacter xylinum, using a novel application of the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. These films allowed high-resolution AFM images of single fibers and their microfibril structure to be obtained. Two types of experiments were performed. First, the fibers were characterized using samples that were dried after LB deposition. Next, novel protocols that allowed us to image single fibers of cellulose in films that were never dried were developed. This procedure allowed us to perform in situ AFM imaging studies of the enzymatic hydrolysis of single cellulose fibers in solution using cellulolytic enzymes. The in situ degradation of cellulose fibers was monitored over a 9 h period using AFM. These studies provided the first direct, real-time images of the enzymatic degradation of a single cellulose fiber. We have demonstrated the tremendous potential of AFM to study the mechanism of the enzymatic digestion of cellulose and to identify the most effective enzymes for the digestion of various cellulose structures or isomorphs.
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- Amanda Quirk
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 Canada
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Cheng YM, Hsieh FC, Meng M. Functional analysis of conserved aromatic amino acids in the discoidin domain of Paenibacillus beta-1,3-glucanase. Microb Cell Fact 2009; 8:62. [PMID: 19930717 PMCID: PMC2789033 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-8-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/25/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The 190-kDa Paenibacillus beta-1,3-glucanase (LamA) contains a catalytic module of the glycoside hydrolase family 16 (GH16) and several auxiliary domains. Of these, a discoidin domain (DS domain), present in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic proteins with a wide variety of functions, exists at the carboxyl-terminus. To better understand the bacterial DS domain in terms of its structure and function, this domain alone was expressed in Escherichia coli and characterized. The results indicate that the DS domain binds various polysaccharides and enhances the biological activity of the GH16 module on composite substrates. We also investigated the importance of several conserved aromatic residues in the domain's stability and substrate-binding affinity. Both were affected by mutations of these residues; however, the effect on protein stability was more notable. In particular, the forces contributed by a sandwiched triad (W1688, R1756, and W1729) were critical for the presumable beta-sandwich fold.
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- Yueh-Mei Cheng
- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan.
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Horn SJ, Sørlie M, Vaaje-Kolstad G, Norberg AL, Synstad B, Vårum KM, Eijsink VGH. Comparative studies of chitinases A, B and C fromSerratia marcescens. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420500518482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Production and purification of the isolated family 2a carbohydrate-binding module from Cellulomonas fimi. Protein Expr Purif 2009; 64:63-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An endo-(1→3)-β-d-glucanase from the scallop Chlamys albidus: catalytic properties, cDNA cloning and secondary-structure characterization. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:191-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2008] [Revised: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cellulolytic bacteria and fungi have been shown to use two different approaches to degrade cellulose. Most aerobic microbes secrete sets of individual cellulases, many of which contain a carbohydrate binding molecule (CBM), which act synergistically on native cellulose. Most anaerobic microorganisms produce large multienzyme complexes called cellulosomes, which are usually attached to the outer surface of the microorganism. Most of the cellulosomal enzymes lack a CBM, but the cohesin subunit, to which they are bound, does contain a CBM. The cellulases present in each class show considerable overlap in their catalytic domains, and processive cellulases (exocellulases and processive endocellulases) are the most abundant components of both the sets of free enzymes and of the cellulosomal cellulases. Analysis of the genomic sequences of two cellulolytic bacteria, Cytophaga hutchinsonii, an aerobe, and Fibrobacter succinogenes, an anaerobe, suggest that these organisms must use a third mechanism. This is because neither of these organisms, encodes processive cellulases and most of their many endocellulase genes do not encode CBMs. Furthermore, neither organism appears to encode the dockerin and cohesin domains that are key components of cellulosomes.
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- David B Wilson
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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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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Fujitani N, Shimizu H, Matsubara T, Ohta T, Komata Y, Miura N, Sato T, Nishimura SI. Structural transition of a 15 amino acid residue peptide induced by GM1. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:1895-903. [PMID: 17572397 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Revised: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The ganglioside GM1-binding peptide, p3, with a sequence of VWRLLAPPFSNRLLP, displayed a clear structural alteration depending on the presence or absence of GM1 micelles. The three-dimensional structures of the p3 peptide in the free and GM1 bound states were analyzed using two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic experiments with distance-restrained simulated annealing calculations. The NMR experiments for the p3 peptide alone indicated that the peptide has two conformers derived from the exchange of cis and trans forms at Pro(7)-Pro(8). Further study with theoretical modeling revealed that the p3 peptide has a curb conformation without regular secondary structure. On the other hand, the NMR studies for the p3 peptide with the GM1 micelles elucidated a trans conformer and gave a structure stabilized by hydrophobic interactions of beta- and helical turns. Based on these structural investigations, tryptophan, a core residue of the hydrophobic cluster, might be an essential residue for the recognition of the GM1 saccharides. The dynamic transition of the p3 peptide may play an important role in the function of GM1 as a multiple receptor as in the traditional pathway of the infection by cholera toxin.
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- Naoki Fujitani
- Division of Advanced Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Life Science, Frontier Research Center for Post-Genomic Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 011-0021, Japan
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Nimlos MR, Matthews JF, Crowley MF, Walker RC, Chukkapalli G, Brady JW, Adney WS, Cleary JM, Zhong L, Himmel ME. Molecular modeling suggests induced fit of Family I carbohydrate-binding modules with a broken-chain cellulose surface. Protein Eng Des Sel 2007; 20:179-87. [PMID: 17430975 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzm010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cellobiohydrolases are the most effective single component of fungal cellulase systems; however, their molecular mode of action on cellulose is not well understood. These enzymes act to detach and hydrolyze cellodextrin chains from crystalline cellulose in a processive manner, and the carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) is thought to play an important role in this process. Understanding the interactions between the CBM and cellulose at the molecular level can assist greatly in formulating selective mutagenesis experiments to confirm the function of the CBM. Computational molecular dynamics was used to investigate the interaction of the CBM from Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I with a model of the (1,0,0) cellulose surface modified to display a broken chain. Initially, the CBM was located in different positions relative to the reducing end of this break, and during the simulations it appeared to translate freely and randomly across the cellulose surface, which is consistent with its role in processivity. Another important finding is that the reducing end of a cellulose chain appears to induce a conformational change in the CBM. Simulations show that the tyrosine residues on the hydrophobic surface of the CBM, Y5, Y31 and Y32 align with the cellulose chain adjacent to the reducing end and, importantly, that the fourth tyrosine residue in the CBM (Y13) moves from its internal position to form van der Waals interactions with the cellulose surface. As a consequence of this induced change near the surface, the CBM straddles the reducing end of the broken chain. Interestingly, all four aromatic residues are highly conserved in Family I CBM, and thus this recognition mechanism may be universal to this family.
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- Mark R Nimlos
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA.
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Sequence and structural features of carbohydrate binding in proteins and assessment of predictability using a neural network. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2007; 7:1. [PMID: 17201922 PMCID: PMC1780050 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-7-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background Protein-Carbohydrate interactions are crucial in many biological processes with implications to drug targeting and gene expression. Nature of protein-carbohydrate interactions may be studied at individual residue level by analyzing local sequence and structure environments in binding regions in comparison to non-binding regions, which provide an inherent control for such analyses. With an ultimate aim of predicting binding sites from sequence and structure, overall statistics of binding regions needs to be compiled. Sequence-based predictions of binding sites have been successfully applied to DNA-binding proteins in our earlier works. We aim to apply similar analysis to carbohydrate binding proteins. However, due to a relatively much smaller region of proteins taking part in such interactions, the methodology and results are significantly different. A comparison of protein-carbohydrate complexes has also been made with other protein-ligand complexes. Results We have compiled statistics of amino acid compositions in binding versus non-binding regions- general as well as in each different secondary structure conformation. Binding propensities of each of the 20 residue types and their structure features such as solvent accessibility, packing density and secondary structure have been calculated to assess their predisposition to carbohydrate interactions. Finally, evolutionary profiles of amino acid sequences have been used to predict binding sites using a neural network. Another set of neural networks was trained using information from single sequences and the prediction performance from the evolutionary profiles and single sequences were compared. Best of the neural network based prediction could achieve an 87% sensitivity of prediction at 23% specificity for all carbohydrate-binding sites, using evolutionary information. Single sequences gave 68% sensitivity and 55% specificity for the same data set. Sensitivity and specificity for a limited galactose binding data set were obtained as 63% and 79% respectively for evolutionary information and 62% and 68% sensitivity and specificity for single sequences. Propensity and other sequence and structural features of carbohydrate binding sites have also been compared with our similar extensive studies on DNA-binding proteins and also with protein-ligand complexes. Conclusion Carbohydrates typically show a preference to bind aromatic residues and most prominently tryptophan. Higher exposed surface area of binding sites indicates a role of hydrophobic interactions. Neural networks give a moderate success of prediction, which is expected to improve when structures of more protein-carbohydrate complexes become available in future.
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Kovalchuk SN, Sundukova EV, Kusaykin MI, Guzev KV, Anastiuk SD, Likhatskaya GN, Trifonov EV, Nurminski EA, Kozhemyako VB, Zvyagintseva TN, Rasskazov VA. Purification, cDNA cloning and homology modeling of endo-1,3-β-d-glucanase from scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2006; 143:473-85. [PMID: 16473536 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2005] [Revised: 12/29/2005] [Accepted: 12/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The retaining endo-1,3-beta-D-glucanase (LV) with molecular mass of 36 kDa was purified to homogeneity from the crystalline styles of scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis. The purified enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis of laminaran as endo-enzyme forming glucose, laminaribiose and higher oligosaccharides as products (Km approximately 600 microg/mL). The 1,3-beta-D-glucanase effectively catalyzed transglycosylation reaction that is typical of endo-enzymes too. Optima of pH and temperature were at 4.5 and 45 degrees C, respectively. cDNA encoding the endo-1,3-beta-D-glucanase was cloned by PCR-based methods. It contained an open reading frame that encoded 339-amino acids protein. The predicted endo-1,3-beta-D-glucanase amino acid sequence included a characteristic domain of the glycosyl hydrolases family 16 and revealed closest homology with 1,3-beta-D-glucanases from bivalve Pseudocardium sachalinensis, sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and invertebrates lipopolysaccharide and beta-1,3-glucan-binding proteins. The fold of the LV was more closely related to kappa-carrageenase, agarase and 1,3;1,4-beta-D-glucanase from glycosyl hydrolases family 16. Homology model of the endo-1,3-beta-D-glucanase from M. yessoensis was obtained with MOE on the base of the crystal structure of kappa-carrageenase from P. carrageonovora as template. Putative three-dimensional structures of the LV complexes with substrate laminarihexaose or glucanase inhibitor halistanol sulfate showed that the binding sites of the halistanol sulfate and laminarihexaose are located in the enzyme catalytic site and overlapped.
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- Svetlana N Kovalchuk
- Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159 pr.100 let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.
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Ferrer P. Revisiting the Cellulosimicrobium cellulans yeast-lytic beta-1,3-glucanases toolbox: a review. Microb Cell Fact 2006; 5:10. [PMID: 16545129 PMCID: PMC1458353 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-5-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (also known with the synonyms Cellulomonas cellulans, Oerskovia xanthineolytica, and Arthrobacter luteus) is an actinomycete that excretes yeast cell wall lytic enzyme complexes containing endo-beta-1,3-glucanases [EC 3.2.1.39 and 3.2.1.6] as key constituents. Three genes encoding endo-beta-1,3-glucanases from two C. cellulans strains have been cloned and characterised over the past years. The betaglII and betaglIIA genes from strain DSM 10297 (also known as O. xanthineolytica LL G109) encoded proteins of 40.8 and 28.6 kDa, respectively, whereas the beta-1,3-glucanase gene from strain ATCC 21606 (also known as A. luteus 73-14) encoded a 54.5 kDa protein. Alignment of their deduced amino acid sequences reveal that betaglII and betaglIIA have catalytic domains assigned to family 16 of glycosyl hydrolases, whereas the catalytic domain from the 54.5 kDa glucanase belongs to family 64. Notably, both betaglII and the 54.5 kDa beta-1,3-glucanase are multidomain proteins, having a lectin-like C-terminal domain that has been assigned to family 13 of carbohydrate binding modules, and that confers to beta-1,3-glucanases the ability to lyse viable yeast cells. Furthermore, betaglII may also undergo posttranslational proteolytic processing of its C-terminal domain, resulting in a truncated enzyme retaining its glucanase activity but with very low yeast-lytic activity. In this review, the diversity in terms of structural and functional characteristics of the C. cellulans beta-1,3-glucanases has been compiled and compared.
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- Pau Ferrer
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193- Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain.
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Bach H, Gutnick DL. A unique polypeptide from the C-terminus of the exocellular esterase of Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 modulates the emulsifying activity of the polymeric bioemulsifier apoemulsan. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 71:177-83. [PMID: 16237525 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0161-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2005] [Revised: 08/23/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An exocellular esterase from the oil-degrading Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 was previously shown to enhance the emulsification and emulsion stabilization properties of the amphipathic, aminopolysaccharide bioemulsifier, emulsan [Bach H, Berdichevsky Y, Gutnick D (2003) An exocellular protein from the oil-degrading microbe Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 enhances the emulsifying activity of the polymeric bioemulsifier emulsan. Appl Environ Microbiol 69:2608-15]. This enhancement was specific for the RAG-1 esterase and was independent of catalytic activity. In this report, fragments from both the N'- and C'-termini were cloned as fusions to the C-terminus of the maltose-binding protein (MBP) and were tested for enhancement activity in the presence of the deproteinated form of emulsan, apoemulsan. The activity could be localized to the C-terminal third of the protein which exhibited the same activity as the intact enzyme. MBP itself was completely inactive and could be cleaved from the fusion without affecting the subsequent emulsification. However, the enhancement completely depended on the presence of a unique C-terminal 20 amino acid peptide not found in any other protein in the databases. In addition, progressive removal of amino acids from the N-terminus of the active MBP polypeptide resulted in a concomitant loss of activity, indicating that enhancement is also proportional to the size of the peptide fragment. The middle third and the C-terminal third of the enzyme each contained a copy of the conserved Cardin-Weintraub consensus sequence for protein binding to heparin. These sequences were not detected in homologous esterases from a closely related strain, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus BD413.
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- Horacio Bach
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Vancouver General Hospital, BC, Canada
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Cellulomonas is a unique bacterium possessing not only the capacity to degrade various carbohydrates, such as starch, xylan and cellulose, but crystalline cellulose as well. It has developed a complex battery of glucanases to deal with substrates possessing such extensive microheterogeneities. Some of these enzymes are multifunctional, as well as cross inducible, possessing a multi-domain structure; these enzymes are thought to have arisen by the shuffling of these domains. Intergeneric hybrids have been constructed between Cellulomonas and Zymomonas so as to enhance the industrial potential of this organism. This review examines the unique features of this microorganism and evaluates its key role in the conversion of complex wastes to useful products, by virtue of its unusual attributes.
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- P Chaudhary
- Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Poona, Pune-411 007, India
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Gao J, Bauer MW, Shockley KR, Pysz MA, Kelly RM. Growth of hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus on chitin involves two family 18 chitinases. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:3119-28. [PMID: 12788706 PMCID: PMC161489 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.6.3119-3128.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pyrococcus furiosus was found to grow on chitin, adding this polysacharide to the inventory of carbohydrates utilized by this hyperthermophilic archaeon. Accordingly, two open reading frames (chiA [Pf1234] and chiB [Pf1233]) were identified in the genome of P. furiosus, which encodes chitinases with sequence similarity to proteins from the glycosyl hydrolase family 18 in less-thermophilic organisms. Both enzymes contain multiple domains that consist of at least one binding domain and one catalytic domain. ChiA (ca. 39 kDa) contains a putative signal peptide, as well as a binding domain (ChiA(BD)), that is related to binding domains associated with several previously studied bacterial chitinases. chiB, separated by 37 nucleotides from chiA and in the same orientation, encodes a polypeptide with two different proline-threonine-rich linker regions (6 and 3 kDa) flanking a chitin-binding domain (ChiB(BD) [11 kDa]), followed by a catalytic domain (ChiB(cat) [35 kDa]). No apparent signal peptide is encoded within chiB. The two chitinases share little sequence homology to each other, except in the catalytic region, where both have the catalytic glutamic acid residue that is conserved in all family 18 bacterial chitinases. The genes encoding ChiA, without its signal peptide, and ChiB were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. ChiA exhibited no detectable activity toward chitooligomers smaller than chitotetraose, indicating that the enzyme is an endochitinase. Kinetic studies showed that ChiB followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics toward chitotriose, although substrate inhibition was observed for larger chitooligomers. Hydrolysis patterns on chitooligosaccharides indicated that ChiB is a chitobiosidase, processively cleaving off chitobiose from the nonreducing end of chitin or other chitooligomers. Synergistic activity was noted for the two chitinases on colloidal chitin, indicating that these two enzymes work together to recruit chitin-based substrates for P. furiosus growth. This was supported by the observed growth on chitin as the sole carbohydrate source in sulfur-free media.
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- Jun Gao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905, USA
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Murashima K, Kosugi A, Doi RH. Solubilization of cellulosomal cellulases by fusion with cellulose-binding domain of noncellulosomal cellulase engd from Clostridium cellulovorans. Proteins 2003; 50:620-8. [PMID: 12577268 DOI: 10.1002/prot.10298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Clostridium cellulovorans produces a cellulase complex (cellulosome) as well as noncellulosomal cellulases. In this study, we determined a factor that affected the solubility of the cellulosomal cellulase EngB and the noncellulosomal EngD when they were expressed in Escherichia coli. The catalytic domains of EngB and EngD formed inclusion bodies when expressed in E. coli. On the other hand, both catalytic domains containing the C-terminal cellulose-binding domain (CBD) of EngD were expressed in soluble form. Fusion with the CBD of EngD also helped increased the solubility of cellulosomal cellulase EngL upon expression in E. coli. These results indicate that the CBD of EngD plays an important role in the soluble expression of the catalytic domains of EngB, EngL, and EngD. The possible mechanisms of solubilization by fusion of the catalytic domain with the CBD from EngD are discussed.
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- Koichiro Murashima
- Section of Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Lehtiö J, Sugiyama J, Gustavsson M, Fransson L, Linder M, Teeri TT. The binding specificity and affinity determinants of family 1 and family 3 cellulose binding modules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:484-9. [PMID: 12522267 PMCID: PMC141021 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.212651999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2002] [Accepted: 10/26/2002] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cellulose binding modules (CBMs) potentiate the action of cellulolytic enzymes on insoluble substrates. Numerous studies have established that three aromatic residues on a CBM surface are needed for binding onto cellulose crystals and that tryptophans contribute to higher binding affinity than tyrosines. However, studies addressing the nature of CBM-cellulose interactions have so far failed to establish the binding site on cellulose crystals targeted by CBMs. In this study, the binding sites of CBMs on Valonia cellulose crystals have been visualized by transmission electron microscopy. Fusion of the CBMs with a modified staphylococcal protein A (ZZ-domain) allowed direct immuno-gold labeling at close proximity of the actual CBM binding site. The transmission electron microscopy images provide unequivocal evidence that the fungal family 1 CBMs as well as the family 3 CBM from Clostridium thermocellum CipA have defined binding sites on two opposite corners of Valonia cellulose crystals. In most samples these corners are worn to display significant area of the hydrophobic (110) plane, which thus constitutes the binding site for these CBMs.
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- Janne Lehtiö
- Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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McLean BW, Boraston AB, Brouwer D, Sanaie N, Fyfe CA, Warren RAJ, Kilburn DG, Haynes CA. Carbohydrate-binding modules recognize fine substructures of cellulose. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:50245-54. [PMID: 12191997 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204433200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Competition isotherms are used to identify the set of cellulose substructures to which cellulose binding modules (CBMs) from families 2a, 3, 4, 9, and 17 bind. The experiments are based on coupling a unique fluorescent tag to each CBM in a manner that does not alter the natural binding properties of the CBM and therefore allows the surface and solution concentrations of each CBM to be monitored as a function of time and composition. Adsorption and surface exchange of like or competing CBMs are monitored using a range of cellulose preparations varying in both crystallinity and provenance. CBMs from families 2a, 3, 4, 9, and 17 are shown to recognize different physical forms of prepared cellulose. The demonstration of the very fine binding specificity of cellulose-specific CBMs implies that the polysaccharide targets of CBMs extend down to the resolution of cellulose microstructures.
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- Bradley W McLean
- Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence, PENCE Inc., National Business Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada
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Jung H, Wilson DB, Walker LP. Binding mechanisms for Thermobifida fusca Cel5A, Cel6B, and Cel48A cellulose-binding modules on bacterial microcrystalline cellulose. Biotechnol Bioeng 2002; 80:380-92. [PMID: 12325146 DOI: 10.1002/bit.10375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The family II cellulose-binding modules (CBM) from Thermobifida fusca Cel5A and Cel48A were cloned in the Escherichia coli/Streptomyces shuttle vector pD730, and the plasmids were transformed into Streptomyces lividans TKM31. CBM(Cel5A), and CBM(Cel48A), CBM(Cel6B) were expressed and purified from S. lividans. The molecular masses were determined by mass spectrometry, and the values were 10595 +/- 2, 10915 +/- 2, and 11291 +/- 2 Da for CBM(Cel5A), CBM(Cel6B), and CBM(Cel48A), respectively. Three different binding models (Langmuir, Interstice Penetration, and Interstice Saturation) were tested to describe the binding isotherms of these CBMs on bacterial microcrystalline cellulose (BMCC). The experimental binding isotherms of T. fusca family II CBMs on BMCC are best modeled by the Interstice Saturation model, which includes binding to the constrained interstice surface of BMCC as well as traditional Langmuir binding on the freely accessible surface. The Interstice Saturation model consists of three different steps (Langmuir binding, interstice binding, and interstice saturation). Full reversibility only occurred in the Langmuir region. The irreversibility in the interstice binding and saturation regions probably was caused by interstice entrapment. Temperature shift experiments in different binding regions support the interstice entrapment assumption. There was no systematic difference in binding between the two types of exocellulase CBMs--one that hydrolyzes cellulose from the nonreducing (CBM(Cel6B)) end and one that hydrolyzes cellulose from the reducing end (CBM(Cel48A)).
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- Hyungil Jung
- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, 232 Riley-Robb Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Many researchers have acknowledged the fact that there exists an immense potential for the application of the cellulose-binding domains (CBDs) in the field of biotechnology. This becomes apparent when the phrase "cellulose-binding domain" is used as the key word for a computerized patent search; more then 150 hits are retrieved. Cellulose is an ideal matrix for large-scale affinity purification procedures. This chemically inert matrix has excellent physical properties as well as low affinity for nonspecific protein binding. It is available in a diverse range of forms and sizes, is pharmaceutically safe, and relatively inexpensive. Present studies into the application of CBDs in industry have established that they can be applied in the modification of physical and chemical properties of composite materials and the development of modified materials with improved properties. In agro-biotechnology, CBDs can be used to modify polysaccharide materials both in vivo and in vitro. The CBDs exert nonhydrolytic fiber disruption on cellulose-containing materials. The potential applications of "CBD technology" range from modulating the architecture of individual cells to the modification of an entire organism. Expressing these genes under specific promoters and using appropriate trafficking signals, can be used to alter the nutritional value and texture of agricultural crops and their final products.
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- Ilan Levy
- Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture and Otto Warburg Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Fujitani N, Kawabata SI, Osaki T, Kumaki Y, Demura M, Nitta K, Kawano K. Structure of the antimicrobial peptide tachystatin A. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:23651-7. [PMID: 11959852 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111120200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The solution structure of antimicrobial peptide tachystatin A from the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) was determined by two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance measurements and distance-restrained simulated annealing calculations. The correct pairs of disulfide bonds were also confirmed in this study. The obtained structure has a cysteine-stabilized triple-stranded beta-sheet as a dominant secondary structure and shows an amphiphilic folding observed in many membrane-interactive peptides. Interestingly, tachystatin A shares structural similarities with the calcium channel antagonist omega-agatoxin IVA isolated from spider toxin and mammalian defensins, and we predicted that omega-agatoxin IVA also have the antifungal activity. These structural comparisons and functional correspondences suggest that tachystatin A and omega-agatoxin IVA may exert the antimicrobial activity in a manner similar to defensins, and we have confirmed such activity using fungal culture assays. Furthermore, tachystatin A is a chitin-binding peptide, and omega-agatoxin IVA also showed chitin-binding activities in this study. Tachystatin A and omega-agatoxin IVA showed no structural homology with well known chitin-binding motifs, suggesting that their structures belong to a novel family of chitin-binding peptides. Comparison of their structures with those of cellulose-binding proteins indicated that Phe(9) of tachystatin A might be an essential residue for binding to chitin.
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- Naoki Fujitani
- Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Levy I, Shani Z, Shoseyov O. Modification of polysaccharides and plant cell wall by endo-1,4-beta-glucanase and cellulose-binding domains. BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING 2002; 19:17-30. [PMID: 12103362 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-0344(02)00007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cellulose is one of the most abundant polymers in nature. Different living systems evolved simultaneously, using structurally similar proteins to synthesize and metabolize polysaccharides. In the growing plant, cell wall loosening, together with cellulose biosynthesis, enables turgor-driven cell expansion. It has been postulated that endo-1,4-beta-glucanases (EGases) play a central role in these complex activities. Similarly, microorganisms use a consortium of lytic enzymes to convert cellulose into soluble sugars. Most, if not all, cellulases have a modular structure with two or more separate independent functional domains. Binding to cellulose is mediated by a cellulose-binding domain (CBD), whereas the catalytic domain mediates hydrolysis. Today, EGases and CBDs are known to exist in a wide range of species and it is evident that both possess immense potential in modifying polysaccharide materials in-vivo and in-vitro. The hydrolytic function is utilized for polysaccharide degradation in microbial systems and cell wall biogenesis in plants. The CBDs exerts activity that can be utilized for effective degradation of crystalline cellulose, plant cell wall relaxation, expansion and cell wall biosynthesis. Applications range from modulating the architecture of individual cells to an entire organism. These genes, when expressed under specific promoters and appropriate trafficking signals can be used to alter the nutritional value and texture of agricultural crop and their final products. EGases and CBDs may also find applications in the modification of physical and chemical properties of composite materials to create new materials possessing improved properties.
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- Ilan Levy
- The Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Cosgrove DJ. Enzymes and other agents that enhance cell wall extensibility. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 50:391-417. [PMID: 11541953 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Polysaccharides and proteins are secreted to the inner surface of the growing cell wall, where they assemble into a network that is mechanically strong, yet remains extensible until the cells cease growth. This review focuses on the agents that directly or indirectly enhance the extensibility properties of growing walls. The properties of expansins, endoglucanases, and xyloglucan transglycosylases are reviewed and their postulated roles in modulating wall extensibility are evaluated. A summary model for wall extension is presented, in which expansin is a primary agent of wall extension, whereas endoglucanases, xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, and other enzymes that alter wall structure act secondarily to modulate expansin action.
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- D J Cosgrove
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
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Limón MC, Margolles-Clark E, Benítez T, Penttilä M. Addition of substrate-binding domains increases substrate-binding capacity and specific activity of a chitinase from Trichoderma harzianum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 198:57-63. [PMID: 11325554 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10619.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Chitinase Chit42 from Trichoderma harzianum CECT 2413 is considered to play an important role in the biocontrol activity of this fungus against plant pathogens. Chit42 lacks a chitin-binding domain (ChBD). We have produced hybrid chitinases with stronger chitin-binding capacity by fusing to Chit42 a ChBD from Nicotiana tabacum ChiA chitinase and the cellulose-binding domain from cellobiohydrolase II of Trichoderma reesei. The chimeric chitinases had similar activities towards soluble substrate but higher hydrolytic activity than the native chitinase on high molecular mass insoluble substrates such as ground chitin or chitin-rich fungal cell walls.
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- M C Limón
- Departamento de Genética Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Servilla, Apartado 1095, E-41080 Servilla, Spain
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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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