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Shuo-Fu Yuan1, Tzu-Hui Wu2, Hsiao-Lin Lee3, Han-Yu Hsieh1, Wen-Ling Lin3, Barbara Yang1, Chih-Kang Chang3, Qian Li4, Jian Gao4, Chun-Hsiang Huang4, Meng-Chiao Ho5, Rey-Ting Guo6, Po-Huang Liang7.
Abstract
We expressed an active form of CtCel5E (a bifunctional cellulase/xylanase from Clostridium thermocellum), performed biochemical characterization, and determined its apo- and ligand-bound crystal structures. From the structures, Asn-93, His-168, His-169, Asn-208, Trp-347, and Asn-349 were shown to provide hydrogen-bonding/hydrophobic interactions with both ligands. Compared with the structures of TmCel5A, a bifunctional cellulase/mannanase homolog from Thermotoga maritima, a flexible loop region in CtCel5E is the key for discriminating substrates. Moreover, site-directed mutagenesis data confirmed that His-168 is essential for xylanase activity, and His-169 is more important for xylanase activity, whereas Asn-93, Asn-208, Tyr-270, Trp-347, and Asn-349 are critical for both activities. In contrast, F267A improves enzyme activities.Entities:
Keywords: Biodegradation; Biofuel; Site-directed Mutagenesis; Substrate Specificity; X-ray Crystallography
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25575592 PMCID: PMC4342484 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.604454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biol Chem ISSN: 0021-9258 Impact factor: 5.157