The modular organisation and stability of a thermostable family 10 xylanase
Författare
Summary, in English
The thermophilic marine bacterium Rhodothermus marinus produces a modular family 10 xylanase (Xyn10A). It consists of two N-terminal family 4 carbohydrate binding modules (CBMs) followed by a domain of unknown function (D3), and a catalytic module (CM) flanked by a small fifth domain (D5) at its C-terminus. Several truncated mutants of the enzyme have been produced and characterised with respect to biochemical properties and stability. Multiple calcium binding sites are shown to be present in the two N-terminal CBMs and recent evidence suggests that the third domain of the enzyme also has the ability to bind the same metal ligand. The specific binding of Ca2+ was demonstrated to have a pronounced effect on thermostability as shown by differential scanning calorimetry and thermal inactivation studies. Furthermore, deletion mutants of the enzyme were less stable than the full-length enzyme suggesting that module interactions contributed to the stability of the enzyme. Finally, recent evidence indicates that the fifth domain of Xyn10A is a novel type of module mediating cell-attachment.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2003
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
253-260
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
Volym
21
Issue
5-6
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Physical Chemistry
- Industrial Biotechnology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1024-2422