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Title: IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMOBIFIDA FUSCA GENES INVOLVED IN PLANT CELL WALL DEGRADATION.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/862421· OSTI ID:862421

Micro-array experiments identified a number of Thermobifida fusca genes which were upregulated by growth on cellulose or plant biomass. Five of these genes were cloned, overexpressed in E. coli and the expressed proteins were purified and characterized. These were a xyloglucanase,a 1-3,beta glucanase, a family 18 hydrolase and twocellulose binding proteins that contained no catalytic domains. The catalyic domain of the family 74 endoxyloglucanase with a C-terminal, cellulose binding module was crystalized and its 3-dimensional structure was determined by X-ray crystallography.

Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE - Energy Information Administration (EI); US - Energy Research and Development Administration
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-01ER63150
OSTI ID:
862421
Report Number(s):
Final Technical Report; TRN: US200711%%245
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English