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Promoters and proteins from Clostridium thermocellum and uses thereof

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OSTI ID:1080416
The present invention relates to an inducible and a high expression nucleic acid promoter isolated from Clostridium thermocellum. These promoters are useful for directing expression of a protein or polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule operably associated with the nucleic acid promoters. The present invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs including the C. thermocellum promoters, and expression vectors and hosts containing such nucleic acid constructs. The present invention also relates to protein isolated from Clostridium thermocellum, including a repressor protein. The present invention also provides methods of using the isolated promoters and proteins from Clostridium thermocellum, including methods for directing inducible in vitro and in vivo expression of a protein or polypeptide in a host, and methods of producing ethanol from a cellulosic biomass.
Research Organization:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-94ER20155
Assignee:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,309,324
Application Number:
11/271,287
OSTI ID:
1080416
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Lic16A of Clostridium thermocellum, a non-cellulosomal, highly complex endo- -1,3-glucanase bound to the outer cell surface journal April 2003
Transcription of Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase genes celF and celD. journal January 1991
Cellulase, Clostridia, and Ethanol journal March 2005
Nucleotide Sequence of celC307 Encoding Endoglucanase C307 of Clostridium sp. Strain F1 journal February 1991

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