Identification of non-catalytic conserved regions in xylanases encoded by the xynB and xynD genes of the cellulolytic rumen anaerobe Ruminococcus flavefaciens

J X Zhang, J Martin, Harry James Flint, Jennifer Cynthia Martin

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Abstract

xynB is one of at least four genes from the cellulolytic rumen anaerobe Ruminococcus flavefaciens 17 that encode xylanase activity. The xynB gene is predicted to encode a 781-amino acid product starting with a signal peptide, followed by an amino-terminal xylanase domain which is identical at 89% and 78% of residues, respectively, to the amino-terminal xylanase domains of the bifunctional XynD and XynA enzymes from the same organism. Two separate regions within the carboxy-terminal 537 amino acids of XynB also show close similarities with domain B of XynD. These regions show no significant homology with cellulose- or xylan-binding domains from other species, or with any other sequences, and their functions are unknown. In addition a 30 to 32-residue threonine-rich region is present in both XynD and XynB. Codon usage shows a consistent pattern of bias in the three xylanase genes from R. flavefaciens that have been sequenced.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)260-4
Number of pages5
JournalMolecular & general genetics
Volume245
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 1994

Keywords

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Bacillus subtilis
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Base Sequence
  • Escherichia coli
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Gram-Positive Cocci
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rumen
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Species Specificity
  • Xylan Endo-1,3-beta-Xylosidase
  • Xylosidases

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