Characterization of the CipA Scaffolding Protein and In Vivo Production of a Minicellulosome in Clostridium acetobutylicum†

AUTOR(ES)

Sabathé, Fabrice

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The cipA gene encoding the Clostridium acetobutylicum scaffolding protein CipA was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. CipA contains an N-terminal signal peptide, a family 3a cellulose-binding domain (CBD), five type I cohesin domains, and six hydrophilic domains. The uniqueness of CipA lies in the enchainment of cohesin domains that are all separated by a hydrophilic domain. Affinity-purified CipA was used in equilibrium-binding experiments to characterize the interaction of CipA with crystalline cellulose. A Kd of 0.038 μM and a [C]max of 0.43 μmol of CipA bound per g of Avicel were determined. A mini-CipA polypeptide consisting of a CBD3a and two cohesin domains was overexpressed in C. acetobutylicum, yielding the in vivo formation of a minicellulosome. This is to our knowledge the first demonstration of the in vivo assembly of a recombinant minicellulosome.

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