title: Structural features of the Clostridium thermocellum cellulase SS gene.
abstract: The Clostridium thermocellum cellulase SS is a subunit of the extracellular cellulase complex (cellulosome). It has previously been shown that SS, hydrolyzes crystalline cellulose synergistically with another subunit, SL. To study this synergism further, the authors cloned the gene coding for SS (celS) and compared its sequence to other known cel genes. The celS, although unique in its DNA sequence, has many structural features similar to those found in other cel genes. These features include a ribosome biding site, signal peptide sequence, the existence of a conserved reiterated amino acid sequence, and a palindromic structure downstream from its open reading frame.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Chemical Engineering, NY 14627-0166.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002480:Cellulase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology*; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000737:chemistry; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; C071223:endoglucanase Ss; D002480:Cellulase