title: Truncation of the cellulose binding domain improved thermal stability of endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from Bacillus subtilis JA18.
abstract: The C-terminus region of endo-beta-glucanase Egl499 from Bacillus subtilis JA18 was suggested to be a putative family 3 cellulose-binding domain (CBD) by computer analysis. To prove this proposal, C-terminus truncation mutant Egl330 was constructed and expressed. Compared with Egl499, Egl330 lost the cellulose binding capability at 4 degrees C, confirming the C-terminus region was a CBD. Binding of the CBD to Avicel was inhibited by carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), but not by barley beta-glucan and glucose at concentration of 0.1% and 0.5%. Kinetic analysis showed both the turnover rate (k(cat)) and the catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) of Egl330 increased for the substrate CMC compared to Egl499. A great improvement in thermal stability was observed in Egl330. The half life of Egl330 at 65 degrees C increased to three folds that of Egl499, from 10 to 29 min. After treated at 80 degrees C for 10 min, Egl330 could recover more than 60% of its original activity while Egl499 only recovered 12% activity. UV spectrometry analysis showed Egl330 and Egl499 differed in refolding efficiency after heat treatment.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bioengineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, PR China.
authors.forename: Yujuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zengliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001665:Binding Sites; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D044644:Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011485:Protein Binding; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose; D044644:Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase