title: Cloning, expression and characterization of xylose isomerase, XylA, from Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. yonseiensis.
abstract: The xylA gene, coding for xylose isomerase, from the extreme thermophile, Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. yonseiensis was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The nucleotide sequence of the xylA gene encoded a polypeptide of 438 residues with a calculated molecular weight of 50,170 Da. The purified XylA showed high sequence homology (92% identity) with that of Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus. The recombinant enzyme expressed in Escherichia coli was purified by heat treatment and gel chromatography. The purified enzyme was thermostable with optimal activity at 95 degrees C. The enzyme required divalent cations including Zn(2+) for its maximal activity and thermostability.
authors.affiliation: Biological Resource Center (BRC), Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung-Chan
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun Nyoung
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kwang Youn
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yu-Ryang
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Pyun
authors.forename: Soon Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020536:Enzyme Activators / Q000494:pharmacology; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D055550:Protein Stability; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D046968:Thermoanaerobacter / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D020536:Enzyme Activators; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019747:Aldose-Ketose Isomerases; C023298:xylose isomerase