Сarbohydrate binding module CBM28 of endoglucanase Cel5D from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii recognizes crystalline cellulose.

Optimal catalytic activity of endoglucanase Cel5D from the thermophilic anaerobic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii requires the presence of a carbohydrate-binding module of family 28, CbCBM28. The binding properties of CbСВМ28 with cello-, laminari-, xylo- and chito-oligosaccharides were studied by isothermal titration calorimetry. CbСВМ28 bound only cello-oligosaccharides comprising at least four glucose residues with binding constants of 2.5·104 and 2.2·106M-1 for cellotetraose and cellohexaose, respectively. The interaction between CbСВМ28 and amorphous cellulose is best described by a two-binding-site model with the binding constants of 1.5·105 and 1.9·105M-1. In a competitive binding assay in the presence of a 10-fold excess of cellohexaose the binding constant of CbСВМ28 to amorphous cellulose was 1.9·105M-1. A two-binding-site model also better approximates the binding to Avicel with the binding constants of 8.3·105 and 3.2·104M-1; while in the presence of cellohexaose, the binding is described by a single-binding-site model with the binding constant of 2.3·104M-1. With CbСВМ28 binding to bacterial crystalline cellulose with a constant of 7.4·104M-1, this is the first report of such a strong binding to crystalline cellulose for a module of family 28.

Carbohydrate-binding properties of a separately folding protein module from beta-1,3-glucanase Lic16A of Clostridium thermocellum.

The multi-modular non-cellulosomal endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase Lic16A from Clostridium thermocellum contains a so-called X module (denoted as CBMX) near the N terminus of the catalytic module (191-426 aa). Melting of X-module-containing recombinant proteins revealed an independent folding of the module. CBMX was isolated and studied as a separate fragment. It was shown to bind to various insoluble polysaccharides, including xylan, pustulan, chitin, chitosan, yeast cell wall glucan, Avicel and bacterial crystalline cellulose. CBMX thus contains a hitherto unknown carbohydrate-binding module (CBM54). It did not bind soluble polysaccharides on which Lic16A is highly active. Ca2+ ions had effects on the binding, e.g. stimulated complex formation with chitosan, which was observed only in the presence of Ca2+. The highest affinity to CBMX was shown for xylan (binding constant K=3.1x10(4) M(-1)), yeast cell wall glucan (K=1.4x10(5) M(-1)) and chitin (K=3.3.10(5) M(-1) in the presence of Ca2+). Lic16A deletion derivatives lacking CBMX had lower affinity to lichenan and laminarin and a slight decrease in optimum temperature and thermostability. However, the specific activity was not significantly affected.