ProGP699 (Cellulose A)
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| ProGP ID | ProGP699 (Cellulose A) |
| Validation Status | Uncharacterized |
| Organism Information | |
| Organism Name | Cladicellulosiruptor bescii |
| Domain | Bacteria |
| Classification | Phylum : Firmicutes Class : Clostridia Orders : Thermoanaerobacterales Family : Thermoanaerobacterales Genus : Cladicellulosiruptor Species : bescii |
| Taxonomic ID (NCBI) | 31899 |
| Gene Information | |
| Gene Name | celA |
| Protein Information | |
| Protein Name | Cellulose A |
| Subcellular Location | Integral membrane protein |
| Function | Stability and cellulolytic activity |
| Glycosylation Status | |
| Glycosylation Type | O- (Ser/Thr) linked |
| Technique(s) used for Glycosylation Detection | Western Blot |
| Protein Glycosylation- Implication | CleA is a biomass-degrading enzymes, which is largely responsible for this organism's ability to grow on lignocellulosic biomass without the conventional pretreatment. |
| Literature | |
| Year of Identification | 2018 |
| Reference | Russell, J., Kim, S.K., Duma, J., Nothaft, H., Himmel, M.E., Bomble, Y.J., Szymanski, C.M. and Westpheling, J., 2018. Deletion of a single glycosyltransferase in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii eliminates protein glycosylation and growth on crystalline cellulose. Biotechnology for biofuels, 11(1), pp.1-10. |
| Corresponding Author | Janet Westpheling |
| Contact | Genetics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA The BioEnergy Science Center and The Center for Bioenergy Innovation U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA |