Complete genome sequence of the cellulolytic planctomycete Telmatocola sphagniphila SP2T and characterization of the first cellulolytic enzyme from planctomycetes

Planctomycetes of the family Gemmataceae are strictly aerobic chemo-organotrophs that display a number of hydrolytic capabilities. A member of this family, Telmatocola sphagniphila SP2T, is the first described planctomycete with experimentally proven ability for growth on cellulose. In this study, t...

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Published in:Systematic and applied microbiology 2021-11, Vol.44 (6), p.126276-126276, Article 126276
Main Authors: Rakitin, Andrey L., Naumoff, Daniil G., Beletsky, Alexey V., Kulichevskaya, Irina S., Mardanov, Andrey V., Ravin, Nikolai V., Dedysh, Svetlana N.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Cellulolytic enzyme
Gemmataceae
Genome annotation
GH44 family
Glycoside hydrolases
Myxococcales
Planctomycetes
Search for homologues
Telmatocola sphagniphila
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Summary:Planctomycetes of the family Gemmataceae are strictly aerobic chemo-organotrophs that display a number of hydrolytic capabilities. A member of this family, Telmatocola sphagniphila SP2T, is the first described planctomycete with experimentally proven ability for growth on cellulose. In this study, the complete genome sequence of strain SP2T was obtained and the genome-encoded determinants of its cellulolytic potential were analyzed. The T. sphagniphila SP2T genome was 6.59 Mb in size and contained over 5200 potential protein-coding genes. The search for enzymes that could be potentially involved in cellulose degradation identified a putative cellulase that contained a domain from the GH44 family of glycoside hydrolases. Homologous enzymes were also revealed in the genomes of two other Gemmataceae planctomycetes, Zavarzinella formosa A10T and Tuwongella immobilis MBLW1T. The gene encoding this predicted cellulase in strain SP2T was expressed in E. coli and the hydrolytic activity of the recombinant enzyme was confirmed in tests with carboxymethyl cellulose but not with crystalline cellulose, xylan, mannan or laminarin. This is the first experimentally characterized cellulolytic enzyme from planctomycetes.
ISSN:0723-2020
1618-0984
DOI:10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126276