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pLAC4-KmarxMFα-CBHII-t-tTDH1

The composite part contains a pLac4 promoter, tTDH1 terminator, Kluyveromyces marxianus mating factor α (BBa_K4275000) and exoglucanase CBHII-t (cellobiohydrolase) fused with type I dockerin that constitute the assembly of cellulosome complex.

The fusion of Kluyveromyces marxianus mating factor α enables the successful secretion of CBHII-t cellulase from the host yeast; the type I dockerin fused onto CBHII-t allows the cellulase to bind to type I cohesin on the CipA scaffoldin through cohesin-dockerin interaction and is thus assembled into the cellulosome complex that is anchored on the host.

Usage and Biology

Kluyveromyces marxianus mating factor α encodes for an α-mating factor (αMF) domain fused with CBHII-t. It functions as a secretion signal; the signal peptide expressed in the αMF domain directs the cellulase fused with it through endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi body and eventually secreted, allowing the CBHII-t to be secreted outside from the host cell, resulting in the successful integration of cellulosome complex outside the host.

CBHII-t is an exoglucanase (cellobiohydrolase) with type I dockerin (DocT) fused onto the C terminal of the enzyme with a linker used between the enzyme’s catalytic domain and the dockerin module. The CBHII enzyme possesses a cellulose binding domain and can progressively cleave cellobiose units from the ends of cellulose chains by hydrolyzing the beta-1,4-glycosidic bonds. The integration of CBHII-t into the cellulosome enables it to work in a synergy with other cellulases and significantly boost the degradation efficiency of the cellulosome complex.

Sequence and Features