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CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
Volume 345, Issue 17, Pages 2516-2522Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.09.006
Keywords
Arabinogalactan-protein; alpha-L-Arabinofuranosidase; endo-beta-(1 -> 6)-Galactanase; Glycoside hydrolase; Neurospora crassa; Pichia pastoris
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Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are a family of plant proteoglycans having large carbohydrate moieties attached to core-proteins. The carbohydrate moieties of AGPs commonly have beta-(1 -> 3)(1 -> 6)-galactan as the backbone, to which other auxiliary sugars such as L-Ara and GlcA are attached. For the present study, an a-L-arabinofuranosidase belonging to glycoside hydrolase family (GHF) 54, NcAraf1, and an endo-beta-(1 -> 6)-galactanase of GHF 5, Nc6GAL, were identified in Neurospora crassa. Recombinant NcAraf1 (rNcAraf1) expressed in Pichia pastoris hydrolyzed radish AGPs as well as arabinan and arabinoxylan. showing relatively broad substrate specificity toward polysaccharides containing a-L-arabinofuranosyl residues. Recombinant Nc6GAL (rNc6GAL) expressed in P. pastoris specifically acted on beta-(1 -> 6)-galactosyl residues. Whereas AGP from radish roots was hardly hydrolyzed by rNc6GAL alone, beta-(1 -> 6)-galactan side chains were reduced to one or two galactan residues by a combination of rNcAraf1 and rNc6GAL. These results suggest that the carbohydrate moieties of AGPs are degraded by the concerted action of NcAraf1 and Nc6GAL secreted from N. crassa. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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