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SUBMITTER: Olarte-Lozano M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3995998 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Olarte-Lozano Miguel M Mendoza-Nuñez Mario A MA Pastor Nina N Segovia Lorenzo L Folch-Mallol Jorge J Martínez-Anaya Claudia C
PloS one 20140422 4
Microbial expansins act on plant cell walls similarly to plant expansins, albeit their loosening activity levels are tenfold lesser compared to plant expansins. We report the characterization of an expansin-like gene from the plant pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum, named exl1. PcExl1 is an acidic protein that binds cellulose (Avicel), and weakens filter paper. The acidic nature of PcExl1 confers different binding properties when compared to Bacillus subtilis BsEXLX1, which is a basic protein. ...[more]