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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): maXis
ORGANISM(S): Thermobia Domestica (ncbitaxon:89055)
SUBMITTER: Simon J. McQueen-Mason
PROVIDER: MSV000081912 | MassIVE | Thu Jan 11 04:25:00 GMT 2018
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD008657
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
Nature communications 20180222 1
Thermobia domestica belongs to an ancient group of insects and has a remarkable ability to digest crystalline cellulose without microbial assistance. By investigating the digestive proteome of Thermobia, we have identified over 20 members of an uncharacterized family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs). We show that this LPMO family spans across several clades of the Tree of Life, is of ancient origin, and was recruited by early arthropods with possible roles in remodeling endogenous ...[more]