The crystal structure of the processive endocellulase CelF of Clostridium cellulolyticum in complex with a thiooligosaccharide inhibitor at 2.0 Å resolution

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 5551-5562

  Parsiegla, Goetz ^a,d   Juy, Michel ^a,d   Reverbel Leroy, Corinne ^a,b   Tardif, Chantal ^a,b   Belaïch, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Driguez, Hugues ^c   Haser, Richard ^a,d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE ET CHIMIE DES PROTÉINES   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Crystal structure; Family 48 glycosyl hydrolase; Processive endo action; Thiooligosaccharide inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOSIDASE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULASE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032190381     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.19.5551     Document Type: Article

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