Crystal structure of an expansin (Xa_EXLX1) from Xanthomonas sacchari

Insights into the action of phylogenetically diverse microbial expansins

Expansin (Peptidoglycan-binding protein)

SAAWNDVCSGTATYTSSGYSGGALLLDPIDPNATITALNPKQLNYGGIQAALAGAYLQVQGPRGMVTVYVTDLYPEGADC
GLDLSPNAFAAIGDTSAGRIPIRWQVVAAPVTGNVVYRIKEGSSQYWAAIQVRNHRYPVVKFEYKKNGDWVSLPKTAYNH
FVGEQMGAQLLEIRLTDIRGQVVTDTLGALPSQGDKGVYFADGHVQFPR

0.05 M Hepes pH 6.8, PEG 4000, silver bullet #1

bacterial expansin, carbohydrate-binding, cellulose-loosening, SUGAR BINDING PROTEIN

SAAWNDVCSGTATYTSSGYSGGALLLDPIDPAATITALNPKQLNYGGIQAALAGAYLQVQGPRGTVTVYVTDLYPDGADC
GLDLSPNAFAAIGDTSAGRIPIRWQVVAAPVSGNVVYRIKEGSSQYWAAIQVRNHRYPVVKFEYKKNGDWVSLPKTAYNH
FVGEQMGAQLLEIRLTDIRGQVVTDTIGALPSQGDKGVYFADGHVQFPR