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Understanding the rationale for prokaryotic multigene families encoding plant cell wall hydrolases
Reference
P10106
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Harry Gilbert
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Newcastle University
Department
Agriculture Food and Rural Development
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
193,917
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/05/1999
End date
01/05/2002
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The rationale for the evolution of prokaryotic multigene families encoding cellulases and hemicellulases is one of the key unresolved issues concerning plant cell wall degrading systems. We propose that the enzymes encoded by these multigene families not only provide the biochemical diversity which enables microorganisms to degrade a range of plant cell wall material, but also generate the molecular cues which induce the transcription of genes encoding the appropriate consortium of enzymes, required to efficiently hydrolyse the specific plant cell wall material presented to the organism. The objective of this project is to test this hypothesis by dissecting the functional basis for the multigene family encoding xylanases expressed by aerobic bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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