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Cloning and Characterization of a Cellulase Gene from a Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterium, Bacillus subtilis AH18 against Phytophthora Blight Disease in Red-Pepper  

Woo, Sang-Min (Department of Applied Microbiology, Yeungnam University)
Jung, Hee-Kyoung (Department of Applied Microbiology, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Sang-Dal (Department of Applied Microbiology, Yeungnam University)
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters / v.34, no.4, 2006 , pp. 311-317 More about this Journal
Abstract
Using PCR amplification, we cloned a cellulase gene (ce/H) from the Bacillus subtilis AH18 which has plant growth-promoting activity and antagonistic ability against pepper blight caused by Phytophthora capsici. The 1.6 kb PCR fragment contained the full sequence of the cellulase gene and the 1,582 bp gene deduced a 508 amino acid sequence. Similarity search in protein database revealed that the cellulase of B. subtilis AH18 was more than 98% homologous in the amino acid sequence to those of several major Bacillus spp. The ce/H was expressed in E. coli under an IPTG inducible lac promoter on the vector, had apparent molecular weight of about 55 kDa upon CMC-SDS-PAGE analysis. Partially purified cellulase had not only cellulolytic activity toward carboxymethyl-cellulose (CMC) but also insoluble cellulose, such as Avicel and filter paper (Whatman No. 1). In addition, the cellulase could degrade a fungal cell wall of Phytophthora capsici. The optimum pH and temperature of the ce/H coded cellulase were determined to be pH 5.0 and $50^{\circ}C$. The enzyme activity was activated by $AgNO_3$ or $CoCl_2$. However its activity was Inhibited by $HgC1_2$. The enzyme activity was activated by hydroxy urea or sodium azide and inhibited by CDTA or EDTA. The results indicate that the cellulase gene, ce/H is an antifungal mechanism of B. subtilis AH18 against phytophthora blight disease in red-pepper.
Keywords
PGPR; gene cloning; cellulase; Bacillus subtilis AH18; Phytophthora capsici;
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