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Molecular Cloning of Exo–Cellobiohydrolase I Derived from Trichoderma Reesei Strain L27

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The molecular cloning and characterization of the gene encoding exo–cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) of Trichoderma reesei strain L27 is reported. Two adjacent HindIII genomic fragments of 1.16 kb and 2.3 kb were identified using differential hybridization techniques and were sub–cloned into plasmid pBR322. The identification of the gene encoding CBHI was determined by hybrid selection and confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. There are two introns in the genomic DNA that were identified by comparing the coding sequence with the published amino acid sequence1 and confirmed by sequencing of cDNA clones. Both introns were found to contain a 10 bp sequence, CAGCT–GACTG, that is homologous to a sequence necessary for splicing of introns in yeast2.

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Shoemaker, S., Schweickart, V., Ladner, M. et al. Molecular Cloning of Exo–Cellobiohydrolase I Derived from Trichoderma Reesei Strain L27. Nat Biotechnol 1, 691–696 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1083-691

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