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Background  Members of the bacterial genus  Caldicellulosiruptor  are the most thermophilic cellulolytic organisms described to date, and have the ability to grow on lignocellulosic biomass without conventional pretreatment. Different species vary in their abilities to degrade cellulose, and the presence of CelA, a bifunctional glycoside hydrolase that contains a Family 48 and a Family 9 catalytic domain, correlates well with cellulolytic ability in members of this genus. For example,  C. hydrothermalis , which does not contain a CelA homolog, or a GH48 Family or GH9 Family glycoside hydrolase, is the least cellulolytic of the  Caldicellulosiruptor  species so far described.  C. bescii , which contains CelA and expresses it constitutively, is among the most cellulolytic. In fact, CelA is the most abundant extracellular protein produced in  C. bescii . The enzyme contains two catalytic units, a Family 9A-CBM3c processive endoglucanase and a Family 48 exoglucanase, joined by two Family 3b carbohydrate-binding domains. Although there are two non-reducing end-specific Family 9 and three reducing end-specific Family 48 glycoside hydrolases (producing primarily glucose and cellobiose; and cellobiose and cellotriose, respectively) in  C. bescii , CelA is the only protein that combines both enzymatic activities.    Results  A deletion of the  celA  gene resulted in a dramatic reduction in the microorganism’s ability to grow on crystalline cellulose (Avicel) and diminished growth on lignocellulosic biomass. A comparison of the overall endoglucanase and exoglucanase activities of the mutant compared with the wild-type suggests that the loss of the endoglucanase activity provided by the GH9 family domain is perhaps compensated for by other enzymes produced by the cell. In contrast, it appears that no other enzymes in the  C. bescii  secretome can compensate for the loss of exoglucanase activity. The change in enzymatic activity in the  celA  mutant resulted in a 15-fold decrease in sugar release on Avicel compared with the parent and wild-type strains.    Conclusions  The exoglucanase activity of the GH48 domain of CelA plays a major role in biomass degradation within the suite of  C. bescii  biomass-degrading enzymes.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13068-014-0142-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Deletion of Caldicellulosiruptor besciiCelA reveals its crucial role in the deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass