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Two distinct domains of the xynA gene from Clostridium thermocellum encoding a xylanase catalytic domain (XynAl) and a xylanase catalytic domain with a cellulose binding domain (XynA2) under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter were electroporated into cultured tobacco BY-2 cells. Transgenic BY -2 calli expressing xylan-hydrolyzing activity were obtained at high frequency for both genes. Western blot analysis using an anti-XynA antibody indicated that XynAl and XynA2 were produced in these calli.
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