Supplementary table 1 Outer primers of xyl10 for dual asymmetrical PCR and overlap extention PCR Fragments Primers Sequences (5′→3′) GATCGGTAGATTAACCGCTCGAGAAAAGAGAACCTATCGA X10-1F GCCT I TAGCAGTTTCGAAAGCGATTCTAACGTAATCTTCACCAATA X10-1R ACTTTGTAGAA TTAGAATCGCTTTCGAAACTGCTAGAGCTGCTGATCCAAAC X10-2F GCTA II X10-2R GCTCCAAATAGTCTTTTGCTCTAGAT GATCGGTAGATTAACCGCTCGAGAAAAGAGAACCTATCGA X10-1F GCCT Full-length xyl10 X10-2R GCTCCAAATAGTCTTTTGCTCTAGAT Supplementary data Optimized xyl10 genge sequence > The optimized endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase gene xyl10 sequence ATGGTTCAAATCAAGGTTGCTGCTTTGGCTATGTTGTTCGCTTCTCAAGTTTTGTCTGAACCTATCGAGCCTAGACAAGCCTCTG TTTCCATCGACACAAAATTCAAAGCACACGGTAAAAAGTATCTTGGTAATATCGGAGATCAATACACTTTGACTAAGAACTCTA AGACTCCAGCTATTATTAAGGCTGATTTTGGTGCTTTGACTCCAGAAAATTCTATGAAATGGGATGCTACTGAACCATCCAGAG GTCAATTTTCTTTTTCTGGTTCTGATTATTTGGTTAACTTCGCTCAATCTAACAATAAGTTGATCAGAGGTCATACTTTGGTTTGG CACTCTCAATTGCCTTCTTGGGTTCAATCTATCACTGATAAGAACACTTTGATCGAAGTTATGAAGAACCATATCACTACTGTTA TGCAACACTACAAGGGTAAAATCTACGCTTGGGATGTTGTTAACGAAATTTTTAATGAAGATGGTTCTTTGAGAGATTCTGTTT TCTACAAAGTTATTGGTGAAGATTACGTTAGAATCGCTTTCGAAACTGCTAGAGCTGCTGATCCAAACGCTAAGTTGTACATCA ACGATTACAATTTGGATTCTGCTTCTTACCCTAAATTGACTGGTATGGTTTCTCATGTTAAGAAATGGATTGCTGCTGGTATTCC AATTGATGGTATTGGTTCTCAAACTCACTTGTCTGCTGGTGGTGGTGCTGGTATTTCTGGTGCTTTGAACGCTTTGGCTGGTGC TGGTACTAAGGAAATTGCTGTTACTGAATTGGATATTGCTGGTGCTTCTTCTACTGATTATGTTGAAGTTGTTGAAGCTTGTTTG AACCAACCTAAGTGTATCGGTATCACTGTTTGGGGTGTTGCTGATCCAGATTCTTGGAGATCGTCTTCCACTCCTCTTCTTTTTG ACTCCAACTACAACCCTAAGCCAGCCTACACCGCAATCGCTAATGCCTTGTAA Note: Signal peptide (underlined); Start codon (highlighted in green); Stop codon (highlighted in red). Supplementary table 2 Comparison of Xyl10 properties with those of other endo-1,4-β-D-xylanase belonging to GH family 10 Thermal stability pH stability (residual The specific Km (mg Vmax (μmol (residual activity/%, T/°C, activity (U ml-1) mg-1min-1) activity/%, T/°C, time/min) mg-1) time/min) Origin Expression host Molecular mass (kDa) Topta/°C pHoptb Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B E. coli 40-55 90 6 t1/2c, 90, 90 NRg 350d 0.53d NRg ABK52146.1 Alicyclobacillus sp. A4 E. coli 46.8 55 6.2 56%, 55, 60 >90%, 5.8-12.0, 37, 60 16.7d 5.2d 27.7d ADK91076.1 3,174e 7.12e 5,391e This study 56.0f 6.5f 435f BAB69073.1 Aspergillus niger P. pastoris 33 60 5 45.8%, 75, 5 More than 74%, 3.0-13.0, 120, Room temperature Aspergillus oryzae KBN616 -h 32.44 58 5 Completele stability under 60 oC >90%, 6.0-8.0, 25, 720 Accession number Aspergillus terreus BCC129 P. pastoris 33 60 5 t1/2c, 60, 30 more than 80%, 410, 40, 240 533f 4.8f 757f AAY86996.1 Bacteroides xylanisolvens XB1A E. coli 40 37 6 NRg NRg 83.1d 1.6d 118d CBH32823.1 Bispora sp.MEY-1 P. pastoris 44.9 85 >80%, 1.5-6.0, 37, 60 18,831d 0.98d 23,728d ACS96449.1 Cellulosimicrobium sp. HY13 -h 36 55 6 t1/2c, 55, 15 NRg 1,092.0d 2.78d 4,067d ACY75514.1 Geobacillus thermoleovorans E. coli 45 80 8.5 t1/2c, 80, 50-60 NRg 270f 2.1f 42.5f AEW07375.1 Glaciecola mesophila KMM241 E. coli 43 30 7 20%, 30, 60 >80%, 6.0-8.0, 15, 60 77e 1.22e 98.3e ACN76857.1 Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus strain B-6 E. coli 45 35 7.5 NRg NRg 2.5d 2d 3.7d BAJ41040.1 Paenibacillus sp. HPL-002 E. coli 38.4 50 8.0-9.0 About 40%, 50, 10 NRg 51.3f 0.061 μMf 55.3f ADF42684.1 59.6d 0.51d 357.9d ACY69972.1 About >90%, 2.07.0, 37, 60 100.7f 4.3f 195.4f AEV41144.1 About 40%, 80, >70%, 3.0-9.0, 37, 5 60 207.2d 2.5d 373.6d ADZ99358.1 3.0, 4.5– >87%, 90, 10 5.0 Paenibacillus sp. Strain E18 E. coli 39 50 stable at 40 °C but lost activity stable over a pH 7.5-9.0 rapidly above range of 6.0 to 10.0 50°C Penicillium pinophilum C1 P. pastoris 38 50 4.0–5.5 Phialophora sp. G5 P. pastoris 40 70 4 Saccharopolyspora pathumthaniensis S582 E. coli 36.5 70 6.5 t1/2c, 70, 120 More than 80%, 5.5-10.0, 50, 10 965e 3.92e 256e ADL60499.1 Sorangium cellulosum So9733-1 E. coli 45.8 30–35 7 t1/2c, 50, 5 more than 60%, 6.0-9.0, 30, 60 4.1e 25.8e 8.91e AEB69780.1 Streptomyces megasporus DSM41476 P. pastoris 47.6 70 5.5 About 50%, 70, >80%, 4.0-12.0, 37, 60 60 242.1d 1.7d 436.8d ADE37527.1 Streptomyces sp. TN119 E. coli 38 60 6.5 Decreased > 85%, 4.0-10.0, 37, rapidly above 60 60 °C 57.9d 1.0d 74.8d ACR61563.1 Streptomyces sp. S9 E. coli 46 55 6.5 >80%, 60, 60 >80%, 4.0-12.0, 37, 60 453.7d 2.85d 772.2d ABX71815.1 Streptomyces sp. S27 E. coli 47 60 6.5 25%, 65, 60 About 80%, 2.212.0, 37, 60 790.7d 1.3d 1361.2d ACF57946.1 50%, 70, 30 Streptomyces thermocarboxydus HY-15 E. coli 43.96 55 6 t1/2c, 50, 40 NRg 87.3d 2.51d 127d ACJ64840.1 Streptomyces sp. SWU10 -h 44.00 60 6 >80%, 60, 60 >80%, 2-9, 4, 960 60d NRg NRg BAK19338.1 Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum NTOU1 E. coli 50 63 6.4 t1/2c, 65, 55 70%, 5.5-8.0, 65, 30 91d 35d 1429d ADQ57411.2 environmental DNA of goat rumen E. coli 52.4 30 6.5 537.0d 4.6d 884.7d ADN44261.1 86.8%, 45, 60 50%, 4.0-8.0, 37, 60 a Topt: the optimum temperature; b pHopt: the optimum pH; c t1/2: half time of xylanase activity; d the specific activity or kinetic parameters towards oat spelt xylan; e the specific activity or kinetic parameters towards beechwood xylan; f the specific activity or kinetic parameters towards birchwood xylan; g NR: not reported; h -: the original strain. Supplementary table 3 Effects of metal ions and chemical reagents on Xyl10 activitya Relative activity(%)b Chemicals a 1 Mm 10 mM Li+ 127.4±1.7 92.9 ±3.7 NH4+ 115.2±1.1 112.6±1.3 K+ 123.5±1.1 110.8±3.3 Cu2+ 74.7±1.9 29.4±2.4 Ni2+ 107.5±3.0 88.8±4.0 Co2+ 96.9±3.0 58.8±2.4 Ba2+ 119.3±0.4 103.9±3.6 Mg2+ 118.0±2.7 102.3±2.6 Ca2+ 104.5±0.6 87.8±1.9 Sr2+ 105.8±3.4 110.0±5.1 Zn2+ 101.1±4.6 100.9±1.4 Fe2+ 100.7±0.5 92.6±2.6 Sn2+ 106.1±4.3 37.6±3.5 Cd2+ 102.5±1.4 98.7±2.1 Cr2+ 118.2±0.7 117.6±2.7 Al3+ 98.9±0.8 99.4±1.3 SDS 36.3±1.2 0.4±0.6 EDTA 94.0±2.7 91.0±3.5 Residual activities were determined at 60 °C in 0.1 M citric acid/Na2HPO4 buffer (pH 5.0) containing 1 or 10 mM chemicals with 10 mg oat spelt xylan/ml; The reaction mixture without any additive was used as a control. b Values represent the mean ± standard deviation (SD, n = 3) relative to the control samples without addition of any chemicals; 2.5×103 U mg-1 was taken as 100% of xylanase activity. Supplementary figure 1 TLC analysis of the hydrolysis products of Xylan by purified Xyl10. (a) Hydrolysis of oat spelt xylan at different time intervals. Lane S, a mixture xylooligosaccharides standards containing D-xylose (Xl), xylobiose (X2), xylotriose (X3), xylotetraose (X4) and xylopentaose (X5); lane 1-5, hydrolysis products by purified Xyl10 for 0 min, 10 min, 2 h, 6 h, and 12 h. (b) Hydrolysis of different xylans by purified Xyl10. Lane 1-3, xylooligosaccharides produced after 12 h incubation of purified Xyl10 with 1% (w/v) oat spelt xylan, birchwood xylan and beechwood xylan in 0.1 M citric acid/Na2HPO4 buffer (pH 5.0) at 60 °C, respectively. (c) Hydrolysis of different xylans without enzymes. Lane 1-3, hydrolysates produced after 12 h incubation of 1% (w/v) oat spelt xylan, birchwood xylan and beechwood xylan without purified Xyl10 in 0.1 M citric acid/Na2HPO4 buffer (pH 5.0) at 60 °C, respectively.