Clostridium thermocellum YM72 that produces small-size CipA (ssCipA) was isolated.
ssCipA lacked two domains of cohesin 6 and cohesin 7 in CipA.
Cellulosome using ssCipA decreased cellulose hydrolysis ability.
CelJ was identified as the exclusively omitted subunit in cellulosome with ssCipA.
Adequate cooperation of CelJ to cellulosome is important for cellulose hydrolysis.