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'''14 May 2014:''' ''Two new CBM pages:'' We are pleased to report that '''[[User:Shinya Fushinobu|Shinya Fushinobu]]''' has produced and given [[Curator Approved]] status to two new [[CBM]] pages.  '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 28]]''' contains Type B CBMs that target non-crystalline beta-glucan chains, while '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 42]]''' members are Type C CBMs that bind terminal, non-reducing-end L-arabinofuranosyl residues, as found in xylans.  Both families are likely to play key role in potentiating biomass degradation by their host organisms, and are therefore relevant to related biotechnological applications.
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'''2 May 2024:''' ''CBDs I to X... A major milestone!'' '''CBM families 1 to 10 are now complete!''' These are the old CBD (cellulose-binding domain) families, which used to have roman numerals as part of their nomenclature. A special thank you to all the authors and responsible curators who have contributed to this major milestone. Go have a peek at each of these old school families on their respective ''CAZypedia'' pages: '''[[CBM1]], [[CBM2]], [[CBM3]], [[CBM4]], [[CBM5]], [[CBM6]], [[CBM7]], [[CBM8]], [[CBM9]], and [[CBM10]]'''.  
 
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'''6 February 2014:''' ''Our second LPMO page:'' '''[[User:Glyn Hemsworth|Glyn Hemsworth]]''' and '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''' have just completed the '''[[Auxiliary Activity Family 11]]''' page.  '''[[AA11]]''' is a very recently discovered family of copper-dependent, lytic polysaccharide mono-oxygenases (LPMO), whose defining member catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of chitinThe LPMO field is particularly exciting and rapidly evolving, and we are proud to present the '''[[AA11]]''' page in ''CAZypedia'' so closely after the initial report on this family.
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'''11 February 2024:''' ''A "BLAST" from the past, with a fresh update.'' [[Author]] '''[[User:Eduardo Moreno Prieto|Eduardo Moreno Prieto]]''' composed a new page on '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 119]]''',a family of bacterial amylases, which was [[Curator Approved]] by '''[[User:Stefan Janecek|Stefan Janecek]]''' and '''[[User:Bernard Henrissat|Bernard Henrissat]]''' today.  The first member of '''[[GH119]]''' was characterized in 2006, and through sequence analysis with [[GH57]] members, [[User:Stefan Janecek|Janeček]] and Kuchtová predicted the active-site residues in 2012Over a decade later, '''[[User:Eduardo Moreno Prieto|Eduardo]]''', '''[[User:Bernard Henrissat|Bernard]]''', and colleagues finally provided critical experimental support for these predictions''Learn more about this history, and especially the relationship between '''[[GH119]]''' and '''[[GH57]]''', in CAZypedia.''
 
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'''17 January 2014:''' ''More on CBMs:'' The '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 41]]''' page was upgraded to [[Curator Approved]] status today by '''[[User:Alicia Lammerts van Bueren|Alicia Lammerts van Bueren]]''' and '''[[User:Al Boraston|Al Boraston]]''''''[[CBM41]]''' is a family of alpha-glucan-binding modules, which are primarily associated with the pullulanases and debranching enzymes of [[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 13]]. ''Find out more [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 41|here...!]]''
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'''3 February 2024:''' ''A new family of beta-1,2-glucan-cyclizing enzymes.'' A page on the (currently) newest GH family, '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 189]]''', was completed today by [[Author]]s '''[[User:Tomoko Masaike|Tomoko Masaike]]''', '''[[User:Masahiro Nakajima|Masahiro Nakajima]]''', and '''[[User:Nobukiyo Tanaka|Nobukiyo Tanaka]]''' ([[User:Masahiro Nakajima|Masahiro Nakajima]] is the [[Responsible Curator]]). '''[[GH189]]''' is a family of bacterial transglycosylases that comprise a critical domain in cyclic beta-1,2-glucan synthase (CGS), because this domain is responsible for the final cyclization step during the biosynthesis of these key effector molecules.  The discovery of '''[[GH189]]''' builds on similarly exciting work by these authors and their colleagues on beta-1,2-glucan hydrolases in [[GH144]] and [[GH162]], which share a common protein fold with '''[[GH189]]''', but have distinct mechansims. ''Check out the '''[[GH189]]''', [[GH144]], and [[GH162]] pages to learn more about this breakthrough work on beta-1,2-glucan-active enzymes!''
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'''6 January 2014:''' ''A new year, a new CBM page!'' The '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 6]]''' page was completed and given [[Curator Approved]] status today by [[Author]] and [[Responsible Curator|Curator]] '''[[User:Mirjam Czjzek|Mirjam Czjzek]]'''. '''[[CBM6]]''' was originally defined based on the observation of xylan binding, however the diversity of substrate specificities in this family has now grown to include diverse beta-glucans, chitin, and even the marine polysaccharide agarose; remarkably, some '''[[CBM6]]''' members also contain two distinct binding sites.  The '''[[CBM6]]''' page is ''CAZypedia's'' second [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Families|Carbohydrate Binding Module Family]] page, and we [[Carbohydrate_Binding_Module_Families#Under_construction|look forward]] to the further expansion of this section in the new year!
 
 
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2 May 2024: CBDs I to X... A major milestone! CBM families 1 to 10 are now complete! These are the old CBD (cellulose-binding domain) families, which used to have roman numerals as part of their nomenclature. A special thank you to all the authors and responsible curators who have contributed to this major milestone. Go have a peek at each of these old school families on their respective CAZypedia pages: CBM1, CBM2, CBM3, CBM4, CBM5, CBM6, CBM7, CBM8, CBM9, and CBM10.


11 February 2024: A "BLAST" from the past, with a fresh update. Author Eduardo Moreno Prieto composed a new page on Glycoside Hydrolase Family 119,a family of bacterial amylases, which was Curator Approved by Stefan Janecek and Bernard Henrissat today. The first member of GH119 was characterized in 2006, and through sequence analysis with GH57 members, Janeček and Kuchtová predicted the active-site residues in 2012. Over a decade later, Eduardo, Bernard, and colleagues finally provided critical experimental support for these predictions. Learn more about this history, and especially the relationship between GH119 and GH57, in CAZypedia.


3 February 2024: A new family of beta-1,2-glucan-cyclizing enzymes. A page on the (currently) newest GH family, Glycoside Hydrolase Family 189, was completed today by Authors Tomoko Masaike, Masahiro Nakajima, and Nobukiyo Tanaka (Masahiro Nakajima is the Responsible Curator). GH189 is a family of bacterial transglycosylases that comprise a critical domain in cyclic beta-1,2-glucan synthase (CGS), because this domain is responsible for the final cyclization step during the biosynthesis of these key effector molecules. The discovery of GH189 builds on similarly exciting work by these authors and their colleagues on beta-1,2-glucan hydrolases in GH144 and GH162, which share a common protein fold with GH189, but have distinct mechansims. Check out the GH189, GH144, and GH162 pages to learn more about this breakthrough work on beta-1,2-glucan-active enzymes!