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'''1 March 2018:''' The shortest month of the year saw four '''[[CBM]]''' families reach '''[[Curator Approved]]''' status, including two early members.  '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''' with input from '''[[User:Ed Bayer|Ed Bayer]]''', who also acted as '''[[Responsible Curator]]''', authored the cellulose-binding '''[[CBM3]]''' page.  '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''' and '''[[User:Claire Dumon|Claire Dumon]]''' both contributed to the xylan and glucan-binding '''[[CBM4]]''' page.   The xylan-binding '''[[CBM22]]''' page was taken on by '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''' solo.  Finally, the cellulose-binding '''[[CBM78]]''' family was authored by '''[[User:Immacolata Venditto|Immacolata Venditto]]''', with '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''' acting as '''[[Responsible Curator]]'''. Learn more about each of these family on their [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Families|their respective pages]].
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'''31 October 2025:''' ''A spooktacular addition to the CAZypedia family!'' Come and say 'Boo!' to the frighteningly well written '''[[CBM13]]''' ''CAZypedia'' page.  The '''[[CBM13]]''' family is a '''[[Carbohydrate-binding_modules#Blurred Lines: CBMs, Lectins and Outliers|lectin-like CBM family]]'''. Its first characterized members were lectins, including the B chain from the highly toxic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin ricin] toxin from ''Ricinus communis''.  This spine tingling read was authored by '''[[User:Scott Mazurkewich|Scott Mazurkewich]]''' and '''[[User:Lauren McKee|Lauren McKee]]''' who also acted as responsible curator. ''Come and visit the scariest of ''CAZypedia'' CBM pages, '''[[CBM13|here!]]'''...  if you dare...''   
 
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'''15 February 2018:''' ''More on pectin, and also arabinan:''  '''[[User:Jonathon Briggs|Jonathon Briggs]]''' recently completed the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 147]]''' and '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 146]]''' pages, which are involved in the utilization of pectin and galactan, respectively, by human gut Bacteroidetes.  Both pages were upgraded to [[Curator Approved]] status today by [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]'''. ''Learn more about these newly described families at [[GH146]] and [[GH147]].''
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'''29 July 2025:'''  ''[[CBM91]] is in the news!''  The xylan binding '''[[CBM91]]''' family ''CAZypedia'' page is up and running.  Appended to mainly [[GH43]] xylanases this [[CBM91]] family drives interaction with substrate. The [[CBM91]] page was authored by '''[[User:Daichi Ito|Daichi Ito]]''' who also discovered the initial xylan-binding function which resulted in the creation of the [[CBM91]] CAZy family. ''Read up on this industrially interesting '''[[CBM91]]''' family '''[[CBM91|here]]'''.''
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'''13 February 2018:''' ''The intricacies of pectin deconstruction:'' Rhamnogalacturonan II (RGII) represents the most structurally complex plant cell wall polysaccharide currently known, the complete saccharification of which requires a battery of CAZymes.  Under the guidance of [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''', four new GH pages related to RGII deconstruction were [[Curator Approved]] today. Special thanks go to [[Author]]s '''[[User:Ana Luis|Ana Luis]]''' ('''[[GH106]]''', '''[[GH139]]''', and '''[[GH141]]''') and '''[[User:Didier Ndeh|Didier Ndeh]]''' ('''[[GH138]]''') for their hard work in putting these pages together. ''Learn more about the individual, specific contributions of each of these families (three of which have been recently uncovered) to microbial RGII utilization on their respective pages.''
 
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'''31 January 2018:''' ''A flurry of CBM activity in the new year:'' Over the past two weeks, ''CAZypedia'' has enjoyed the promotion of no less than ''nine(!)'' [[Carbohydrate-binding modules|Carbohydrate-binding module (CBM)]] family pages to [[Curator Approved]] status, thanks to the tenacity of [[CBM]] vanguard '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''' and the keen editorial oversight of '''[[User:Elizabeth Ficko-Blean|Elizabeth Ficko-Blean]]'''. [[CAZypedia:Assigned_pages#Carbohydrate_Binding_Module_Families|In order of appearance]], '''[[CBM2]]''', '''[[CBM10]]''', '''[[CBM15]]''', '''[[CBM29]]''', '''[[CBM66]]''', '''[[CBM60]]''' (co-authored by '''[[User:Cedric Montanier|Cedric Montanier]]'''), '''[[CBM46]]''', and '''[[CBM35]]''' all have completed pages, as does the deleted family '''[[CBM7]]'''. These pages cover many classic CBM studies and include examples of [[Carbohydrate-binding modules#Types|type A, type B, and type C CBMs]].      ''The CBM legacy runs deep - learn more about each family on [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Families|their respective pages]].''
 
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'''26 November 2017:''' ''CBM #1:'' Today, [[Carbohydrate-binding modules|CBM]] pioneer '''[[User:Markus Linder|Markus Linder]]''' completed the '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 1]]''' page.  [[CBM1]] comprises the canonical fungal cellulose-binding modules (originally known as cellulose-binding ''domains''), which were first found as stable cystine-knot-containing protein fragments released by controlled proteolysis of cellulases.  The planar nature of the substrate-binding face, and linear arrangement of key aromatic residues, represent the archetype of [[Carbohydrate-binding modules|CBMs]] that mediate glycosidase targeting to crystalline polysaccharides. Building on the original discovery of the modules now classified into [[CBM1]] in Sweden, '''[[User:Markus Linder|Markus Linder]]''' (then a Ph.D. student) and Tuula Teeri, working together across the Baltic Sea in Finland, were among the first to undertake structure-function studies and protein engineering of [[CBM1]] using modern molecular techniques in the mid- to late-1990s.  ''We're pleased to finally have this one in CAZYpedia - learn more about this seminal CBM family [[CBM1|here]].''
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:50, 3 November 2025

31 October 2025: A spooktacular addition to the CAZypedia family! Come and say 'Boo!' to the frighteningly well written CBM13 CAZypedia page. The CBM13 family is a lectin-like CBM family. Its first characterized members were lectins, including the B chain from the highly toxic ricin toxin from Ricinus communis. This spine tingling read was authored by Scott Mazurkewich and Lauren McKee who also acted as responsible curator. Come and visit the scariest of CAZypedia CBM pages, here!... if you dare...

29 July 2025: CBM91 is in the news! The xylan binding CBM91 family CAZypedia page is up and running. Appended to mainly GH43 xylanases this CBM91 family drives interaction with substrate. The CBM91 page was authored by Daichi Ito who also discovered the initial xylan-binding function which resulted in the creation of the CBM91 CAZy family. Read up on this industrially interesting CBM91 family here.

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