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'''13 April 2023''' ''The champagne is on ice:'' We are ecstatic to report that we’ve hit 50 [[Curator Approved]] CAZypedia CBM 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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The '''[[CBM92]]''' and the '''[[CBM94]]''' page were finished within under 3 hours of one another.  Congratulations to the contributors for both of the pages: new ''CAZypedia'' contibutors '''[[User:Xuanwei Mei|Xuanwei Mei]]''' and '''[[User:Yaoguang Chang|Yaoguang Chang]]''' for the [[CBM92]] page and longtime ''CAZypedia'' contributor '''[[User:Takatsugu Miyazaki|Takatsugu Miyazaki]]''' for the [[CBM94]] page.
 
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Next stop: 100 [[Curator Approved]] ''CAZypedia'' [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Families|CBM pages]] (this may take a little while).
 
 
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'''13 April 2023, 00:20 ''' ''CBM92 is red hot!'' [[CBM92]] is one of the newer families of CBMs and it has a red hot preference for the red algal extracellular matrix polysaccharide carrageenan, a complex sulfated galactan. Author '''[[User:Xuanwei Mei|Xuanwei Mei]]''' describes the novel carrageenan-binding capacities of the biochemically characterized [[CBM92]] which can be found appended to a kappa-carrageenase produced by the marine bacterium ''Wenyingzhuangia aestuarii''.  '''[[User:Yaoguang Chang|Yaoguang Chang]]''' acted as responsible curator on the page.  ''Head on over to the '''[[CBM92]]''' page to learn more about this red hot CBM family!''
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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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'''12 April 2023, 21:50 ''' ''CBM94, one for the books!'' Three of the [[CBM94]] eukaryotic members have recently been characterized (mouse, silkworm and human) and are described in detail on the [[CBM94]] page which has both been authored and responsibly curated by '''[[User:Takatsugu Miyazaki|Takatsugu Miyazaki]]'''. These ''N''-acetylglucosamine-specific [[CBM94]]s are found on the C-termini of ''N''-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IVa, an enzyme involved in ''N''-glycan biosynthesis.  The [[CBM94]] members play important roles in the functionality of their cognate glycosyl transferase catalytic module which is discussed in detail on the '''[[CBM94]]''' CAZypedia page. ''See more on these remarkable eukaryotic CBMs '''[[CBM94|here]]'''!'' 
 
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'''11 January 2023''' ''CBM44, it's what's in store.'' We begin 2023 right with a [[Curator Approved]] [[CBM44]] page.  '''[[User:Marie-Katherin Zuehlke|Marie-Katherin Zühlke]]''' has authored the page on the characterized bacterial [[CBM44]] shown to interact with polymers containing ß-1,4-linked glucose in their chains. Responsible curator [[User:Elizabeth Ficko-Blean|Elizabeth Ficko-Blean]] is pleased as punch.  ''Check out the '''[[CBM44]]''' CAZypedia page to learn more about this CBM family!''
 
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'''25 November 2021''' ''Something to CRO about!:'' In our latest [[Curator Approved]] page in a while, '''[[User:Maria Cleveland|Maria Cleveland]]''' has written an extensive history of the Copper Radical Oxidases (CROs) that constitute '''[[Auxiliary Activity Family 5]]'''.  The archetypal '''[[AA5]]''' CRO is the ''Fusarium graminearum'' galactose oxidase, which was first isolated in the 1950s, provided the first 3-D structure in the 1990s, and has been the subject of numerous mechanistic studies up through the new millennium.  '''[[AA5]]''' also contains the glyoxal oxidases, which were discovered in Wisconsin in the late 1980s and form their own subfamily. More recent work by [[User:Maria Cleveland|Maria]], [[User:Yann Mathieu|Yann Mathieu]], and others has shown that a wider range of substrate specificities exists in this family than previously anticipated, while the catalytic flexibility of wild-type and mutant enzymes has spurred numerous biotech applications. ''Slide on over to the '''[[AA5]]''' page, which includes a <u>deep</u> reference list, to learn more about these interesting enzymes!''
 
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'''23 June 2021''' ''A free CAZypedia webinar:'' Check out the presentation on ''CAZypedia'' by [[Board of Curators|Senior Curator]] [[User:Elizabeth Ficko-Blean|Elizabeth Ficko-Blean]], which was part of a webinar on Recent Advances in Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes organized by [[User:Stefan Janecek|Stefan Janecek]].  [[User:Stefan Janecek|Stefan]] also gave a talk on alpha-amylase bioinformatics, and Nicolas Terrapon gave an overview of the [http://www.cazy.org/ CAZy database] in a presentation entitled "Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes Annotation in the High-Throughput Era".  ''More information on the webinar can be found [https://molecules-12.sciforum.net/ here], and you can [https://youtu.be/JyV-zkr8Jw4 watch all three lectures for free on YouTube].''
 
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'''31 May 2021''' ''Celebrating CAZy:'' The [[B.A. Stone Award for Excellence in Plant Polysaccharide Biochemistry]] was awarded to [http://www.cazy.org/ CAZy] founder [[User:Bernard Henrissat|Bernard Henrissat]] today. CAZy, ''CAZypedia'', and [[Bruce Stone|Prof. Bruce Stone]] have a [[CAZypedia:History|long, intertwined history]], and today we celebrate [[User:Bernard Henrissat|Bernie's]] insight to create a [https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03004026 sequence-based classification of the Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes], [https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(89)90339-9 starting with the cellulases].
 
 
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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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