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'''7 January 2015:''' ''Love your guts:'' ''CAZypedia'' is ringing in the new year with a new '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 76]]''' page by '''[[User:Spencer Williams|Spencer Williams]]'''.   '''[[GH76]]''' contains endo-acting α-mannanases, including members from the human gut bacterium ''Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron'' that enable us to degrade yeast mannans in our diet.  A very recent publication in ''Nature'', notably involving ''CAZypedia'' contributors '''[[User:Michael Suits|Michael Suits]]''', '''[[User:Al Boraston|Al Boraston]]''', '''[[User:Spencer Williams|Spencer Williams]]''', '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''', '''[[User:Wade Abbott|Wade Abbott]]''', and '''[[User:Harry Gilbert|Harry Gilbert]]''', has recently shed new light on the structure, mechanism, and biological function of these enzymes.  ''Read more [[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 76|here]]!''
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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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'''11 September 2014:'''  ''Another PL family done:'' Today, '''[[User:Richard McLean|Richard McLean]]''' and '''[[User:Wade Abbott|Wade Abbott]]''' finished the '''[[Polysaccharide Lyase Family 22]]''' page, bringing the number of [[Curator Approved]] [[PL]] pages in ''CAZypedia'' to a total of 5 (of 23). '''[[PL22]]''' is a family of bacterial (and a handful of archeal) oligogalacturonide lyases (OGLs), archetypal members of which are highly specific for digalacturonate and Δ4,5-unsaturated digalacturonate ''i.e.'', they do not cleave polymeric α-(1,4)-linked galacturonan, a component of pectin. [[User:Wade Abbott|Wade]] performed a seminal crystallographic analysis of [[PL22]], and he and [[User:Richard McLean|Richard]] have produced a lucid distillation of the mechanism of catalysis in this family.  ''Read more [[Polysaccharide Lyase Family 22|here]]!''
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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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'''9 September 2014:'''  ''2-for-1 Back to School Special:'' With the start of the new academic year, we are happy to report that two new [[Polysaccharide Lyase Families|Polysaccharide Lyase Family]] pages have recently been completed and given [[Curator Approved]] status. In August, '''[[User:Naotake Konno|Naotake Konno]]''' and '''[[User:Shinya Fushinobu|Shinya Fushinobu]]''' produced the '''[[Polysaccharide Lyase Family 20]]''' page, which describes this small (currently, 18 member) group of bacterial and fungal beta-(1-4)-glucuronan-cleaving enzymes. ''And'', on the 7th of this month, '''[[User:Sine Larsen|Sine Larsen]]''' and '''[[User:Leila LoLeggio|Leila LoLeggio]]''' composed the '''[[Polysaccharide Lyase Family 4]]''' page. Currently, '''[[PL4]]''' is only known to contain rhamnogalacturonan lyases involved in pectin degradation, notably including many plant sequences in addition to bacterial and fungal members.  We thank these [[Author]]s and [[Responsible Curator]]s for their contributions and encourage our readers to check out these new pages.
 
 
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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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