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'''29 October 2010:''' ''News from sunny Provence:'' '''[[User:Florence Vincent|Florence Vincent]]''' has completed the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 73]]''' page, which has just been edited and [[Curator Approved|approved]] by [[Board of Curators|Senior Curator]] '''[[User:Bernard Henrissat|Bernard Henrissat]]'''.  '''[[GH73]]''' contains peptidoglycan hydrolases with endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG, a.k.a. GlcNAc) specificity.  Mechanistic and structural parallels between this family and other hexosaminidase families have been drawn, including '''[[GH18]]''', whose ''CAZypedia'' page was very recently finished ''(see the preceding News item from Oct. 13)''.
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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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'''13 October 2010:''' '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''' has just completed and approved the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 18]]''' chitinase/endo-β-''N''-acetylglucosaminidase page, with help from '''[[User:Nathalie Juge|Nathalie Juge]]''' on the non-catalytic proteins in the family, which function as carbohydrate-binding proteins or enzyme inhibitors.  ''Look out for links to this and several of the pages mentioned in previous News items in the latest version of the [http://www.cazy.org/ CAZy database], to be released today!''
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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 2012.  Over 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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'''08 October 2010:''' ''Trehalases!:'' ''CAZypedia'' [[Author]] '''[[User:Tracey Gloster|Tracey Gloster]]''' completed the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 37]]''' page today, which was summarily approved by [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''''''[[GH37]]''' is a trehalase-specific family; trehalases are also currently found in [[GH15]] and [[GH65]].
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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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'''06 October 2010:''' ''A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick hat-trick]:'' '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 5]]''' makes three [[Curator Approved]] family pages by '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''' in one day. '''[[GH5]]''' is a large, poly-specific family, which makes covering the entire scope of this family challenging. ''CAZypedia'' is an evolving resource, so readers are welcome to suggest further improvements.
 
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'''06 October 2010:''' ''More cellulases - the second family from [[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon]] in one day:'' The '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 45]]''' page has been completed and [[Curator Approved|approved]] by [[Board of Curators|Senior Curator]] '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]'''.  '''[[GH45]]''' contains ''endo''-β(1-4)glucanases (''endo''-cellulases), and a significant structural similarity to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansin plant expansins] has been observed.
 
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'''06 October 2010:''' ''<u>Yet another</u> classic cellulase family:'' The '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 6]]''' page by '''[[User:Kathleen Piens|Kathleen Piens]]''' and '''[[User:Gideon Davies|Gideon Davies]]''' has just been upgraded to [[Curator Approved]] status.  '''[[GH6]]''' contains cellobiohydrolase II (CBHII, or Cel6A in the modern nomenclature), which is a main component of the enzyme cocktail secreted by the proficient cellulose-degrading organism, ''Hypocrea jecorica'' (''née Trichoderma reesei'').
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:08, 2 May 2024

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!