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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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'''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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'''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 polysaccharidesBuilding 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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'''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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'''11 October 2017:''' ''Ten years of CAZypedia!'' We are proud to announce the publication of a [https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/glycob/cwx089 new article in ''Glycobiology''] in celebration of ''CAZypedia's'' tenth anniversary online. This article was written on behalf of all of present and future '''[[:Category:Contributors|Contributors]]''' by Curators [[User:Harry Brumer|Harry Brumer]] and [[User:Spencer Williams|Spencer Williams]], with input from a number of key individuals involved in the genesis of ''CAZypedia'' (''see the [https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/glycob/cwx089 Acknowledgements section] for full details''). A [http://hdl.handle.net/2429/63428 post-print version] of the manuscript will be freely available from the UBC Library Open Collections, in addition to the [https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/glycob/cwx089 final version] on the ''Glycobiology'' website.  ''Thanks to the hard work of a multitude of [[:Category:Contributors|Contributors]], ''CAZypedia'' is a successful example of community-driven, expert-based biocurationWe look forward to the continued development of this resource over the next ten years - and beyond!''
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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 moleculesThe 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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'''10 September 2017:''' ''Sussing-out starch recognition in CBM58.'' We are excited to report that '''[[User:Nicole Koropatkin|Nicole Koropatkin]]''' has completed the '''[[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 58]]''' page today.  [[CBM58]] constitutes a comparatively small family of CBMs found in bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidetes, including key members of the human gut microbiota such as ''Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron''.  Within these bacteria, [[CBM58]] modules are found inserted within the [[GH13]] catalytic module of SusG, the essential outer-membrane-bound amylase of the starch utilization system (sus).  [[User:Nicole Koropatkin|Nicole’s]] seminal structural biology has defined the family and provided insight into the recognition of amylose helices by [[CBM58]] members in SusG homologs.  ''Read more about this fascinating system [[Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 58|here]].''    
 
 
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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!