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'''28 April 2011:''' ''More on α-glucoside cleavage:'' [[Author]] and [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:Takashi Tonozuka|Takashi Tonozuka]]''' recently completed the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 63]]''' page, which has been updated to [[Curator Approved]] status today. '''[[GH63]]''' is especially notable as it contains the eukaryotic "processing α-glucosidase I enzymes," which are essential for N-glycan trimming during glycoprotein maturation.  '''[[User:Takashi Tonozuka|Takashi Tonozuka's]]''' group has done seminal structural elucidation work in this family, and we very much appreciate his contribution to ''CAZypedia'', especially during these tough times in Japan.
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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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'''21 March 2011:''' ''A new page on the equinox (as we thaw-out and welcome the sun back to the Baltic region):'' [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:Anna Kulminskaya|Anna Kulminskaya]]''' today approved the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 35]]''' page, which was written by '''[[User:Anna Kulminskaya|Anna]]''', with input on the 3-D structure section from '''[[User:Mirko Maksimainen|Mirko Maksimainen]]''' and '''[[User:Juha Rouvinen|Juha Rouvinen]]'''.  '''[[GH35]]''' is a family of β-galactosidases from diverse organisms that display a range of bond specificities. Only very few tertiary structures have been solved in this family, to which the Russian and Finnish groups have made seminal contributions.
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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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'''28 February 2011:''' ''Hexosaminidases!:'' The '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 20]]''' and '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 84]]''' pages, which were completed last week by [[Author]] '''[[User:Ian Greig|Ian Greig]]''' and approved by [[Responsible Curator]] '''[[User:David Vocadlo|David Vocadlo]]''', have today been cross-linked from the [http://www.cazy.org CAZy database] ''(look out for the next public release)''.  [[GH20]] is of significant medical relevance, as it contains the human enzymes HexA and HexB, deficiencies of which case Tay-Sachs disease and Sandhoff diseases, respectively.  [[GH84]] is similarly important in the context of cell and organism biology, as this family contains human OGA (HexC, MGEA5, ''O''-GlcNAcase), a nuclear and cytoplasmic enzyme that is responsible for dynamic modulation of β-linked ''O''-GlcNAc residues linked to serine and threonine residues. ''O''-GlcNAc'ylation of specific protein residues has in some cases been found to be reciprocal to phosphorylation and, accordingly, has implicated ''O''-GlcNAc in diverse cellular processes and disease states.
 
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'''07 February 2011:''' ''A landmark CAZypedia page:'' This one has been a long time coming, but today '''[[User:Birte Svensson|Birte Svensson]]''' and '''[[User:Stefan Janecek|Stefan Janecek]]''' completed the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 13]]''' page. '''[[GH13]]''' is, quite simply, THE family of α-glucoside-degrading and -rearranging enzymes, with over 10000 members distributed into more than 35 subfamilies, which represent tens of enzyme activities.  Due to the central role starch (amylose/amylopectin) and glycogen play in energy storage, these enzymes are of immense [http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq411 ecological] and [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00407-2 biotechnological] importance. ''[[GH13]] is also our 70th [[Glycoside Hydrolase Families|Curator Approved GH Family]] page!!!''
 
 
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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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