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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 HexC, 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 residues, in competition with ''O''-phosphorylation, is believed to modulate protein biochemistry, with implications for diverse cellular processes and disease states.
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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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'''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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'''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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'''17 January 2011:''' ''Our first news for the new year:'' '''[[User:Peter Reilly|Peter Reilly]]''' has just completed and approved the '''[[Glycoside Hydrolase Family 44]]''' page.  '''[[GH44]]''' is another classic cellulase family (formerly known as [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1134435/ ''cellulase family J'']); a number of these endo-beta(1-4)-glucanases have a penchant for degrading xyloglucan as well as soluble synthetic cellulose derivatives.
 
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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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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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