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The carbohydrate-binding module mediates mCherry protein anchoring on the cell wall in rice
The red fluorescent protein mCherry is widely used as a tagged protein in intracellular protein positioning and dynamic tracing due to its stable...
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New carbohydrate binding domains identified by phage display based functional metagenomic screens of human gut microbiota
Uncultured microbes represent a huge untapped biological resource of novel genes and gene products. Although recent genomic and metagenomic...
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Distinct roles of carbohydrate-binding modules in multidomain β-1,3–1,4-glucanase on polysaccharide degradation
AbstractLam16A is a novel GH16 β-1,3–1,4-lichenase isolated from the genus Caldicellulosiruptor which can utilize untreated carbohydrate components...
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A processive GH9 family endoglucanase of Bacillus licheniformis and the role of its carbohydrate-binding domain
AbstractOne of the critical steps in lignocellulosic deconstruction is the hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose by cellulases. Endoglucanases...
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Proteome-wide prediction of bacterial carbohydrate-binding proteins as a tool for understanding commensal and pathogen colonisation of the vaginal microbiome
Bacteria use carbohydrate-binding proteins (CBPs), such as lectins and carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), to anchor to specific sugars on host...
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Rice Carbohydrate-Binding Malectin-Like Protein, OsCBM1, Contributes to Drought-Stress Tolerance by Participating in NADPH Oxidase-Mediated ROS Production
Carbohydrate-binding malectin/malectin-like domain-containing proteins (CBMs) are a recently identified protein subfamily of lectins that...
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Investigating diversity and similarity between CBM13 modules and ricin-B lectin domains using sequence similarity networks
BackgroundThe CBM13 family comprises carbohydrate-binding modules that occur mainly in enzymes and in several ricin-B lectins. The ricin-B lectin...
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The energy metabolism of Balantidium polyvacuolum inhabiting the hindgut of Xenocypris davidi
Anaerobic parasitic ciliates are a specialized group of ciliates that are adapted to anoxic and oxygen-depleted habitats. Among them, Balantidium...
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A self-regulatory cell-wall-sensing module at cell edges controls plant growth
Morphogenesis of multicellular organs requires coordination of cellular growth. In plants, cell growth is determined by turgor pressure and the...
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Structural and biochemical insight into a modular β-1,4-galactan synthase in plants
Rhamnogalacturonan I (RGI) is a structurally complex pectic polysaccharide with a backbone of alternating rhamnose and galacturonic acid residues...
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Three families of Asgard archaeal viruses identified in metagenome-assembled genomes
Asgardarchaeota harbour many eukaryotic signature proteins and are widely considered to represent the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes....
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Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood
Matching donor and recipient blood groups based on red blood cell (RBC) surface ABO glycans and antibodies in plasma is crucial to avoid potentially...
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Integrative structure determination reveals functional global flexibility for an ultra-multimodular arabinanase
AbnA is an extracellular GH43 α-L-arabinanase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus , a key bacterial enzyme in the degradation and utilization of...
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase module CcSte11-CcSte7-CcPmk1 regulates pathogenicity via the transcription factor CcSte12 in Cytospora chrysosperma
The pathogen Cytospora chrysosperma is the causal agent of poplar canker disease and causes considerable economic losses in China. Mitogen-activated...
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Current State of Plant Lectinology
AbstractLectins are a group of proteins that are widespread in all kingdoms of living nature, but plants are the undisputed “champions” in terms of...
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Absence of the highly expressed small carbohydrate-binding protein Cgt improves the acarbose formation in Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110
Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110 (ATCC 31044) is the wild type of industrial producer strains of acarbose. Acarbose has been used since the early 1990s as...
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Mannose-specific plant and microbial lectins as antiviral agents: A review
Lectins are non-immunological carbohydrate-binding proteins classified on the basis of their structure, origin, and sugar specificity. The binding...
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Functional and structural diversification of incomplete phosphotransferase system in cellulose-degrading clostridia
Carbohydrate utilization is critical to microbial survival. The phosphotransferase system (PTS) is a well-documented microbial system with a...
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A novel self-purified auxiliary protein enhances the lichenase activity towards lichenan for biomass degradation
AbstractDue to the complex composition of lichenan, lichenase alone cannot always hydrolyze it efficiently. Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) and...
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Dietary Supplementation of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis BIONCL17752 on Growth Performance, and Gut Microbiota of Broiler Chickens
The rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, being triggered by the overuse or misuse of antibiotics in poultry farming...
