title: Identification of novel beta-mannan- and beta-glucan-binding modules: evidence for a superfamily of carbohydrate-binding modules.
abstract: Many glycoside hydrolases, which degrade long-chain carbohydrate polymers, possess distinct catalytic modules and non-catalytic carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs). On the basis of conserved protein secondary structure, we describe here the identification and experimental characterization of novel type of mannanase-associated mannan-binding module and also characterization of two CBM family 4 laminarinase-associated beta-glucan-binding modules. These modules are predicted to belong to a superfamily of CBMs which include families 4, 16, 17, 22 and a proposed new family, family 27.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, N.S.W. 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunna
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bergquist
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005936:Glucans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008351:Mannans / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D008351:Mannans; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases