title: Recent structural insights into the enzymology of the ubiquitous plant cell wall glycan xyloglucan.
abstract: The xyloglucans (XyGs) constitute a family of highly decorated β(1→4)-glucans whose members are widespread and abundant across the plant kingdom. As such, XyGs constitute a significant reserve of metabolically accessible monosaccharides for diverse phytopathogenic, saprophytic, and gut symbiotic micro-organisms. To overcome the intrinsic stability of the diverse glycosidic bonds in XyGs, bacteria and fungi have evolved extensive repertoires of xyloglucan-active enzymes from manifold families, whose exquisitely adapted tertiary structures are recently coming to light.
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address: brumer@msl.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brumer
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005936:Glucans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014990:Xylans / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D014990:Xylans; C029353:xyloglucan