Structure, Catalysis, and Inhibition ofOfChi-h, the Lepidoptera-exclusive Insect Chitinase

Biosynthesis, Turnover, and Functions of Chitin in Insects

(2016) Kun Yan Zhu et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Overview of chitin metabolism enzymes in Manduca sexta : Identification, domain organization, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression

(2015) Guillaume Tetreau et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Predominant Molecular State of Bound Enzyme Determines the Strength and Type of Product Inhibition in the Hydrolysis of Recalcitrant Polysaccharides by Processive Enzymes

(2015) Silja Kuusk et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystal structures and inhibitor binding properties of plant class V chitinases: the cycad enzyme exhibits unique structural and functional features

(2015) Naoyuki Umemoto et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A class III chitinase without disulfide bonds from the fern, Pteris ryukyuensis: crystal structure and ligand-binding studies

(2015) Yoshihito Kitaoku et al.   PLANTA

Inverse relationship between chitobiase and transglycosylation activities of chitinase-D from Serratia proteamaculans revealed by mutational and biophysical analyses

(2015) Jogi Madhuprakash et al.   Scientific Reports

Crystal structure of class III chitinase from pomegranate provides the insight into its metal storage capacity

(2014) Taro Masuda et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Fully Deacetylated Chitooligosaccharides Act as Efficient Glycoside Hydrolase Family 18 Chitinase Inhibitors

(2014) Lei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Proteomic Analysis of Insect Molting Fluid with a Focus on Enzymes Involved in Chitin Degradation

(2014) Mingbo Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Two-way traffic of glycoside hydrolase family 18 processive chitinases on crystalline chitin

(2014) Kiyohiko Igarashi et al.   Nature Communications

Structural characteristics of an insect group I chitinase, an enzyme indispensable to moulting

(2014) Lei Chen et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Structure of a complete four-domain chitinase fromMoritella marina, a marine psychrophilic bacterium

(2013) Piotr H. Malecki et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TWO CHITINASE GENES DURING THE PUPATION AND ECLOSION STAGES OF THE BEET ARMYWORM Spodoptera exigua BY RNA INTERFERENCE

(2012) Daowei Zhang et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Cloning, expression and biocharacterization ofOfCht5, the chitinase from the insectOstrinia furnacalis

(2012) Qingyue Wu et al.   Insect Science

Hallmarks of Processivity in Glycoside Hydrolases from Crystallographic and Computational Studies of theSerratia marcescensChitinases

(2012) Christina M. Payne et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Mutational Effects on Transglycosylating Activity of Family 18 Chitinases and Construction of a Hypertransglycosylating Mutant

(2011) Henrik Zakariassen et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Horizontal gene transfer in silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2011) Bo Zhu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Analyzing Airway Inflammation with Chemical Biology: Dissection of Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Function with a Selective Drug-like Inhibitor

(2011) Tara E. Sutherland et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Structural Analysis of Chi1 Chitinase from Yen-Tc: The Multisubunit Insecticidal ABC Toxin Complex of Yersinia entomophaga

(2011) Jason N. Busby et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular cloning and functional expression of chitinase-encoding cDNA from the cabbage moth, Mamestra brassicae

(2011) Aron Paek et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Crystal structure and mode of action of a class V chitinase from Nicotiana tabacum

(2011) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A class V chitinase from Arabidopsis thaliana: gene responses, enzymatic properties, and crystallographic analysis

(2011) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   PLANTA

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Chitinase and Chitinase-Like Genes in the African Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

(2011) Jianzhen Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Features and development ofCoot

(2010) P. Emsley et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

PHENIX: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution

(2010) Paul D. Adams et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Acetazolamide-based fungal chitinase inhibitors

(2010) Alexander W. Schüttelkopf et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Evaluation, and Mechanism of N,N,N-Trimethyl-D-glucosamine-(1→4)-chitooligosaccharides as Selective Inhibitors of Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 20 β-N-Acetyl-D-hexosaminidases

(2010) You Yang et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Kinetic and crystallographic analyses of the catalytic domain of chitinase from Pyrococcus furiosus- the role of conserved residues in the active site

(2010) Hiroaki Tsuji et al.   FEBS Journal

Crystal Structures ofBacillus cereusNCTU2 Chitinase Complexes with Chitooligomers Reveal Novel Substrate Binding for Catalysis

(2010) Yin-Cheng Hsieh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystal structure and mutagenesis analysis of chitinase CrChi1 from the nematophagous fungus Clonostachys rosea in complex with the inhibitor caffeine

(2010) J. Yang et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Sequence and Structural Analysis of the Chitinase Insertion Domain Reveals Two Conserved Motifs Involved in Chitin-Binding

(2010) Hai Li et al.   PLoS One

The X-ray structure of a chitinase from the pathogenic fungus Coccidioides immitis

(2010) Thomas Hollis et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Insect chitinase and chitinase-like proteins

(2009) Yasuyuki Arakane et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Aromatic Residues in the Catalytic Center of Chitinase A fromSerratia marcescensAffect Processivity, Enzyme Activity, and Biomass Converting Efficiency

(2009) Henrik Zakariassen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystal structures of Vibrio harveyi chitinase A complexed with chitooligosaccharides: Implications for the catalytic mechanism

(2008) Chomphunuch Songsiriritthigul et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Functional specialization among insect chitinase family genes revealed by RNA interference

(2008) Q. Zhu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA