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. 2016 Mar 7;82(6):1686–1692. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03453-15

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of each GH43 subfamily

Subfamily Size of family (no. of sequences) Taxonomic distribution EC no. (no. of sequences)a No. of characterized enzymes Ligand(s)b PDB code for 3D structure (1 per enzyme)
GH43c 122 3.2.1.55 2
GH43_1 254 3.2.1.37 (11), (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (2) 13 BWX, pNP-aLAraf, pNP-BXYL 4MLG
GH43_2 31 Neocallimastigomycota 0
GH43_3 87 0
GH43_4 264 Neocallimastigomycota 3.2.1.99 12 SBAR, LAR 2X8F, 3KMV, 3LV4, 4KC7, 4KCA
GH43_5 211 3.2.1.99 9 SBAR, LAR 1GYD, 1UV4, 1WL7, 3CU9, 4KCB
GH43_6 38 Fungi 3.2.1.99 9 SBAR, LAR
GH43_7 13 Bacteria 0
GH43_8 26 Bacteria 0
GH43_9 137 Chytridiomycota 0
GH43_10 376 3.2.1.37 (1), (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (1), 3.2.1.55 (7) 9 AAX, WAX, SBAR, MU-xylose, pNP-aLAraf, pNP-BXYL
GH43_11 583 Ascomycota 3.2.1.37 (14), (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (4) 18 OSX, xylobiose, linear 1,4-β-xylan, pNP-aLAraf, pNP-BXYL 1YI7, 1YIF, 1YRZ, 2EXH, 3C2U
GH43_12 395 Mollusca 3.2.1.37 (1), (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (3), 3.2.1.55 (5) 9 WAX, MU-xylose, pNP-aLAraf
GH43_13 15 Fungi 0
GH43_14 34 Fungi 3.2.1.37 1 WAX, pNP-BXYL
GH43_15 9 Bacteria 0
GH43_16 184 Neocallimastigomycota (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (1), 3.2.1.55 (6) 7 WAX, linear arabinoxylan, OSX, RAX, MU-aLAraf 1W0N, 3C7E
GH43_17 53 0 5C0P
GH43_18 61 0
GH43_19 53 Neocallimastigomycota 3.2.1.55 1
GH43_20 19 Basidiomycota 0
GH43_21 19 Fungi 3.2.1.55 1 SBAR, pNP-aLAraf
GH43_22 118 3.2.1.37 1 Xylan oligosaccharide (unspecified source)
GH43_23 36 0
GH43_24 228 3.2.1.145 8 LWG, 1,3-β-galactan 3NQH, 3VSF
GH43_25 9 Fungi 0
GH43_26 851 3.2.1.55 3 pNP-aLAraf 3AKF, 3CPN
GH43_27 32 Bacteria 3.2.1.37 (1), 3.2.1.55 (1) 2 OSX, pNP-BXYL, pNP-aLAraf
GH43_28 75 0
GH43_29 218 (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) (2), 3.2.1.55 (1), 3.2.1.8 (2) 5 pNP-BXYL, pNP-aLAraf 3QED, 4NOV
GH43_30 111 0
GH43_31 54 Bacteroidetes 0 3KST
GH43_32 32 Rotifera 0
GH43_33 25 3.2.1.55 1 pNP-aLAraf 4QQS
GH43_34 185 0 3QZ4
GH43_35 63 Neocallimastigomycota (3.2.1.37 + 3.2.1.55) 3 pNP-BXYL, pNP-aLAraf
GH43_36 47 3.2.1.55 2 No substrates specified 3ZXJ
GH43_37 13 0
a

EC number for characterized enzymes (multiple EC numbers in parentheses belong to the same enzyme).

b

BWX, birchwood xylan; AAX, AZCL-arabinoxylan; MU, methylumbelliferyl; BXYL, beta-xylan (unspecified source); AAR, alpha-arabinan; WAX, wheat arabinoxylan; SBAR, sugar beet arabinan; OSX, oat spelt xylan; RAX, rye arabinoxylan; LWG, larchwood galactan; LAR, linear arabinan. Arabinan (sugar beet) corresponds to any of the following: linear 1,5-α-l-arabinan, debranched arabinan, linear arabinan, or red debranched arabinan.

c

Sequences that could not be assigned to a subfamily.