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S. cerevisiae Chs1 in complex with UDP and GlcNAc

Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Biochemical function: hexosyltransferase activity
Biological process: cell wall organization
Cellular component: cell periphery

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EC 2.4.1.16: Chitin synthase

Reaction catalysed:
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + (1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n) = UDP + (1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n+1)
Systematic name:
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (configuration-retaining)
Alternative Name(s):
  • Chitin synthetase
  • Chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase
  • Chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase
  • UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase

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Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF01644
Domain description: Chitin synthase
Occurring in:
  1. Chitin synthase 1
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8k3u contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF01644 (Chitin synthase) in Chitin synthase 1. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF08407
Domain description: Chitin synthase N-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. Chitin synthase 1
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8k3u contains 2 copies of Pfam domain PF08407 (Chitin synthase N-terminal) in Chitin synthase 1. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

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