Structure of a consensus chitin-binding domain revealed by solution NMR

• Main Authors: Heymann, Dario, Mohanram, Harini, Kumar, Akshita, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Lescar, Julien, Miserez, Ali
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Chitin Binding Domain; Squid Beak Proteins
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160526
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Chitin-binding proteins (CBPs) are a versatile group of proteins found in almost every organism on earth. CBPs are involved in enzymatic carbohydrate degradation and also serve as templating scaffolds in the exoskeleton of crustaceans and insects. One specific chitin-binding motif found across a wid...