XLND — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

The Aspergillus nidulans gene AnXLND (ANIA_02359) on chromosome 7 encodes a glycoside hydrolase with xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase and alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity (EC 3.2.1.37). The protein belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase family 3 (Glyco_hydro_3_N and Glyco_hydro_3_C domains) and is predicted to be extracellular. AnXLND is associated with xylan and arabinan breakdown, as well as carbon catabolite repression, including the glucose effect. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to xylan degradation.