XLNB — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU02855 (NcXLNB) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1 encodes an endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8), a member of the glycoside hydrolase family 11 (GH11). The enzyme is annotated as extracellular and is associated with xylan breakdown, D-xylose breakdown, and catabolite repression. The gene is also linked to the related XYLA gene. Studies of related genes in other species connect the GH11 family to apoplastic effector functions, though this is not established for NcXLNB itself.