BXLB — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU09923 (symbol BXLB, also known as gh3-7) in Neurospora crassa chromosome 4 encodes a glycoside hydrolase family 3 protein with xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase, alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase, and xylosyltransferase activities (EC 3.2.1.37). The product is associated with xylan metabolism, xylan breakdown, and arabinan breakdown, and is localised to the extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to plant cell wall degradation, but this has not been established for N. crassa BXLB itself.