Gene Group: CHITINASES

General Information

Name

CHITINASES

Species

D. melanogaster

Symbol

CHT

FlyBase ID

FBgg0000511

Date last reviewed

2024-09-18

Number of members

Description

Chitinases belong to the 18-glycosylhydrolase family and possess one or more glyco18 domains. Chitinases hydrolyze the N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine β-1,4 glycosidic bonds in chitin polymers. (Adapted from FBrf0230884).

Notes on Group

In D. melanogaster, two genes previously named 'Cht1' and 'Cht3' were subsequently found to be portions of a larger gene, Cht10 (FBrf0231276).

Cht12 has been excluded from the CHITINASES gene group as it does not contain a catalytic motif, indicating that it is not an active enzyme (FBrf0258619).

Source Material

The CHITINASES Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): Rabadiya and Behr, 2024, Shippy et al., 2022, Behr and Riedel, 2020, Pesch et al., 2016, Lombard et al., 2013, Zhang et al., 2011, Zhu et al., 2008, Funkhouser and Aronson, 2007, and Zhu et al., 2004 .

Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms

Molecular Function

chitinase activity

Biological Process

chitin catabolic process

Cellular Component

extracellular region

Related Gene Groups

Parent group(s)

GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILY 18

O-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES

Members (9)