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  • Zhang, Y.; Foster, J.M.; Nelson, L.S.; Ma, D.; Carlow, C.K.
    The chitin synthase genes chs-1 and chs-2 are essential for C. elegans development and responsible for chitin deposition in the eggshell and pharynx, respectively (2005), Dev. Biol., 285, 330-339.
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
additional information Caenorhabditis elegans chs-1 is critical for eggshell production. Complete loss of function in a chs-1 deletion results in embryos that lack chitin in their eggshells and fail to divide ?
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additional information Caenorhabditis elegans knocking down chs-2 by RNAi causes a defect in the pharynx and leads to L1 larval arrest, indicating that chitin is involved in the development and function of the pharynx ?
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Caenorhabditis elegans
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information chs-1 is critical for eggshell production. Complete loss of function in a chs-1 deletion results in embryos that lack chitin in their eggshells and fail to divide Caenorhabditis elegans ?
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additional information knocking down chs-2 by RNAi causes a defect in the pharynx and leads to L1 larval arrest, indicating that chitin is involved in the development and function of the pharynx Caenorhabditis elegans ?
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
chitin synthase 2
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Caenorhabditis elegans
chitin synthase protein 2
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Caenorhabditis elegans
chs-1
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Caenorhabditis elegans
chs-2
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Caenorhabditis elegans