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Literature summary for 3.2.1.39 extracted from

  • Villegas, L.R.; Kottom, T.J.; Limper, A.H.
    Characterization of PCEng2 a beta-1,3-endoglucanase homologue in Pneumocystis carinii with activity in cell wall regulation (2009), Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., 43, 192-200.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
PCEng2, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, expression of recombinant His6-tagged PCEng2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, complementation of Eng2-deleted Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with restoration of the cell wall separation defect during proliferation Pneumocystis carinii

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cell wall
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Pneumocystis carinii 5618
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Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
75000
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x * 75000, recombinant His6-tagged enzyme, SDS-PAGE Pneumocystis carinii

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pneumocystis carinii B3VTS4 isolated from female Long Evans rats, gene PCEng2
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant His6-tagged PCEng2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by immunoaffinity chromatography and nickel affinity chromatography Pneumocystis carinii

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
cyst PCEng2 mRNA expression during the life cycle of Pneumocystis carinii, upregulation in cystic isolates, the protein occurs in both cyst and trophic forms, overview. PCEng2 mRNA expression is largely restricted to cysts and is not pH-responsive Pneumocystis carinii
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 75000, recombinant His6-tagged enzyme, SDS-PAGE Pneumocystis carinii

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
beta-1,3-endoglucanase
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Pneumocystis carinii
More the enzyme shows similarities to fungal glycosyl hydrolases GH family 81 Pneumocystis carinii
PCEng2p
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Pneumocystis carinii

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function PCEng2 plays a significant role in cell wall regulation, the glucan-rich cyst cell wall is essential for cel viability, and regulation of cyst cell wall beta-glucans is a fundamental process during completion of the Pneumocystis life cycle Pneumocystis carinii