AA15 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase is required for efficient chitinous cuticle turnover during insect molting

Mingbo Qu; Xiaoxi Guo; Shuang Tian; Qing Yang; Myeongjin Kim; Seulgi Mun; Mi Young Noh; Karl J. Kramer; Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan; Yasuyuki Arakane

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03469-8

Communications Biology (May 2022)

AA15 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase is required for efficient chitinous cuticle turnover during insect molting

Mingbo Qu,
Xiaoxi Guo,
Shuang Tian,
Qing Yang,
Myeongjin Kim,
Seulgi Mun,
Mi Young Noh,
Karl J. Kramer,
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan,
Yasuyuki Arakane

Affiliations

Mingbo Qu: School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology
Xiaoxi Guo: School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology
Shuang Tian: School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology
Qing Yang: School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology
Myeongjin Kim: Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University
Seulgi Mun: Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University
Mi Young Noh: Department of Forest Resources, AgriBio Institute of Climate Change Management, Chonnam National University
Karl J. Kramer: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University
Yasuyuki Arakane: Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03469-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

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Microbial lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) catalyze the cleavage of chitin and cellulose. Here, characterisation of LPMO15-1-like proteins from insect reveal their catalytic activity and physiological importance for insect development.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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