Reviewed, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P30596 (CHS1_SCHCO)

Names and origin

Protein names

Recommended name:
    Chitin synthase 1
    EC=2.4.1.16
Alternative name(s):
    Chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase 1

Gene names

Name:

CHS1

Organism

Schizophyllum commune (Bracket fungus)

Taxonomic identifier

5334 [NCBI]

Taxonomic lineage

Eukaryota › Fungi › Dikarya › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycotina › Homobasidiomycetes › Agaricomycetidae › Agaricales › Schizophyllaceae › Schizophyllum

Protein attributes

Sequence length	189 AA.
Sequence status	Fragment.
Sequence processing	The displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existence	Inferred from homology.

General annotation (Comments)

Function	Plays a major role in cell wall biogenesis.
Catalytic activity	UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + (1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n) = UDP + (1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n+1).
Subcellular location	Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Sequence similarities	Belongs to the chitin synthase family.

Ontologies

Keywords
Biological process	Cell wall biogenesis/degradation
Cellular component	Cell membrane Membrane
Domain	Transmembrane
Molecular function	Glycosyltransferase Transferase
Gene Ontology (GO)
Biological process	cell wall organization Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW chitin biosynthetic process Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: InterPro
Cellular component	integral to membrane Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-SubCell plasma membrane Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: UniProtKB-KW
Molecular function	chitin synthase activity Inferred from electronic annotation. Source: EC
Complete GO annotation...

Sequence annotation (Features)

	Feature key	Position(s)	Length	Description	Graphical view	Feature identifier
Molecule processing
	Chain	‹1 – ›189	›189	Chitin synthase 1		PRO_0000193715
Experimental info
	Non-terminal residue	1	1
	Non-terminal residue	189	1

Sequences

	Sequence		Length	Mass (Da)
	P30596-1 [UniParc]. Last modified April 1, 1993. Version 1. Checksum: 23273485258C1E32	FASTA	189	21,041
	10 20 30 40 50 60 EELFCRTMHG VIKNIAHLCK RDRSKTWGKE GWKKVVVCIV SDGRQKINSR TLSVIAAMGR 70 80 90 100 110 120 HQDGIAKNVV NKKPVTAHIY EYTTQITVTP SMKIEGAERG TMPVQLIFCL KEKNQKKINS 130 140 150 160 170 180 HRWFFNAFGP ILQPNVCVLL DVGTMPGPTS IYHLWKAFDI NSNVGGACGE IVALKGKWGL NLLNPLVAA

References

[1]	"Classification of fungal chitin synthases." Bowen A.R., Chen-Wu J.L.-P., Momany M., Young R., Szaniszlo P.J., Robbins P.W. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89:519-523(1992) [PubMed: 1731323] [Abstract] Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].

Cross-references

Sequence databases
EMBLGenBankDDBJ	M82956 Genomic DNA. Translation: AAA33924.1.
PIR	I45188.
3D structure databases
ModBase	Search...
Protein family/group databases
CAZy	GT2. Glycosyltransferase Family 2.
Enzyme and pathway databases
BRENDA	2.4.1.16. 15239.
Family and domain databases
InterPro	IPR004834. Chitin_synth. [Graphical view]
Pfam	PF01644. Chitin_synth_1. 1 hit. [Graphical view]
ProDom	PD002998. Chitin_synth. 1 hit. [Graphical view] [Entries sharing at least one domain]
ProtoNet	Search...

Entry information

Entry name

CHS1_SCHCO

Accession

Primary (citable) accession number: P30596

Entry history

Integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:	April 1, 1993
Last sequence update:	April 1, 1993
Last modified:	October 13, 2009
This is version 52 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. [Complete history]

Entry status

Reviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)

Annotation project

FPAP (Fungal Proteome Annotation Project)