8k3u

Structural highlights

Function

CHS1_YEAST Polymerizes chitin, a structural polymer of the cell wall and septum, by transferring the sugar moiety of UDP-GlcNAc to the non-reducing end of the growing chitin polymer (PubMed:2941152). Required for mitotic division septum formation during adverse conditions (PubMed:2523889).^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Cabib E, Sburlati A, Bowers B, Silverman SJ. Chitin synthase 1, an auxiliary enzyme for chitin synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol. 1989 May;108(5):1665-72. PMID:2523889 doi:10.1083/jcb.108.5.1665
2. ↑ Bulawa CE, Slater M, Cabib E, Au-Young J, Sburlati A, Adair WL Jr, Robbins PW. The S. cerevisiae structural gene for chitin synthase is not required for chitin synthesis in vivo. Cell. 1986 Jul 18;46(2):213-25. PMID:2941152 doi:10.1016/0092-8674(86)90738-5