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A family of di-glutamate mucin-degrading enzymes that bridges glycan hydrolases and peptidases - Nature Catalysis
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Microbes utilize polysaccharides to protect their surfaces and build biofilms, whereas metazoans employ large mucins densely decorated with O-glycans to protect surfaces and keep microbes at a distance. However, gut microbes in mucus also feed on host mucins, thus imposing a need for continuous renewal to maintain protection, clearance and mucus homeostasis. Glycopeptidases that can cleave mucins are known, but mucinases that specifically cleave mucins are not.
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