The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Endochitinase, domain 2
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 1: Endochitinase (Chitinase)

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 14 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Chitinase activity GO:0004568
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins.
12 O04138 (/IDA) O04138 (/IDA) P24626 (/IDA) P24626 (/IDA) P24626 (/IDA) P25765 (/IDA) Q42993 (/IDA) Q42993 (/IDA) Q7DNA1 (/IDA) Q7DNA1 (/IDA)
(2 more)
Chitin binding GO:0008061
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
4 P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS) P25765 (/ISS)
Chitinase activity GO:0004568
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Endochitinase activity GO:0008843
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of nonterminal (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, endochitinases cleave randomly within the chitin chain.
3 P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS)
Beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity GO:0016231
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminides.
3 P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS)
Polysaccharide binding GO:0030247
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Chitinase activity GO:0004568
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins.
2 Q9M2U5 (/ISS) Q9M2U5 (/ISS)
Endochitinase activity GO:0008843
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of nonterminal (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, endochitinases cleave randomly within the chitin chain.
2 P25765 (/IDA) P29022 (/IDA)
Polysaccharide binding GO:0030247
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
2 Q9MA41 (/IDA) Q9MA41 (/IDA)
Chitin binding GO:0008061
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
1 Q9FRV1 (/IDA)
Chitin binding GO:0008061
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
1 P25765 (/IEP)
Endochitinase activity GO:0008843
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of nonterminal (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, endochitinases cleave randomly within the chitin chain.
1 P25765 (/IEP)
Beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity GO:0016231
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminides.
1 P25765 (/IDA)
Beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity GO:0016231
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminides.
1 P25765 (/IEP)

There are 39 GO terms relating to "biological process"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Defense response to fungus GO:0050832
Reactions triggered in response to the presence of a fungus that act to protect the cell or organism.
9 P24626 (/IDA) P24626 (/IDA) P24626 (/IDA) P25765 (/IDA) P29022 (/IDA) Q7DNA1 (/IDA) Q7DNA1 (/IDA) Q9FRV0 (/IDA) Q9FRV1 (/IDA)
Response to oomycetes GO:0002239
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from an oomycetes.
3 Q9FZ25 (/IEP) Q9FZ25 (/IEP) Q9ZSI6 (/IEP)
Amino sugar metabolic process GO:0006040
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
3 P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS) P24626 (/ISS)
Response to heat GO:0009408
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a heat stimulus, a temperature stimulus above the optimal temperature for that organism.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Response to water deprivation GO:0009414
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a water deprivation stimulus, prolonged deprivation of water.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Response to salt stress GO:0009651
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating an increase or decrease in the concentration of salt (particularly but not exclusively sodium and chloride ions) in the environment.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Response to cytokinin GO:0009735
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cytokinin stimulus.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Multidimensional cell growth GO:0009825
The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size in two or three
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Root epidermal cell differentiation GO:0010053
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell in the root epidermis acquires the specialized features of a trichoblast or atrichoblast.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Response to nitrate GO:0010167
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a nitrate stimulus.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Regulation of salicylic acid metabolic process GO:0010337
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving salicylic acid.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Cellulose biosynthetic process GO:0030244
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Secondary cell wall biogenesis involved in seed trichome differentiation GO:0090379
A cellular process that results in the biosynthesis of constituent macromolecules, assembly, and arrangement of constituent parts of inextensible cellulose- and pectin-containing cell walls that are formed between the plasma membrane and primary cell wall of seed trichomes after cell expansion is complete.
3 Q6JX03 (/IEP) Q6JX03 (/IEP) Q6JX04 (/IEP)
Amino sugar metabolic process GO:0006040
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
2 P25765 (/IDA) P29022 (/IDA)
Response to heat GO:0009408
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a heat stimulus, a temperature stimulus above the optimal temperature for that organism.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Response to water deprivation GO:0009414
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a water deprivation stimulus, prolonged deprivation of water.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Response to wounding GO:0009611
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating damage to the organism.
2 Q9M2U5 (/IEP) Q9M2U5 (/IEP)
Response to virus GO:0009615
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a virus.
2 O24603 (/IEP) O24603 (/IEP)
Response to bacterium GO:0009617
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a bacterium.
2 Q9M2U5 (/IEP) Q9M2U5 (/IEP)
Systemic acquired resistance GO:0009627
The salicylic acid mediated response to a pathogen which confers broad spectrum resistance.
2 O24603 (/IEP) O24603 (/IEP)
Response to salt stress GO:0009651
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating an increase or decrease in the concentration of salt (particularly but not exclusively sodium and chloride ions) in the environment.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Response to cytokinin GO:0009735
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cytokinin stimulus.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Multidimensional cell growth GO:0009825
The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size in two or three
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Root epidermal cell differentiation GO:0010053
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell in the root epidermis acquires the specialized features of a trichoblast or atrichoblast.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Leaf senescence GO:0010150
The process that occurs in a leaf near the end of its active life that is associated with the dismantling of cell components and membranes, loss of functional chloroplasts, and an overall decline in metabolism.
2 O24603 (/IEP) O24603 (/IEP)
Response to nitrate GO:0010167
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a nitrate stimulus.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Somatic embryogenesis GO:0010262
Initiation of a somatic embryo-an embryo arising from previously differentiated somatic cells, rather than from fused haploid gametes.
2 Q9M2U5 (/IEP) Q9M2U5 (/IEP)
Response to silver ion GO:0010272
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a silver ion stimulus.
2 O24603 (/IEP) O24603 (/IEP)
Regulation of salicylic acid metabolic process GO:0010337
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving salicylic acid.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Cell wall macromolecule catabolic process GO:0016998
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of macromolecules that form part of a cell wall.
2 Q9FRV0 (/IDA) Q9FRV1 (/IDA)
Cellulose biosynthetic process GO:0030244
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
2 Q9MA41 (/IMP) Q9MA41 (/IMP)
Defense response to fungus GO:0050832
Reactions triggered in response to the presence of a fungus that act to protect the cell or organism.
2 Q42993 (/IEP) Q42993 (/IEP)
Plant-type cell wall cellulose metabolic process GO:0052541
The chemical reactions and pathways involving cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation, as part of the organization and biogenesis of the cell wall.
2 Q6JX03 (/IDA) Q6JX03 (/IDA)
Response to amitrole GO:0072722
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an amitrole stimulus.
2 O24603 (/IEP) O24603 (/IEP)
Secondary cell wall biogenesis involved in seed trichome differentiation GO:0090379
A cellular process that results in the biosynthesis of constituent macromolecules, assembly, and arrangement of constituent parts of inextensible cellulose- and pectin-containing cell walls that are formed between the plasma membrane and primary cell wall of seed trichomes after cell expansion is complete.
2 Q6JX03 (/IMP) Q6JX03 (/IMP)
Defense response to insect GO:0002213
A response to protect an organism from a directly detected or perceived external threat from an insect or insects to that organism.
1 A7XQ02 (/IDA)
Amino sugar metabolic process GO:0006040
The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
1 P25765 (/IEP)
Response to fungus GO:0009620
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a fungus.
1 O24598 (/IEP)
Response to cadmium ion GO:0046686
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a cadmium (Cd) ion stimulus.
1 P19171 (/IEP)

There are 14 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Apoplast GO:0048046
The cell membranes and intracellular regions in a plant are connected through plasmodesmata, and plants may be described as having two major compartments: the living symplast and the non-living apoplast. The apoplast is external to the plasma membrane and includes cell walls, intercellular spaces and the lumen of dead structures such as xylem vessels. Water and solutes pass freely through it.
6 O22841 (/IDA) O22841 (/IDA) O24603 (/IDA) O24603 (/IDA) Q9MA41 (/IDA) Q9MA41 (/IDA)
Cell wall GO:0005618
The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, most prokaryotic cells and some protozoan parasites, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis. In plants it is made of cellulose and, often, lignin; in fungi it is composed largely of polysaccharides; in bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan; in protozoan parasites such as Giardia species, it's made of carbohydrates and proteins.
3 Q9M2U5 (/IDA) Q9M2U5 (/IDA) Q9ZSI6 (/IDA)
Golgi apparatus GO:0005794
A compound membranous cytoplasmic organelle of eukaryotic cells, consisting of flattened, ribosome-free vesicles arranged in a more or less regular stack. The Golgi apparatus differs from the endoplasmic reticulum in often having slightly thicker membranes, appearing in sections as a characteristic shallow semicircle so that the convex side (cis or entry face) abuts the endoplasmic reticulum, secretory vesicles emerging from the concave side (trans or exit face). In vertebrate cells there is usually one such organelle, while in invertebrates and plants, where they are known usually as dictyosomes, there may be several scattered in the cytoplasm. The Golgi apparatus processes proteins produced on the ribosomes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum; such processing includes modification of the core oligosaccharides of glycoproteins, and the sorting and packaging of proteins for transport to a variety of cellular locations. Three different regions of the Golgi are now recognized both in terms of structure and function: cis, in the vicinity of the cis face, trans, in the vicinity of the trans face, and medial, lying between the cis and trans regions.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Apoplast GO:0048046
The cell membranes and intracellular regions in a plant are connected through plasmodesmata, and plants may be described as having two major compartments: the living symplast and the non-living apoplast. The apoplast is external to the plasma membrane and includes cell walls, intercellular spaces and the lumen of dead structures such as xylem vessels. Water and solutes pass freely through it.
3 Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX03 (/ISA) Q6JX04 (/ISA)
Extracellular region GO:0005576
The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.
2 Q9FRV0 (/IC) Q9FRV1 (/IC)
Golgi apparatus GO:0005794
A compound membranous cytoplasmic organelle of eukaryotic cells, consisting of flattened, ribosome-free vesicles arranged in a more or less regular stack. The Golgi apparatus differs from the endoplasmic reticulum in often having slightly thicker membranes, appearing in sections as a characteristic shallow semicircle so that the convex side (cis or entry face) abuts the endoplasmic reticulum, secretory vesicles emerging from the concave side (trans or exit face). In vertebrate cells there is usually one such organelle, while in invertebrates and plants, where they are known usually as dictyosomes, there may be several scattered in the cytoplasm. The Golgi apparatus processes proteins produced on the ribosomes of the rough endoplasmic reticulum; such processing includes modification of the core oligosaccharides of glycoproteins, and the sorting and packaging of proteins for transport to a variety of cellular locations. Three different regions of the Golgi are now recognized both in terms of structure and function: cis, in the vicinity of the cis face, trans, in the vicinity of the trans face, and medial, lying between the cis and trans regions.
2 Q9MA41 (/IDA) Q9MA41 (/IDA)
Plant-type cell wall GO:0009505
A more or less rigid stucture lying outside the cell membrane of a cell and composed of cellulose and pectin and other organic and inorganic substances.
2 O24603 (/IDA) O24603 (/IDA)
Secondary cell wall GO:0009531
A plant cell wall that is no longer able to expand and so does not permit growth. Secondary cell walls contain less pectin that primary cell walls. The secondary cell is mostly composed of cellulose and is strengthened with lignin.
2 Q6JX03 (/IDA) Q6JX03 (/IDA)
Extracellular region GO:0005576
The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.
1 A7XQ02 (/IDA)
Extracellular space GO:0005615
That part of a multicellular organism outside the cells proper, usually taken to be outside the plasma membranes, and occupied by fluid.
1 P29022 (/IDA)
Vacuole GO:0005773
A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol.
1 P19171 (/IDA)
Vacuolar membrane GO:0005774
The lipid bilayer surrounding the vacuole and separating its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell.
1 P19171 (/IDA)
Cytosol GO:0005829
The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
1 P19171 (/IDA)
Plasma membrane GO:0005886
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
1 O22842 (/IDA)
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