N-terminal Early set domain associated with the catalytic domain of Maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase (also called Glycosyltrehalose trehalohydrolase) and similar proteins
E or "early" set domains are associated with the catalytic domain of Maltooligosyl trehalose trehalohydrolase (MTHase) and similar proteins at the N-terminal end. This subfamily also includes bacterial alpha amylases and 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzymes which are highly similar to MTHase. Maltooligosyl trehalose synthase (MTSase) and MTHase work together to produce trehalose. MTSase is responsible for converting the alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkage to an alpha,alpha-1,1-glucosidic linkage at the reducing end of the maltooligosaccharide through an intramolecular transglucosylation reaction, while MTHase hydrolyzes the penultimate alpha-1,4 linkage of the reducing end, resulting in the release of trehalose. The N-terminal domain of MTHase may be related to the immunoglobulin and/or fibronectin type III superfamilies. These domains are associated with different types of catalytic domains at either the N-terminal or C-terminal end and may be involved in homodimeric/tetrameric/dodecameric interactions. Members of this family include members of the alpha amylase family, sialidase, galactose oxidase, cellulase, cellulose, hyaluronate lyase, chitobiase, and chitinase, among others.
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