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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01031
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6319
Name Chitotriosidase-1
Synonyms
  1. Chitinase-1
Gene Name CHIT1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in chitin binding
Specific Function Degrades chitin, chitotriose and chitobiose. May participate in the defense against nematodes and other pathogens. Isoform 3 has no enzymatic activity.
Pathways
  • Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
  • Amino Sugar Metabolism
  • G(M2)-Gangliosidosis: Variant B, Tay-sachs disease
  • Salla Disease/Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease
  • Sialuria or French Type Sialuria
  • Tay-Sachs Disease
Reactions
Chitin + Water → N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine + Chitin details
Chitin + Water → N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminide + Chitin details
GO Classification
Biological Process
response to bacterium
chitin catabolic process
immune response
polysaccharide catabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Component
lysosome
extracellular region
extracellular space
Component
extracellular region
Function
ion binding
cation binding
binding
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing o-glycosyl compounds
pattern binding
polysaccharide binding
chitinase activity
chitin binding
Molecular Function
cation binding
chitin binding
chitinase activity
endochitinase activity
Process
polysaccharide metabolic process
aminoglycan metabolic process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
polysaccharide catabolic process
aminoglycan catabolic process
chitin catabolic process
chitin metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Lysosome
  2. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs CHIT1
Gene Sequence
>1401 bp
ATGGTGCGGTCTGTGGCCTGGGCAGGTTTCATGGTCCTGCTGATGATCCCATGGGGCTCT
GCTGCAAAACTGGTCTGCTACTTCACCAACTGGGCCCAGTACAGACAGGGGGAGGCTCGC
TTCCTGCCCAAGGACTTGGACCCCAGCCTTTGCACCCACCTCATCTACGCCTTCGCTGGC
ATGACCAACCACCAGCTGAGCACCACTGAGTGGAATGACGAGACTCTCTACCAGGAGTTC
AATGGCCTGAAGAAGATGAATCCCAAGCTGAAGACCCTGTTAGCCATCGGAGGCTGGAAT
TTCGGCACTCAGAAGTTCACAGATATGGTAGCCACGGCCAACAACCGTCAGACCTTTGTC
AACTCGGCCATCAGGTTTCTGCGCAAATACAGCTTTGACGGCCTTGACCTTGACTGGGAG
TACCCAGGAAGCCAGGGGAGCCCTGCCGTAGACAAGGAGCGCTTCACAACCCTGGTACAG
GACTTGGCCAATGCCTTCCAGCAGGAAGCCCAGACCTCAGGGAAGGAACGCCTTCTTCTG
AGTGCAGCGGTTCCAGCTGGGCAGACCTATGTGGATGCTGGATACGAGGTGGACAAAATC
GCCCAGAACCTGGATTTTGTCAACCTTATGGCCTACGACTTCCATGGCTCTTGGGAGAAG
GTCACGGGACATAACAGCCCCCTCTACAAGAGGCAAGAAGAGAGTGGTGCAGCAGCCAGC
CTCAACGTGGATGCTGCTGTGCAACAGTGGCTGCAGAAGGGGACCCCTGCCAGCAAGCTG
ATCCTTGGCATGCCTACCTACGGACGCTCCTTCACACTGGCCTCCTCATCAGACACCAGA
GTGGGGGCCCCAGCCACAGGGTCTGGCACTCCAGGCCCCTTCACCAAGGAAGGAGGGATG
CTGGCCTACTATGAAGTCTGCTCCTGGAAGGGGGCCACCAAACAGAGAATCCAGGATCAG
AAGGTGCCCTACATCTTCCGGGACAACCAGTGGGTGGGCTTTGATGATGTGGAGAGCTTC
AAAACCAAGGTCAGCTATCTGAAGCAGAAGGGACTGGGCGGGGCCATGGTCTGGGCACTG
GACTTAGATGACTTTGCCGGCTTCTCCTGCAACCAGGGCCGATACCCCCTCATCCAGACG
CTACGGCAGGAACTGAGTCTTCCATACTTGCCTTCAGGCACCCCAGAGCTTGAAGTTCCA
AAACCAGGTCAGCCCTCTGAACCTGAGCATGGCCCCAGCCCTGGACAAGACACGTTCTGC
CAGGGCAAAGCTGATGGGCTCTATCCCAATCCTCGGGAACGGTCCAGCTTCTACAGCTGT
GCAGCGGGGCGGCTGTTCCAGCAAAGCTGCCCGACAGGCCTGGTGTTCAGCAACTCCTGC
AAATGCTGCACCTGGAATTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 466
Molecular Weight Not Available
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Chitotriosidase-1
MVRSVAWAGFMVLLMIPWGSAAKLVCYFTNWAQYRQGEARFLPKDLDPSLCTHLIYAFAG
MTNHQLSTTEWNDETLYQEFNGLKKMNPKLKTLLAIGGWNFGTQKFTDMVATANNRQTFV
NSAIRFLRKYSFDGLDLDWEYPGSQGSPAVDKERFTTLVQDLANAFQQEAQTSGKERLLL
SAAVPAGQTYVDAGYEVDKIAQNLDFVNLMAYDFHGSWEKVTGHNSPLYKRQEESGAAAS
LNVDAAVQQWLQKGTPASKLILGMPTYGRSFTLASSSDTRVGAPATGSGTPGPFTKEGGM
LAYYEVCSWKGATKQRIQDQKVPYIFRDNQWVGFDDVESFKTKVSYLKQKGLGGAMVWAL
DLDDFAGFSCNQGRYPLIQTLRQELSLPYLPSGTPELEVPKPGQPSEPEHGPSPGQDTFC
QGKADGLYPNPRERSSFYSCAAGRLFQQSCPTGLVFSNSCKCCTWN
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q13231
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CHIT1_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID U29615
GeneCard ID CHIT1
GenAtlas ID CHIT1
HGNC ID HGNC:1936
References
General References
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  2. Boot RG, Renkema GH, Strijland A, van Zonneveld AJ, Aerts JM: Cloning of a cDNA encoding chitotriosidase, a human chitinase produced by macrophages. J Biol Chem. 1995 Nov 3;270(44):26252-6. [PubMed:7592832 ]
  3. Renkema GH, Boot RG, Muijsers AO, Donker-Koopman WE, Aerts JM: Purification and characterization of human chitotriosidase, a novel member of the chitinase family of proteins. J Biol Chem. 1995 Feb 3;270(5):2198-202. [PubMed:7836450 ]
  4. Boot RG, Renkema GH, Verhoek M, Strijland A, Bliek J, de Meulemeester TM, Mannens MM, Aerts JM: The human chitotriosidase gene. Nature of inherited enzyme deficiency. J Biol Chem. 1998 Oct 2;273(40):25680-5. [PubMed:9748235 ]
  5. Fusetti F, von Moeller H, Houston D, Rozeboom HJ, Dijkstra BW, Boot RG, Aerts JM, van Aalten DM: Structure of human chitotriosidase. Implications for specific inhibitor design and function of mammalian chitinase-like lectins. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 12;277(28):25537-44. Epub 2002 Apr 17. [PubMed:11960986 ]
  6. Rao FV, Houston DR, Boot RG, Aerts JM, Sakuda S, van Aalten DM: Crystal structures of allosamidin derivatives in complex with human macrophage chitinase. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 30;278(22):20110-6. Epub 2003 Mar 14. [PubMed:12639956 ]
  7. Rao FV, Houston DR, Boot RG, Aerts JM, Hodkinson M, Adams DJ, Shiomi K, Omura S, van Aalten DM: Specificity and affinity of natural product cyclopentapeptide inhibitors against A. fumigatus, human, and bacterial chitinases. Chem Biol. 2005 Jan;12(1):65-76. [PubMed:15664516 ]
  8. Bussink AP, Verhoek M, Vreede J, Ghauharali-van der Vlugt K, Donker-Koopman WE, Sprenger RR, Hollak CE, Aerts JM, Boot RG: Common G102S polymorphism in chitotriosidase differentially affects activity towards 4-methylumbelliferyl substrates. FEBS J. 2009 Oct;276(19):5678-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07259.x. Epub 2009 Sep 2. [PubMed:19725875 ]