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CATH Superfamily 3.60.15.10

Ribonuclease Z/Hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase-like

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_2_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Ribonuclease Z/Hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase-like
".

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 2863: N-acyl homoserine lactonase AiiB

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Quorum-quenching N-acyl-homoserine lactonase. [EC: 3.1.1.81]
An N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone + H(2)O = an N-acyl-L-homoserine.
  • Acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are produced by a number of bacterial species and are used by them to regulate the expression of virulence genes in a process known as quorum-sensing.
  • Each bacterial cell has a basal level of AHL and, once the population density reaches a critical level, it triggers AHL-signaling which, in turn, initiates the expression of particular virulence genes.
  • Plants or animals capable of degrading AHLs would have a therapeutic advantage in avoiding bacterial infection as they could prevent AHL- signaling and the expression of virulence genes in quorum-sensing bacteria.
  • N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone, N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L- homoserine lactone, N-butanoyl-L-homoserine lactone and N-(3-oxooctanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone can act as substrates.
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