UniProt functional annotation for Q9UV68

UniProt code: Q9UV68.

Organism: Neocallimastix patriciarum (Rumen fungus).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Fungi incertae sedis; Chytridiomycota; Chytridiomycota incertae sedis; Neocallimastigomycetes; Neocallimastigales; Neocallimastigaceae; Neocallimastix.
 
Function: Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase involved in the hydrolysis of xylan, a major structural heterogeneous polysaccharide found in plant biomass representing the second most abundant polysaccharide in the biosphere, after cellulose. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans.; EC=3.2.1.8; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045};
Pathway: Glycan degradation; xylan degradation.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Domain: The CBM1 domain is essential for optimal xylanase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10588045}.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 11 (cellulase G) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.