S. Fushinobu

Crystal structure of Bifidobacterium bifidum glycoside hydrolase family 110 α-galactosidase specific for blood group B antigen

The paper presents the crystal structure of a blood group B antigen-specific α-galactosidase and identifies key residues for antigen recognition and protein stability.

Genetic and functional diversity of beta-N-acetylgalactosamine residue-targeting glycosidases expanded by deep-sea metagenome

This study identifies and characterizes novel beta-N-acetylgalactosaminidases from deep-sea metagenomes, revealing structural diversity and substrate specificity expansion.

Charge neutralization and β-elimination cleavage mechanism of family 42 L-rhamnose-α-1,4-D-glucuronate lyase revealed using neutron crystallography

This paper uses neutron crystallography to reveal the charge neutralization and β-elimination mechanism of FoRham1, an enzyme that cleaves gum arabic.

Crystallographic and cryogenic electron microscopic structures and enzymatic characterization of sulfur oxygenase reductase from Sulfurisphaera tokodaii

This paper reports the biochemical and structural characterization of SOR from Sulfurisphaera tokodaii, presenting high-resolution crystal and cryo-EM structures and analyzing the role of iron and cysteines in catalysis.

Butyrate producing Clostridiales utilize distinct human milk oligosaccharides correlating to early colonization and prevalence in the human gut

The paper identifies HMO utilization pathways in Roseburia and Eubacterium that enable co-growth with Akkermansia muciniphilia and highlight distinct HMO utilization phylotypes in the early gut microbiota.

Crystal structure of β-L-arabinobiosidase belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 121

The paper presents the crystal structure of β-L-arabinobiosidase (HypBA2) from Bifidobacterium longum, revealing its catalytic mechanism and conserved residues essential for substrate binding and catalysis.