Highlights•Biological lignocellulose deconstruction mechanisms are diverse.•They are
widely but sparsely dispersed across the Tree of Life.•Some mechanisms operate at physico …

Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

The amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis is a blossoming model system for studies of
developmental mechanisms and more recently regeneration. We have sequenced the …

Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) cleave glycosidic linkages in carbohydrates, typically via
inverting or retaining mechanisms, the latter of which proceeds via a two-step mechanism …

Background Woodlice are recognized as keystone species in terrestrial ecosystems due to
their role in the decomposition of organic matter. Thus, they contribute to lignocellulose …

This treatment provides an updated account of mangrove biodiversity patterns and evolution
based on ancestral biogeography and extant floristics. Mangrove plants occur where they do …

This review discusses the reaction catalysed, and the structure and function of the cellulase,
endo-β-1, 4-glucanase and the hemicellulase enzymes, β-1, 3-glucanase and endo-β-1, 4 …

Bacterial symbionts represent essential drivers of arthropod ecology and evolution,
influencing host traits such as nutrition, reproduction, immunity, and speciation. However …

Abstract Glycoside Hydrolase Family 7 cellobiohydrolases (GH7 CBHs) catalyze cellulose
depolymerization in cellulolytic eukaryotes, making them key discovery and engineering …