CELE_C04F6.3, CHT1, C04F6.3

cht-1 encodes a chitinase orthologous to human chitinase-1 (OMIM:600031, mutations are associated with chitotriosidase deficiency); CHT-1 is predicted to function as an extracellular O-glycosyl hydrolase that hydrolyzes the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates; in C. elegans, CHT-1 may play a role in embryogenesis, and may also be required for cuticle degradation during molting and degradation of chitin-containing pathogens as part of a host defense mechanism.

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