Chitin synthase 3

UniProtKB accession:  P29465

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UniProtKB description:  Polymerizes chitin, a structural polymer of the cell wall and septum, by transferring the sugar moiety of UDP-GlcNAc to the non-reducing end of the growing chitin polymer (Probable) (PubMed:9760183). Appears to be responsible for synthesis of the majority of the chitin found in the cell wall periphery (PubMed:2050738). It is involved in the synthesis of the chitin ring that forms in the cell wall just before bud emergence (PubMed:2050738). This ring remains at the base of the bud as the bud grows and ultimately forms part of the bud scar marking the division site on the mother cell (PubMed:2050738). Also catalyzes the synthesis of chitin laid down during mating and spore cell-wall synthesis (PubMed:1293886, PubMed:2050737, PubMed:2050738).