The chemical reactions involving chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

Catalysis of the initiation of the NEDD8 (RUB1) conjugation cascade.

The breakdown into simpler components of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

The proteolytic breakdown into simpler components of collagen in the extracellular matrix, usually carried out by proteases secreted by nearby cells.

nuclear body organization and biogenesis

nuclear body organisation and biogenesis

The assembly and arrangement of any of the extra-nucleolar nuclear domains usually visualized by confocal microscopy and fluorescent antibodies to specific proteins.

The assembly and arrangement of PML bodies, a class of nuclear body; they react against SP100 auto-antibodies (PML = promyelocytic leukemia).

The process by which the migration of an axon growth cone is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues.

Interacting selectively with any monosaccharide. Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they are polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. They form the constitutional repeating units of oligo- and polysaccharides.

Catalysis of the reaction: a glycerophosphodiester + H2O = an alcohol + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate.

The process by which an axon recognizes and binds to a set of cells with which it may form stable connections.

The collection of axons into a bundle of rods, known as a fascicle.

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the central nervous system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves. In those invertebrates with a central nervous system it typically consists of a brain, cerebral ganglia and a nerve cord.