A novel expansin protein from the white-rot fungus Schizophyllum commune.

A novel expansin protein (ScExlx1) was found, cloned and expressed from the Basidiomycete fungus Schizophylum commune. This protein showed the canonical features of plant expansins. ScExlx1 showed the ability to form "bubbles" in cotton fibers, reduce the size of avicel particles and enhan...

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Main Authors: Omar Eduardo Tovar-Herrera, Ramón Alberto Batista-García, María del Rayo Sánchez-Carbente, María Magdalena Iracheta-Cárdenas, Katiushka Arévalo-Niño, Jorge Luis Folch-Mallol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372547?pdf=render