Role of Hydrophobins in Aspergillus fumigatus

Role of Hydrophobins in Aspergillus fumigatus

Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia to desiccation and their capacity to reach the alveoli are partly due to the presence of a hydrophobic layer composed of a protein from the hydrophobin family, called RodA, which covers the conidial surface. In A. fumigatus there are seven hydrophobins (Ro...

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Main Authors: Isabel Valsecchi, Vincent Dupres, Emmanuel Stephen-Victor, J. Iñaki Guijarro, John Gibbons, Rémi Beau, Jagadeesh Bayry, Jean-Yves Coppee, Frank Lafont, Jean-Paul Latgé, Anne Beauvais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
hydrophobin
rodlet
cell wall
Aspergillus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/1/2

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