Chitin deacetylases Cod4 and Cod7 are involved in polar growth of Aspergillus fumigatus

Chitin deacetylases Cod4 and Cod7 are involved in polar growth of Aspergillus fumigatus

Abstract Chitin is one of the key components of fungal cell wall, and chitin deacetylases (CDAs) have been found in fungi; however, their functions remain unknown. Aspergillus fumigatus is known to cause fatal invasive aspergillosis (IA) among immunocompromised patients with a high mortality rate. A...

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Main Authors: Mingming Xie, Xiaobing Zhao, Yang Lü, Cheng Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
Subjects:
Aspergillus fumigatus
cell wall
chitin
chitin deacetylase (CDA)
polarity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.943

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https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.943

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