Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation

The exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan (GAG) is an important virulence factor of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Here, the authors study an A. fumigatus enzyme that deacetylates GAG in a metal-dependent manner and constitutes a founding member of a new carbohydrate esterase family.

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Main Authors: Natalie C. Bamford, François Le Mauff, Jaime C. Van Loon, Hanna Ostapska, Brendan D. Snarr, Yongzhen Zhang, Elena N. Kitova, John S. Klassen, Jeroen D. C. Codée, Donald C. Sheppard, P. Lynne Howell
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16144-5
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spelling doaj-bc12a17a65694000bd265c5f6442da5e2021-05-16T11:12:06ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-05-0111111310.1038/s41467-020-16144-5Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formationNatalie C. Bamford0François Le Mauff1Jaime C. Van Loon2Hanna Ostapska3Brendan D. Snarr4Yongzhen Zhang5Elena N. Kitova6John S. Klassen7Jeroen D. C. Codée8Donald C. Sheppard9P. Lynne Howell10Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden UniversityAlberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of AlbertaAlberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of AlbertaLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden UniversityDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityProgram in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenThe exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan (GAG) is an important virulence factor of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Here, the authors study an A. fumigatus enzyme that deacetylates GAG in a metal-dependent manner and constitutes a founding member of a new carbohydrate esterase family.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16144-5
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author Natalie C. Bamford
François Le Mauff
Jaime C. Van Loon
Hanna Ostapska
Brendan D. Snarr
Yongzhen Zhang
Elena N. Kitova
John S. Klassen
Jeroen D. C. Codée
Donald C. Sheppard
P. Lynne Howell
spellingShingle Natalie C. Bamford
François Le Mauff
Jaime C. Van Loon
Hanna Ostapska
Brendan D. Snarr
Yongzhen Zhang
Elena N. Kitova
John S. Klassen
Jeroen D. C. Codée
Donald C. Sheppard
P. Lynne Howell
Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
Nature Communications
author_facet Natalie C. Bamford
François Le Mauff
Jaime C. Van Loon
Hanna Ostapska
Brendan D. Snarr
Yongzhen Zhang
Elena N. Kitova
John S. Klassen
Jeroen D. C. Codée
Donald C. Sheppard
P. Lynne Howell
author_sort Natalie C. Bamford
title Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
title_short Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
title_full Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
title_fullStr Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
title_full_unstemmed Structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase Agd3 required for Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
title_sort structural and biochemical characterization of the exopolysaccharide deacetylase agd3 required for aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2020-05-01
description The exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan (GAG) is an important virulence factor of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Here, the authors study an A. fumigatus enzyme that deacetylates GAG in a metal-dependent manner and constitutes a founding member of a new carbohydrate esterase family.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16144-5
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