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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Published in:Journal of Fungi
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
Subjects:
hydrophobin
rodlet
cell wall
Aspergillus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/4/1/2

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