Induction of cell wall thickening by the antifungal compound dihydromaltophilin disrupts fungal growth and is mediated by sphingolipid biosynthesis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-187

  Li, Shaojie ^a,b   Calvo, Ana M ^c   Yuen, Gary Y ^b   Du, Liangcheng ^b   Harris, Steven D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramide synthase; Chitin synthase; Hyphal polarity; Lysobacter enzymogenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; DIHYDROCERAMIDE DESATURASE; DIHYDROMALTOPHILIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LACTAM; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SPHINGOLIPID; THERMOZYMOCIDIN;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CHITIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; METABOLITE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; LYSOBACTER; METABOLISM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; LACTAMS; LYSOBACTER; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; LYSOBACTER; LYSOBACTER ENZYMOGENES;

EID: 64249125572     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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