The Aspergillus fumigatus β-1,3-glucanosyltransferase Gel7 plays a compensatory role in maintaining cell wall integrity under stress conditions

Glycobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 418-427

  Zhao, Wan ^a   Li, Chunli ^a   Liang, Jingnan ^a   Sun, Shufeng ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; cell wall; compensation; conidiation; 1,3 glucanosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA 1,3 GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE GEL1; BETA 1,3 GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE GEL2; BETA 1,3 GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE GEL7; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,3-BETA-GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN ENDO 1,3 BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL STRESS; CONIDIATION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; HEAT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GLUCAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDASE; SPORES, FUNGAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898758643     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu003     Document Type: Article

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