Identification of an α-(1 <b>→</b> 6)-Mannosyltransferase Contributing To Biosynthesis of the Fungal-Type Galactomannan α-Core-Mannan Structure in Aspergillus fumigatus-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Identification of an α-(1 → 6)-Mannosyltransferase Contributing To Biosynthesis of the Fungal-Type Galactomannan α-Core-Mannan Structure in Aspergillus fumigatus

Published:2022-12-21 Issue:6 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2379-5042
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Author:

Kadooka Chihiro¹,Hira Daisuke¹,Tanaka Yutaka²,Miyazawa Ken³^ORCID,Bise Masaaki¹,Takatsuka Shogo³,Oka Takuji¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan

2. Division of Infection and Host Defense, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan

3. Department of Fungal Infection, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

Fungal-type galactomannan is a polysaccharide incorporated into the cell wall of filamentous fungi belonging to the subphylum Pezizomycotina. Biosynthetic enzymes of fungal-type galactomannan are potential targets for antifungal drugs and agrochemicals.

Funder

MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/msphere.00484-22

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