Author:
Szaniszlo P J,Kang M S,Cabib E
Abstract
Particulate fractions from the taxonomically diverse fungi Achlya ambisexualis, Hansenula anomala, Neurospora crassa, Cryptococcus laurentii, Schizophyllum commune, and Wangiella dermatitidis were found to catalyze the time-dependent incorporation of glucose from UDP-[14C]glucose into a water-insoluble material. The reaction was stimulated by bovine serum albumin. The product was characterized as beta(1----3)glucan on the basis of its resistance to alpha- and beta-amylase and susceptibility to beta(1----3)glucanase. With the exception of the preparation from A. ambisexualis, all others were stimulated by nucleoside triphosphates and their analogs. The best activators were GTP and guanosine 5'-(gamma-thio)triphosphate. It is concluded that the stimulation by nucleotides, previously found with the glucan synthetase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a regulatory mechanism that was well conserved during fungal evolution, presumably because of its importance in controlling cell wall biosynthesis and cell growth.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Microbiology
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