A 1,3-BETA-GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE ISOLATED FROM THE CELL-WALL OF ASPERGILLUS-FUMIGATUS IS A HOMOLOG OF THE YEAST BGL2P

Authors
MOUYNA I HARTLAND RP FONTAINE T DIAQUIN M SIMENEL C DELEPIERRE M HENRISSAT B LATGE JP
Citation
I. Mouyna et al., A 1,3-BETA-GLUCANOSYLTRANSFERASE ISOLATED FROM THE CELL-WALL OF ASPERGILLUS-FUMIGATUS IS A HOMOLOG OF THE YEAST BGL2P, Microbiology, 144, 1998, pp. 3171-3180
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13500872
Volume
144
Year of publication
1998
Part
11
Pages
3171 - 3180
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-0872(1998)144:<3171:A1IFTC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A 1,3-beta-gtucanosyltransferase which introduces intrachain 1,6-beta linkages into 1,3-beta-glucan was isolated from the cell wall of Asper gillus fumigatus. The biochemical and molecular characterization of th e A. fumigatus transferase showed it was homologous to the Saccharomyc es cerevisiae and Candida albicans transferase Bg12p. A null mutant co nstructed in A. fumigatus by gene replacement did not show a distinct phenotype from the parental strain. The putative function of this majo r cell-wail-associated protein is discussed.