Evidence that the Aspergillus nidulans class I and class II chitin synthase genes, chsC and chsA, share critical roles in hyphal wall integrity and conidiophore development.

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Although many chitin synthase genes have been identified in a broad range of fungal species, there have been only a few reports about their role in fungal morphogenesis. In most cases, single gene disruption or replacement did not reveal their function, possibly because of functional redundancy among them. We obtained null mutants of Aspergillus nidulans chsA and chsC genes encoding non-essential class II and...

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