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Deletion of GEL2 encoding for a beta(1-3)glucanosyltransferase affects morphogenesis and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Mouyna Isabelle, Morelle Willy, Vai Marina, Monod Michel, Léchenne Barbara, Fontaine Thierry, Beauvais Anne, Sarfati Jacqueline, Prévost Marie-Christine, Henry Christine, Latgé Jean-Paul
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The first fungal glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored beta(1-3)glucanosyltranferase (Gel1p) has been described in Aspergillus fumigatus and its encoding gene GEL1 identified. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored glucanosyltransferases play an active role in the biosynthesis of the fungal cell w...
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