Article
The Neurospora crassa dfg5 and dcw1 genes encode α-1,6-mannanases that function in the incorporation of glycoproteins into the cell wall.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Maddi Abhiram, Fu Ci, Free Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
The covalent cross-linking of cell wall proteins into the cell wall glucan/chitin matrix is an important step in the biogenesis of the fungal cell wall. We demonstrate that the Neurospora crassa DFG5 (NCU03770) and DCW1 (NCU08127) enzymes function in vivo to cross-link glycoproteins into the cell wall. Mutants lacking DFG5 or DCW1 release slightly elevated levels of cell wall proteins into their growth medium....
Topics
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Wall
- Chitin
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Cloning, Molecular
- Galactose
- Genes, Fungal
- Glucans
- Mannans
- Mannosidases
- Membrane Glycoproteins
