Article
Virulence of an aspergillopepsin-deficient mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus and evidence for another aspartic proteinase linked to the fungal cell wall.
Journal of medical and veterinary mycology : bi-monthly publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology - 1 Jan 2000
Reichard U, Monod M, Odds F, Rüchel R
Abstract excerpt
A gene replacement was performed to produce mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus deficient in the aspergillopepsin PEP (E.C. 3.4.23.18). The correct replacement of the PEP gene was confirmed by PCR and Southern hybridization experiments, whereas the absence of PEP production was demonstrated by Weste...
Topics
- Animals
- Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases
- Aspergillosis
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Cell Wall
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Genes, Fungal
- Guinea Pigs
- Humans
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Pepstatins
- Plasmids
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Protease Inhibitors