Article
Dermatophytes and mammalian hair: aspects of the evolution of Arthrodermataceae
2023-11-20
Abstract excerpt
Abstract Dermatophytes and other members of Onygenales are unique in their ability to degrade keratin, affecting hair and nails, and in the case of human hosts, causing skin infections. Subtillisins are essential proteases in keratin assimilation, and subtilisin-like protease 1 (SUB1) and SUB3–7 are specific for dermatophytes. eIF2α kinases are serine-threonine kinases that perform essential functions in response...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 37b31526-29ab-547f-9b44-35051c8f6533
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13225-023-00526-3
