Infection structure-specific expression of beta-1,3-glucan synthase is essential for pathogenicity of Colletotrichum graminicola and evasion of beta-glucan-triggered immunity in maize. Plant Cell 25, 2356-2378.Oliveira-Garcia E, Deising HB. 2013. Infection structure-specific expression of β-1,3-...
Fungal cell walls possess a characteristic chemical composition differentiating fungal cells from other cell types. For this reason, the mechanisms involved in cell-wall formation represent a potential target for selective antifungal drugs. Understanding the structure and biosynthesis of fungal cell walls ...
Characterization of Structure/Property Relationships in the Fungal Cell Wall Carbohydrate (1-3)-beta-D-GlucanDouglas W. Lowman
Plant cells build nanofibrillar walls that are central to plant growth, morphogenesis and mechanics. Starting from simple sugars, three groups of polysaccharides, namely, cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectins, with very different physical properties are
with very different physical properties are assembled by the cell to make a strong yet extensible wall. This Review describes the physics of wall growth and its regulation by cellular processes such as cellulose production by cellulose synthase, modulation of wall pH by plasma membrane H+-ATPase,...
S1). The enzyme was stable (>80% residual activity) up to 30 °C after a 30-min incubation and in a pH range of 6.0–11. BmSUH had rather strict substrate specificity toward sucrose and was slightly active on isomaltulose, 1-kestose, nystose, and maltooligosaccharides (from maltose ...
Fig. 1. Transmission electron micrograph of some glycogen α particles from mouse liver (one of which is shown by the red arrow). A β particle comprises the small, approximately spherical entities which bind together to form an α particle, which has a composite appearance and a rosette morph...
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Plant cells are surrounded by cell walls consisting of complex networks of polysaccharides and glycoproteins. Cell walls play a vital role in a plant’s development and its interactions with the environment. The biosynthesis of cell walls is fueled by carbon fixed by solar energy during photosynthesi...
Structure of the fungal beta- glucan-binding immune receptor dectin-1: implications for function. Protein Sci. 16: 1042-1052.Brown J,O‘Callaghan C A,Marshall AS,Gilbert RJ,Siebold C,Gordon S,Brown GD,Jones EY.Structure of the fungal beta-glucan-binding immune receptor dectin-1:Implications...