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Glucanases and Chitinases

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The Fungal Cell Wall

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 425))

Abstract

In many yeast and fungi, β-(1,3)-glucan and chitin are essential components of the cell wall, an important structure that surrounds cells and which is responsible for their mechanical protection and necessary for maintaining the cellular shape. In addition, the cell wall is a dynamic structure that needs to be remodelled along with the different phases of the fungal life cycle or in response to extracellular stimuli. Since β-(1,3)-glucan and chitin perform a central structural role in the assembly of the cell wall, it has been postulated that β-(1,3)-glucanases and chitinases should perform an important function in cell wall softening and remodelling. This review focusses on fungal glucanases and chitinases and their role during fungal morphogenesis.

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This work was supported by grants from the Spanish Government to CR (BFU2017-84508-P) and CRV (BIO2015-70195-C2-1-R) and from Junta de Castilla y León to CR (SA116G19). The IBFG is supported by Programa “Escalera de Excelencia” from Junta de Castilla y León (CLU-2017-03) and University of Salamanca. All Spanish funding is co-sponsored by the European Union FEDER programme.

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Roncero, C., Vázquez de Aldana, C.R. (2019). Glucanases and Chitinases. In: Latgé, JP. (eds) The Fungal Cell Wall . Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 425. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2019_185

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