Role of LAMMER Kinase in Cell Wall Biogenesis during Vegetative Growth of Aspergillus nidulans

Depending on the acquisition of developmental competence, the expression of genes for beta-1,3-glucan synthase and chitin synthase was affected in different ways by Aspergillus nidulans LAMMER kinase. LAMMER kinase deletion, Delta lkhA, led to decrease in beta-1,3-glucan, but increase in chitin content. The Delta lkhA strain was also resistant to nikkomycin Z.