期刊
FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY
卷 45, 期 12, 页码 1533-1542出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.09.008
关键词
Aspergillus nidulans; Cell wall; Galactofuranose; Hyphal morphogenesis; Conidiation; UDP-galactopyranose mutase
资金
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Regional Partnership Program
- Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education
Growing resistance to current anti-fungal drugs is spurring investigation of new targets, including those in fungal wall metabolism. Galactofuranose (Galf) is found in the cell walls of many fungi including Aspergillus fumigatus, which is currently the most prevalent opportunistic fungal pathogen in developed countries, and A. nidulans, a closely-related, tractable model system. U D P-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) converts UDP-galactopyranose into UDP-Galf prior to incorporation into the fungal wall. We deleted the single-copy UGM sequence (AN3112.4, which we call ugmA) from an A. nidulans nkuA Delta strain, creating ugmA Delta. Haploid ugmA Delta strains were able to complete their asexual life cycle, showing that ugmA is not essential. However, ugmA Delta strains had compact colonial growth, which was associated with substantially delayed and abnormal conidiation. Compared to a wildtype morphology strain, ugmA Delta strains had aberrant hyphal morphology, producing wide, uneven, highly-branched hyphae, with thick, relatively electron-dense walls as visualized by transmission electron microscopy. These effects were partially remediated by growth on high osmolarity medium, or on medium containing 10 mu g/mL Calcofluor, consistent with Galf being important in cell wall structure and/or function. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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