Cell wall protection by the Candida albicans class I chitin synthases

• Main Authors: Kanya Preechasuth, Jeffrey C. Anderson, Scott C. Peck, Alistair J.P. Brown, Neil A.R. Gow, Megan D. Lenardon
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84939445135&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54122
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 The Authors. Candida albicans has four chitin synthases from three different enzyme classes which deposit chitin in the cell wall, including at the polarized tips of growing buds and hyphae, and sites of septation. The two class I enzymes, Chs2 and Chs8, are responsible for most of the measur...