Killer toxin-like chitinases in filamentous fungi: Structure, regulation and potential roles in fungal biology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2018.11.001
Abstract: Abstract Fungal chitinases are hydrolytic enzymes responsible for degradation of chitin. Chitinases are involved in several aspects of fungal biology, including cell wall remodelling during hyphal growth, conidial germination, autolysis, mycoparasitism and nutrient acquisition. They… read more here.
Keywords: toxin like; biology; like chitinases; fungal biology ... See more keywords
Discovery of a rapidly evolving yeast defense factor, KTD1, against the secreted killer toxin K28
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217194120
Abstract: Significance Protein toxins are used throughout biology as weapons in evolutionary conflicts. A fascinating example is killer yeast, which secrete virally encoded killer toxins that inhibit the growth of susceptible yeast strains. Yeast in nature… read more here.
Keywords: rapidly evolving; killer; killer toxin; defense ... See more keywords