Fungal chitin synthase
Short name | Chitin_synth_fun |
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Description
References
1.The fungal cell wall as a drug target. Georgopapadakou NH, Tkacz JS. Trends Microbiol. 3, 98-104, (1995). View articlePMID: 7773595
2.A chitin synthase and its regulator protein are critical for chitosan production and growth of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Banks IR, Specht CA, Donlin MJ, Gerik KJ, Levitz SM, Lodge JK. Eukaryot Cell 4, 1902-12, (2005). PMID: 16278457
3.The chitin synthase genes chs-1 and chs-2 are essential for C. elegans development and responsible for chitin deposition in the eggshell and pharynx, respectively. Zhang Y, Foster JM, Nelson LS, Ma D, Carlow CK. Dev Biol 285, 330-9, (2005). PMID: 16098962
4.Eggshell chitin and chitin-interacting proteins prevent polyspermy in C. elegans. Johnston WL, Krizus A, Dennis JW. Curr Biol 20, 1932-7, (2010). PMID: 20971008
GO terms
biological process
molecular function
cellular component
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Contributing Member Database Entry
- Pfam:PF01644