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ArticleFungal genetics and biology : FG & B2019

Aspergillus fumigatus Mnn9 is responsible for mannan synthesis and required for covalent linkage of mannoprotein to the cell wall.

Ting Du, Haomiao Ouyang, Josef Voglmeir, Iain B H Wilson, Cheng Jin

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Article in Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ting DuState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Haomiao OuyangState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Josef VoglmeirDepartment of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna A-1190, Austria.
Iain B H WilsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna A-1190, Austria.
Cheng JinState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, Guangxi, China. Electronic address: jinc@im.ac.cn.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNBOKU University · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF I 391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Owing to the essential role in protection of the Aspergillus fumigatus cell against human defense reactions, its cell wall has long been taken as a promising antifungal target. The cell wall of A. fumigatus composed of chitin, glucan and galactomannan and mannoproteins. Although galactomannan has been used as a diagnostic target for a long time, its biosynthesis remains unknown in A. fumigatus. In this study, a putative α1,6-mannosyltransferase gene mnn9 was identified in A. fumigatus. Deletion of the mnn9 gene resulted in an increased sensitivity to calcofluor white, Congo red, or hygromycin B as well as in reduced cell wall components and abnormal polarity. Although there was no major effect on N-glycan synthesis, covalently-linked cell wall mannoprotein Mp1 was significantly reduced in the mutant. Based on our results, we propose that Mnn9p is a mannosyltransferase responsible for the formation of the α-mannan in cell wall mannoproteins, potentially via elongation of O-linked mannose chains.

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Aspergillus fumigatusBenzenesulfonatesCell WallCongo RedGalactoseGene DeletionHygromycin BMannansMannosyltransferasesMembrane GlycoproteinsBenzenesulfonatesC.I. Fluorescent Brightening Agent 28Congo RedgalactomannanGalactoseHygromycin BMannansmannoproteinsMannosyltransferasesMembrane GlycoproteinsCell wallGlycosylationMannanMannoproteinPolarity

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PMID30904668
PMCPMC6858276
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