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ArticleFungal genetics and biology : FG & B2020

Class V chitin synthase and β(1,3)-glucan synthase co-travel in the same vesicle in Zymoseptoria tritici.

Martin Schuster, Celia Guiu-Aragones, Gero Steinberg

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Article in Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fungal Chitin Synthases: Structure, Function, and Regulation.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Martin SchusterSchool of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Celia Guiu-Aragones65 Vallcalent Street, 25006 Lleida, Spain.
Gero SteinbergSchool of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: G.Steinberg@exeter.ac.uk.
University of Exeter · GBUniversitat de Lleida · ES

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I020667/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I025956/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N015797/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fungal cell wall consists of proteins and polysaccharides, formed by the co-ordinated activity of enzymes, such as chitin or glucan synthases. These enzymes are delivered via secretory vesicles to the hyphal tip. In the ascomycete Neurospora crassa, chitin synthases and β(1,3)-glucan synthase are transported in different vesicles, whereas they co-travel along microtubules in the basidiomycete Ustilago maydis. This suggests fundamental differences in wall synthesis between taxa. Here, we visualize the class V chitin synthase ZtChs5 and the β(1,3)-glucan synthase ZtGcs1 in the ascomycete Zymoseptoria tritici. Live cell imaging demonstrate that both enzymes co-locate to the apical plasma membrane, but are not concentrated in the Spitzenkörper. Delivery involves co-transport along microtubules of the chitin and glucan synthase. Live cell imaging and electron microscopy suggest that both cell wall synthases locate in the same vesicle. Thus, microtubule-dependent co-delivery of cell wall synthases in the same vesicle is found in asco- and basidiomycetes.

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AscomycotaBasidiomycotaChitin SynthaseCytoplasmGlucosyltransferasesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicroscopy, ElectronNeurospora crassaSecretory VesiclesChitin Synthaseglucan synthaseGlucosyltransferasesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsCell wall formationChitin synthasesGlucan synthaseMembrane trafficking

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PMID31672687
PMCPMC7967022
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