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SUBMITTER: Muraosa Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6399445 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muraosa Yasunori Y Toyotome Takahito T Yahiro Maki M Kamei Katsuhiko K
Scientific reports 20190304 1
Aspergillus fumigatus, a filamentous fungus that is ubiquitous in the environment, causes several human pulmonary disorders, including chronic and acute invasive infections and allergic diseases. Lysin motif (LysM) is a small protein domain that binds chitin, a major component of fungal cell wall polysaccharides. Several secreted LysM-domain proteins without catalytic function (LysM effectors) have been identified. They act as virulence factors in plant pathogenic fungi by preventing the immune ...[more]