Chitin pleomorphism in the cellulosic cell wall fungus Saprolegnia

Lucien Gay; Vincent Bulone; Vincent Girard; Michel Fèvre; Henri Chanzy

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb14069.x

Chitin pleomorphism in the cellulosic cell wall fungus Saprolegnia

Lucien Gay
, Vincent Bulone
, Vincent Girard
, Michel Fèvre
, Henri Chanzy

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Abstract

The presence of α chitin in hyphal walls and regenerating protoplast walls of the cellulosic fungus Saprolegnia monoica has been demonstrated by biophysical analyses. In hyphal walls, chitin appeared as globular particles while in protoplast walls chitin had a microfibrillar structure. Chitin synthesized in vitro by partially purified soluble chitin synthase appeared as spindle-like particles. This variation of morphology may reflect the structural role played by crystalline chitin during morphogenesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-409
Number of pages	5
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb14069.x
Publication status	Published - Dec 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cellulosic cell wall
Chitin
Chitin synthase
Saprolegnia monoica

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Chitin pleomorphism in the cellulosic cell wall fungus Saprolegnia

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