Fungal ß(1,3)-D-glucan synthesis

Glycosyltransferases

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Calcineurin acts through the<i>CRZ1/TCN1</i>-encoded transcription factor to regulate gene expression in yeast

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Differential Expression and Function of Two Homologous Subunits of Yeast 1,3-β-D-Glucan Synthase

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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae FKS1 (ETG1) gene encodes an integral membrane protein which is a subunit of 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase.

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Identification of the FKS1 gene of Candida albicans as the essential target of 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase inhibitors

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A downstream target of RHO1 small GTP‐binding protein is PKC1, a homolog of protein kinase C, which leads to activation of the MAP kinase cascade in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Rho1p, a Yeast Protein at the Interface Between Cell Polarization and Morphogenesis

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Discovery of Novel Antifungal (1,3)-β- d -Glucan Synthase Inhibitors

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Morphological effects of lipopeptides against Aspergillus fumigatus correlate with activities against (1,3)-beta-D-glucan synthase

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In vitro preclinical evaluation studies with the echinocandin antifungal MK-0991 (L-743,872)

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Cell Wall Stress Depolarizes Cell Growth via Hyperactivation of Rho1

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A Cell Plate-Specific Callose Synthase and Its Interaction with Phragmoplastin

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Activation of Yeast Protein Kinase C by Rho1 GTPase

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Biotechnology of Antibiotics

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Crystal structure of the DNA modifying enzyme beta‐glucosyltransferase in the presence and absence of the substrate uridine diphosphoglucose.

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Increase in chitin as an essential response to defects in assembly of cell wall polymers in the ggp1delta mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Glucan Synthase Complex of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i>

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Temperature-Induced Expression of Yeast <i>FKS2</i> Is under the Dual Control of Protein Kinase C and Calcineurin

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Biosynthesis of the yeast cell wall. I. Preparation and properties of beta-(1 leads to 3)glucan synthetase.

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Characterization and Gene Cloning of 1,3-beta-D-Glucan Synthase from Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

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Loss of the Plasma Membrane-Bound Protein Gas1p in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Results in the Release of β1,3-Glucan into the Medium and Induces a Compensation Mechanism To Ensure Cell Wall Integrity

Ram, A. F. J., Kapteyn, J. C., Montijn, R. C., Caro, L. H. P., Douwes, J. E., Baginsky, W., Mazur, P., van den Ende, H., & Klis, F. M. (1998) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.180.6.1418-1424.1998 · Cited by 200 · see citing works

Activity of 1,3-β-D-Glucan Synthase Requires the GTP-binding Protein Rho1

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A Glucan Synthase <i>FKS1</i> Homolog in <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> Is Single Copy and Encodes an Essential Function

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Structure/function studies of glycosyltransferases

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Calcineurin, the Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Phosphatase, Is Essential in Yeast Mutants with Cell Integrity Defects and in Mutants That Lack a Functional Vacuolar H+-Atpase

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Rho 1 GTPase activates the (1–3)beta‐D‐glucan synthase and is involved in Schizosaccharomyces pombe morphogenesis.

Arellano, M., Durán, A., & Pérez, P. (1996) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00836.x · Cited by 183 · see citing works

Synergistic Antifungal Activities of Bafilomycin A ₁ , Fluconazole, and the Pneumocandin MK-0991/Caspofungin Acetate (L-743,873) with Calcineurin Inhibitors FK506 and L-685,818 against <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

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Preliminary animal pharmacokinetics of the parenteral antifungal agent MK-0991 (L-743,872)

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Papulacandins, a new family of antibiotics with antifungal activity. I. Fermentation, isolation, chemical and biological characterization of papulacandins A, B, C, D and E.

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Cloning of the Candida albicans homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae GSC1/FKS1 and its involvement in beta-1,3-glucan synthesis

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Drc1p/Cps1p, a 1,3-β-Glucan Synthase Subunit, Is Essential for Division Septum Assembly in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Isolation of chitin synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Purification of an enzyme by entrapment in the reaction product.

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Papulacandin B: an Inhibitor of Glucan Synthesis in Yeast Spheroplasts

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Identification of two cell cycle regulated genes affecting the β1,3‐glucan content of cell walls in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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A Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant with echinocandin-resistant 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase

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Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of Novel Cationic Pneumocandin Bo Derivatives

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