Chitin Synthase

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Evidence that a septin diffusion barrier is dispensable for cytokinesis in budding yeast. 
  • Genetic control of cuticle formation during embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster. 
  • Long-Chain Polyprenols Promote Spore Wall Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Novel gene functions required for melanization of the human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Regulation of expression, activity and localization of fungal chitin synthases. 
  • Role of Inn1 and its interactions with Hof1 and Cyk3 in promoting cleavage furrow and septum formation in S. cerevisiae. 
  • Roles for Stress Response and Cell Wall Biosynthesis Pathways in Caspofungin Tolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • The chitin synthase genes chsA and chsC are not required for cell wall stress responses in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • The yeast clathrin adaptor protein complex 1 is required for the efficient retention of a subset of late Golgi membrane proteins. 
  • The yeasts Rho1p and Pkc1p regulate the transport of chitin synthase III (Chs3p) from internal stores to the plasma membrane. 
  • Timely Endocytosis of Cytokinetic Enzymes Prevents Premature Spindle Breakage during Mitotic Exit. 
  • Transcriptional regulation of chitin synthases by calcineurin controls paradoxical growth of Aspergillus fumigatus in response to caspofungin. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor of Biology, Biology