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Central Sugar Metabolism and the Cell Wall
oleh: Hajar Yaakoub, Jean-Paul Latgé, Nicolas Papon
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Diterbitkan: | American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01 |
Deskripsi
ABSTRACT The human opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus is recognized for its versatile cell wall when it comes to remodeling its components in adaptation to external threats, and this remodeling renders it refractory to antifungals targeting cell wall biosynthesis. A specific role for general sugar metabolism in the regulation of the synthesis of cell wall polymers has been previously demonstrated. Delving deeper into central sugar metabolism may reveal unexpected fundamental aspects in cell wall construction, as shown by the work of Zhou and coworkers (Y. Zhou, K. Yan, Q. Qin, O.G. Raimi, et al., mBio 13:e01426-22, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01426-22) on the roles of the phosphoglucose isomerase of A. fumigatus in cell wall biosynthesis.