Non-ribosomal Peptides as Structural Determinants of Fungal Hydrophobicity
Trine Aalborg, Klaus Ringsborg Westphal, Balazs Delenyi, Thea Laulund Lunden, Marie O Joergensen, Dmitry A. Tolmachev, Trine Sørensen, Maria Sammalkorpi, Jens L Soerensen, Peter Kjær Kristensen, Herbert Kogler, Markus B. Linder, Reinhard Wimmer, Teis Esben Søndergaard
The paper identifies WARPs, cyclic non-ribosomal peptides, as structural determinants of fungal hydrophobicity, showing their role in maintaining surface hydrophobicity and aerial hyphae integrity.
bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology