A secreted LysM effector protects fungal hyphae through chitin-dependent homodimer polymerization
A. Sanchez-Vallet, H. Tian, L. Rodriguez-Moreno, D.-J. Valkenburg, R. Saleem-Batcha, S. Wawra, A. Kombrink, L. Verhage, R. de Jonge, P. van Esse, A. Zuccaro, D. Croll, J. Mesters, B. Thomma
The paper identifies Mg1LysM's role in forming chitin-dependent and independent homodimers, which protect fungal cell walls from host chitinase hydrolysis.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2019Microbiology