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dc.contributor.authorHenry, Christine
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jizhou
dc.contributor.authorDanion, François
dc.contributor.authorAlcazar-Fuoli, Laura 
dc.contributor.authorMellado, Emilia 
dc.contributor.authorBeau, Rémi
dc.contributor.authorJouvion, Grégory
dc.contributor.authorLatgé, Jean-Paul
dc.contributor.authorFontaine, Thierry
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-11T08:51:32Z
dc.date.available2019-04-11T08:51:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.identifier.citationMBio. 2019 Feb 12;10(1). pii: e02647-18.es_ES
dc.identifier.issn2150-7511es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/7449
dc.description.abstractFungal cell wall mannans are complex carbohydrate polysaccharides with different structures in yeasts and molds. In contrast to yeasts, their biosynthetic pathway has been poorly investigated in filamentous fungi. In Aspergillus fumigatus, the major mannan structure is a galactomannan that is cross-linked to the β-1,3-glucan-chitin cell wall core. This polymer is composed of a linear mannan with a repeating unit composed of four α1,6-linked and α1,2-linked mannoses with side chains of galactofuran. Despite its use as a biomarker to diagnose invasive aspergillosis, its biosynthesis and biological function were unknown. Here, we have investigated the function of three members of the Ktr (also named Kre2/Mnt1) family (Ktr1, Ktr4, and Ktr7) in A. fumigatus and show that two of them are required for the biosynthesis of galactomannan. In particular, we describe a newly discovered form of α-1,2-mannosyltransferase activity encoded by the KTR4 gene. Biochemical analyses showed that deletion of the KTR4 gene or the KTR7 gene leads to the absence of cell wall galactomannan. In comparison to parental strains, the Δktr4 and Δktr7 mutants showed a severe growth phenotype with defects in polarized growth and in conidiation, marked alteration of the conidial viability, and reduced virulence in a mouse model of invasive aspergillosis. In yeast, the KTR proteins are involved in protein 0- and N-glycosylation. This study provided another confirmation that orthologous genes can code for proteins that have very different biological functions in yeasts and filamentous fungi. Moreover, in A. fumigatus, cell wall mannans are as important structurally as β-glucans and chitin.IMPORTANCE The fungal cell wall is a complex and dynamic entity essential for the development of fungi. It allows fungal pathogens to survive environmental challenge posed by nutrient stress and host defenses, and it also is central to polarized growth. The cell wall is mainly composed of polysaccharides organized in a three-dimensional network. Aspergillus fumigatus produces a cell wall galactomannan whose biosynthetic pathway and biological functions remain poorly defined. Here, we described two new mannosyltransferases essential to the synthesis of the cell wall galactomannan. Their absence leads to a growth defect with misregulation of polarization and altered conidiation, with conidia which are bigger and more permeable than the conidia of the parental strain. This study showed that in spite of its low concentration in the cell wall, this polysaccharide is absolutely required for cell wall stability, for apical growth, and for the full virulence of A. fumigatus.es_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by l’Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (AfuInf ANR-16-CE92-0039), la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (DEQ20150331722 LATGE Equipe FRM 2015), the French Government's Investissement d'Avenir program, and Laboratoire d'Excellence “Integrative Biology of Emerging Infectious Diseases” (grant ANR-10-LABX-62-IBEID).es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology (ASM) es_ES
dc.type.hasVersionVoRes_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAspergillus fumigatuses_ES
dc.subjectKTRes_ES
dc.subjectBiosynthesises_ES
dc.subjectCell walles_ES
dc.subjectGalactomannanes_ES
dc.subjectMannosyltransferasees_ES
dc.subject.meshAnimals es_ES
dc.subject.meshAspergillus fumigatus es_ES
dc.subject.meshCell Wall es_ES
dc.subject.meshDisease Models, Animal es_ES
dc.subject.meshGene Deletion es_ES
dc.subject.meshInvasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis es_ES
dc.subject.meshMannans es_ES
dc.subject.meshMannosyltransferases es_ES
dc.subject.meshMice es_ES
dc.subject.meshMicrobial Viability es_ES
dc.subject.meshSpores, Fungal es_ES
dc.subject.meshVirulence es_ES
dc.titleTwo KTR Mannosyltransferases Are Responsible for the Biosynthesis of Cell Wall Mannans and Control Polarized Growth in Aspergillus fumigatuses_ES
dc.typejournal articlees_ES
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional*
dc.identifier.pubmedID30755510es_ES
dc.format.volume10es_ES
dc.format.number1es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1128/mBio.02647-18es_ES
dc.contributor.funderAgence Nationale de la Recherche (Francia) 
dc.contributor.funderFondation pour la recherche médicale (Francia) 
dc.contributor.funderFrench Government’s Investissement d’Avenir program
dc.description.peerreviewedes_ES
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02647-18es_ES
dc.identifier.journalmBioes_ES
dc.repisalud.centroISCIII::Centro Nacional de Microbiologíaes_ES
dc.repisalud.institucionISCIIIes_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses_ES


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