論文

査読有り
2022年1月28日

A Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored α-Amylase Encoded by amyD Contributes to a Decrease in the Molecular Mass of Cell Wall α-1,3-Glucan in Aspergillus nidulans

Frontiers in Fungal Biology
  • Ken Miyazawa
  • Takaaki Yamashita
  • Ayumu Takeuchi
  • Yuka Kamachi
  • Akira Yoshimi
  • Yuto Tashiro
  • Ami Koizumi
  • Makoto Ogata
  • Shigekazu Yano
  • Shin Kasahara
  • Motoaki Sano
  • Youhei Yamagata
  • Tasuku Nakajima
  • Keietsu Abe
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研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3389/ffunb.2021.821946
出版者・発行元
Frontiers Media SA

α-1,3-Glucan is one of the main polysaccharides in the cell wall of Aspergillus nidulans. We previously revealed that it plays a role in hyphal aggregation in liquid culture, and that its molecular mass (MM) in an agsA-overexpressing (agsAOE) strain was larger than that in an agsB-overexpressing (agsBOE) strain. The mechanism that regulates its MM is poorly understood. Although the gene amyD, which encodes glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored α-amylase (AmyD), is involved in the biosynthesis of α-1,3-glucan in A. nidulans, how it regulates this biosynthesis remains unclear. Here we constructed strains with disrupted amyD (ΔamyD) or overexpressed amyD (amyDOE) in the genetic background of the ABPU1 (wild-type), agsAOE, or agsBOE strain, and characterized the chemical structure of α-1,3-glucans in the cell wall of each strain, focusing on their MM. The MM of α-1,3-glucan from the agsBOEamyDOE strain was smaller than that in the parental agsBOE strain. In addition, the MM of α-1,3-glucan from the agsAOE ΔamyD strain was greater than that in the agsAOE strain. These results suggest that AmyD is involved in decreasing the MM of α-1,3-glucan. We also found that the C-terminal GPI-anchoring region is important for these functions.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/ffunb.2021.821946
URL
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2021.821946/full
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  • DOI : 10.3389/ffunb.2021.821946
  • eISSN : 2673-6128

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