Species-Specific Differences in the Susceptibility of Fungi to the Antifungal Protein AFP Depend on C-3 Saturation of Glycosylceramides

ABSTRACT AFP is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) produced by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus giganteus and is a very potent inhibitor of fungal growth that does not affect the viability of bacteria, plant, or mammalian cells. It targets chitin synthesis and causes plasma membrane permeabilization i...

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Main Authors: Norman Paege, Dirk Warnecke, Simone Zäuner, Silke Hagen, Ana Rodrigues, Birgit Baumann, Melanie Thiess, Sascha Jung, Vera Meyer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5daaa7a311104ac281f9e46d9e7e3a5f
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