Structural highlights
Function
EXG1_CANAL Major glucan 1,3-beta-glucosidase required for cell wall integrity. Beta-glucanases participate in the metabolism of beta-glucan, the main structural component of the cell wall. Can also function biosynthetically as a transglycosylase. Functions to deliver glucan from the cell to the extracellular matrix. Does not appear to impact cell wall glucan content of biofilm cells, nor is it necessary for filamentation or biofilm formation. Involved in cell-substrate and cell-cell adhesion. Adhesion to host-cell surfaces is the first critical step during mucosal infection. XOG1 is target of human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 for inhibition of cell adhesion.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
See Also
References
- ↑ Tsai PW, Yang CY, Chang HT, Lan CY. Characterizing the role of cell-wall beta-1,3-exoglucanase Xog1p in Candida albicans adhesion by the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e21394. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021394. Epub 2011 Jun 21. PMID:21713010 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021394
- ↑ Taff HT, Nett JE, Zarnowski R, Ross KM, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Hamaker J, Mitchell AP, Andes DR. A Candida biofilm-induced pathway for matrix glucan delivery: implications for drug resistance. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(8):e1002848. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002848. Epub 2012 Aug, 2. PMID:22876186 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002848
