Laccases involved in 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene melanin biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus are regulated by developmental factors and copper homeostasis.

@article{Upadhyay2013LaccasesII,
  title={Laccases involved in 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene melanin biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus are regulated by developmental factors and copper homeostasis.},
  author={Srijana Upadhyay and Guadalupe Torres and Xiaorong Lin},
  journal={Eukaryotic cell},
  year={2013},
  volume={12 12},
  pages={
          1641-52
        }
}

• Srijana Upadhyay, Guadalupe Torres, Xiaorong Lin
• Published 2013 in Eukaryotic cell
• DOI:10.1128/EC.00217-13

Aspergillus fumigatus produces heavily melanized infectious conidia. The conidial melanin is associated with fungal virulence and resistance to various environmental stresses. This 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin is synthesized by enzymes encoded in a gene cluster in A. fumigatus, including two laccases, Abr1 and Abr2. Although this gene cluster is not conserved in all aspergilli, laccases are critical for melanization in all species examined. Here we show that the expression of A… CONTINUE READING

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