The maize pathogen Ustilago maydis secretes glycoside hydrolases and carbohydrate oxidases directed towards components of the fungal cell wall
B. Bissaro, J.-G. Berrin, S. Grisel, J.-L. Reyre, M. Haon, D. Navarro, D. Ropartz, S. Le Gall, E. Record, G. Sciara, O. Tranquet
This study identifies and characterizes two CAZymes from Ustilago maydis that act on fungal cell wall components, revealing a potential biocatalytic cascade during infection.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2022Biochemistry