MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Maize AFP1 confers antifungal activity by inhibiting chitin deacetylases from a broad range of fungi
L.-S. Ma, W.-L. Tsai, R. M. Kalunke…·H.-C. Lee
This study identifies maize AFP1 as an antifungal protein that inhibits chitin deacetylases in fungi by binding to mannosylated chitin, reducing fungal viability.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.02.466889