A non-canonical melanin biosynthesis pathway protects Aspergillus terreus conidia from environmental stress
Pro- and eukaryotes produce melanin for protection from environmental stress or as virulence determinant. The human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus and related Ascomycetes produce dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin in conidia, which is essential for inhibiting phagolysosome acidification. In...
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33069/ |