ATL9, a RING zinc finger protein with E3 ubiquitin ligase activity implicated in chitin- and NADPH oxidase-mediated defense responses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are signals detected by plants that activate basal defenses. One of these PAMPs is chitin, a carbohydrate present in the cell walls of fungi and in insect exoskeletons.
Marta Berrocal-Lobo +6 more
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KNR4, a suppressor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cwh mutants, is involved in the transcriptional control of chitin synthase genes [PDF]
, 1999 The KNR4 gene, originally isolated by complementation of a K9 killer-toxinresistant mutant displaying reduced levels of both 1,3-b-glucan and 1,3-bglucan synthase activity, was recloned from a YCp50 genomic library as a suppressor of Saccharomyces ...
Francois, Jean +10 more
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Physiological and morphological aspects of Aedes aegypti developing larvae: effects of the chitin synthesis inhibitor novaluron. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Population control of the dengue vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is difficult due to many reasons, one being the development of resistance to neurotoxic insecticides employed.
Luana C Farnesi +5 more
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Chitin-induced T6SS in Vibrio cholerae is dependent on ChiS activation
Microbiology, 2018 Vibrio cholerae regularly colonizes the chitinous exoskeleton of crustacean shells in the aquatic region. The type 6 secretion system (T6SS) in V. cholerae is an interbacterial killing device. This system is thought to provide a competitive advantage to V. cholerae in a polymicrobial community of the aquatic region under nutrient-poor conditions.
Rhishita, Chourashi +5 more
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Marine Drugs, 2023 Peptic ulcer disease is generated by the activation of NF-kappaB activity. A recent clinical study reported a significant increase in NF-kappaB2 gene expression in 79 samples of peptic ulcer patients compared to the control group.
Renny Amelia +3 more
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Caspofungin-induced β(1,3)-glucan exposure in Candida albicans is driven by increased chitin levels
mBio, 2023 To successfully induce disease, Candida albicans must effectively evade the host immune system. One mechanism used by C. albicans to achieve this is to mask immunogenic β(1,3)-glucan epitopes within its cell wall under an outer layer of mannosylated ...
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Effect of purification method of β-chitin from squid pen on the properties of β-chitin nanofibers [PDF]
, 2016 Published online 20 June 2016The relationship between purification methods of β-chitin from squid pen and the physicochemical properties of β-chitin nanofibers (NFs) were investigated.
Yoshihito Ito +20 more
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A secreted LysM effector protects fungal hyphae through chitin-dependent homodimer polymerization.
PLoS Pathogens, 2020 Plants trigger immune responses upon recognition of fungal cell wall chitin, followed by the release of various antimicrobials, including chitinase enzymes that hydrolyze chitin.
Andrea Sánchez-Vallet +13 more
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Plants, 2020 Chitin, an N-acetylglucosamine polymer, is well-known to have unique biological functions, such as growth promotion and disease resistance induction in plants.
Hironori Kaminaka +6 more
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Polymeric N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (Chitin) Induces Prostaglandin E2 in Dogs.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 1995 The level of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the exudate induced by subcutaneous implantation of a complex formed from non-woven fabric of polyester (NWF) and polymeric N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (chitin) (chitin/NWF) or by implantation of NWF in dogs was measured by radioimmunoassay.
MINAMI, Saburo +9 more
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