The molecular composition of the cell wall is critical for the biology and ecology of each
fungal species. Fungal walls are composed of matrix components that are embedded and …

The yeast cell wall is a strong, but elastic, structure that is essential not only for the
maintenance of cell shape and integrity, but also for progression through the cell cycle …

One of the defining features of plants is a body plan based on the physical properties of cell
walls. Structural analyses of the polysaccharide components, combined with high-resolution …

The yeast cell wall is a highly dynamic structure that is responsible for protecting the cell
from rapid changes in external osmotic potential. The wall is also critical for cell expansion …

An extracellular matrix composed of a layered meshwork of β-glucans, chitin, and
mannoproteins encapsulates cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This organelle …

In this review, we discuss new insights in cell wall architecture and cell wall construction in
the ascomycetous yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional profiling studies …

Chitin is an essential part of the carbohydrate skeleton of the fungal cell wall and is a
molecule that is not represented in humans and other vertebrates. Complex regulatory …

Signaling pathways that activate different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) elicit
many of the responses that are evoked in cells by changes in certain environmental …

All living organisms require nutrient minerals for growth and have developed mechanisms to
acquire, utilize, and store nutrient minerals effectively. In the aqueous cellular environment …

Chitin is a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, which assembles into microfibrils of about 20
sugar chains. These microfibrils serve as a structural component of natural biocomposites …