A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Michigan State University has characterized how fungi adapt to restructure their cell walls, effectively thwarting current antifungal medications.
Known for its traditional health benefits, this remarkable fungus may hold the key to slowing cancer progression, according ...
Because the fungal cell wall is both unique to fungi and necessary for the organisms' survival, many antifungal drugs work by disrupting this barrier. The cryptococcal cell wall, however, has some ...
Fungi are organisms that are grouped in a distinct ... As defense, cotton uses chitinase-like 1, a cell wall protein, to keep VdTRP in the apoplastic space and reduce its toxicity to plant cells.