2nd Edition
Fungal Cell Wall Structure, Synthesis, and Assembly, Second Edition
Introduction
Cell wall composition
Cell wall composition
Differentiation of the cell wall chemical composition
Structure of the fungal cell wall
Organization of the cell wall
The cell wall surface
Microfibrilar structure of the cell wall
Associations of the components of the cell wall
Mechanical characteristics of the fungal cell wall
Chitin
Chitin distribution in nature
Chitin biosynthesis
Inhibitors of chitin synthases
Cytology of chitin biosynthesis
Chitosan
General characteristics and distribution of chitosan
The functions of chitosan
Chitosan biosynthesis and genetic control and phylogenetic relationships of chitin deacetylases
Fungal glucans
Structure of glucans
Role of fungal glucans
Synthesis of glucans
Other glycosyl transferases involved in the synthesis of β-glucans
Synthesis of β-1,6-glucans
Synthesis of α-1,3-glucans
Proteins
Chemical structure of glycoproteins
Different classes of covalently bound glycoproteins
Biosynthesis of glycoproteins
Synthesis of GPI-proteins
Nonclassical protein secretion
Cytological aspects of cell wall synthesis
Synthesis of secretory and membrane-bound proteins
Translocation of proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum
The importance of protein glycosylation in translocation
Transfer of proteins along the endomembrane system
The secretion mechanism in filamentous fungi
The Spitzenkörper
Vesicles and chitosomes in fungal cell wall growth
The porosome
Cell wall growth and expansion
Polarization of cell wall synthesis and apical growth
Index
Chapters include an Introduction and References.
Biography
José Ruiz-Herrera, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Genetic Engineering at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico (Irapuato Unit). He has been the recipient of important awards, among which the following may be cited: Award of the Academy of Scientific Research, Mexico; Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Award from the Congress of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico; Elsevier/Scopus/Science and Technology Council of the State of Guanajuato Award; the Ruth Allen Award of the American Phytopathological Society; and the National Award in Sciences from the Mexican Government. He is a member of several scientific societies, having served as president of the Mexican Society for Microbiology and the Mexican Society for Biochemistry, and has served on many scientific committees. He is a reviewer for several prestigious journals and serves or has served as associate editor for some of them. Dr. Ruiz-Herrera has published more than 220 articles in international journals and presented over 230 lectures.
