%0 Journal Article
%A Barthel, Lars
%A Cairns, Timothy
%A Duda, Sven
%A Müller, Henri
%A Dobbert, Birgit
%A Jung, Sascha
%A Briesen, Heiko
%A Meyer, Vera
%T Breaking down barriers: comprehensive functional analysis of the Aspergillus niger chitin synthase repertoire
%J Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
%V 11
%N 1
%@ 2054-3085
%C London
%I BioMed Central
%M PUBDB-2025-00279
%P 3
%D 2024
%X Members of the fungal kingdom are heterotrophic eukaryotes encased in a chitin containing cell wall. This polymer is vital for cell wall stiffness and, ultimately, cell shape. Most fungal genomes contain numerous putative chitin synthase encoding genes. However, systematic functional analysis of the full chitin synthase catalogue in a given species is rare. This greatly limits fundamental understanding and potential applications of manipulating chitin synthesis across the fungal kingdom. 
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:38468360
%R 10.1186/s40694-024-00172-7
%U https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/622241