Kazuhiro Aoki

Two closely related β-1,2-xylosyltransferases differentially impact cryptococcal glycan synthesis

ABSTRACT Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes pulmonary infection in immunocompromised patients, which in severe cases leads to fatal meningoencephalitis. Cryptococcus exhibits unique glycobiology that plays important roles in pathogenesis. Unli...