This study reports the identification of a chitin deacetylase gene in Cryptococcus laurentii strain RY1 over-expressing under nitrogen limitation by differential display. The up-regulation took place in robustly growing cells rather than in starving quiescent autophagic cells. Quantitative Real Time-PCR, enzyme activity in cell lysate and cell wall analysis corroborated the up-regulation of chitin deacetylase under nitrogen limitation. These results suggest chitin deacetylase might play a significant role in nitrogen limiting growth of Cryptococcus laurentii strain RY1.
Keywords: Chitin deacetylase; Cryptococcus laurentii strain RY1; Nitrogen limitation; Over-expressing.
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