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. 1981 Jan;145(1):272–279. doi: 10.1128/jb.145.1.272-279.1981

Role of membranes of mycelial Mucor rouxii in synthesis and secretion of cell wall matrix polymers.

J M Dow, R R Carreon, V D Villa
PMCID: PMC217269  PMID: 7462145

Abstract

Membrane fractions of the mycelial form of Mucor rouxii contained endogenous polyuronides and glycoproteins with sugar compositions similar to the cell wall polyuronide (mucoran) and extracellular (wall and filtrate) glycoproteins, respectively. The polyuronide pool was rapidly labeled with D-[U-14C]glucose and on pulse-chase experiments appeared to turn over, suggesting that these polymers were precursors of the wall mucoran. In contrast, the glycoproteins appeared to accumulate. Although the membrane-associated glycoproteins had molecular weights similar to those of the extracellular glycoproteins, the bulk of the membrane-associated polyuronides were of a molecular weight lower than that of the wall polyuronide.

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