cda — Aspergillus fumigatus

Summary

AFU5G11410 (symbol cda) on Aspergillus fumigatus chromosome 5 encodes a chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41), a polysaccharide deacetylase family protein with a NodB domain that binds chitin and metal ions. The gene is associated with chitin breakdown, chitosamine metabolism, polysaccharide breakdown, carbohydrate metabolism, fungal-type cell wall biogenesis, and cell wall organization. Its product is localized extracellularly. Related genes in other species are linked to turgor pressure.