A lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like protein functions in fungal copper import and meningitis
January 13th, 2020 by Sarela Garcia-Santamarina
Nature Chemical Biology, Published online: 13 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41589-019-0437-9
In the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, Bim1 is a copper-binding lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like protein that participates in copper uptake in concert with the Ctr1 importer to drive virulence mechanisms during fungal meningitis.