Glucans, Walls, and Morphogenesis: On the Contributions of J. G. H. Wessels to the Golden Decades of Fungal Physiology and Beyond

This is a collection of impressions on the career of J. G. H. Wessels and his work in the areas of cell wall metabolism and apical morphogenesis. It highlights the finding of massive cell wall glucan metabolism during differentiation, the discovery of covalent linkages between wall polymers, the cha...

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Published in:Fungal genetics and biology 1999-07, Vol.27 (2-3), p.119-127
Main Author: Bartnicki-Garcı́a, Salomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alpha-glucan
apical wall structure
beta-glucans
Cell Wall - chemistry
Cell Wall - metabolism
cell wall components
cell walls
chitin
fungi
Fungi - chemistry
Fungi - metabolism
Fungi - physiology
Glucans - metabolism
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
hyphae
hyphal morphogenesis
literature reviews
metabolism
Morphogenesis
Mycology - history
Schizophyllum - cytology
Schizophyllum - physiology
Schizophyllum commune
tip-growth models
Wessels
α-glucan
β-glucan
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Summary:This is a collection of impressions on the career of J. G. H. Wessels and his work in the areas of cell wall metabolism and apical morphogenesis. It highlights the finding of massive cell wall glucan metabolism during differentiation, the discovery of covalent linkages between wall polymers, the changes in chemical and physical properties of the wall at the fungal apex, and the steady-state model for tip growth. A tandem VSC-SS model for hyphal morphogenesis is proposed that combines the spatial control of wall synthesis provided by the vesicle supply center model with the temporal regulation intrinsic in Wessels's steady-state model.
ISSN:1087-1845
1096-0937
DOI:10.1006/fgbi.1999.1144