{
  "id": 8257845,
  "title": "Characterization of a fungal mixed-linkage glucan synthase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/characterization-of-a-fungal-mixed-linkage-glucan-synthase",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.17.752320v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mixed-linkage (1,3;1,4)-{beta}-glucan (MLG) is a cell wall polysaccharide found in fungi, bacteria, and plants, yet the enzymatic machinery and structural determinants governing fungal MLG biosynthesis remain poorly understood. In Aspergillus fumigatus, TFT1 (AfTFT1) has previously been implicated in MLG biosynthesis, but its direct biochemical activity remained unresolved. The structural…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}