Summary: R-glucanase activities, and susceptibility of native-wall preparations to degradation by R-glucanase, were determined in strains of Schizophyllum commune with three different mutations that disrupt nuclear migration. These mutations, M11, M15, and M16 appeared to affect the susceptibility of the hyphal wall to R-glucanase but M11 and M15 also had an effect on the activity of R-glucanase. Both effects may be related to the stability of complex septa in these mutants and account for their specific mating behaviour.
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