Charles A. Specht

The Genome of the Basidiomycetous Yeast and Human Pathogen <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Brendan Loftus, Eula Fung, Paola Roncaglia et al. · Science · 2005 · 726 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +17

Chitosan, the Deacetylated Form of Chitin, Is Necessary for Cell Wall Integrity in <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Lorina G. Baker, Charles A. Specht, Maureen J. Donlin et al. · Eukaryotic Cell · 2007 · 382 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

The <i>Tribolium chitin synthase</i> genes <i>TcCHS1</i> and <i>TcCHS2</i> are specialized for synthesis of epidermal cuticle and midgut peritrophic matrix

Yasuyuki Arakane, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer et al. · Insect Molecular Biology · 2005 · 331 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Genetics +17

A Chitin Synthase and Its Regulator Protein Are Critical for Chitosan Production and Growth of the Fungal Pathogen <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Isaac R. Banks, Charles A. Specht, Maureen J. Donlin et al. · Eukaryotic Cell · 2005 · 251 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Chitin Recognition via Chitotriosidase Promotes Pathologic Type-2 Helper T Cell Responses to Cryptococcal Infection

Darin L. Wiesner, Charles A. Specht, Chrono K. Lee et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2015 · 220 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17