The α‐glucanase Agn1p is required for cell separation in <i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i>

Abstract

Our results clearly suggest the existence of a relationship between agn1(+), 1,3-alpha-glucanase activity and the completion of septation in S. pombe. Agn1p could be involved in the cleavage of the cylinder of the old wall that surrounds the primary septum, a region rich in alpha-glucans.