RodA

RodA is a class I 14 kDa hydrophobin protein which is known to coat the spores and conidia of the filamentous fungi Aspergillus fumigatus.^[1] Mutants of A. fumigatus, whose rodA gene is knocked out, are characterized by a decreased ability to adhere to proteins such as bovine serum albumin and collagen, in addition to the inability to disperse their conidia.^[2] It has been suggested that the rodA coating of A. fumigatus spores serves a role in masking the pathogen from the host immune response.^[3]