Western blot analysis of A. fumigatus wild type and mutant protein levels was performed using a reported protocol (46 (link)). Briefly, lyophilized mycelial biomass was solubilized in NaOH, proteins were precipitated using trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and separated by SDS-PAGE using NuPAGE 4–12% (w/v) Bis–Tris gradient gels (Invitrogen). Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane using the iBlot 2 dry blotting system (Invitrogen). Western blots were reacted with rabbit α-HapX antiserum (1:20 000) and rabbit anti-β Actin (1:5000; abcam, ab119716) as primary antibodies and with peroxidase coupled anti-Rabbit IgG (1:10,000; Sigma, A1949) as secondary antibody. The membrane was developed using the 1-Step Ultra TMB-Blotting chromogenic substrate (Thermo Scientific).