Mannoprotein MP84 mediates the adhesion of Cryptococcus neoformans to epitelial lung cells

Mannoprotein MP84 mediates the adhesion of Cryptococcus neoformans to epitelial lung cells

The capsule is the most important virulence factor of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. This structure consists of highly hydrated polysaccharides, including glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), and galactoxylomannan (GalXM). It is also composed of mannoproteins (MPs) which corresponds to less than...

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Main Authors: Pedro Antônio Castelo Teixeira, Luciana L. Penha, Lucia eMendonça-Previato, Jose Osvaldo Previato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Cell Adhesion
Cryptococcus neoformans
Mannoprotein M84
Capsular Polysaccharides
epithelial lung cells A459
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00106/full

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