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A Drug-Sensitive Genetic Network Masks Fungi from the Immune System

Fungal pathogens can be recognized by the immune system via their β-glucan, a potent proinflammatory molecule that is present at high levels but is predominantly buried beneath a mannoprotein coat and invisible to the host. To investigate the nature and significance of “masking” this molecule, we ch...

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Autores principales: Wheeler, Robert T, Fink, Gerald R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16652171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020035