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Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system

Glycoproteins, glycosphingolipids and polysaccharides exposed at the most external layers of the wall are involved in several types of interactions of fungal cells with the exocellular environment. These molecules are fundamental building blocks of organisms, contributing to the structure, integrity...

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Autores principales: Pinto, M.R., Barreto-Bergter, E., Taborda, C.P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822008000200001
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description Glycoproteins, glycosphingolipids and polysaccharides exposed at the most external layers of the wall are involved in several types of interactions of fungal cells with the exocellular environment. These molecules are fundamental building blocks of organisms, contributing to the structure, integrity, cell growth, differentiation and signaling. Several of them are immunologically active compounds with potential as regulators of pathogenesis and the immune response of the host. Some of these structures can be specifically recognized by antibodies from patients’ sera, suggesting that they can be also useful in the diagnosis of fungal infections.
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spelling pubmed-37683952013-09-12 Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system Pinto, M.R. Barreto-Bergter, E. Taborda, C.P. Braz J Microbiol Review Microbiology Glycoproteins, glycosphingolipids and polysaccharides exposed at the most external layers of the wall are involved in several types of interactions of fungal cells with the exocellular environment. These molecules are fundamental building blocks of organisms, contributing to the structure, integrity, cell growth, differentiation and signaling. Several of them are immunologically active compounds with potential as regulators of pathogenesis and the immune response of the host. Some of these structures can be specifically recognized by antibodies from patients’ sera, suggesting that they can be also useful in the diagnosis of fungal infections. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008 2008-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3768395/ /pubmed/24031202 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822008000200001 Text en © Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ All the content of the journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License
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Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
title Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
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title_fullStr Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
title_full_unstemmed Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
title_short Glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
title_sort glycoconjugates and polysaccharides of fungal cell wall and activation of immune system
topic Review Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768395/
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