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Mannoprotein MP84 mediates the adhesion of Cryptococcus neoformans to epithelial 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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Autores principales: Teixeira, Pedro A. C., Penha, Luciana L., Mendonça-Previato, Lucia, Previato, Jose O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25191644
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00106

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