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The Multifunctional Fungal Ergosterol

The roles of ergosterol in the regulation of membrane fluidity and structure, as well its role as a target for the activity of antifungals, have been known for decades. Two recent studies, however, demonstrated that ergosterol is an immunologically active lipid that induces pyroptosis and that virtu...

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Autor principal: Rodrigues, Marcio L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30228244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01755-18