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Structural diversity and biological significance of glycosphingolipids in pathogenic and opportunistic fungi

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are ubiquitous membrane components and have key roles in biological systems, acting as second messengers or modulators of signal transduction by affecting several events, ranging from cell adhesion, cell growth, cell motility ...
Luciana Lopes Guimaraes, Luciana Lopes Guimaraes, Marcos Sergio Toledo, Felipe Araujo Souza Ferreira, Anita Hilda Straus, Helio K Takahashi   +5 more
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Invasive fungal rhinitis with adnexal involvement caused by in a cat from a non-enzootic location

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2021
Case summary This report describes a cat with a rare form of histoplasmosis: invasive rhinitis with adnexal involvement, mimicking disease more commonly caused by cryptococcosis or aspergillosis.
Catherine R Grinstead, Andrew S Hanzlicek, Heather W Largura, L Joseph Wheat   +3 more
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Immobilization of Antibodies by Genetic Fusion to a Fungal Self-Assembling Adhesive Protein

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Although antibody immobilization on solid surfaces is extensively used in several applications, including immunoassays, biosensors, and affinity chromatography, some issues are still challenging.
Ilaria Stanzione, Daniel Izquierdo-Bote, María Begoña González García, Paola Giardina, Alessandra Piscitelli   +4 more
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Anti-CotH3 antibodies protect mice from mucormycosis by prevention of invasion and augmenting opsonophagocytosis

Science Advances, 2019
A novel immunotherapy targeting the Mucorales unique CoH3 invasin is highly protective against murine mucormycosis. Mucorales are fungal pathogens that cause mucormycosis, a lethal angioinvasive disease.
Teclegiorgis Gebremariam, Sondus Alkhazraji, S. Soliman, Yiyou Gu, Heewon H. Jeon, Lina Zhang, S. French, D. Stevens, J. Edwards, S. Filler, Priya Uppuluri, A. Ibrahim   +11 more
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Multifunctional Bio‐Based Packaging for Perishable Foods: Structural Design, Scalable Fabrication, and Versatile Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An overview of design principles and scalable fabrication strategies for multifunctional bio‐based packaging. Radiative cooling films, modified‐atmosphere films/membranes, active antimicrobial/antioxidant platforms, intelligent optical/electrochemical labels, and superhydrophobic surfaces are co‐engineered from material chemistry to mesoscale structure
Lei Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Mei Cui, Wei Qi, Renliang Huang, Rongxin Su, Kai Zhang   +6 more
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Structural basis of Blastomyces Endoglucanase-2 adjuvancy in anti-fungal and -viral immunity.

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
The development of safe subunit vaccines requires adjuvants that augment immunogenicity of non-replicating protein-based antigens. Current vaccines against infectious diseases preferentially induce protective antibodies driven by adjuvants such as alum ...
Lucas Dos Santos Dias, Hannah E Dobson, Brock Kingstad Bakke, Gregory C Kujoth, Junfeng Huang, Elaine M Kohn, Cleison Ledesma Taira, Huafeng Wang, Nitin T Supekar, J Scott Fites, Daisy Gates, Christina L Gomez, Charles A Specht, Stuart M Levitz, Parastoo Azadi, Lingjun Li, Marulasiddappa Suresh, Bruce S Klein, Marcel Wüthrich   +18 more
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Fob1 and Fob2 Proteins Are Virulence Determinants of Rhizopus oryzae via Facilitating Iron Uptake from Ferrioxamine. [PDF]

, 2015
Dialysis patients with chronic renal failure receiving deferoxamine for treating iron overload are uniquely predisposed for mucormycosis, which is most often caused by Rhizopus oryzae.
Chou, Tsui-Fen, Edwards, John E, French, Samuel W, Gebremariam, Teclegiorgis, Ibrahim, Ashraf S, Lin, Lin, Liu, Mingfu, Luo, Guanpingsheng, Skory, Christopher D   +8 more
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Detection of (1,3)-β-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis [PDF]

, 2018
The diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is often difficult. Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) is available as a biological marker for the diagnosis of fungal meningitis, there are limited data on its use for ...
Albers, Amanda, Bloch, Karen C., Chow, Felicia C., Davis, Thomas E., Hage, Chadi A., Khairy, Raed N., Myint, Thein, Raymond-Guillen, Luke, Street, Alan C., Wheat, L. Joseph, Woc-Colburn, Laila, Wright, Patty W., Yamamoto, Tomotaka   +12 more
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Unlocking the Potential of MXene‐Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review of Biofunctionalization Strategies and Biosensing Principles

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrochemical biosensors enable the accurate and timely detection of clinical biomarkers, improving healthcare and precision medicine. MXene nanosheets, a class of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are promising materials for developing next‐generation electrochemical biosensors due to their unique physicochemical ...
Muhsin Ali, Sharat Chandra Barman, Isobel Steer, Aya H. Alshareef, Dana Alsulaiman   +4 more
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Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and sinobronchial mycosis

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2015
We present 32- and 38-year-old males with Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). S. commune-induced AFRS was diagnosed by clinical and radiographic findings, positive specific IgE antibodies against S. commune as measured by
Toshiaki Tsukatani, Haruhiko Ogawa, Kazushi Anzawa, Eiji Kobayashi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Koichi Makimura, Tomokazu Yoshizaki, Norishi Ueda   +7 more
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