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Melaninization Reduces Cryptococcus neoformans Susceptibility to Mechanical Stress
mSphere, 2023 Melanin is a complex pigment that is found in various fungal species and is associated with a multitude of protective functions against environmental stresses.
Ellie Rose Mattoon +2 more
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Activation of the Alternative Complement Pathway by Fungal Melanins [PDF]
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2002 ABSTRACTMelanins are complex biological pigments formed by the oxidative polymerization of phenolic and/or indolic compounds. These pigments have been implicated in the pathogenesis of some microbial infections, malignancies, degenerative disorders, and autoimmune diseases.
A L, Rosas +4 more
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ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROMETRY OF FUNGAL MELANINS [PDF]
Soil Science, 1985 Peer ...
Sáiz-Jiménez, Cesáreo, Shafizadeh, F.
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Melanin is a natural pigment that is produced by filamentous fungi. In this study, the endophytic species, Spissiomyces endophytica (strain SDBR-CMU319), produced a brown-black pigment in the mycelia.
Nakarin Suwannarach +4 more
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BMC Biology, 2018 Background Fungal plant pathogens pose major threats to crop yield and sustainable food production if they are highly adapted to their host and the local environment.
Parvathy Krishnan +7 more
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Mathematical modeling predicts enhanced growth of X-ray irradiated pigmented fungi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Ionizing radiation is known for its cytotoxic and mutagenic properties. However, recent evidence suggests that chronic sub-lethal irradiation stimulates the growth of melanin-pigmented (melanized) fungi, supporting the hypothesis that interactions ...
Igor Shuryak +3 more
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2014 Background: Dematiaceous fungi appear brown in tissue section due to melanin in their cell walls. When the brown color is not seen on routine H and E and culture is not available, differentiation of dematiaceous fungi from other fungi is difficult on ...
Challa Sundaram +3 more
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Solubilized melanin suppresses macrophage function
FEBS Open Bio, 2019 Melanin‐producing Cryptococcus and Aspergillus are highly invasive and can suppress or escape the immune system of the host. Since non‐melanin‐producing strains do not affect the immune system, melanin may play a role in immune system suppression ...
Katsuya Tajima +4 more
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Galleria mellonella immune melanization is fungicidal during infection
Communications Biology, 2022 Real-time imaging of fungal infection and tissue clearing in the wax moth, Galleria mellonella, help evaluate the role of melanin in the insect host immune response to fungal pathogens.
Daniel F. Q. Smith +4 more
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Melanin Induction Restores the Pathogenicity of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in Wheat Plants
Journal of Fungi, 2023 One of the most challenging aspects of long-term research based on microorganisms is the maintenance of isolates under ex situ conditions, particularly the conservation of phytopathological characteristics.
Camila Aranda +7 more
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