Aspergillus fumigatus LaeA-mediated phagocytosis is associated with a decreased hydrophobin layer

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 823-829

  Dagenais, Taylor R T ^a   Giles, Steve S ^a,c   Aimanianda, Vishukumar ^b   Latgé, Jean Paul ^b   Hull, Christina M ^a,c   Keller, Nancy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CARBOHYDRATE; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYDROPHOBIN; LAMINARAN; MANNAN; MANNOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN LAEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MACROPHAGE; MEDIATOR; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRASOUND; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 76749101561     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00980-09     Document Type: Article

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