The multitude of targets for the immune system and drug therapy in the fungal cell wall |
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| Authors: | Nimrichter Leonardo Rodrigues Marcio L Rodrigues Elaine G Travassos Luiz R |
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| Institution: | Laboratório de Estudos Integrados em Bioquímica Microbiana, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, CCS, Bloco I, Ilha do Fund?o, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941590, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | Recent studies on fungi revealed that several cytosolic and membrane components migrate to the cell wall together with secreted proteins and biosynthetic polysaccharides to build a dynamic immunoreactive structure. New aspects of fungal cell wall assembly and biosynthesis, focusing on the potential of glycolipids, melanin, heat-shock proteins, histone and surface antigens as targets of drugs and antifungal antibodies are discussed. |
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