Phospholipids Trigger Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Enlargement during Interactions with Amoebae and Macrophages

PLoS Pathogens

Arturo Casadevall¹  Edward Nieves²  Patricia Albuquerque³  Cara J. Chrisman³  Allan J. Guimaraes³ 

[1] Department of Biochemistry, Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America;Department of Developmental and MolecularBiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States ofAmerica;Department of Microbiology and Immunology,Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States ofAmerica

关键词: Cryptococcus neoformans;    Amoebas;    Lipids;    Phospholipids;    Macrophages;    Cell polarity;    Phospholipases;    Proteases;   

DOI  :  10.1371/journal.ppat.1002047

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Public Library of Science

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