Fungal glycans and the innate immune recognition

Polysaccharides such as α- and β-glucans, chitin and glycoproteins extensively modified with both N- and O-linked carbohydrates are the major components of fungal surfaces. The fungal cell wall is an excellent target for the action of antifungal agents, since most of its components are absent from m...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Tinoco Figueiredo, Eliana Barreto Barreto-Bergter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00145/full