Structural diversity and biological significance of glycosphingolipids in pathogenic and opportunistic fungi

Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are ubiquitous membrane components and have key roles in biological systems, acting as second messengers or modulators of signal transduction by affecting several events, ranging from cell adhesion, cell growth, cell motility, regulation of apoptosis and cell cycle. Over th...

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Main Authors: Luciana Lopes Guimaraes, Marcos Sergio Toledo, Felipe Araujo Souza Ferreira, Anita Hilda Straus, Helio K Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00138/full