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SUBMITTER: Silva BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4294692 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silva Branca M A BM Prados-Rosales Rafael R Espadas-Moreno Javier J Wolf Julie M JM Luque-Garcia Jose L JL Gonçalves Teresa T Casadevall Arturo A
Medical mycology 20131222 2
Many fungi use membrane vesicles to transport complex molecules across their cell walls. Like mammalian exosomes, fungal vesicles contain lipids, proteins, and polysaccharides, many of which are associated with virulence. Here we identify and characterize extracellular vesicles (EVs) in Alternaria infectoria, a ubiquitous, environmental filamentous fungus that is also an opportunistic human pathogen. Examination of the A. infectoria EVs revealed a morphology similar to that of vesicles described ...[more]