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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Neosartorya Fumigata (aspergillus Fumigatus) Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Conidium, Macrophage
SUBMITTER: Thomas Krüger
LAB HEAD: Axel A. Brakhage
PROVIDER: PXD006134 | Pride | 2018-03-08
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Schmidt Hella H Vlaic Sebastian S Krüger Thomas T Schmidt Franziska F Balkenhol Johannes J Dandekar Thomas T Guthke Reinhard R Kniemeyer Olaf O Heinekamp Thorsten T Brakhage Axel A AA
Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP 20180305 6
Invasive infections by the human pathogenic fungus <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> start with the outgrowth of asexual, airborne spores (conidia) into the lung tissue of immunocompromised patients. The resident alveolar macrophages phagocytose conidia, which end up in phagolysosomes. However, <i>A. fumigatus</i> conidia resist phagocytic degradation to a certain degree. This is mainly attributable to the pigment 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin located in the cell wall of conidia, which manip ...[more]