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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fungal α-1,3-Glucan as a New Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern in the Insect Model Host

Sylwia Stączek, Agnieszka Zdybicka-Barabas, Iwona Wojda, Adrian Wiater, Paweł Mak, Piotr Suder, Krzysztof Skrzypiec, Małgorzata Cytryńska

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  7. Frontiers in fungal biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sylwia StączekDepartment of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4879-1329
Agnieszka Zdybicka-BarabasDepartment of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3146-3836
Iwona WojdaDepartment of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
Adrian WiaterDepartment of Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1433-3634
Paweł MakDepartment of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7 St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5222-3922
Piotr SuderDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Materials Sciences and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Ave., 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
Krzysztof SkrzypiecAnalytical Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M.C. Skłodowska Square 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland.
Małgorzata CytryńskaDepartment of Immunobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19 St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7621-2363
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University · PLAGH University of Krakow · PLJagiellonian University · PL

Funding

Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego 16.16.160.557Narodowe Centrum Nauki 2018/31/B/NZ3/01226Narodowe Centrum Nauki UMO-2013/09/N/NZ6/00838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by appropriate pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is a key step in activating the host immune response. The role of a fungal PAMP is attributed to β-1,3-glucan. The role of α-1,3-glucan, another fungal cell wall polysaccharide, in modulating the host immune response is not clear. This work investigates the potential of α-1,3-glucan as a fungal PAMP by analyzing the humoral immune response of the greater wax moth

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAspergillusFat BodyGene Expression RegulationGlucansHemolymphImmunizationLarvaMothsPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern MoleculesProtein BindingSurvival Analysisalpha-1,3-glucanAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesGlucansPathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern Moleculesantimicrobial peptidesAspergillus nigerGalleria mellonellainsect immune responsepathogen-associated molecular patternpattern recognition receptorsα-1,3-glucan

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PMID34443685
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