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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Polymorphic α-Glucans as Structural Scaffolds in Cryptococcus Cell Walls for Chitin, Capsule, and Melanin: Insights From

Ankur Ankur, Jayasubba Reddy Yarava, Isha Gautam, Faith J Scott, Frederic Mentink-Vigier, Christine Chrissian, Li Xie, Dibakar Roy, Ruth E Stark, Tamara L Doering and 2 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Molecular Architecture ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. α-1,3-Glucan-Driven Remodeling of the Conidial Cell Wall in anJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  7. Chaotropic Ions Reshape the Cell Wall of the Obligate HalophilebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ankur Ankur *Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Jayasubba Reddy Yarava *Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Isha GautamDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Faith J ScottNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Frederic Mentink-VigierNational High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Christine ChrissianDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Li XieDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Dibakar RoyDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Ruth E StarkDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Tamara L DoeringDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ping WangDepartments of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Tuo WangDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1801-924X

Funding

National Resource for Advanced NMR TechnologyRM1GM148766 · NIGMS · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI William W Brey, Joanna R Long · 2023 to 2026
$4.9M
The biology of Cryptococcus neoformans melanizationR01AI171093 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Arturo Casadevall, JOSHUA D NOSANCHUK · 2023 to 2026
$3.2M
Solving the puzzle of beta-1,6-glucan in the cryptococcal cell wallR01AI192892 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Tamara L Doering, Tuo Wang · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
Revealing the Cell Wall Organization of Fungal Pathogens and Structural Responses to Antifungal Drugs Using Cellular Solid-State NMRR01AI173270 · NIAID · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Tuo Wang · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Filling gaps in the cryptococcal wall with glycogen and a novel enzymeR21AI175875 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DOERING, TAMARA L · 2023 to 2024
$428k
National Science Foundation DMR-2128556NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI171093NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI173270NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI192892NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI175875NIGMS NIH HHS RM1 GM148766NIH HHS R01AI171093NIH HHS R01AI173270NIH HHS R01AI192892NIH HHS R21AI175875NIH HHS RM1-GM148766
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcus species are major fungal pathogens responsible for life-threatening infections in approximately a million individuals globally each year, with alarmingly high mortality rates. These fungi are distinguished by a distinctive cell wall architecture further reinforced by two virulence-associated layers, melanin and capsule, rendering them insensitive to antifungal agents targeting the cell wall, such as echinocandins. The molecular interplay between these three biomolecular layers remains poorly understood. Here, we employ solid-state NMR spectroscopy to examine intact cells of both wild-type and capsule-deficient strains of C. neoformans, along with melanized cells. High-resolution

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Cell WallChitinCryptococcusCryptococcus neoformansFungal CapsulesGlucansMelaninsMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopyalpha-1,3-glucanChitinGlucansMelaninsCapsulesCryptococcus neoformansFungal cell wallMelaninSolid‐state NMR

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PMID40626985
PMCPMC12366749

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