| Chapter title |
Extracellular Vesicles in Fungi: Composition and Functions
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 141 |
| Book title |
Fungal Physiology and Immunopathogenesis
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| Published in |
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/82_2018_141 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-03-030236-8, 978-3-03-030237-5
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| Authors |
Sharon de Toledo Martins, Paulo Szwarc, Samuel Goldenberg, Lysangela Ronalte Alves, de Toledo Martins, Sharon, Szwarc, Paulo, Goldenberg, Samuel, Alves, Lysangela Ronalte |
| Abstract |
The comprehension of fungal biology is important for several reasons. Besides being used in biotechnological processes and in the food industry, fungi are also important animal and vegetal pathogens. Fungal diseases in humans have a great importance worldwide, and understanding fungal biology is crucial for treatment and prevention of these diseases, especially because of emerging antifungal resistance that poses great epidemiological risks. Communication through extracellular vesicles is a ubiquitous mechanism of molecule transfer between cells and is used to transport proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and other biologically active molecules. Several pathogens can produce and transfer extracellular vesicles, and the importance of this pathway in fungal communication with hosts and between fungal cells has been described for several species in the last years, as shown for Saccharomyces cereviseae, Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans, Paracoccidioides braziliensis, Sporothrix schenckii, Candida parapsilosis, Malassezia sympodialis, Histoplasma capsulatum, among others. In this chapter, we review the role of extracellular vesicles in fungal communication, interaction with hosts and with the environment, and also highlighting important molecules found in fungal EVs. |
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