Polysaccharides - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The elastic properties of the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule.

17 Aug 2009 Microbial capsules are important for virulence, but their architecture and physical properties are poorly understood. The human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans has a large polysaccharide capsule that is necessary for virulence and is the ... Read more...

Review: an overview about the structure-function relationship of marine sulfated homopolysaccharides with regular chemical structures.

30 Jul 2009 Efforts in both structural and biological studies of sulfated polysaccharides from marine organisms have increased significantly over the last 10 years. Marine invertebrates have been demonstrated to be a source of glycans with particularly ... Read more...

Immune sensing of Aspergillus fumigatus proteins, glycolipids, and polysaccharides and the impact on Th immunity and vaccination.

20 Jul 2009 The ability of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus to activate, suppress, or subvert host immune response during life cycle in vivo through dynamic changing of cell wall structure and secretion implicates discriminative immune sensing of distinct ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Polysaccharides - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The elastic properties of the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule. 17 Aug 2009
• Review: an overview about the structure-function relationship of marine sulfated homopolysaccharides with regular chemical structures. 30 Jul 2009
• Immune sensing of Aspergillus fumigatus proteins, glycolipids, and polysaccharides and the impact on Th immunity and vaccination. 20 Jul 2009
• Cell surface N-glycans mediated isolation of mouse neural stem cells. 29 Jun 2009
• Fungi pathogenic to humans: molecular bases of virulence of Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus. 16 Jun 2009
• New era of glycoscience: intrinsic and extrinsic functions performed by glycans. Foreword. 29 Apr 2009
• Role of sulfated O-glycans expressed by high endothelial venule-like vessels in pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases. 29 Apr 2009
• Neuroepithelial cells require fucosylated glycans to guide the migration of vagus motor neuron progenitors in the developing zebrafish hindbrain. 13 Apr 2009
• Molecular mimicry of host sialylated glycans allows a bacterial pathogen to engage neutrophil Siglec-9 and dampen the innate immune response. 2 Feb 2009
• Adhesion molecules in human trophoblast - a review. I. Villous trophoblast. 5 Jan 2009
• Oocyte-specific deletion of complex and hybrid N-glycans leads to defects in preovulatory follicle and cumulus mass development. 19 Nov 2008
• Decorin and its galactosaminoglycan chain: extracellular regulator of cellular function? 30 Oct 2008
• Glycobiology in the cytosol: the bitter side of a sweet world. 6 Oct 2008
• Glycobiology on the fly: developmental and mechanistic insights from Drosophila. 27 Sep 2008
• RAGE, carboxylated glycans and S100A8/A9 play essential roles in colitis-associated carcinogenesis. 7 Aug 2008
• Functional roles of N-glycans in cell signaling and cell adhesion in cancer. 17 May 2008
• Sugars: an exceptional protective coat for the ocular surface. 29 Apr 2008
• The function of the human interferon-beta 1a glycan determined in vivo. 27 Apr 2008
• Clarification of the role of N-glycans on the common beta-subunit of the human IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF receptors and the murine IL-3 beta-receptor in ligand-binding and receptor activation. 16 Apr 2008
• Mixed-linkage (1-->3,1-->4)-beta-D-glucan is a major hemicellulose of Equisetum (horsetail) cell walls. Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Polysaccharides'

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D011134

Alternative terms: Polysaccharides; Glycans;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists; ultrastructure;

Tree Number: D09.698;

Technical Notes: 13 or more units; GEN; prefer specifics