β-Glucans are structural components of fungal cell walls which are involved in the immune recognition of fungal pathogens and possess beneficial immunomodulatory activities in isolated form. Here we have developed a soluble chimeric form of the major mammalian β-glucan receptor, Dectin-1, and demonstrate its application for the detection and characterisation of soluble and insoluble β-glucans, including fungal particles, using ELISA, flow cytometric and fluorescence-based microscopy assays.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-19364 |
| Date | 31 July 2006 |
| Creators | Graham, Lisa, Tsoni, S. Vicky, Willment, Janet A., Williams, David L., Taylor, Philip R., Gordon, Siamon, Dennehy, Kevin, Brown, Gordon D. |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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