The fungal cell wall is located outside the plasma membrane and is the cell compartment
that mediates all the relationships of the cell with the environment. It protects the contents of …

Melanin is a unique pigment with myriad functions that is found in all biological kingdoms. It
is multifunctional, providing defense against environmental stresses such as ultraviolet (UV) …

In response to infection, macrophages adapt their metabolism rapidly to enhance glycolysis
and fuel specialized antimicrobial effector functions. Here we show that fungal melanin is an …

Mucormycosis is a life-threatening respiratory fungal infection predominantly caused by
Rhizopus species. Mucormycosis has incompletely understood pathogenesis, particularly …

The opportunistic human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus produces at least two
types of melanin, namely pyomelanin and dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental filamentous fungus that also acts as an
opportunistic pathogen able to cause a variety of symptoms, from an allergic response to a …

Fungi have the capacity to cause devastating diseases of both plants and animals, causing
significant harvest losses that threaten food security and human mycoses with high mortality …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an ubiquitous, saprophytic mould that forms and releases airborne
conidia which are inhaled by humans on a daily basis. When the immune system is …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic filamentous fungus and also the most prevalent
airborne fungal pathogen of humans. Depending on the host's immune status, the variety of …

Melanins are a class of pigments that are ubiquitous throughout biology. They play
incredibly diverse and important roles ranging from radiation protection to immune defense …