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Human Corneal Epithelial Cells Internalize Aspergillus flavus Spores by Actin-Mediated Endocytosis

Published:2021-05-17 Issue:6 Volume:89 Page:
ISSN:0019-9567
Container-title:Infection and Immunity
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Immun

Author:

Arunachalam Divya¹²^ORCID,Namperumalsamy Venkatesh Prajna³,Prajna Lalitha⁴,Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Proteomics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Dr. G. Venkataswamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

2. Department of Biotechnology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, affiliated to Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

3. Cornea Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

4. Department of Ocular Microbiology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells play a significant role in the innate immune response by secreting cytokines and antimicrobial peptides when they encounter fungal pathogens. But the detailed mechanism of attachment and engulfment of the fungal conidia by HCE cells is not well understood.

Funder

Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi

Indian Council of Medical Research-Senior Research Fellow

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/IAI.00794-20

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