THE ROLE OF HSP90 IN FUNGAL INFECTION

被引:62
作者
MATTHEWS, R
BURNIE, J
机构
[1] Ruth Matthews and James Burnie are, the Department of Medical Microbiology, Manchester University Medical School, Manchester, M13 9PT, Oxford Road
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1992年 / 13卷 / 09期
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D O I
10.1016/0167-5699(92)90169-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The immunodominant antigens of many microbial pathogens are heat shock proteins (hsps). In systemic candidal infections, a major target of protective antibody is an epitope shared with human hsp90. Here, Ruth Matthews and james Burnie suggest that fungal hsp90 plays a key pathogenic role in systemic infection by either binding to certain serum proteins, causing them to malfunction, or by mimicking the functional activity of other proteins.
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