Titan Cells and Yeast Forms of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Are Recognized by GXMR-CAR
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Heat-Killed C. gattii and C. neoformans Cells
2.2. Generation of Cryptococcus spp. Titan Cells
2.3. Construction of CAR Targeting Cryptococcus spp., GXMR-CAR
2.4. Lentiviral Particle Production
2.5. Generation of GXMR-CAR Jurkat Cells by Transduction
2.6. Detection of GXMR-CAR on the Cell Surface by Flow Cytometry
2.7. Interaction of GXMR-CAR+ Cells and Cryptococcus spp. by Fluorescence Microscopy
3. Results
3.1. GXMR-CAR Interacts with Soluble GXM of C. gattii R265
3.2. GXMR-Car Redirects Jurkat Cells to Recognize the Yeast Form of C. neoformans and C. gattii
3.3. Cryptococcus spp. Titan Cells Are Targeted by GXMR-CAR
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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dos Santos, M.H.; Machado, M.P.; Kumaresan, P.R.; da Silva, T.A. Titan Cells and Yeast Forms of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Are Recognized by GXMR-CAR. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 1886. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091886
dos Santos MH, Machado MP, Kumaresan PR, da Silva TA. Titan Cells and Yeast Forms of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Are Recognized by GXMR-CAR. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(9):1886. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091886
Chicago/Turabian Styledos Santos, Matheus Henrique, Michele Procópio Machado, Pappanaicken R. Kumaresan, and Thiago Aparecido da Silva. 2021. "Titan Cells and Yeast Forms of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Are Recognized by GXMR-CAR" Microorganisms 9, no. 9: 1886. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091886