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Unmasked beta-glucans
The dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor is critical for the recognition of fungi by innate cells. This fluorescent deconvolution micrograph shows soluble dectin-1 staining of unmasked beta-glucans (red) on Aspergillus fumigatus germinating swollen conidia.
Image Credit: Micrograph taken by Chad Steele with a Zeiss Axioplan 2 upright fluorescent deconvolution microscope. False color by Sapna Khandwala.
Citation: (2005) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 1(4) December 2005. PLoS Pathog 1(4): ev01.i04. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v01.i04
Published: December 30, 2005
Copyright: © 2005 Steele et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor is critical for the recognition of fungi by innate cells. This fluorescent deconvolution micrograph shows soluble dectin-1 staining of unmasked beta-glucans (red) on Aspergillus fumigatus germinating swollen conidia.
Image Credit: Micrograph taken by Chad Steele with a Zeiss Axioplan 2 upright fluorescent deconvolution microscope. False color by Sapna Khandwala.