Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response : Proceeding of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response, Held in Eloudia, Greece, September 29–October 5, 1990

Recent findings on the role of the cell wall of pathogenetic fungi in the pathogenic processes of both vertebrates and invertebrates are presented. The fungal cell wall not only gives shape to the fungus, but it is a dynamic structure allowing fungal growth and survival of fungi in both friendly and adverse environments. It acts as a living sieve controlling the entry of nutrients and the secretion of metabolic products. In terms of fungal pathogenesis, the fungal wall may be responsible for eliciting the defense response of their respective invertebrate or vertebrate hosts or conversely it may provide protection against the host defense system during the pathogenic process. Front Matter....Pages I-XIV Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy of Surface Structures of the Fungal Cell Wall....Pages 1-10 Electron Microscopy of Microbial Cell Wall Proteins. Surface Topography, Three-Dimensional Reconstruction, and Strategies for Two-Dimensional Crystallization....Pages 11-25 The Hyphal Tip Cell of Sclerotium Rolfsii : Cytological Observations....Pages 27-37 Chitin Synthetases 1 and 2 from Yeast, Two Isoenzymes with Different Functions....Pages 39-48 Biosynthesis of Yeast Glucan....Pages 49-67 Synthesis of Mannoproteins in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ....Pages 69-80 Cell Wall Assembly in Fungal Morphogenesis....Pages 81-95 Modulation of Glucan and Chitin Synthesis....Pages 97-110 Immunochemistry of Candida Mannans....Pages 111-121 Multiplicity in the Structure of the Glucuronoxylomannan of Cryptococcus Neoformans ....Pages 123-142 Galactomannan and the Circulating Antigens of Aspergillus Fumigatus ....Pages 143-155 Extracellular Polysaccharides of Moulds and Their Immunological Activity....Pages 157-167 Immunogenic Extracellular Polysaccharides of Mucorales....Pages 169-180 Rat Monoclonal Antibodies Against Exocellular Carbohydrate Antigens of Aspergillus and Dermatophytes....Pages 181-193 Mouse Monoclonal Antibodies Against Candida Albicans and Cryptococcus Neoformans ....Pages 195-203 Electron Microscopic Localization of Polysaccharides in Fungal Cell Walls....Pages 205-218 Glycoproteins of Aspergillus Fumigatus Cell Wall....Pages 219-228 Yeast Cell Wall Glycoproteins....Pages 229-239 The Phenotypic Consequences of the White-Opaque Transition in Candida Albicans : The Cell Wall and Gene Regulation....Pages 241-256 The Acid Phosphatase of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae : A Model to Study Wall Protein Expression....Pages 257-268 Cell Wall-Associated Proteinases of Coccidioides Immitis ....Pages 269-283 The Role of Electrostatic and Electrodynamic Forces in Fungal Morphogenesis and Host Infection....Pages 285-302 The Fungal Cell Wall and Its Involvement in the Pathogenic Process in Insect Hosts....Pages 303-316 Invertebrate Immune Response to Fungal Cell Wall Components....Pages 317-329 The Fungal Cell Wall and Vertebrate Phagocytosis....Pages 331-340 Complement and Phagocytosis in Aspergillus ....Pages 341-364 Multifunctional Adhesins in Yeasts....Pages 365-373 Cell Wall Related Antigens and Dermatophyte Infections....Pages 375-382 Candida Cell Wall Antigens Inducing Allergic Symptoms....Pages 383-398 Suppression of Host Resistance by Antigens of Cryptococcus Neoformans ....Pages 399-413 Fungal Wall Components and Immunostimulation....Pages 415-430 β(1–3) Glucans: Anti-Tumor Activity and Immunostimulation....Pages 431-444 Back Matter....Pages 445-457 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response, held in Elounda, Greece, September 29 - October 5, 1990