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Titan Cells Confer Protection from Phagocytosis in Cryptococcus neoformans Infections by Okagaki, Laura H, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…The human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans produces an enlarged "titan" cell morphology when exposed to the host pulmonary environment. Titan cells…”
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Cryptococcal cell morphology affects host cell interactions and pathogenicity by Okagaki, Laura H, Strain, Anna K, Nielsen, Judith N, Charlier, Caroline, Baltes, Nicholas J, Chrétien, Fabrice, Heitman, Joseph, Dromer, Françoise, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a common life-threatening human fungal pathogen. The size of cryptococcal cells is typically 5 to 10 microm. Cell enlargement was…”
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Increased Antifungal Drug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in Uganda by Smith, Kyle D, Achan, Beatrice, Hullsiek, Kathy Huppler, McDonald, Tami R, Okagaki, Laura H, Alhadab, Ali A, Akampurira, Andrew, Rhein, Joshua R, Meya, David B, Boulware, David R, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Cryptococcal antigen screening is recommended among people living with AIDS when entering HIV care with a CD4 count of <100 cells/μl, and preemptive…”
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Titan Cell Production Enhances the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans by CRABTREE, Juliet N, OKAGAKI, Laura H, WIESNER, Darin L, STRAIN, Anna K, NIELSEN, Judith N, NIELSEN, Kirsten

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Identification and characterization of suppressors of plant cell death (SPD) effectors from Magnaporthe oryzae by Sharpee, William, Oh, Yeonyee, Yi, Mihwa, Franck, William, Eyre, Alex, Okagaki, Laura H., Valent, Barbara, Dean, Ralph A.

“…Summary Phytopathogenic microorganisms, including the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, secrete a myriad of effector proteins to facilitate infection…”
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Cryptococcal Titan Cell Formation Is Regulated by G-Protein Signaling in Response to Multiple Stimuli by Okagaki, Laura H, Wang, Yina, Ballou, Elizabeth R, O'Meara, Teresa R, Bahn, Yong-Sun, Alspaugh, J. Andrew, Xue, Chaoyang, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…The titan cell is a recently described morphological form of the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Occurring during the earliest stages of lung…”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 ICP27 Induces p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling and Apoptosis in HeLa Cells by GILLIS, Peter A, OKAGAKI, Laura H, RICE, Stephen A

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Comparative genome analysis and genome evolution of members of the magnaporthaceae family of fungi by Okagaki, Laura H, Sailsbery, Joshua K, Eyre, Alexander W, Dean, Ralph A

“…Magnaporthaceae, a family of ascomycetes, includes three fungi of great economic importance that cause disease in cereal and turf grasses: Magnaporthe oryzae…”
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The influence of funding sources on the scientific method by Okagaki, Laura H., Dean, Ralph A.

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Ste50 adaptor protein governs sexual differentiation of Cryptococcus neoformans via the pheromone-response MAPK signaling pathway by Jung, Kwang-Woo, Kim, Seo-Young, Okagaki, Laura H., Nielsen, Kirsten, Bahn, Yong-Sun

“…The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways control diverse cellular functions in pathogenic fungi, including sexual differentiation, stress response,…”
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Genome Sequences of Three Phytopathogenic Species of the Magnaporthaceae Family of Fungi by Okagaki, Laura H, Nunes, Cristiano C, Sailsbery, Joshua, Clay, Brent, Brown, Doug, John, Titus, Oh, Yeonyee, Young, Nelson, Fitzgerald, Michael, Haas, Brian J, Zeng, Qiandong, Young, Sarah, Adiconis, Xian, Fan, Lin, Levin, Joshua Z, Mitchell, Thomas K, Okubara, Patricia A, Farman, Mark L, Kohn, Linda M, Birren, Bruce, Ma, Li-Jun, Dean, Ralph A

“…Magnaporthaceae is a family of ascomycetes that includes three fungi of great economic importance: Magnaporthe oryzae, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici,…”
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Correction: Cryptococcal Cell Morphology Affects Host Cell Interactions and Pathogenicity by Okagaki, Laura H., Strain, Anna K., Nielsen, Judith N., Charlier, Caroline, Baltes, Nicholas J., Chrétien, Fabrice, Heitman, Joseph, Dromer, Françoise, Nielsen, Kirsten

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Cryptococcal Cell Morphology Affects Host Cell Interactions and Pathogenicity: e1000953 by Okagaki, Laura H, Strain, Anna K, Nielsen, Judith N, Charlier, Caroline, Baltes, Nicholas J, Chrétien, Fabrice, Heitman, Joseph, Dromer, Françoise, Nielsen, Kirsten

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a common life-threatening human fungal pathogen. The size of cryptococcal cells is typically 5 to 10 µm. Cell enlargement was…”
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