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| Title |
Fungal Melanin: What do We Know About Structure?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01463 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Ruth E. Stark, Arturo Casadevall |
| Abstract |
The production of melanin significantly enhances the virulence of many important human pathogenic fungi. Despite fungal melanin's importance in human disease, as well as melanin's contribution to the ability of fungi to survive in diverse hostile environments, the structure of melanin remains unsolved. Nevertheless, ongoing research efforts have progressively revealed several notable structural characteristics of this enigmatic pigment, which will be the focus of this review. These compositional and organizational insights could further our ability to develop novel therapeutic approaches to combat fungal disease and enhance our understanding of how melanin is inserted into the cell wall. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 331 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 330 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 64 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 14% |
| Researcher | 45 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 5% |
| Other | 39 | 12% |
| Unknown | 80 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 79 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 53 | 16% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 21 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 3% |
| Other | 39 | 12% |
| Unknown | 103 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 February 2020.
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