title: Of mice and men, revisited: new insights into an ancient molecule from studies of complement activation by Cryptococcus neoformans.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Pirofski@aecom.yu.edu
authors.forename: Liise-Anne
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pirofski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000502:physiology; D003167:Complement Activation; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000378:metabolism; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009895:Opsonin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D009895:Opsonin Proteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; C027478:glucuronoxylomannan