Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose microfibrils intertwined with polysaccharides like hemicellulose or pectin.

Importantly, Malassezia was also prevalent in human ... This protein recognizes the fungal cell wall and activates protective antifungal immune pathways, often in collaboration with other ...

For the first time, high-resolution time-lapse videos of tiny bits of living plants show how they assemble their protective cell walls, researchers report March 21 in Science Advances. The image ...

Figure 1: Relative abundance of fungal genera and Malassezia species at different ... were added to mechanically disrupt fungal cell walls using Tissuelyser (Qiagen) for 2 min at 30 Hz and ...

This genetic variant enhances the ability of human immune cells to pump out inflammatory cytokines in response to M. restricta. "The data so far do not suggest that the presence of Malassezia in ...

Malassezia yeasts have been found in human dandruff, deep-sea vents, and pretty much everywhere in between. The skin of most if not all warm-blooded animals is covered with these microbes, and ...

New research has demonstrated that extracts from plant cell walls can be used to develop sustainable treatments to protect against crop diseases. Crop diseases can be completely devastating in ...