Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) distribute in different fungal phyla with variable host ranges
and play essential role in regulating insect populations by infecting hosts via cuticle …

Human fungal infections are a historically neglected area of disease research, yet they
cause more than 1.5 million deaths every year. Our understanding of the pathophysiology of …

The respiratory tree maintains sterilizing immunity against human fungal pathogens.
Humans inhale ubiquitous filamentous molds and geographically restricted dimorphic fungal …

Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is a pathogenic fungus with a global distribution.
Humans become infected by inhaling the fungus from the environment, and the fungus …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an evolutionarily conserved family in the innate immune
system and are the first line of host defense against microbial pathogens by recognizing …

Highlights•Fungi can be symbionts and pathogens of both plant and animal hosts.•Fungal
effectors are key players involved in all host–fungal interactions.•Apoplastic or cytoplasmic …

Allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and food allergy, are
caused by abnormal responses to relatively harmless foreign proteins called allergens …

The continuous expansion of immunocompromised patient populations at-risk for
developing life-threatening opportunistic fungal infections in recent decades has helped …

Fungal infections represent a major, albeit neglected, public health threat with serious
medical and economic burdens globally. With unacceptably high mortality rates, invasive …

Candida albicans stably colonizes humans but is the leading cause of hospital-acquired
fungemia. Traditionally, masking immunogenic moieties has been viewed as a tactic for …