Fungal Bioreporters to Monitor Outcomes of Blastomyces: Host–Cell Interactions

Jeffrey Scott Fites, Neta Shlezinger, Tobias M. Hohl*, Bruce S. Klein

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fluorescence-based techniques enable researchers to monitor physiologic processes, specifically fungal cell viability and death, during cellular encounters with the mammalian immune system with single event resolution. By incorporating two independent fluorescent probes in fungal organisms either prior to, or ensuing experimental infection in mice or in cultured leukocytes, it is possible to distinguish and quantify live and killed fungal cells to interrogate genetic, pharmacologic, and cellular determinants that shape host–fungal cell outcomes. This chapter reviews the techniques and applications of fluorescent fungal reporters of viability, with emphasis on the North American endemic dimorphic fungus, Blastomyces dermatitidis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages111-119
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2260
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

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© 2021, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

  • Fluorescent reporters
  • Host-Blastomyces interactions

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