@inbook{b912a621a9f44139b5c87ebb8767a406,
title = "Methods of Cryptococcal Polysaccharide Analysis Using ELISA",
abstract = "One of the standard assays for the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is the glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) ELISA. This assay utilizes monoclonal antibodies targeted against the critical virulence factor, the polysaccharide (PS) capsule. GXM ELISA is one of the most used assays in the field used for diagnosis of cryptococcal infection, quantification of PS content, and determination of binding specificity for antibodies. Here we present three variations of the GXM ELISA used by our group—indirect, capture, and competition ELISAs. We have also provided some history, perspective, and notes on these methods, which we hope will help the reader choose, and implement, the best assay for their research. While it has long been referred to as the GXM ELISA, we also suggest a name update to better reflect our updated understanding of the polysaccharide antigens targeted by this assay. The Cryptococcal PS ELISA is a more accurate description of this set of methodologies and the antigens they measure. Finally, we discuss the limitations of this assay and put forth future plans for expanding the antigens assayed by ELISA.",
keywords = "Antigen, Capsule, Cryptococcus, ELISA, EPS, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Exopolysaccharide, GXM, Glucuronoxylomannan, Polysaccharide",
author = "Wear, {Maggie P.} and McConnell, {Scott A.} and Greengo, {Seth D.} and Lopes, {Livia Liporagi} and Arturo Casadevall",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-0716-3722-7_16",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "239--255",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
}