Glycosylation in parasitic protozoa of the trypanosomatidae family.

abstract：:Serum GP73 is a functional resident Golgi type II membrane protein with three potential N-glycosylation sites. In this study, we used multiple lectin assays to analyze glycan patterns of serum GP73 and evaluated its diagnostic value for distinguishing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from liver cirrhosis (LC). Firstly, ...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Jiang K,Shang S,Li W,Guo K,Qin X,Zhang S,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetylneuraminic acid (a sialic acid) occurs mainly as a terminal substituent of oligosaccharides of glycoconjugates. Derivatives of neuraminic acid occur widely, substituted in the amino and hydroxy side chains, as well in the C-9 carbon skeleton. These derivatives are responsible for specific functions of sialic a...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Stehling P,Gohlke M,Fitzner R,Reutter W

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colla corii asini (CCA) made from donkey-hide has been widely used as a health-care food and an ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine. Heparan sulfate (HS)/heparin is a structurally complex class of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that have been implicated in a wide range of biological activities. However, their presen...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Du J,Liu S,Liang Q,Lin J,Jiang L,Chen F,Wei Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podocalyxin (PC) was first identified as a heavily sialylated transmembrane protein of glomerular podocytes. Recent studies suggest that PC is a remarkable glycoconjugate that acts as a universal glyco-carrier. The glycoforms of PC are responsible for multiple functions in normal tissue, human cancer cells, human embr...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Toyoda H,Nagai Y,Kojima A,Kinoshita-Toyoda A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils participate in host protection and central to this process is the regulation of oxidative mechanisms. We purified by affinity chromatography the receptor for the GlcNAc-specific WGA from CD14+ CD16+ cell lysates (WGAr). The receptor is a 141 kDa glycoprotein constituted by two subunits of 78 and 63 kDa. It...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Solórzano C,Bouquelet S,Pereyra MA,Blanco-Favela F,Slomianny MC,Chavez R,Lascurain R,Zenteno E,Agundis C

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic thioglycoside-analogs of gangliosides such as Neu5Ac alpha(2-S-6)Glc beta(1-1)Ceramide (1) and the GM3 analog Neu5Ac alpha(2-S-6)Gal beta(1-4)Glc beta(1-1)Ceramide (2), competitively inhibited GM3 hydrolysis by the sialidase of different subtypes of human and animal influenza viruses with an apparent Ki valu...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Suzuki Y,Sato K,Kiso M,Hasegawa A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human β-1,4-galactosyltransferase (β-1,4-GalT) V was shown to be involved in the biosynthesis of N-glycans, O-glycans and lactosylceramide (Lac-Cer) by in vitro studies. To determine its substrate specificity, enzymatic activity and its products were analyzed using mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells from β-1,4-Gal...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Kumagai T,Sato T,Natsuka S,Kobayashi Y,Zhou D,Shinkai T,Hayakawa S,Furukawa K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal glycosylation of proteins is known to be either resultant or causative of a variety of diseases. This makes glycoproteins appealing targets as potential biomarkers and focal points of molecular studies on the development and progression of human ailment. To date, a majority of efforts in disease glycoproteomi...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Schumacher KN,Dodds ED

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis and antigenic reactivity of 6-O-sulfo sialylparagloboside (SPG) and sialyl Lewis X (sLeX) neo-glycolipids containing lactamized neuraminic acid are described. The suitably protected GlcNAc-beta (1-->3)-Gal-beta (1-->4)-GlcOSE derivative was glycosylated with NeuTFAc-alpha (2-->3)-Gal imidate to give NeuTFAc-...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Yamaguchi M,Ishida H,Kanamori A,Kannagi R,Kiso M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene encoding a putative sialidase was identified in the genome of the opportunistic fungal pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus. Computational analysis showed that this protein has Asp box and FRIP domains, it was predicted to have an extracellular localization, and a mass of 42 kDa, all of which are characteristics of ...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Warwas ML,Yeung JH,Indurugalla D,Mooers AO,Bennet AJ,Moore MM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly-N-acetyllactosamine (poly-LacNAc) structures have been identified as important ligands for galectin-mediated cell adhesion to extra-cellular matrix (ECM) proteins. We here present the biofunctionalization of surfaces with poly-LacNAc structures and subsequent binding of ECM glycoproteins. First, we synthesized be...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Sauerzapfe B,Krenek K,Schmiedel J,Wakarchuk WW,Pelantová H,Kren V,Elling L

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans, in contrast to other mammals, do not synthesize N-glycolyl-neuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) due to a deletion in the gene (cmah) encoding the enzyme responsible for this conversion, the cytidine monophospho-N-acetyl-neuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMP-Neu5Ac hydroxylase). The detection of considerable amounts of Neu5Gc-s...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Casadesús AV,Fernández-Marrero Y,Clavell M,Gómez JA,Hernández T,Moreno E,López-Requena A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syndecan-4 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan belonging to the syndecan family. Syndecan-4-deficient [(Synd4(-/-)] mice were produced to clarify the in vivo role of syndecan-4. Synd4(-/-) mice were more susceptible to kappa-carrageenan-induced nephropathy, and the placental labyrinth from the deficient em...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Ishiguro K,Kojima T,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare N-unsubstituted glucosamine (GlcNH (3)(+)) residues in heparan sulfate (HS) have important biological and pathophysiological roles. However, it is difficult to prepare naturally-occuring, GlcNH(3)(+)-containing oligosaccharides from HS because of their low abundance, as well as the inherent problems in both e...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Wei Z,Deakin JA,Blaum BS,Uhrín D,Gallagher JT,Lyon M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that murine resident peritoneal macrophages (PEMs) are activated in response to uptake of oligomannose-coated liposomes (OMLs), leading to production of interleukin (IL)-12. To understand the mechanism of activation of PEMs by OMLs, in the present study we investigated the role of a mannose-bi...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Kato C,Kojima N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jacalin and M. pomifera agglutinin are T-antigen specific lectins with alpha 4 beta 4 structures that show far greater micro-heterogeneity than plant lectins from other families, due to multiple genetic isoforms and post-translational processing. Electrospray mass spectrometry and combined liquid chromatography-electr...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Young NM,Watson DC,Thibault P

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 (SSEA-4), a specific marker for pluripotent stem cells, plays an important role in the malignant behavior of several cancers. Here, SSEA-4 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibody RM1 specific to SSEA-4 in 181 and 117 prostate cancer (PC) specimens o...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Nakamura Y,Miyata Y,Matsuo T,Shida Y,Hakariya T,Ohba K,Taima T,Ito A,Suda T,Hakomori SI,Saito S,Sakai H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured chondrocytes derived from the caudal and cephalic ends of embryonic chick sterna have been compared with each other and with whole sternum, by using a panel of 21 lectins to probe the distribution of oligosaccharides in glycoconjugates of cells and matrix at various times of culture or development. On culture...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： McClure SF,Stoddart RW,McClure J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteoglycans contain a unique carbohydrate component, glycosaminoglycan, which consists of repeating, typically sulfated disaccharides, and is capable of interacting with diverse molecules. Specific, clustered arrangements of sulfate on the glycosaminoglycan backbone form binding sites for many biologically important...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Yanagishita M,Podyma-Inoue KA,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix proteoglycans (PGs) have shown promise as biomarker in malignancies. We employed agarose gel eletrophoresis, quantitative real- time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry to evaluate the content of sulfated glicosaminoglycans (chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate) and expre...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Rangel MP,de Sá VK,Prieto T,Martins JRM,Olivieri ER,Carraro D,Takagaki T,Capelozzi VL

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conformational space of methyl 6-O-[(R)- and (S)-1-carboxyethyl]-alpha-D-galactopyranoside has been investigated. A grid search employing energy minimization at each grid point over the three major degrees of freedom, namely phi, psi and omega, identified low energy regions. The R-isomer shows five low energy conf...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Stenutz R,Widmalm G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages from various origins are known to express membrane lectins that mediate the endocytosis of mannose-bearing glycoconjugates. Most macrophage tumor cell-lines lack such receptors. In this paper we show by flow cytometry analysis that a newly generated macrophage hybridoma (2C11-12), which displays several ma...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Pimpaneau V,Midoux P,Durand G,De Baetselier P,Monsigny M,Roche AC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we demonstrated that the human xylosyltransferase II (XT-II) has enzymatic activity and is able to catalyze the initial and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) like chondroitin and dermatan sulfate, as well as heparan sulfate and heparin. Therefore, this enzyme also very likel...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Müller B,Prante C,Knabbe C,Kleesiek K,Götting C

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fucosylated oligosaccharides have an important role in maintaining a healthy immune system and homeostatic gut microflora. This study employed a commercial β-galactosidase in the production of fucose-containing galacto-oligosaccharides (fGOS) from lactose and fucose. The production was optimized using experiment desig...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Usvalampi A,Maaheimo H,Tossavainen O,Frey AD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strongly reacting antibodies specific for defined mucin gene products are often directed against the mucin protein backbone of the heavily glycosylated serine/threonine rich regions. A prerequisite for the use of such antibodies is often the complete removal of the oligosaccharides from the protein. This paper describ...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Axelsson MA,Hansson EM,Sikut R,Hansson GC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose 6-phosphate receptor proteins (MPR 300 and 46) are type 1 transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate transport of lysosomal enzymes to lysosomes. In a recent study we have purified both receptors from goat liver and raised antibodies. An ELISA method was developed that allowed quantification of both receptors in...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Suresh K,Vegiraju SR,Nadimpalli SK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main component of the ganglioside(1) mixture from the brain of the adult amphibian Xenopus laevis accounts for 35% of the total, as lipid bound sialic acid. This ganglioside has been purified and characterized by thin layer chromatography, partial and exhaustive enzymatic hydrolysis with sialidase, TLC-overlay pro...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Rizzo AM,Berra B,Rossi F,Guerra A,Gornati R,Bernardini G,Taki T,Kasama T,Mauri L,Sonnino S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the content, structure and residual percentages of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the feces of seven breastfed newborns after ingesting a known amount of milk were studied. A comparison was made with five newborns fed with formula milk. Characterization of GAGs from milk and feces samples was performed ac...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Maccari F,Mantovani V,Gabrielli O,Carlucci A,Zampini L,Galeazzi T,Galeotti F,Coppa GV,Volpi N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two Arabidopsis xylosyltransferases, designated RGXT1 and RGXT2, were recently expressed in Baculovirus transfected insect cells and by use of the free sugar assay shown to catalyse transfer of D-xylose from UDP-alpha-D-xylose to L-fucose and derivatives hereof. We have now examined expression of RGXT1 and RGXT2 in Pi...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Petersen BL,Egelund J,Damager I,Faber K,Jensen JK,Yang Z,Bennett EP,Scheller HV,Ulvskov P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we present the enzymatic characterization of CMP-NeuAc:Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc-R alpha(2-3)-sialyltransferase from human placenta using placenta membranes as an enzyme preparation. This sialyltransferase is highly sensitive to detergents and prefers type 2 chain (Gal beta 1-4GlcNAc) over type 1 chain (Gal be...

journal_title：Glycoconjugate journal

authors： Nemansky M,van den Eijnden DH

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00