ISSN:
1573-4986
Keywords:
α1,3 fucosyltransferase
;
SSEA-1
;
Lex
;
α-fucosidase
;
α-galactosidase
;
β-galactosidase
;
rat development
;
forebrain
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cerebellum
;
Lex, Lewisx
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SSEA-1, stage specific embryonic antigen-1
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nLc4, neolactotetraosylceramide
;
nLc6, neolactohexaosylceramide
;
FT, fucosyltransferase
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Lac, Lactose
;
LacNAc, N-acetyllatosamine
;
LNFI, lacto-N-fucopentaose I
;
NEM, N-ethylmaleimide
;
CNS, central nervous system
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Fucosyltransferases (FTs) and various glycosidases that are involved in the biosynthesis or degradation of SSEA-1 (Lex) antigens and their precursors in the CNS are developmentally regulated. In forebrain and cerebellum with lactosamine (LacNAc) as acceptor the FT activity was maximal at P15–P22, but with the glycolipid substrate paragloboside (nLc4) the maximal activity in cerebellum was obtained at P10–P15. The FT activity, with these substrates, was insensitive to N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and the glycolipid product had an α1,3 linkage (Fuc to GlcNAc) suggesting similarities of the investigated enzyme to the cloned human and rat FT IV. However, the observation of different patterns of FT activity in isoelectrofocused fractions (pH 3.5–10) with different types of acceptors, and the differential expression of Lex containing glycolipids and glycoproteins during development strongly suggest the presence of more than one type of FT during development. Data on developmental expression of the hydrolytic enzymes, α-L-fucosidase, β-D-galactosidase and α-D-galactosidase, which can potentially hydrolyse SSEA-1 or its precursors, support the notion that SSEA-1 expression is the result of a dynamic balance between the activity of transferases and hydrolases. © 1998 Rapid Science Ltd
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006925918978
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