Biosynthesis and N-glycosylation of human interferon-γ. Asn25 and Asn97 differ markedly in how efficiently they are glycosylated and in their oligosaccharide composition

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-200

  Sareneva, Timo ^a   Mørtz, Ejvind ^b   Tölö, Hannele ^c   Roepstorff, Peter ^b   Julkunen, Ilkka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Interferon ; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization MS; N glycosylation; Secretion

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029828073     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0191r.x     Document Type: Article

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