Globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) content in HeLa cells is correlated to Shiga toxin-induced cytotoxicity and Gb3 synthase expression

BMB Reports

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 310-314

  Shin, In Sun ^a   ishii, Satoshi ^b   Shin, Jong Seo ^a   Sung, Kyong Il ^a   Park, Byung Sung ^a   Jang, Hyun Yong ^a   Kim, Byong Wan ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gb3 content; Gb3 synthase expression; Glycolipids; HeLa cells; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

EID: 66549122874     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2009.42.5.310     Document Type: Article

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