Identification of β1,3-galactosyltransferases responsible for biosynthesis of insect complex-type N-glycans containing a T-antigen unit in the honeybee

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 141-151

  Ichimiya, Tomomi ^a   Maeda, Megumi ^b   Sakamura, Shou ^b   Kanazawa, Masato ^b   Nishihara, Shoko ^a   Kimura, Yoshinobu ^b  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Insect N glycan; Insect 1,3 galactosyltransferase; N glycan biosynthesis; Thomsen Friedenreich antigen

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; GLYCOPROTEIN; N GLYCAN; THOMSEN FRIEDENREICH ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; INSECT PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; VIRUS T ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; BETA 1,3 GALT1 GENE; BETA 1,3 GALT2 GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INSECT CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BEE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL, TUMOR; BEES; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84929959288     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-015-9585-7     Document Type: Article

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