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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
Galalpha1-4Gal is typically found in mammalian glycolipids in small quantities, and recognized by some pathogens, such as uropathogenic Escherichia coli. In contrast, glycoproteins containing Galalpha1-4Gal were rarely found in vertebrates except in a few species of birds and amphibians until recently. However, we had previously reported that pigeon (Columba livia) egg white and serum glycoproteins are rich in N-glycans with Galalpha1-4Gal at non-reducing termini. Our investigation with egg white glycoproteins from 181 avian species also revealed that the distribution of (Galalpha1-4Gal)-containing glycoproteins was not rare among avians, and is correlated with the phylogeny of birds. The differentiated expression was most likely emerged at earlier stage of diversification of modern birds, but some birds might have lost the facility for the expression relatively recently.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1760
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
538-46
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tracing the history of Galalpha1-4Gal on glycoproteins in modern birds.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review