Identification of N- and O-linked oligosaccharides in the human epididymis

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作者
Arenas, MI
Madrid, JF
Bethencourt, FR
Fraile, B
Paniagua, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alcala de Henares, Dept Cell Biol & Genet, Madrid 28871, Spain
[2] Univ Basque Country, Dept Cell Biol, Vizcaya, Spain
关键词
glycoconjugates; lectin histochemistry; oligosaccharide side chains; epididymis;
D O I
10.1177/002215549804601010
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The oligosaccharide sequences of glycoconjugates in the human normal epididymis and the nature of linkages were studied with lectin histochemistry. The usual terminal sequences of oligosaccharide side chains in epithelial cell secretions were Neu5Ac2,3Gal beta 1,3GalNAc; SO(4)Gal beta 1,3GalNAc; and Gal beta 1,4GlcNAc, and they were mainly found in O-linked glycoproteins. The lectin pattern of mitochondria-rich cells differed from that of principal cells.
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