OCCURRENCE OF SIALIC ACIDS IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER

被引:147
作者
ROTH, J
KEMPF, A
REUTER, G
SCHAUER, R
GEHRING, WJ
机构
[1] UNIV BASEL,BIOCTR,DEPT CELL BIOL,CH-4056 BASEL,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV KIEL,INST BIOCHEM,W-2300 KIEL 1,GERMANY
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10.1126/science.1585182
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Sialylated oligosaccharides, which are cell type-specific and developmentally regulated, have been implicated in a variety of complex biological events. Their broad functional importance is reflected by their presence in a wide variety of phyla extending from Echinodermata through higher vertebrates. Here, sialic acids are detected throughout development in an insect, Drosophila. Homopolymers of alpha-2,8-linked sialic acid, polysialic acid, are developmentally regulated and only expressed during early Drosophila development.
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页码:673 / 675
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