Search Results - "Irazoqui, Fernando J."
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How glycobiology can help us treat and beat the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-01-2021)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged during the last months of 2019, spreading throughout the world as a highly transmissible…”
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Biosynthesis of O-N-acetylgalactosamine glycans in the human cell nucleus
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-03-2019)“…Biological functions of nuclear proteins are regulated by post-translational modifications (PTMs) that modulate gene expression and cellular physiology…”
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Extrinsic Functions of Lectin Domains in O-N-Acetylgalactosamine Glycan Biosynthesis
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (02-12-2016)“…Glycan biosynthesis occurs mainly in Golgi. Molecular organization and functional regulation of this process are not well understood. We evaluated the…”
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The Antineoplastic Lectin of the Common Edible Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) Has Two Binding Sites, Each Specific for a Different Configuration at a Single Epimeric Hydroxyl
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (18-03-2005)“…The lectin from the common mushroom Agaricus bisporus, the most popular edible species in Western countries, has potent antiproliferative effects on human…”
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Neurological disorders-associated anti-glycosphingolipid IgG-antibodies display differentially restricted IgG subclass distribution
Published in Scientific reports (04-08-2020)“…Antibodies against several self-glycans on glycosphingolipids are frequently detected in different neurological disorders. Their pathogenic role is profusely…”
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Correction: Biosynthesis of O-N-acetylgalactosamine glycans in the human cell nucleus
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ALDH2 inhibition by lead and ethanol elicits redox imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line: Reversion by Alda-1
Published in Neurotoxicology (Park Forest South) (01-07-2023)“…Lead (Pb), a common environmental contaminant, and ethanol (EtOH), a widely available drug of abuse, are well-known neurotoxicants. In vivo, experimental…”
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Purified human anti-Tn and anti-T antibodies specifically recognize carcinoma tissues
Published in Scientific reports (30-05-2019)“…Described in several epithelial cancer cells, Tn- (GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr) and T- (Galβ3GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr) antigens are examples of tumor-associated antigens…”
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Individual Restriction Of Fine Specificity Variability In Anti-GM1 IgG Antibodies Associated With Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Published in Scientific reports (28-01-2016)“…Elevated titers of serum antibodies against GM1 ganglioside are associated with a variety of autoimmune neuropathies. Much evidence indicates these…”
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Experimental Guillain-Barre syndrome induced by immunization with gangliosides: Keyhole limpet hemocyanin is required for disease triggering
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease (01-06-2017)“…An experimental model of Guillain-Barré Syndrome has been established in recent years. Rabbits develop disease upon immunization with a single dose of an…”
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Functional control of polypeptide GalNAc-transferase 3 through an acetylation site in the C-terminal lectin domain
Published in Biological chemistry (26-10-2017)“…O-GalNAc glycans are important structures in cellular homeostasis. Their biosynthesis is initiated by members of the polypeptide GalNAc-transferase…”
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In vivo immunomodulatory effect of the lectin from edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus
Published in Food & function (01-01-2016)“…Lectins are glycan-binding proteins that are resistant to digestion in the gastrointestinal tract and enter intact to blood circulation. The aim of this study…”
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An acetylation site in lectin domain modulates the biological activity of polypeptide GalNAc-transferase-2
Published in Biological chemistry (01-01-2013)“…Polypeptide GalNAc-transferases (ppGalNAc-Ts) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the initiation of mucin-type O-glycosylation. All ppGalNAc-T family members…”
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Correlative Fine Specificity of Several Thomsen-Friedenreich Disaccharide-Binding Proteins with an Effect on Tumor Cell Proliferation
Published in Journal of biochemistry (Tokyo) (01-07-2001)“…Epithelial cancer cells show increased cell surface expression of mucin antigens with aberrant O-glycosylation, notably type I core (Galβ1-3GalNAcα), termed…”
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Anti-GM1 IgG antibodies in Guillain–Barré syndrome: fine specificity is associated with disease severity
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-06-2010)“…BackgroundClinical severity of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is highly variable, but the immunopathological reason is unknown.ObjectiveThe study was designed…”
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Anti-GM1 antibodies as a model of the immune response to self-glycans
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-03-2008)“…Glycans are a class of molecules with high structural variability, frequently found in the plasma membrane facing the extracellular space. Because of these…”
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Anti-idiotypic antibody mimicking a T-antigen-specific lectin inhibits human epithelial tumor cell proliferation
Published in Immunology and cell biology (01-11-2010)“…Cancer‐associated mucins show frequent alterations of oligosaccharide chain profile. Terminal structures may be deleted, thereby exposing normally ‘cryptic’…”
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Catalytic and glycan-binding abilities of ppGalNAc-T2 are regulated by acetylation
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (24-06-2011)“…► Glycosyltransferase activity of ppGalNAc-T2 was reduced by acetylation. ► Acetylation of ppGalNAc-T2 enhances the recognition to αGalNAc of MUC1αGalNAc. ►…”
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Novel antibodies reacting with two neighboring gangliosides are induced in rabbits immunized with bovine brain gangliosides
Published in Glycobiology (Oxford) (01-12-2012)“…Immunization of rabbits with bovine brain gangliosides induced an experimental neuropathy, with clinical signs resembling Guillain-Barré syndrome. All the…”
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Glycan bioengineering in immunogen design for tumor T antigen immunotargeting
Published in Molecular immunology (01-10-2009)“…Bioengineering of Galβ3GalNAcα, known as Thomsen–Friedenreich disaccharide (TFD), is studied to promote glycan immunogenicity and immunotargeting to tumor T…”
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