Search Results - "ORIOL, Rafael"
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animal sialyltransferases and sialyltransferase-related genes: a phylogenetic approach
Published in Glycobiology (Oxford) (01-08-2005)“…The animal sialyltransferases are Golgi type II transmembrane glycosyltransferases. Twenty distinct sialyltransferases have been identified in both human and…”
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Evolutionary history of the alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (ST8Sia) gene family: tandem duplications in early deuterostomes explain most of the diversity found in the vertebrate ST8Sia genes
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (23-09-2008)“…The animal sialyltransferases, which catalyze the transfer of sialic acid to the glycan moiety of glycoconjugates, are subdivided into four families: ST3Gal,…”
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Activity, Splice Variants, Conserved Peptide Motifs, and Phylogeny of Two New α1,3-Fucosyltransferase Families (FUT10 and FUT11)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (13-02-2009)“…We report the cloning of three splice variants of the FUT10 gene, encoding for active α-l-fucosyltransferase-isoforms of 391, 419, and 479 amino acids, and two…”
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Common origin and evolution of glycosyltransferases using Dol-P-monosaccharides as donor substrate
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-09-2002)“…On the basis of the analysis of 64 glycosyltransferases from 14 species we propose that several successive duplications of a common ancestral gene, followed by…”
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Lewis histo-blood group system and associated secretory phenotypes
Published in Vox sanguinis (01-10-1995)“…This review summarises present knowledge of the chemistry, immunology, genetics and clinical significance of antibodies in the Lewis and secretor histo-blood…”
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Evolution of Fucosyltransferase Genes in Vertebrates
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (21-11-1997)“…Cloning and expression of chimpanzee FUT3, FUT5, and FUT6 genes confirmed the hypothesis that the gene duplications at the origin of the present human cluster…”
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Computer simulation of histo-blood group oligosaccharides: energy maps of all constituting disaccharides and potential energy surfaces of 14 ABH and Lewis carbohydrate antigens
Published in Glycoconjugate journal (01-06-1995)“…The three-dimensional structures of fourteen histo-blood groups carbohydrate antigens have been established through a combination of molecular mechanics and…”
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Ancestral Exonic Organization of FUT8, the Gene Encoding the α6-Fucosyltransferase, Reveals Successive Peptide Domains Which Suggest a Particular Three-Dimensional Core Structure for the α6-Fucosyltransferase Family
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Genetics of ABO, H, Lewis, X and related antigens
Published in Vox sanguinis (01-11-1986)“…The present knowledge on chemical, enzymatic, serologic and genetic aspects of ABH antigens is reviewed in an effort to produce a simple and coherent genetic…”
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The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans synthesizes unusual O-linked glycans: identification of glucose-substituted mucin-type O-glycans and short chondroitin-like oligosaccharides
Published in Biochemical journal (01-07-2001)“…The free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a relevant model for studies on the role of glycoconjugates during development of multicellular organisms…”
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Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ig Is Defined by a Deficiency in Dolichyl-P-mannose:Man7GlcNAc2-PP-dolichyl Mannosyltransferase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-07-2002)“…Type I congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG I) are diseases presenting multisystemic lesions including central and peripheral nervous system deficits…”
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Point Mutations and Deletion Responsible for the Bombay H null and the Reunion H weak Blood Groups
Published in Vox sanguinis (01-09-1998)“…Objective: Definition of the molecular basis of the Reunion and the Bombay red cell and salivary H‐deficient phenotypes. Methods: Sequence and expression of…”
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Recognition of the blood group H type 2 trisaccharide epitope by 28 monoclonal antibodies and three lectins
Published in Glycoconjugate journal (01-04-1996)“…The patterns of cross-reaction of 30 monoclonal antibodies and three lectins were determined by ELISA with 21 ABH, Ii or Lewis related synthetic…”
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Molecular Phylogeny and Functional Genomics of β-Galactoside α2,6-Sialyltransferases That Explain Ubiquitous Expression of st6gal1 Gene in Amniotes
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (03-12-2010)“…Sialyltransferases are key enzymes in the biosynthesis of sialoglycoconjugates that catalyze the transfer of sialic residue from its activated form to an…”
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Identification of Key Functional Residues in the Active Site of Human β1,4-Galactosyltransferase 7: A MAJOR ENZYME IN THE GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS PATHWAY
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (26-11-2010)“…Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) play a central role in many pathophysiological events, and exogenous xyloside substrates of β1,4-galactosyltransferase 7 (β4GalT7), a…”
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α1,4-Fucosyltransferase Activity: A Significant Function in the Primate Lineage has Appeared Twice Independently
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-06-2002)“…In the animal kingdom the enzymes that catalyze the formation of alpha1,4 fucosylated-glycoconjugates are known only in apes (chimpanzee) and humans. They are…”
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Genetic complementation reveals a novel human congenital disorder of glycosylation of type II, due to inactivation of the Golgi CMP–sialic acid transporter
Published in Blood (01-04-2005)“…We have identified a homozygous G>A substitution in the donor splice site of intron 6 (IVS6 + 1G>A) of the cytidine monophosphate (CMP)–sialic acid transporter…”
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