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Keratan sulfate phenotype in the β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-7-null mouse cornea [PDF]
Purpose: Synthesis of keratan sulfate (KS) relies on coordinated action of multiple enzymes, including the N-acetylglucosamine–transferring enzyme, β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-7 (β3GnT7).
Akama, T.O. +7 more
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Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) from the sea cucumber Acaudina molpadioides (FCSAm) is the first one that was reported to be branched by disaccharide GalNAc-(α1,2)-Fuc3S4S (15%) and sulfated Fuc (85%).
Weili Wang +6 more
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Does Glyphosate Acting as a Glycine Analogue Contribute To ALS? [PDF]
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease involving several protein mutations in glycine-rich regions with limited treatment options.
Hadden, Michael J. +3 more
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Altered glycosylation in progression and management of bladder cancer [PDF]
Bladder cancer (BC) is the 10th most common malignancy worldwide, with an estimated 573,000 new cases and 213,000 deaths in 2020. Available therapeutic approaches are still unable to reduce the incidence of BC metastasis and the high mortality rates of ...
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The influence of host genetics on erythrocytes and malaria infection: is there therapeutic potential? [PDF]
As parasites, Plasmodium species depend upon their host for survival. During the blood stage of their life-cycle parasites invade and reside within erythrocytes, commandeering host proteins and resources towards their own ends, and dramatically ...
Burgio, Gaetan +3 more
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Mucin glycosylation and sulphation in airway epithelial cells is not influenced by cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator expression [PDF]
Abnormalities in mucus properties and clearance make a major contribution to the pathology of cystic fibrosis (CF). Our aim was to test the hypothesis that the defects in CF mucus are a direct result of mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance ...
Dell, Anne +6 more
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Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCSs) FCS-BA and FCS-HS, as well as fucan sulfates (FSs) FS-BA-AT and FS-HS-AT were isolated from the sea cucumbers Bohadschia argus and Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera, respectively.
Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina +11 more
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Synthesis of Marine Natural Products and Molecules Inspired by Marine Substances [PDF]
Marine natural products are characterized by high chemical diversity, biochemical specificity, and other molecular properties that make them favorable as lead structures for drug discovery.
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Research Progress on Structure, Activity and Structure-Activity Relationship of Sea Cucumber Polysaccharides [PDF]
The sea cucumber is an invertebrate with significant economic value and is extensively consumed as a tonic food in Asian countries due to its high nutritional value.
SHU Zhiqiang, LIU Fang, JING Yuexin, JIAO Chunna, JI Yizhi, WANG Maojian, WANG Gongming, ZHANG Jian
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Sea cucumbers are amongst the highest value seafoods available commercially, especially in the south-east Asian region, primarily due to their nutritional and health benefits as applied in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Qi Liang +11 more
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