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Phenotype-related differential alpha-2,6- or alpha-2,3-sialylation of glycoprotein N-glycans in human chondrocytes.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Feb 2010
Toegel S, Pabst M, Wu S Q, Grass J, Goldring M B, Chiari C, Kolb A, Altmann F, Viernstein H, Unger F M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Sialic acids frequently occur at the terminal positions of glycoprotein N-glycans present at chondrocyte surfaces or in the cartilage matrix. Sialic acids are transferred to glycoproteins in either alpha-2,3 or alpha-2,6 linkage by specific sialyltransferases (SiaTs) and can potentially affect cell functions and cell-matrix interactions. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between the...
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