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Alpha-mannosidase-II deficiency results in dyserythropoiesis and unveils an alternate pathway in oligosaccharide biosynthesis.
Cell - 11 Jul 1997
Chui D, Oh-Eda M, Liao Y F, Panneerselvam K, Lal A, Marek K W, Freeze H H, Moremen K W, Fukuda M N, Marth J D
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-mannosidase-II (alphaM-II) catalyzes the first committed step in the biosynthesis of complex asparagine-linked (N-linked) oligosaccharides (N-glycans). Genetic deficiency of alphaM-II should abolish complex N-glycan production as reportedly does inhibition of alphaM-II by swainsonine. We find that mice lacking a functional alphaM-II gene develop a dyserythropoietic anemia concurrent with loss of erythrocyte...
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