Fucose, placental evolution and the glycocode.
Glycobiology
; 22(4): 470-8, 2012 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22025012
ABSTRACT
A family of 13 fucosyltransferase genes has evolved to catalyze the addition of fucose in various linkage positions to nascent glycoproteins. Null mutations in mice are unearthing unsuspected functions for glycoprotein fucosylation that affect embryo implantation and growth of the conceptus. Furthermore, as we show here, histological studies demonstrate that a variety of fucosylated structures are found within the glycan-rich interface between trophectoderm and uterine epithelium. We suggest that conservation or change in fucosyltransferase gene expression over evolutionary time has played a role in determining the stability of the maternal-fetal interface and therefore in shaping reproductive compatibility and, in turn, speciation.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Placenta
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Evolução Molecular
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Embrião de Mamíferos
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Fucose
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Fucosiltransferases
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Glycobiology
Assunto da revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido