The circannual behaviour of glycosylation and protein synthesis in frog liver slices was studied following the incorporation of3H-galactose and14C-glucosamine into glycolipids and glycoproteins and3H-leucine into proteins. The activity of two enzymes the galactosyl-transferase and the N-acetyl-glucosaminyl-1-P-transferase was determined. The incorporations of both sugars into the soluble fraction and into the lipid extract present a maximum during the spring-summer period. The incorporation into the protein fraction displays a different pattern:14C-Glucosamine and3H-leucine incorporation increases from winter to a maximum in autumn; the incorporation of3H-Galactose has a sharp peak during spring. The pattern of glycosyltransferase activities is similar to the pattern of incorporation of the two saccharides into proteins, indicating these enzymes as important control points for glycosylation in Anurae.
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Seasonal pattern of glycosylation in frog liver
S. Leoni;
S. Leoni
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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A. D'Alessandro;
A. D'Alessandro
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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R. Conti;
R. Conti
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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M. Marino;
M. Marino
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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S. Spagnuolo;
S. Spagnuolo
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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M. T. Mangiantini
M. T. Mangiantini
1Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Universita' di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale A. Moro, 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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October 09 1990
Online ISSN: 1573-4935
Print ISSN: 0144-8463
© 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation
1991
Biosci Rep (1991) 11 (1): 23–31.
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S. Leoni, A. D'Alessandro, R. Conti, M. Marino, S. Spagnuolo, M. T. Mangiantini; Seasonal pattern of glycosylation in frog liver. Biosci Rep 1 February 1991; 11 (1): 23–31. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01118602
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