glycoprotein

Zona pellucida

...#62; Zona pellucida The zona pellucida is a glycoprotein matrix surrounding the plasma membrane of a mammalian oocyte. This structure binds sperm atozoa, and is required to initiate the acrosome reaction . Full article >>> zona pellucida - a thick extracellular matrix surrounding the ...

VNTR

...ber of tandem repeats ( VNTR s) Variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) of trypanosomes Variation , continuous Variola virus Variolation VascularContaining vessels that conduct liquid. Full article >>> Program participants learn simplified lab techniques for amplifying two types of chromosomal ...

Vertebrates

...wo class es of intracellular lectins involved in glycoprotein trafficking are present in yeast, model in vertebrates and vertebrates , and two other class es are present in vertebrates only. Full article >>> As in vertebrate vision, visual transduction in in vertebrates occurs via a ...

Trans face

...destinations. An example is the modification of glycoprotein s (used in cell membrane s). Full article >&...inal destinations. An example is the formation of glycoprotein s (used in cell membrane s). Vesicle s from the ER have proteins . Full article >>>...

Southern blot

...oma brucei express ing different variant surface glycoprotein s (VSGs). Full article >>> Trans fer of electrophoretically separated RNA molecule s from a gel onto an absorbent sheet, which is then immersed in a labeled probe that will hybrid ize to an RNA of interest to reveal its pres...

Red blood cells

...ls , the ABO antigen is also express ed on the glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (vWF), which participates in hemostasis (control of bleeding). Full article >>> Once they invade red blood cells , they begin feeding on the red cell 's hemoglobin -that's the iron-carrying material that cause...

Proteins

...inal destinations. An example is the formation of glycoprotein s (used in cell membrane s). Vesicle s from the ... amorphous ground substance consists primarily of glycoprotein s and proteoglycans. Full article >>> Amino acids . Basic structural unit of protei...

Polysaccharides

...of muco polysaccharides . mucin Any of a group of glycoprotein s secreted by certain cells , especially those of salivary glands . mucous cell A glandular cell that secretes mucus. Full article >>> The cortical re action is the release of their contents (proteases, muco polysaccharides , an...

Platelets

...n important signalling receptor for collagen , glycoprotein VI, which is express ed only on platelets , ... Full article >>> Every human cell (except for red blood cells and the platelets that are critical to normal blood clotting and wound healing) contains a discrete nucleus th...

Placenta

... Full article >>> For example, the glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit is produced only in certa... not in lungs or skin; thus expression of the glycoprotein hormone alpha-chain gene is said to be tissue -specific. Full article >>>...

Osmosis

...;>> orosomucoid An old term for a1-acid glycoprotein -osis full of osmosis Bulk flow of water through a semipermeable membrane into another aqueous compartment containing solute at a higher concentration. Full article >>>...

Nucleic acids

...oma brucei express ing different variant surface glycoprotein s (VSGs). The DNA was digested with the same restriction enzyme (PstI) in every case. Full article >>> It is used to describe the non-sugar components of nucleotide s (despite the basic nature of nucleotide s, nucleic acids are...

Membranes

... >>> An example is the formation of glycoprotein s (used in cell membrane s). Vesicle s from the ...us carbohydrates are attached to them creating glycoprotein s. Full article >>> phospholipid - the major category of lipid molecule s used t...

Lungs

... Full article >>> For example, the glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit is produced only in certa... not in lungs or skin; thus expression of the glycoprotein hormone alpha-chain gene is said to be tissue -specific. Full article >>> This ...

Invertebrates

...wo class es of intracellular lectins involved in glycoprotein trafficking are present in yeast, model invertebrates and vertebrates , and two other class es are present in vertebrates only. Full article >>> As in vertebrate vision, visual transduction in invertebrates occurs via a G p...

Intercalation

...es in a nucleic acid . interferons A class of glycoprotein s with antiviral activities. Full article >>> cell movement resulting in tissue elongation via intercalation of adjacent cells in an epithelial sheet to form a narrower, longer strip of tissue . A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P...

Immune system

...the cell . M ... Full article >>> glycoprotein -- a membrane-bound protein which has attached branching carbohydrates . These may function in cell - cell recognition, such as in human blood groups and immune system response, as well as in resisting compression of cells . Full article ...

Immune response

...rticle >>> These proteins , called glycoprotein s, are important in many cell processes, includi...re due to a single protein , the variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). Full article >>> lymphocytes - are central to all adaptive immune response...

Host

... histocompatibility antigens - cell surface glycoprotein s that differ from individual to individual; their recognition as foreign by a host organ ism is responsible for rejection of grafted foreign tissue . Full article >>> : Joint evolution of two unrelated species that have a clos...

Histocompatibility

Histocompatibility molecule s are glycoprotein s express ed at the surface of almost all vertebr... histocompatibility antigens - cell surface glycoprotein s that differ from individual to individual; their recognition as foreign by a host organ ism is ...

Glycosylation

...n . Full article >>> APP is a sialo glycoprotein with two potential N-linked glycosylation sites...ylation : the adding of sugar molecule s to form glycoprotein s. In some cells , e.g. Full article >>> This re action ( glycosylation ) reduces ...

Glycoprotein

...inkage to: ... Full article >>> A glycoprotein is a macro molecule composed of a protein and ... Full article >>> Glycoprotein A glycoprotein is a macro molecule composed of a protein and a carbohydrate (a sugar). Full article >...

Glycolysis

...rs in the cytosol ; literally "sugar splitting." glycoprotein A protein with attached sugars. Full article >>> Glycolysis the chemical process whereby a 6-carbon glucose molecule is split into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecule s (glyco = sweet; lysis = loosen break apart) ... Full arti...

Glycolipid

...article >>> These glycolipid s and glycoprotein s often function as cell identification marker s, allowing cells to identify other cells . Full article >>> proteins (lipo proteins ) and polysaccharides ( glycolipid s). Most of this page will describe how protein antige...

Cytosol

...rs in the cytosol ; literally "sugar splitting." glycoprotein A protein with attached sugars. Full article >>> cytoskeleton The filamentous network providing structure, organ ization and motion to the cytoplasm : includes actin filaments, microtubules , and intermediate filament s. cy...

Conversion

...rs in the cytosol ; literally "sugar splitting." glycoprotein A protein with attached sugars. Full article >>> photosynthesis - conversion of light energy (sunlight) to chemical energy ( glucose ) through several enzymatically catalyzed steps: energy + C02 + H2O 6 sugar + O2 ... Full arti...

Collagen

Collagen s are insoluble, extracellular glycoprotein s found in all animals the most abundant prot... >>> collagen [Gk. kolla, glue] A glycoprotein in the extracellular matrix of animal cells that forms strong fibers, found extensively in conn...

Cloning

...n important signalling receptor for collagen , glycoprotein VI, which is express ed only on platelets , ... Full article >>> These additional sequence s were isolated by molecular cloning and character ized by sequencing . Full article >>> " Cloning and Character izati...

Chromatography

...rs. Used in affinity chromatography to purify glycoprotein s and as reagents for detecting glycoprotein s. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>>...

Carrier

... from other disease organ isms. Variable surface glycoprotein (VSG). Full article >>> coenzyme A A coenzyme serving as an acyl group carrier in certain enzymatic reactions. Composed of pantothenic acid and adenine . Structure coenzyme B12 An enzymatic cofactor derived from the vitamin ...

Blood cell

... s , the ABO antigen is also express ed on the glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (vWF), which participates in hemostasis (control of bleeding). Full article >>> erythrocyte A red blood cell ; contains hemoglobin , which functions in trans porting oxygen in the circulatory system . The...

Avidin

AVIDIN - A glycoprotein which binds to biotin with very high affinity (...be s. Full article >>> Avidin : A glycoprotein which binds to biotin with very high affinity (Kd = 10-15). Full article >>> Biot...

Attenuation

... overall levels of gene expression . Avidin : A glycoprotein which binds to biotin with very high affinity (Kd = 10-15). Full article >>> The pixel itself is displayed according to the mean attenuation of the tissue (s) that it corresponds to on a scale from -1024 to +3071 on the Hounsfi...

Antigens

... histocompatibility antigens - cell surface glycoprotein s that differ from individual to individual; their recognition as foreign by a host organ ism is responsible for rejection of grafted foreign tissue . Full article >>> The altering of a microorganism's surface antigens through ge...

Antigenic determinant

... of a microorganism or macro molecule , such as a glycoprotein , that elicits an immune response . Antigen ic s...in the antigenic determinant s on these surface, glycoprotein s. On the hemagglutinin and the neuraminidase. Full article >>>...

Antigen

...re due to a single protein , the variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). Full article >>> Antigen ...histocompatibility antigen s - cell surface glycoprotein s that differ from individual to individual; their recognition as foreign by a host organ ism is ...

Animal

...ellular matrix composed of collagen and elastic glycoprotein s. This may be calcified to form structures like shell s, bones, and spicules. Full article >>> A laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific character istics that resemble a human disease or dis order ....

Alternative splicing

... attachment of carbohydrate residue s to form glycoprotein s); addition of phosphate group s to some of the amino acids in the protein [Examples]; etc. Full article >>> Alternative splicing : Formation of diverse m RNA s through differential splicing of the same RNA precursor. Thi...

Affinity chromatography

...gars. Used in affinity chromatography to purify glycoprotein s and as reagents for detecting glycoprotein s. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>> To chara...