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Overexpression of GD3 synthase induces apoptosis of vascular endothelial ECV304 cells through downregulation of Bcl-2.

The disialoganglioside GD3 plays a major role in proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. It has been reported that ganglioside GD3 can induce apoptosis through bcl-2 mediated mitochondrial pathway. However, the relationship between ganglioside GD3 and B-cell/CLL lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) is not fully understood. In this study, we have demonstrated that the downregulation of Bcl-2 by overexpression of CMP-NeuAc:GM3 alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase (GD3 synthase) results in an accelerated apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells (ECV304), as evidenced by DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 activation. In addition, phosphorylation of AKT and cyclic-AMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) was reduced by GD3 synthase overexpression. Moreover, the activation of CREB as a transcriptional factor was also inhibited, as evidenced by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Therefore, we conclude that GD3 synthase has an apoptotic effect on ECV304 cells through downregulation of Bcl-2 expression via dephosphorylation of AKT and CREB.

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Role of glutamine-117 in the ribonucleolytic activity of human angiogenin.

The crystal structure of human angiogenin (reported in the preceding paper in this issue) reveals that the site that corresponds to the pyrimidine binding site of RNase A is obstructed by Gln-117. Mutation of this residue to Ala and Gly is here found to increase activity 11- to 18-fold and 21- to 30-fold, respectively, toward dinucleotide, polynucleotide, and cyclic nucleotide substrates, but without changing specificity. The enhanced activity of Q117G toward CpA is due to a 5-fold decrease in Km and a 6-fold increase in kcat. Its Ki value for 2'-CMP is 5-fold lower than that of native angiogenin, whereas its Ki value for 5'-AMP is unchanged. It has been reported previously that mutating Asp-116 to Ala increases activity 15-fold. The double mutant D116A/Q117A is shown to be only slightly more active than each individual mutant. The present results demonstrate that Gln-117 impedes the ribonucleolytic activity of angiogenin, as predicted by x-ray crystallography. Moreover, they suggest that prior to or during catalysis angiogenin must undergo a conformational change to reorient the C-terminal segment that contains this residue, and that a similar reorganization is required for the mutants as well. This view is supported by molecular modeling of an angiogenin-uridine vanadate complex. These in vitro findings have implications for the angiogenic activity of angiogenin in vivo.

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Characteristics of a pyrimidine-specific 5'-nucleotidase in human erythrocytes.

A 5'-nucleotidase with unique specificity has been identified in the soluble fraction of normal human erythrocytes. It mediates the hydrolytic dephosphorylation of pyrimidine 5'-ribosemonophosphates but is catalytically ineffective with purine nucleotides or with the 2'-, 3'-, or cyclic isomers of pyrimidine nucleotides. Activities at 37 degrees in dialyzed hemolysates of nromal human erythrocytes averaged 7.3 and 6.2 mumol of Pi liberated per hour per g of hemoglobin for the substrates UMP and CMP, respectively. Activity with TMP as substrate was approximately one-half as much as with UMP or CMP. Apparent Michaelis constants were 0.33 mM UMP, 0.15 mM CMP, and 1.0 mM TMP. Magnesium was required for optimal activity, and this cation could not be replaced by Mn2+. Maximum activity was obtained between pH 7.0 and 7.5 with rapid decreases in more alkaline media and moderate decreases with acidification. The enzyme was quite sensitive to heat and was strongly inhibited by AMP, by some purine bases, and by both purine and pyrimidine nucleosides. Divalent cations of heavy metals were also strongly inhibitory, as were agents active against sulfhydryl groups. The presence of substrates and/or 2-mercaptoethanol provided considerable protection against some of these deleterious agents and conditions. Pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase activity in hemolysates was clearly distinguishable from erythrocyte acid phosphatase and from leukocyte and serum alkaline phosphatases and nucleotidases.

Cations, Divalent↗

[Comparison of the activity and properties of 5'-nucleotidase in the homogenates and plasma membranes of the normal liver, hepatomas and of the liver in mice with inoculated hepatomas of varying degrees of malignancy].

Activity of 5'-nucleotidase was significantly lower in plasmatic membranes of highly malignant hepatoma 22 as compared with the activity found in normal liver tissue. The optimal activity of the enzyme from hepatoma 22 was found at pH 8.5 with AMP as a substrate. Decrease of pH value from 8.5 to 7.4 did not affect the enzymatic activity in homogenates and plasmatic membranes in the normal liver tissue. In all the experiments activity of 5'-nucleotidase was lower towards CMP as compared with AMP. The additive effect of the both substrates was observed only in experiments with hepatoma 22.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Endocrine disrupting effect of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate on female rats and proteome analyses of their pituitaries.

Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer and a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that may have adverse effects on human reproductive health. We examined the long-term exposure effects of DEHP on female rats and observed a strong effect on estrous cyclicity that produced a continuous diestrous stage. We found that the serum estradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), pituitary FSH and luteinizing hormone levels were significantly reduced in the treated rats. To examine on the endocrine disrupting effects, we performed proteome-based analyses of their pituitaries, and found two proteins with remarkably reduced their levels. They were identified as the valosin-containing peptide/p97 (VCP/p97) and UMP-CMP kinase and their average protein spot intensities on statistical analysis of the spots differences of the treated/control rats were 0.13 and 0.21, respectively. Furthermore, there were 14 other proteins that had significantly changed levels, and their average protein spot intensities were in a range of 0.26 to 0.50 in 13 proteins and 2.74 in one. The reduction of in level of 7 proteins seems to be related to the intracellular protein transporting pathway, and it appears to suggest a slow down of gonadotrophin-releasing capability. Reduction of gonadotrophin release in the pituitary seems to lead to a decrease of serum estradiol level and continuous diestrous stage in estrous cyclicity.

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Properties of a CDP-diglyceride hydrolase from guinea pig brain.

Enzymatic hydrolysis of the pyrophosphate bond of CDP-diglyceride (CDP-DG), previously shown to occur in bacteria, is demonstrable in mammalian tissues. Activity was enriched in a lysosomal fraction obtained from guinea pig cerebral cortex and was purified 92-fold relative to the homogenate by a combination of XM-300 ultrafiltration and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. When incubated with CDP-dipalmitin, the purified enzyme produced stoichiometric amounts of CMP and phosphatidate. dCDP-DG served as a substrate, while ADP-DG was an inhibitor, as were 5'-AMP and 5'-dAMP. CDP-DG hydrolysis was not affected by the presence of excess amounts of CDP-choline, CDP-glycerol, sodium pyrophosphate, or cyclic 3',5'-AMP.

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Radical scavenger can scavenge lipid allyl radicals complexed with lipoxygenase at lower oxygen content.

Lipoxygenases have been proposed to be a possible factor that is responsible for the pathology of certain diseases, including ischaemic injury. In the peroxidation process of linoleic acid by lipoxygenase, the E,Z-linoleate allyl radical-lipoxygenase complex seems to be generated as an intermediate. In the present study, we evaluated whether E,Z-linoleate allyl radicals on the enzyme are scavenged by radical scavengers. Linoleic acid, the content of which was greater than the dissolved oxygen content, was treated with soya bean lipoxygenase-1 (ferric form) in the presence of radical scavenger, CmP (3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-N-oxyl). The reaction rate between oxygen and lipid allyl radical is comparatively faster than that between CmP and lipid allyl radical. Therefore a reaction between linoleate allyl radical and CmP was not observed while the dioxygenation of linoleic acid was ongoing. After the dissolved oxygen was depleted, CmP stoichiometrically trapped linoleate-allyl radicals. Accompanied by this one-electron redox reaction, the resulting ferrous lipoxygenase was re-oxidized to the ferric form by hydroperoxylinoleate. Through the adduct assay via LC (liquid chromatography)-MS/MS (tandem MS), four E,Z-linoleate allyl radical-CmP adducts corresponding to regio- and diastereo-isomers were detected in the linoleate/lipoxygenase system, whereas E,E-linoleate allyl radical-CmP adducts were not detected at all. If E,Z-linoleate allyl radical is liberated from the enzyme, the E/Z-isomer has to reach equilibrium with the thermodynamically favoured E/E-isomer. These data suggested that the E,Z-linoleate allyl radicals were not liberated from the active site of lipoxygenase before being trapped by CmP. Consequently, we concluded that the lipid allyl radicals complexed with lipoxygenase could be scavenged by radical scavengers at lower oxygen content.

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An investigation of 2':3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.37, CNP) in peripheral blood elements and CNS myelin.

Activity of 2':3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) of human erythrocyte membranes was determined in the presence of various brain CNP inhibitory compounds. Also, the hydrolysis of 2':3'-cAMP and 2':3'-cCMP by CNP of human platelets and lymphocytes was confirmed by thin layer chromatography and CNP activity was measured in lymphocytes, platelets, erythrocytes and CNS myelin. Human erythrocyte CNP activity was reduced 75 percent by the organomercurial p-chloromercuriphenyl sulfonate (1 X 10(-4) M), 46 percent by thimerosal (1 X 10(-4) M) and 35 percent by cupric chloride (1 X 10(-3) M). The 2'-AMP or 2'-CMP isomer was produced, exclusively, by the hydrolysis of 2':3'-cAMP or 2':3'-cCMP, respectively, by CNP of human lymphocytes and platelets and indicates a CNP-like activity is not only present in erythrocytes and the central and peripheral nervous systems, but also platelets and lymphocytes. CNP activities of human erythrocytes, human human and rat lymphocytes and human platelets were less than 4 percent of the activity of human and bovine CNS myelin.

2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases↗

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in flavin adenine dinucleotide.

Data obtained by means of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicate that specific association of FMN occurs with AMP in aqueous solution, because much weaker interaction is observed with FMN of either GMP or CMP. A comparison of FAD with a 1:1 mixture of FMN and AMP suggests that the flavin is involved in an intramolecular hydrogen bonding with the adenine moiety of FAD. The temperature dependence of chemical shifts would seem to indicate that the pyrophosphate linkage acts to reinforce stacking interactions as well as hydrogen bonding in the coenzyme. The linkage also limits the number of cyclic hydrogen bonding configurations, and a model is proposed to describe a fraction of unstacked FAD in aqueous solution.A parallel study was made of NAD(+) and its analogues; in contrast to FAD, no clear evidence of cyclic hydrogen bonding was obtained with the pyridine coenzymes.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

RNA degradation in perfused rat liver as determined from the release of [14C]cytidine.

The degradation of RNA in the cyclically perfused rat liver was determined from the release of labeled cytidine from RNA that had been previously labeled with [6-14C]orotic acid in vivo. Because cytidine is not appreciably degraded in rat liver (its deamination to uridine is virtually nil) or produced in significant amounts from free 5'-nucleotides, its release will directly reflect net RNA breakdown. This conclusion was substantiated by the fact that the specific radioactivity of released cytidine equaled that of CMP in RNA and remained unchanged for 180 min of perfusion. The initial rate of [14C]cytidine accumulation was slow, but after 10-20 min it increased abruptly by more than 4-fold and remained virtually constant. The addition of 0.5 mM unlabeled cytidine effectively prevented the reutilization of label and increased the rate of labeled cytidine release by an amount representing 13% of the maximal rate of cytidine accumulation. Rates of RNA degradation, measured between 20 and 60 min in the presence of 0.5 mM unlabeled cytidine, averaged 1.00 +/- 0.05 mg h-1 liver-1 (100-g rat), the equivalent of 65% of total RNA per day. This accelerated value, which was about 4-fold larger than the initial rate, is believed to be the direct consequence of amino acid deprivation since, in separate experiments, the increase was completely suppressed by the addition of plasma amino acids (Lardeux, B. R., and Mortimore, G. E. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 14514-14519). These findings demonstrate the potential value of cytidine as a marker for following moment-to-moment regulatory alterations in RNA degradation in the isolated liver or hepatocyte preparation.

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Van't Hoff and calorimetric enthalpies from isothermal titration calorimetry: are there significant discrepancies?

The enthalpy of a reaction is most often determined through one of two means; it can be determined directly using calorimetry or indirectly by measuring the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constant (i.e., the van't Hoff method). Recently, discrepancies have been noted between the enthalpy measured by calorimetry, and the enthalpy determined by the van't Hoff method,. This has been suggested to indicate that the binding reaction is more complex than the simple one-to-one binding model used to describe the data. To better understand possible discrepancies between and, we have undertaken both experimental studies using isothermal titration calorimetry to measure the binding energetics of Ba(2+) binding 18-crown-6 ether and 2'-CMP binding RNase A, along with a simulation of a system involving a molecule in conformational equilibrium coupled with binding. We find that when experimental setup and analysis are correctly performed, no statistically significant discrepancies between and exist even for the linked system.

Barium↗

NMR studies on the new cluster complexes between 5'-nucleotides and uranyl ions. Structure and dynamic equilibria in alkaline aqueous solution.

Structures of the equimolar uranyl complexes of various 5'-nucleotides, such as AMP, GMP, UMP, and CMP, were extensively studied by high-field proton NMR spectroscopy. The unambiguous assignment of the proton resonances was established by correlating with the C-13 NMR spectrum of the complex from [N-15]AMP, which showed a doublet for the C-1' carbon signal due to the spin coupling with N-15 (N-9). Uranyl-nucleotide complexes were found to be the mixture of several oligomeric species having a common structural unit. The primary coordination sites of the uranyl ion were phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl oxygens, but no interaction was observed for the bases. The major oligomer at a high pH (above 11) was a cage-like octamer, and two isomeric cyclic tetramers predominated at a lower pH (below 10).

Hydrogen-Ion Concentration↗

Differential mechanisms of Ca(2+) release from vascular smooth muscle cell microsomes.

The release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores is a fundamental element of signaling pathways involved in regulation of vascular tone, proliferation, apoptosis, and gene expression. Studies of sea urchin eggs have led to the identification of three functionally distinct Ca(2+) signaling pathways triggered by IP3, cADPR, and NAADP. The coexistence and functional relevance of these distinct intracellular Ca(2+) release systems has only been described in a few mammalian cell types. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the IP3, cADPR, and NAADP Ca(2+) release systems coexist in smooth muscle cells (SMC) and to determine the specificity of these intracellular Ca(2+) release pathways. Microsomes were prepared from rat aortic SMC (VSMC) and were loaded with 45Ca(2+). cADPR, NAADP, and IP3 induced Ca(2+) release from VSMC microsomes in a dose-dependent fashion. Heparin blocked only IP3-mediated Ca(2+) release, whereas the ryanodine channel inhibitors 8-Br-cADPR and ruthenium red blocked only cADPR-induced Ca(2+) release. Nifedipine, an L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, inhibited NAADP elicited Ca(2+) release, but had no effect on IP3- or cADPR-mediated Ca(2+) release. An increase in pH from 7.2 to 8.2 inhibited cADPR-mediated Ca(2+) release, but had no effect on IP3- or NAADP-induced Ca(2+) release. By RT-PCR, VSMC expressed ryanodine receptor types 1, 2, and 3. Ca(2+)-dependent binding of [3H]-ryanodine to VSMC microsomes was enhanced by the ryanodine receptor agonists 4-chloro-methyl-phenol (CMP) and caffeine, but was inhibited by ruthenium red and cADPR. We conclude that VSMC possess at least three functionally distinct pathways that promote intracellular Ca(2+) release. IP3-, cADPR-, and NAADP-induced intracellular Ca(2+) release may play a critical role in the maladaptive responses of VSMC to environmental stimuli that are characteristically associated with hypertension and/or atherogenesis.

Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose↗

In vivo and in vitro desensitization of nicotinic acid-induced adipocyte adenylate cyclase inhibition.

The influence of pretreatment of hamsters and of intact hamster adipocytes with the heterocyclic carboxylic acid, 3-carboxy-5-methylpyrazole (CMP) was studied on the inhibitory effects of various antilipolytic agents on adenylate cyclase in membrane preparations. In vivo pretreatment of hamsters for 3 days with the potent antilipolytic agent, CMP (40 mg/kg b.w., twice daily), markedly reduced the inhibitory potencies of CMP itself and of nicotinic acid on the adenylate cyclase. In contrast, enzyme inhibition by PGE1 remained unchanged. Increase in adenylate cyclase activity due to the stimulatory hormone, ACTH, the basal activity were enlarged in adipocyte membranes from CMP-pretreated hamsters compared to controls. In vitro pretreatment of intact hamster adipocytes with CMP at a maximally effective concentration (300 microM) caused a time-dependent decrease in adenylate cyclase inhibition by CMP itself; upon pretreatment for 120 min, inhibition was diminished by about 50%. Identical decreases in the inhibitory potencies were observed for nicotinic acid and for 3-carboxy-5-methylisoxazole, another carboxylic acid. In contrast, inhibitions of the adipocyte adenylate cyclase by PGE1, adrenaline and N6 -phenylisopropyladenosine were not changed by the in vitro pretreatment with CMP. The data indicate that adipocyte adenylate cyclase inhibition can desensitize following both in vivo and in vitro administration of an inhibitory agent. The desensitization process and the specificity observed give further support to the idea that inhibition of adipocyte adenylate cyclase by nicotinic acid is mediated by a membrane receptor and, additionally, suggest that nicotinic acid and the heterocyclic carboxylic acids studied act via a common receptor.

Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors↗

Uptake and metabolism of gangliosides in transformed mouse fibroblasts. Relationship of ganglioside structure to choleragen response.

NCTC 2071 cells, transformed mouse fibroblasts, when grown in chemically defined medium, are deficient in gangliosides and do not respond to choleragen. The cells lack two biosynthetic enzymes, CMP-sialic acid:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase and UDP-galactose:GM2 (GalNAc-[AcNeu]-Gal-Glc-ceramide) galactosyltransferase, which are required for ganglioside synthesis. Following uptake of ganglioside GM1 (Gal-GalNAc-[AcNeu]-Gal-Glc-ceramide) from the medium, the cells respond to choleragen; however, they remain unresponsive following uptake of gangliosides GM2 (approximately 6 X 10(6) molecules/cell) and GM3 (AcNeu-Gal-Glc-ceramide) (approximately 2 X 10(6) molecules/cell). A response was observed when the cells had bound approximately 2 X 10(7) molecules of GM2/cell. After binding GD1a (AcNeu-Gal-GalNAc-[AcNeu]-Gal-Glc ceramide) (approximately 2 X 10(5) molecules/cell), cells exhibit some response to the toxin which can be attributed to enzymatic conversion of GD1a to GM1. A second line of NCTC 2071 cells which have 2.5 X 10(7) molecules of endogenous GM2/cell is slightly responsive to choleragen; adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) levels rise 150%. However, when these cells have bound 4.4 X 10(4) molecules of GM1 per cell, cyclic AMP levels rise 7-fold following toxin treatment. GM1, which becomes functionally integrated into the cells, appears to be the natural receptor for choleragen and is 50 to 1000 times more effective than other gangliosides in eliciting a choleragen response.

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Contribution of dithiol ligands to in vitro and in vivo trypanocidal activities of dithiaarsanes and investigation of ligand exchange in an aqueous solution.

Twelve new dithiaarsanes were evaluated for their in vitro and in vivo trypanocidal properties in regard to their three parent molecules, 4-amino-phenylarsenoxide, melarsenoxide, and 4-dansylamino-phenylarsenoxide. The most potent dithiaarsane, compound 2b, had a minimum effective concentration of 1.5 nM after 48 h of incubation and at a dose of 0.39 micromol/kg of body weight (0.2 mg/kg) administered subcutaneously cured 100% of mice acutely infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei CMP. With this model, the chemotherapeutic index of compound 2b was 512, compared to 256 for melarsamine dihydrochloride (Cymelarsan) under the same conditions. With a chronic infection produced by T. brucei brucei GVR, compound 2b cured 100% of mice after treatment at a dose of 25 micromol/kg (12.5 mg/kg) for 4 consecutive days, whereas melarsamine dihydrochloride and potassium melarsonyl (Trimelarsan) cured less than 50% mice at this dose. For both acute and late-stage infections, dithiaarsanes having a melaminophenyl ring exhibited the most-potent trypanocidal activity. Compound 2b is thus one of the most active organoarsenicals described in a mouse trypanosomiasis model. Considering that the main intracellular targets of organoarsenicals are thiol groups, we studied the possibility of ligand exchange between Cymelarsan and several dithiols. In aqueous solution, we observed a rapid exchange of cysteamine from melarsamine with free cysteamine and also with various dithiols always in favor of more stable cyclic derivatives. These ligand exchanges suggest the ability of trivalent organoarsenicals to react with targets such as trypanothione and dihydrolipoic acid. Among several ligands, a 1,3-dimercaptopropane moiety appeared the most suitable for trypanocidal activity.

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Expression of recombinant human choriogonadotropin in Chinese hamster ovary glycosylation mutants.

Human CG, a member of the glycoprotein hormone family that includes LH, FSH, and TSH, is composed of two nonidentical subunits each containing two asparagine linked (N-linked) oligosaccharides. The role of the oligosaccharides in the action of these hormones is unclear. To examine the structure-activity relationships of the glycoprotein hormone oligosaccharides using nonenzymatic and nonchemical methods, we transfected CG subunit genes into mutant cell lines derived from Chinese hamster ovary cells. Two mutant cell lines that synthesize truncated oligosaccharides were used. Cell line 15B, lacking N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I, synthesizes N-linked carbohydrates containing Man5 oligomannosyl structures, and 1021, defective in transporting CMP-sialic acid into the Golgi, results in sialic-acid deficient glycoproteins. The binding of these derivatives to the LH/CG receptor did not differ significantly from purified CG (CR119), but the ability of the mutant hormones to stimulate cAMP biosynthesis in vitro is reduced compared to wild-type CG or CR119. Since the amino acid sequence of CG from the mutant and wild-type cells is identical, these data indicate that oligosaccharide structures, while not influencing receptor binding, directly affect signal transduction.

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Inhibition of CMP-sialic acid transport into Golgi vesicles by nucleoside monophosphates.

We examined the interactions of nucleotides with the CMP-sialic acid transporter in order to better understand which features play a role in binding and to investigate the relationship between binding and subsequent transport. With respect to the sugar, the transporter requires a complete ribose ring for tight binding, and the 2'-ara hydrogen makes an important contact. The enzyme exhibits little specificity with respect to the 2'- and 3'-hydroxyls, as it tolerated substitutions ranging from fluorine to an azido group. In the base, the C4 amine and C2 carbonyl groups make important contacts, while the N3 nitrogen does not. However, adding a methyl group to N3 dramatically reduced binding, indicating that mass at this position sterically hinders binding. Adding a group at C5 had either no effect or slightly enhanced binding. To determine if the transporter recognizes these CMP analogues as substrates, we assayed them for their ability to trans stimulate CMP-sialic acid import. These data suggest that the enzyme transports a wide variety of NMPs, and the rate of transport is inversely proportional to the K(I) of the analogue. The importance of our findings for understanding the specificities of the different nucleotide-sugar tranlocators and the design of novel glycosylation inhibitors are discussed.

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