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The role of sialic acid in determining the life-span of circulating cells and glycoproteins

Velio Bocci
- 15 Feb 1976 - 
- Vol. 32, Iss: 2, pp 135-140
TLDR
The role of sialic acid in determining the life of circulating cells and glycoproteins is reviewed and an attempt is made to assess its real importance and to interpret the desialylation pathway.
Abstract
The role of sialic acid in determining the life of circulating cells and glycoproteins is reviewed and an attempt is made to assess its real importance and to interpret the desialylation pathway. An overall view of factors, including desialylated glycoprotein fragments, that may regulate hepatic synthesis of glycoproteins is presented.

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In vivo recognition and clearance of red blood cells containing phosphatidylserine in their plasma membranes.

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Reduced clearance rate of thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) with increased sialylation: a mechanism for estrogen-induced elevation of serum TBG concentration.

TL;DR: The results indicate that the rate of in vivo metabolism of TBG is dependent on its sialic acid content and the more heavily sialylated anodal bands of purified but unfractionated serum TBG survived longer in the circulation of a rat.
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Insertion of fluorescent phosphatidylserine into the plasma membrane of red blood cells. Recognition by autologous macrophages

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The Role of Sialic Acid in Determining the Survival of Glycoproteins in the Circulation

TL;DR: Evidence is presented to indicate a generalized role for the terminal sialic acid residues of circulating glycoproteins of desialylated plasma proteins inducers of gonadotropic hormones and follicle-stimulating hormone.
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The isolation and properties of a rabbit liver binding protein specific for asialoglycoproteins.

TL;DR: The purification, by affinity chromatography, of an hepatic protein which retains the characteristic binding properties associated with the membranes is described, which indicates a high degree of aggregation in the final, water-soluble preparation.
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Physical and Chemical Studies on Ceruloplasmin: V. METABOLIC STUDIES ON SIALIC ACID-FREE CERULOPLASMIN IN VIVO

TL;DR: Injection into rabbits of radioactive ceruloplasmin from which sialic acid had been removed enzymatically resulted in a rapid disappearance of the asialoceruloplAsmin from the serum and its appearance in parenchymal cells, but not in Kupffer cells, of the liver.
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