Structure and function of renal glycosphingolipids.
Structure and function of renal glycosphingolipids.
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肾鞘糖脂的结构和功能。
DOI:
10.1152/ajprenal.1991.260.3.f291
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1991
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Radin,NS
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作者:
Shayman,JA;Radin,NS
SHAYMAN, JAMES A., AND NORMAN S. RADIN. Structureandfunctionof rend glycosphingolipids. Am. J. Physiol. 260 (Renal Fluid Electrolyte Physiol. 29): F291-F302, 1991.-Glycosphingolipids(GSLs) are ubiquitous cell components comprised of three distinct moieties, a long-chain base, a fatty acid, and a carbohydrate. Significant heterogeneity exists in the structure of each of these components, particularly in mammalian kidney. Structural studies of renal GSLs, based on the characterization of the carbohydrate structures alone, have revealed the existence of~ 30 distinct glycolipid species. Studies of the metabolism and physiology of renal GSLs, although less precise, nevertheless support roles for GSLs in the mediation of a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes. Best studied are the associations between GSL expression and Fabry’s disease, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and bacterial tropism to the urinary tract. Other studies support an association between GSL metabolism and renal cell growth, differentiation, ionic transport, matrix interaction, and signal transduction. kidney; ceramide; cerebrosides; gangliosides; sphingosine; stage-specific embryonic antigens; glucosylceramide; conduritol B epoxide; l-phenyl-2 decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanolGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS(GSLs) are diverse and highly complex cellular components localized primarily, perhaps, in the plasma membranes. They are distributed with high specificity between mammalian species, organs, cell types, and subcellular domains. GSLs have been postulated to mediate a wide variety of cellular functions, including cellular growth, cell-cell interactions, and ion transport. Many investigators, particularly in the neurosciences and oncology, have made many observations in attempting to understand the association between GSL structure and cellular function. Renal physiologists, however, have largely ignored these compounds as potential mediators of a variety of important physiological processes.