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A new glycolipid antigen isolated from human erythrocyte membranes reacting with antibodies directed to globo-N-tetraosylceramide (globoside). 1982

R Kannagi, and M N Fukuda, and S Hakomori

Two glycolipid fractions were separated by high performance liquid chromatography from human erythrocyte membranes and which were reactive with antibodies to globo-N-tetraosylceramide (globoside). The reactivity to the antibody was abolished by treatment with endo-beta-galactosidase of Escherichia freundii which specifically hydrolyzes lacto-N-glycosyl series glycolipids, but does not hydrolyze globo series glycolipids. One of the fractions was isolated by repeated high performance liquid chromatography, and its structure was determined by direct probe mass spectrometry, methylation analysis, and by degradation with exo- and endoglycosidases as follows: GalNAc beta 1 leads to 3Gal beta 1 leads to 4GLcNAc beta 1 leads to 3 Gal beta 1 leads to 4Glc beta 1 leads to 1ceramide. The carbohydrate structure was identical with the asialo core of "G3-ganglioside" (IV3NeuAc2 leads to 3GalNAcLcnOs4Cer) (Watanabe, K., and Hakomori, S. (1979) Biochemistry 14,5502-5504), but the ceramide moiety of this glycolipid was characterized by having C22 and C24 fatty acids in a striking contrast to that G3-ganglioside was characterized by the predominance of C14 fatty acid. Since globoside was previously identified as blood group P antigen (Marcus, D. M., Kundu, S. K., and Suzuki, A. (1981) Semin. Hematol. 18, 63-71), and both globoside and this glycolipid possess the common terminal structure GalNAc beta 1 leads to 3Gal, this glycolipid may represent the second blood group P antigen belonging to the lacto series.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002855	Chromatography, Thin Layer	Chromatography on thin layers of adsorbents rather than in columns. The adsorbent can be alumina, silica gel, silicates, charcoals, or cellulose. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Chromatography, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatography,Chromatographies, Thin Layer,Chromatographies, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatography
D004910	Erythrocyte Membrane	The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS.	Erythrocyte Ghost,Red Cell Cytoskeleton,Red Cell Ghost,Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton, Erythrocyte,Cytoskeleton, Red Cell,Erythrocyte Cytoskeletons,Erythrocyte Ghosts,Erythrocyte Membranes,Ghost, Erythrocyte,Ghost, Red Cell,Membrane, Erythrocyte,Red Cell Cytoskeletons,Red Cell Ghosts
D004912	Erythrocytes	Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN.	Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D005227	Fatty Acids	Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Aliphatic Acid,Esterified Fatty Acid,Fatty Acid,Fatty Acids, Esterified,Fatty Acids, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acid,Aliphatic Acids,Acid, Aliphatic,Acid, Esterified Fatty,Acid, Saturated Fatty,Esterified Fatty Acids,Fatty Acid, Esterified,Fatty Acid, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acids
D005915	Globosides	Glycosphingolipids containing N-acetylglucosamine (paragloboside) or N-acetylgalactosamine (globoside). Globoside is the P antigen on erythrocytes and paragloboside is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of erythrocyte blood group ABH and P 1 glycosphingolipid antigens. The accumulation of globoside in tissue, due to a defect in hexosaminidases A and B, is the cause of Sandhoff disease.	Cytolipins,Lacto-N-neotetraosylceramide,Lacto-N-tetraosylceramide,Lactoneotetraosylceramide,Lacto N neotetraosylceramide,Lacto N tetraosylceramide
D006017	Glycolipids	Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydrophobic moiety such as an acylglycerol (see GLYCERIDES), a sphingoid, a ceramide (CERAMIDES) (N-acylsphingoid) or a prenyl phosphate. (From IUPAC's webpage)	Glycolipid
D006028	Glycosphingolipids	Lipids containing at least one monosaccharide residue and either a sphingoid or a ceramide (CERAMIDES). They are subdivided into NEUTRAL GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS comprising monoglycosyl- and oligoglycosylsphingoids and monoglycosyl- and oligoglycosylceramides; and ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS which comprises sialosylglycosylsphingolipids (GANGLIOSIDES); SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS (formerly known as sulfatides), glycuronoglycosphingolipids, and phospho- and phosphonoglycosphingolipids. (From IUPAC's webpage)	Asialoganglioside,Asialogangliosides,Glycosphingolipid,Sphingoglycolipid,Sphingoglycolipids
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000906	Antibodies	Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D000936	Antigen-Antibody Complex	The complex formed by the binding of antigen and antibody molecules. The deposition of large antigen-antibody complexes leading to tissue damage causes IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES.	Immune Complex,Antigen-Antibody Complexes,Immune Complexes,Antigen Antibody Complex,Antigen Antibody Complexes,Complex, Antigen-Antibody,Complex, Immune,Complexes, Antigen-Antibody,Complexes, Immune