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Early dolichyl sugar synthesis during differentiation of non-growing brine-shrimp (Artemia salina) embryos. 1981

L A Quesada-Allue

Incubation of cell-free extracts of Artemia salina with sugar nucleotides resulted in the formation of dolichyl derivatives. These enzymic activities were detected early in the development of the encysted Artemia embryos. Dolichyl sugars seemed to act as intermediates in the glycosylation of proteins, which may be involved in the initiation of cellular differentiation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011103	Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides	These compounds function as activated monosaccharide carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and oligosaccharide phospholipids. Obtained from a nucleoside diphosphate sugar and a polyisoprenyl phosphate.	Isoprenoid Phosphate Monosaccharides,Monosaccharides, Isoprenoid Phosphate,Monosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl Phosphate,Phosphate Monosaccharides, Isoprenoid,Phosphate Monosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl
D011105	Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars	Compounds functioning as activated glycosyl carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and glycophospholipids. They include the polyisoprenyl pyrophosphates.	Isoprenoid Phosphate Sugars,Sugar Pyrophosphorylpolyprenols,Phosphate Sugars, Isoprenoid,Phosphate Sugars, Polyisoprenyl,Pyrophosphorylpolyprenols, Sugar,Sugars, Isoprenoid Phosphate,Sugars, Polyisoprenyl Phosphate
D011506	Proteins	Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein.	Gene Products, Protein,Gene Proteins,Protein,Protein Gene Products,Proteins, Gene
D002454	Cell Differentiation	Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs.	Differentiation, Cell,Cell Differentiations,Differentiations, Cell
D002474	Cell-Free System	A fractionated cell extract that maintains a biological function. A subcellular fraction isolated by ultracentrifugation or other separation techniques must first be isolated so that a process can be studied free from all of the complex side reactions that occur in a cell. The cell-free system is therefore widely used in cell biology. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p166)	Cellfree System,Cell Free System,Cell-Free Systems,Cellfree Systems,System, Cell-Free,System, Cellfree,Systems, Cell-Free,Systems, Cellfree
D004287	Dolichol Monophosphate Mannose	A lipophilic glycosyl carrier of the monosaccharide mannose in the biosynthesis of oligosaccharide phospholipids and glycoproteins.	Dolichyl Mannopyranosyl Phosphate,Dolichyl Mannosyl Phosphate,Mannolipid,Mannosyl Phosphoryl Dolichol,D-Mannopyranosyldolichyl,Dolicholphosphate Mannose,Dolichyl Alpha-D-Mannopyranosyl Phosphate,Alpha-D-Mannopyranosyl Phosphate, Dolichyl,D Mannopyranosyldolichyl,Dolichol, Mannosyl Phosphoryl,Dolichyl Alpha D Mannopyranosyl Phosphate,Mannopyranosyl Phosphate, Dolichyl,Mannose, Dolichol Monophosphate,Mannose, Dolicholphosphate,Mannosyl Phosphate, Dolichyl,Monophosphate Mannose, Dolichol,Phosphate, Dolichyl Alpha-D-Mannopyranosyl,Phosphate, Dolichyl Mannopyranosyl,Phosphate, Dolichyl Mannosyl,Phosphoryl Dolichol, Mannosyl
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001156	Artemia	A genus of CRUSTACEA of the order ANOSTRACA, found in briny pools and lakes and often cultured for fish food. It has 168 chromosomes and differs from most crustaceans in that its blood contains hemoglobin.	Brine Shrimp,Shrimp, Brine,Artemias,Brine Shrimps,Shrimps, Brine