Lectin histochemical identification of the carbohydrate moieties on N- and O-linked oligosaccharides in the duct cells of the testis of an amphibian urodele, the spanish newt (Pleurodeles waltl) |
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| Authors: | Sáez F J Madrid J F Alonso E Hernández F |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Cell Biology and Morphological Sciences, University of the Basque Country, E-48940 Leioa (Vizcaya), Spain;(2) Department of Cell Biology, University of Murcia, Espinardo (Murcia), Spain |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the present work was to study the carbohydrate moieties present on N- and O-linked oligosaccharides of duct cells of a urodele amphibian testis, by means of lectin histochemistry. It was found that duct cells have a carbohydrate composition that includes ensuremath  (1,3)-, (1,4)- or (1,6)-linked Fuc and Man on N-linked oligosaccharides, Gal and GlcNAc on O-linked oligosaccharides, and DBA-positive GalNAc, (1,2)-linked Fuc and Neu5Ac(2,3)Gal  (1,4)GlcNAc on both N- and O-linked oligosaccharides. All the duct cells showed the same lectin labelling pattern, the only exception being some sparse duct cells that showed the sequence Neu5Ac(2,6)Gal/GalNAc. The possible roles of duct cells in sperm maturation and the hypothesis for a common origin of duct and follicle (Sertoli) cells in the urodele testis are discussed. |
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