title: Biosynthetic pathway for a new series of gangliosides, GT1a alpha and GQ1b alpha.
abstract: A new class of gangliosides, GT1a alpha and GQ1b alpha, were initially identified as cholinergic neuron-specific antigens in bovine brain. These gangliosides have in common alpha 2-6 NeuAc linked to the GalNAc residue in the gangliotetraose core structure. In this study, we have determined the biosynthetic pathways of GT1a alpha and GQ1b alpha using rat liver Golgi fraction. The results showed that GT1a alpha and GQ1b alpha were synthesized from GD1a and GT1b, respectively, by the action of a GalNAc alpha 2-6 sialyltransferase. It was also demonstrated that these two gangliosides were found to exist as extremely minor components in rat liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Hidari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; C016481:trisialoganglioside GT1; C039129:GQ1b ganglioside; D012799:Sialyltransferases