title: Lectin binding to olfactory system in a shark, Scyliorhinus canicula.
abstract: Lectin histochemical studies were performed on the olfactory system of Scyliorhinus canicula to identify specific glycoconjugates on the cell surface of primary olfactory neurons. The olfactory receptor cells, the olfactory nerve fibers and their terminals in the bulbs were labelled with SBA, BSA-I and BSA-I-B4. The lectin staining patterns indicate that the membranes of small-spotted catshark olfactory neurons had glycoproteins with alpha-galactose residues. This carbohydrate moiety could be related to modulation of the cell-cell interactions in the olfactory system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Franceschini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000032:analysis; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000378:metabolism; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012754:Sharks / Q000378:metabolism*; D030262:Soybean Proteins; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins
chemical_list: D006001:Glycoconjugates; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins; D030262:Soybean Proteins; C045475:Griffonia simplicifolia lectins; C028824:soybean lectin; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins