title: Sialylation of intestinal microvillar membranes in newborn, sucking and weaned pigs.
abstract: Affinity cytochemistry and biochemistry revealed distinctive temporal changes in the expression of sialylated and compositionally related membrane glycoconjugates in the pig small intestine between birth and weaning. The expression of membrane NeuAc alpha 2,6 moieties, recognized by Sambucus nigra agglutinin-1, was high in newborn pigs, declined slightly during sucking and was very low in weaned animals. Conversely, the expression of membrane NeuAc alpha 2.3 moieties, recognized by Maackia amurensis agglutinin-2, was low at birth but higher in sucking and weaned animals. Histoblood group O- and A-antigen expression was first detected in a minority of sucking pigs, but was evident in all weaned pigs examined. Lactase glycoforms were isolated from solubilized microvillar membranes of newborn and weaned pigs. The newborn (predominantly alpha 2,6-sialylated) and weaned (predominantly alpha 1,2-fucosylated) glycoforms exhibited similar specific activity, indicating that postnatal lactase decline in the pig intestine is unrelated to temporal changes in membrane sialylation and fucosylation.
authors.affiliation: Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Begbie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McFadyen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000373:Agglutinins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000737:chemistry; D005643:Fucose / Q000737:chemistry; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007583:Jejunum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D043322:Lactase; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008871:Microvilli / Q000378:metabolism*; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D013552:Swine; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006001:Glycoconjugates; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012794:Sialic Acids; D005643:Fucose; D043322:Lactase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate