Papers by Luis EnriiQue GamBiino Gonzalez
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Glycobiology, 2015
Contact with the urticating setae from the abdomen of adult females of the neo-tropical moth Hyle... more Contact with the urticating setae from the abdomen of adult females of the neo-tropical moth Hylesia metabus gives rise to an urticating dermatitis, characterized by intense pruritus, generalized malaise and occasionally ocular lesions (lepidopterism). The setae contain a pro-inflammatory glycosylated protease homologous to other S1A serine proteases of insects. Deglycosylation with PNGase F in the presence of a buffer prepared with 40% H 2 18 O allowed the assignment of an N-glycosylation site. Five main paucimannosidic N-glycans were identified, three of which were exclusively α(1-6)-fucosylated at the proximal GlcNAc. A considerable portion of these N-glycans are anionic species sulfated on either the 4-or the 6-position of the α(1-6)-mannose residue of the core. The application of chemically and enzymatically modified variants of the toxin in an animal model in guinea pigs showed that the pro-inflammatory and immunological reactions, e.g. disseminated fibrin deposition and activation of neutrophils, are due to the presence of sulfate-linked groups and not on disulfide bonds, as demonstrated by the reduction and S-alkylation of the toxin. On the other hand, the hemorrhagic vascular lesions observed are attributed to the proteolytic activity of the toxin. Thus, N-glycan sulfation may constitute a defense mechanism against predators.
C a r a c a s , 1 9 9 9 i Catalogación en la fuente Q180.55 M4A7 ARIAS ODON, Fidias G. El Proyect... more C a r a c a s , 1 9 9 9 i Catalogación en la fuente Q180.55 M4A7 ARIAS ODON, Fidias G. El Proyecto de Investigación: Guía para su elaboración --3ra. ed. --Caracas: Episteme, 1999. 96 p.; 22 cm. Bibliografía: p. 85-89 Apéndices: p. 91-95 ISBN 980-07-3868-1 1. Investigación -Metodología. 2. Proyectos, Redacción de. 3. Tesis-Manuales. Copyright 1999. EDITORIAL EPISTEME, C.A. / ORIAL EDICIONES Caracas-Venezuela Depósito Legal: ISBN 980-07-3868-1 Todos los Derechos Reservados Composición y Diagramación: Formas Moilet. C A. -Telf 633 65.65 Impreso por: Editorial Texto, c.a. Este libro no puede reproducirse ni total ni parcialmente, por ningún medio, sin autorización escrita del Editor. ii "El peor error es no hacer nada por pensar que es poco lo que se puede hacer" E. BURKE "Los hombres aprenden mientras enseñan" SÉNECA "Un educador no tiene el sentido del fracaso, precisamente porque se cree un maestro. Quien enseña manda"
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Papers by Luis EnriiQue GamBiino Gonzalez