Involvement of a Non-Human Sialic Acid in Human Cancer

Involvement of a Non-Human Sialic Acid in Human Cancer

Sialic acids are common monosaccharides that are widely expressed as outer terminal units on all vertebrate cell surfaces, and play fundamental roles in cell-cell and cell-microenvironment interactions. The predominant sialic acids on most mammalian cells are N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) and N...

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Main Authors: Annie eSamraj, Heinz eLäubli, Nissi eVarki, Ajit eVarki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Antibodies
Inflammation
red meat
sialic acid
Tumor antigen
Neu5Gc
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00033/full

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