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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2012

Regulated expression and neural functions of human natural killer-1 (HNK-1) carbohydrate.

Yasuhiko Kizuka, Shogo Oka

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yasuhiko KizukaDisease Glycomics Team, Systems Glycobiology Research Group, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. y.kizuka@riken.jp
Shogo Oka
Kyoto University · JPRIKEN Advanced Science Institute · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human natural killer-1 (HNK-1) carbohydrate, comprising a unique trisaccharide HSO(3)-3GlcAβ1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc, shows well-regulated expression and unique functions in the nervous system. Recent studies have revealed sophisticated and complicated expression mechanisms for HNK-1 glycan. Activities of biosynthetic enzymes are controlled through the formation of enzyme-complexes and regulation of subcellular localization. Functional aspects of HNK-1 carbohydrate were examined by overexpression, knockdown, and knockout studies of these enzymes. HNK-1 is involved in several neural functions such as synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and the underlying molecular mechanisms have been illustrated upon identification of the target carrier glycoproteins of HNK-1 such as the glutamate receptor subunit GluA2 or tenascin-R. In this review, we describe recent findings about HNK-1 carbohydrate that provide further insights into the mechanism of its expression and function in the nervous system.

Indexed as

AnimalsCD57 AntigensChick EmbryoDendritic SpinesEpitopesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlucuronosyltransferaseHumansMiceModels, BiologicalNervous SystemNervous System DiseasesNeuronal PlasticityPolysaccharidesRatsCD57 AntigensEpitopesgalactosylgalactoylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferaseGlucuronosyltransferasePolysaccharides

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PMID22669261
PMCPMC11114532
OpenAlexW2021344026

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