Oligosaccharide Portion of GM1 Enhances Process Formation by S20Y Neuroblastoma Cells

Cara‐Lynne ‐L Schengrund, Catherine Prouty

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    Abstract

    The oligosaccharide portion of ganglioside GM1 was found to enhance neuritogenesis by S20Y murine neuroblastoma cells grown in vitro. The average length of the neurites produced by cells grown in the presence of the oligosaccharide portion of GM1 was comparable to that of cells grown in the presence of intact GM1. The processes of these cells were significantly longer (p < 0.005, pooled t test) than those of cells grown in the presence of comparable concentrations of sialic acid, lactose, sialyllactose, GD1a, or the oligosaccharide moiety of GD1a. These results suggest that it is the oligosaccharide portion of GM1 that is responsible for the ability of GM1 to enhance process outgrowth by S20Y neuroblastoma cells.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)277-282
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of neurochemistry
    Volume51
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 1988

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Biochemistry
    • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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