Characterization of bovine <it>FUT7</it> furthers understanding of <it>FUT7</it> evolution in mammals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Sialyl-Lewis X (Sle<sup>x</sup>) is a well-known glycan structure involved in leukocyte homing and recruitment to inflammatory sites. SLe<sup>x</sup> is well conserved among species and is mainly synthesiz...

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Main Authors: Laporte Benoît, Petit Daniel, Rocha Dominique, Boussaha Mekki, Grohs Cécile, Maftah Abderrahman, Petit Jean-Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/13/74