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ECB-ART-34585
Exp Cell Biol 1984 Jan 01;526:383-8. doi: 10.1159/000163285.
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Sulfated polysaccharides and cell differentiation in the sea urchin embryo.

Løvtrup-Rein H , Løvtrup S .


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The synthesis of sulfated polysaccharides during the embryonic development of Paracentrotus lividus has been investigated by incorporation of radioactive sulfate, glucose, glucosamine and fucose. The following substances become labelled: fucan sulfate (approximately 60%), heparan sulfate (approximately 20%) and dermatan sulfate (approximately 20%), and possibly a very slight amount of chondroitin sulfate. In animalized and vegetalized embryos, the rate of incorporation is significantly reduced, and furthermore dermatan sulfate is almost absent in animalized embryos. It is concluded that this substance is associated with the differentiation of vegetative cells, possibly the mesenchyme cells.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC100889101 LOC115919910