FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF N-LINKED GLYCOSYLATION IN HUMAN HEPATIC LIPASE: ASPARAGINE-56 IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH ENZYME ACTIVITY AND SECRETION.

Functional role of N-linked glycosylation in human hepatic lipase: asparagine-56 is important for both enzyme activity and secretion.

Hepatic lipase (HL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) are evolutionarily related enzymes that are essential for normal lipoprotein metabolism.While much has been published on the structure-function relationship of LPL, little is known concerning the structural basis of HL action and secretion.Human HL is a glycoprotein and its predicted amino acid seque

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Scanning electron microscopic study of the tongue in golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Callithrichidae: Primates)

Leontopithecus is the largest genus of Callithrichidae, occupying isolated remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil.The objective of this study was to investigate the ultrastructure of the dorsum of the tongue of golden-headed lion tamarins.Tongues of ten adult lion tamarins kept in captivity at the Center of Primatology of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ-FE

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