A membrane-anchored form but not the secretory form of human chorionic gonadotropin-alpha chain acquires polylactosaminoglycan.
Fukuda M, Guan J, Rose J. A membrane-anchored form but not the secretory form of human chorionic gonadotropin-alpha chain acquires polylactosaminoglycan. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1988, 263: 5314-5318. PMID: 2451668, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)60717-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-anchored formHuman chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) alpha-subunitMembrane anchoringGonadotropin alpha subunitSecretory formVesicular stomatitis virus glycoproteinMonkey COS-1 cellsCOS-1 cellsMembrane-bound formCytoplasmic domainMembrane proteinsSecretory proteinsComplex-type oligosaccharidesSecretory glycoproteinsProteinDNAVirus glycoproteinSubunitsPolylactosaminoglycansCarbohydrate structuresGlycoproteinGlycansAnchoringAsnEnzyme