The glycocalyx (pl.: glycocalyces or glycocalyxes), also known as the pericellular matrix and sometime cell coat, is a glycoprotein and glycolipid covering...
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endothelial glycocalyx whose interpolymer spaces function as a system of small pores, radius circa 5 nm. Where the endothelial glycocalyx overlies a gap...
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cells which line the inner surface of the small and large intestines. A glycocalyx surface coat contains digestive enzymes. Microvilli on the apical surface...
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criticised and attention has shifted to the impact of the intravascular glycocalyx layer as the major player. The word 'oncotic' by definition is termed...
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Microvillus (section Glycocalyx)
pathogens and other antigen-presenting cells. The microvilli are covered with glycocalyx, consisting of peripheral glycoproteins that can attach themselves to...
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structures, including the cell wall and the carbohydrate layer called the glycocalyx, as well as the intracellular network of protein fibers called the cytoskeleton...
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Bacterial cell structure (section Glycocalyx)
bacteria secrete extracellular polymers outside of their cell walls called glycocalyx. These polymers are usually composed of polysaccharides and sometimes...
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They can also generate movement where they are called type IV pili. Glycocalyx is produced by many bacteria to surround their cells, and varies in structural...
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layer. Capsule and slime layer are sometimes summarized under the term glycocalyx. Most bacterial capsules are composed of polysaccharide, but some species...
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range from glycoproteins in cell surface membranes that constitute the glycocalyx, to important antibodies produced by leukocytes. Chemical synthesized...
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of a lipid bilayer and a thin outer coat of polysaccharide material (glycocalyx) that contacts the basement membrane. The basement membrane contains numerous...
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of the cytoplasm that contains the prokaryote's single DNA molecule. Glycocalyx (only in some types of prokaryotes) A glycoprotein-polysaccharide covering...
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glycolipids. Therefore, the slime layer is considered as a subset of glycocalyx. While slime layers and capsules are found most commonly in bacteria,...
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Neisseria infections, since Neisseria have a thin cell wall and little to no glycocalyx. Terminal complement pathway deficiency Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria...
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proteoglycans), typically found in e.g. connective tissues, mucus, the glycocalyx, and basal laminae. PAS staining can be used to assist in the diagnosis...
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Hyaluronidase, when injected into the circulation, results in the loss of glycocalyx and is therefore considered as a potential endogenous sheddase. However...
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fluid mosaic model – diffusion – osmosis phospholipids – glycolipid – glycocalyx – antigen – isoprene ion channel – proton pump – electron transport –...
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Bertozzi has applied the techniques of bioorthogonal chemistry to study glycocalyx, the sugars that surround the cell membrane. Her discoveries have advanced...
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that firebrats detect the presence of E. cloacae based on its external glycocalyx of polysaccharides, most likely based on its D-glucose component. Mycotypha...
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belongs to the order Dermamoebida, a group of naked amoebae with a thick glycocalyx. Cells of Mayorella marianaensis were isolated and cultivated from deep-sea...
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proteins they can be bound to. Saccharolipids Sophorolipid Rhamnolipid Glycocalyx Glycome Glycoprotein Niemann–Pick disease Voet D, Voet J, Pratt C (2013)...
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receptors. The endoneurium consists of an inner sleeve of material called the glycocalyx and an outer, delicate, meshwork of collagen fibres. Nerves are bundled...
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epithelium Dark cell Epithelial-mesenchymal transition Epithelial polarity Glycocalyx Inner and outer enamel epithelium Iris pigment epithelium Neuroepithelial...
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vessels become less responsive to vasoconstrictive agents, lose their glycocalyx (normal coating) and negative ionic charge, become leaky and cause extensive...
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attachment surface for several extracellular structures such as a cell wall, glycocalyx, and cytoskeleton. Within the cytoplasm of a cell, there are many biomolecules...
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increases the functional capability of the vesicle. Fahraeus–Lindquist effect Glycocalyx Microcirculatory Society Conti, Fiorenzo (13 April 2010). Fisiología Médica...
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nephrin. In addition, foot processes have a negatively charged coat (glycocalyx) that repels negatively charged molecules such as serum albumin. The mesangium...
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border on the apical surface of the epithelial cells is covered with glycocalyx, which is composed of oligosaccharides attached to membrane glycoproteins...
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composition. The red blood cell membrane is composed of 3 layers: the glycocalyx on the exterior, which is rich in carbohydrates; the lipid bilayer which...
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they do not contain microtubules. They may or may not be covered by a glycocalyx coating. They have no fixed arrangement, different to the structure present...
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