Glycosylphosphatidylinositols

Known as: Gly-PtdIns, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol, Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol 
Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They anchor GPI-LINKED PROTEINS or polysaccharides to cell… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
Exosomes: Therapy delivery tools and biomarkers of diseases.
Virtually all cells in the organism secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs), a heterogeneous population of lipid bilayer membrane… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Activation of TLR2 and TLR4 by glycosylphosphatidylinositols derived from Toxoplasma gondii.
GPIs isolated from Toxoplasma gondii, as well as a chemically synthesized GPI lacking the lipid moiety, activated a reporter gene… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Induction of proinflammatory responses in macrophages by the glycosylphosphatidylinositols of Plasmodium falciparum: cell signaling receptors, glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) structural…
The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors of Plasmodium falciparum have been proposed to be the major factors that… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Activation of Toll-like receptor-2 by glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors from a protozoan parasite.
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors and glycoinositolphospholipids (GIPLs) from parasitic protozoa have been shown to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Highly purified glycosylphosphatidylinositols from Trypanosoma cruzi are potent proinflammatory agents.
Intracellular protozoan parasites are potent stimulators of cell-mediated immunity. The induction of macrophage proinflammatory… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored glucanosyltransferases play an active role in the biosynthesis of the fungal cell wall.
A novel 1,3-beta-glucanosyltransferase isolated from the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus was recently characterized. This… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Inhibition of Trypanosoma brucei gene expression by RNA interference using an integratable vector with opposing T7 promoters.
RNA interference is a powerful method for inhibition of gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei (Ngo, H., Tschudi, C., Gull, K… (More)
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Review
1999
Review
1999
The structure, biosynthesis and functions of glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors, and the contributions of trypanosome research.
The discovery of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchors has had a significant impact on several areas of eukaryote… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Functions of lipid rafts in biological membranes.
Recent studies showing that detergent-resistant membrane fragments can be isolated from cells suggest that biological membranes… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Natural ligand of mouse CD1d1: cellular glycosylphosphatidylinositol.
Mouse CD1d1, a member of the CD1 family of evolutionarily conserved major histocompatibility antigen-like molecules, controls the… (More)
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