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Anaplasma marginale, Eperythrozoon wenyoni: lectin reactions with bovine erythrocytes.

Abstract
Normal bovine erythrocytes were agglutinated with four of five lectins specific for different oligosaccharides. The order of reactivity was wheat germ greater than ricin greater than soybean greater than peanut. Concanavalin A did not agglutinate normal bovine erythrocytes. After neuraminidase treatment of normal bovine erythrocytes, each lectin agglutinated the cells with decreased concentrations of lectin, verifying that partial removal of sialic acid exposes more of each lectin's binding sites or alters the binding site such that fewer molecules of lectin are required to initiate agglutination. A change in agglutination of erythrocytes using soybean agglutinin and peanut agglutinin occurred when cells were obtained from cattle infected with Eperythrozoon wenyoni. The results suggested that an alteration in erythrocyte membranes occurred as a result of this infection as manifested by the increased recognition of both the soybean agglutinin and peanut agglutinin receptor carbohydrates. A similar effect was indicated with erythrocytes obtained during an acute Anaplasma marginale infection; however, an ensuing reticulocytosis masked the effect, requiring the use of fluoresceinated lectins to verify that increased binding of each lectin occurred with infected cells when compared to normal cells.
AuthorsW L Goff, L W Johnson, K L Kuttler
JournalExperimental parasitology (Exp Parasitol) Vol. 61 Issue 1 Pg. 103-13 (Feb 1986) ISSN: 0014-4894 [Print] United States
PMID3943586 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lectins
  • Peanut Agglutinin
  • Plant Lectins
  • Soybean Proteins
  • soybean lectin
  • Neuraminidase
Topics
  • Anaplasmataceae Infections (veterinary)
  • Anaplasmosis (blood)
  • Animals
  • Carbohydrates (blood)
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases (blood)
  • Erythrocytes (analysis)
  • Hemagglutination
  • Lectins (metabolism, pharmacology)
  • Mycoplasma Infections (blood, veterinary)
  • Neuraminidase (pharmacology)
  • Peanut Agglutinin
  • Plant Lectins
  • Soybean Proteins
  • Splenectomy

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