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Abstract

Cell surface molecules of eukaryotic cells have been considered to be integrated into the membrane bilayer by a transmembrane protein sequence. The Thy-1 antigen of rodent thymocytes and brain was the first eukaryotic membrane molecule for which biochemical data clearly suggested membrane integration via a nonprotein tail. Direct evidence is now presented showing that a glycophospholipid structure is attached to the carboxyl-terminal cysteine residue and that 31 carboxyl-terminal amino acids predicted from the Thy-1 complementary DNA sequence are not present in the mature glycoprotein. These experimental results raise questions concerning signaling across a cell membrane since antibodies to Thy-1 can stimulate T lymphocytes to release lymphokines and undergo cell division.

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Tse, A. G. D., Barclay, A. N., Watts, A., & Williams, A. F. (1985). A Glycophospholipid Tail at the Carboxyl Terminus of the Thy-1 Glycoprotein of Neurons and Thymocytes. Science, 230(4729), 1003–1008.

Authors 4
  1. Albert G. D. Tse (first)
  2. A. Neil Barclay (additional)
  3. Anthony Watts (additional)
  4. Alan F. Williams (additional)
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@article{Tse_1985, title={A Glycophospholipid Tail at the Carboxyl Terminus of the Thy-1 Glycoprotein of Neurons and Thymocytes}, volume={230}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2865810}, DOI={10.1126/science.2865810}, number={4729}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Tse, Albert G. D. and Barclay, A. Neil and Watts, Anthony and Williams, Alan F.}, year={1985}, month=nov, pages={1003–1008} }