TENCA , C.

: Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) poisoning affects glycoprotein processing and maturation at the level of rat liver microsomes and Golgi apparatus. HPLC analysis showed that within 5-60 min after CCl4 administration the levels of total dolichol, free dolichol and dolichyl-phosphate strongly decreased both in total microsomes and in Golgi...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent malignancy of childhood. Although therapeutical advances have been achieved, some ALL subgroups still fare poorly. CD1d is a monomorphic molecule that provides a suitable target for immunotherapy in view of the characterization of a glycolipid, α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), capable of...