Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Involvement of Amblyomma americanum α-D-Galactosidase and β-1,4 Galactosyltransferase Enzymes in α-Gal Metabolism

Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an IgE-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-gal) injected into humans from the lone-star tick (Amblyomma americanum) bite. Indeed, α-gal is discovered in salivary glands of lone-star tick; however, the tick’s...

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Main Authors: Surendra Raj Sharma, Gary Crispell, Ahmed Mohamed, Cameron Cox, Joshua Lange, Shailesh Choudhary, Scott P. Commins, Shahid Karim
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d8ae8486b1e142ea8d00e070f858ab6e
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