Journal ArticleAuthors : Sumida, Tomomi (2023)
β-N-Acetylgalactosamine-containing glycans play essential roles in several biological
processes, including cell adhesion, signal transduction, and immune responses. β-N
Acetylgalactosaminidases hydrolyze β-N-acetylgalactosamine linkages of various
glycoconjugates. However, their biological significance remains ambiguous, primarily
because only one type of enzyme, exo-β-N-acetylgalactosaminidases that specifically act on
β-N-acetylgalactosamine residues, has been documented so far. In t...