Seasonal variations in integumental glycoconjugates ofRana rugosa

This study investigates whether or not the distribution of specific glycoconjugates within the skin is related to the regulation of water balance in the aquatic larvae and semiaquatic adults of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. A lectin histochemical study was carried out on paraffin sections of dorsal and ventral skin from tadpoles in representative stages as well as from adult frogs. Sections were stained with the following horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated lectins, which bind to specific terminal sugar residues of glycoconjugates: UEA 1 for alpha-L-fucose, SBA for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, WGA for N-acetyl-B-D-glucosamine, and PNA for beta-galactose. Results indicate that lectins serve as markers for specific skin components (e.g., a second ground substance layer within the dermis was revealed by positive UEA 1 staining). Moreover, each lectin has a specific binding pattern that is similar in dorsal and ventral skin; the larval patterns change as the skin undergoes extensive histological and physiological remodeling during metamorphic climax. These findings enhance our understanding of glycoconjugates and their relationship to skin structure and function-in particular, to the regulation of water balance in R. catesbeiana.

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Metamorphic changes in localization of sugars in skin of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens

Tyrell

Guin

Kaltenbach

2008

Journal of Morphology

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A lectin histochemical study was carried out to determine the distribution of specific sugars in glycoconjugates within an important osmoregulatory organ, amphibian skin. Paraffin sections were made of Rana pipiens skin from dorsal and ventral regions of aquatic larvae in representative developmental stages as well as from several body regions of semiaquatic adult frogs. Sections were incubated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated lectins, which bind to specific terminal sugar residues of glycoconjugates. Such sites were visualized by DAB-H2O2. The following HRP-lectins were used: UEA-1 for alpha-L-fucose, SBA for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, WGA for N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine, PNA for beta-galactose, and Con A for alpha-mannose. We found that lectin binding patterns in larvae change during metamorphic climax as the skin undergoes extensive histological remodeling; this results in adult skin with staining patterns that are specific for each lectin and are similar in all body regions. Such findings in R. pipiens provide additional insight into the localization of molecules involved in osmoregulation in amphibian skin.

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Seasonal variations in integumental glycoconjugates ofRana rugosa

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Glycoconjugate localization in larval and adult skin of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana: A lectin histochemical study

Metamorphic changes in localization of sugars in skin of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens

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