Table 1. Summary of the retroviral constructs used.
Abbreviation | Gene symbol | Enzyme name | Vector (fluorescent protein) |
A4 | A4GALT | α1,4-galactosyltransferase | pMigR1g (EGFP) |
B1 | B3GALNT1 | β1,3-N-acetyl-galactosaminyltransferase 1 | pMigR1b (mTagBFP) |
B5 | B3GALT5 | GlcNAc/GalNAc-β1,3-galactosyltransferase 5 | pMigR1r (TagRFP657) |
FS | Gbgt1 | Forssman synthase | pMigR1r (TagRFP657) |
Each enzyme corresponding to a gene symbol was abbreviated in the text and its cDNA introduced into retroviral vectors containing a different fluorescent protein (between parentheses).