Interaction of the natural anti-Gal antibody with α-galactosyl epitopes: a major obstacle for xenotransplantation in humans

Man, apes, and Old World monkeys differ from other mammals in the expression of alpha-galactosyl epitopes on nucleated cells.

Uri Galili, Simon Shohet, E Kobrin et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1988 · 940 citations · Full text

A unique natural human IgG antibody with anti-alpha-galactosyl specificity.

Uri Galili, E. A. Rachmilewitz, Aviva Peleg et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1984 · 698 citations · Full text

Immunocytochemical Technique, Immunology, Glycobiology +17

Interaction between human natural anti-alpha-galactosyl immunoglobulin G and bacteria of the human flora

Uri Galili, Robert E. Mandrell, R M Hamadeh et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1988 · 538 citations · Full text

Antibiotic Adjuvant, Humoral Response, Immunology +19

Human natural anti-alpha-galactosyl IgG. II. The specific recognition of alpha (1----3)-linked galactose residues.

Uri Galili, B.A. Macher, Joanne Buehler et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1985 · 418 citations · Full text

Antibody Binding, Bioorganic Chemistry, Immunology +24

Frameshift and nonsense mutations in a human genomic sequence homologous to a murine UDP-Gal:beta-D-Gal(1,4)-D-GlcNAc alpha(1,3)-galactosyltransferase cDNA.

Robert D. Larsen, Carlos A. Rivera-Marrero, Ryan Cummings et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1990 · 282 citations · Full text

Genetics, -D-glcnac Alpha, Glycobiology +22