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 · 945 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17

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 · 703 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +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 · 545 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

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 · 421 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Immunology +17

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 · 283 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +7