Biopolymers and cell. 1994. Volume 10. № 2. 28 - 31

A. V. Timoshenko, L. K. Gerasimova, L. I. Kolupaeva, S. N. Cherenkevich

MANNOSE-SPECIFIC INTERCELLULAR AGGREGATION OF RAT THYMOCYTES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI CELLS TRIGGERED BY TEMPERATURE

Summary

    D-mannose was shown to induce disaggregation of rat thymocytes and E. coli AB1157 cells at any stage of the process. Mannose-specific aggregation of thymocytes and E. coli was inhibited by heating as opposed to concanavalin A-induced thymocyte aggregation. The process was completely reversible at the rapid temperature changes, indicating its membrane not intracellular mechanism. Taken together, the results demonstrate that mannose-specific intercellular contacts can be affected differently by temperature.