TABLE 2.
Biological functions of sulfatide in the kidney
Functions of sulfatide | |
Not essential for morphology or physiological function of the kidney (8, 55) | |
A major l-selectin ligand essential for monocyte infiltration into the kidney interstitium (59, 60) | |
Complex formation with MAL (associated with stabilization and apical sorting of sphingoglycolipid-enriched microdomains?) (61, 62) |