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. 2012 Aug;53(8):1437–1450. doi: 10.1194/jlr.R026682

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)