Table 3

Lectin-binding pattern in the vomeronasal sensory epithelium (VSE) of Korean native cattle

Lectin abbreviations	Neonatal structures						Adult structures
	Freeborder	Receptor cells	Supporting cells	Basal cells	Nerve bundle		Freeborder	Receptor cells	Supporting cells	Basalcells	Nerve bundle
N-acetylglucosamine-binding lectins
s-WGA	+	+	-	-	+		+++	+++	-	+	+++
WGA	++	++	+	+	+		+++	+++	+	++	++
BSL-Ⅱ	+	+	-	-	-		+	++	-	+	-
DSL	+++	++	+	++	+++		+++	+++	++	+++	+++
LEL	++	++	+	++	+++		+++	++	++	++	++
STL	+++	++	-	++	+++		+++	+++	-	+++	+++
Mannose-binding lectins
ConA	+++	+	+	+	++		+++	++	+	+	++
LCA	++	+	-	+	+		++	++	-	++	++
PSA	+++	++	-	+	+++		+++	+++	-	++	+++
Galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine-binding lectins
RCA120	+++	+	+	+	++		+++	++	++	++	++
BSL-I	++	++	-	++	+		++	++	-	++	+
VVA	++	++	-	+	+		++	+++	-	+	++
DBA	+	+	++	-	+		+	+	++	+	+
SBA	++	++	-	-	+		++	++	-	+	++
SJA	+++	+	-	+	++		++	++	+	+	++
Jacalin	++	++	+	+	+		++	+++	+	+	++
PNA	+++	++	-	++	+++		+++	+++	-	+++	+++
ECL	+++	++	+	++	+++		+++	+++	++	++	+++
Complex type N-glycans (complex oligosaccharides)-binding lectins
PHA-E	++	+	+	+	+		+++	+	++	+	+
PHA-L	+++	+	++	++	+++		+++	+	+++	+++	+++
Fucose-binding lectin
UEA-Ⅰ	+++	++	+	-	+++		+++	++	+	+	+++

−, negative staining; +, faint staining; ++, moderate staining; +++, intense staining.

Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology 2021;36:270-84 https://doi.org/10.12750/JARB.36.4.270