Welcome to the August Functional Glycomics Update, your one-stop resource for news, highlights and research on glycobiology.
Fucosylation is central to the formation of E-selectin ligands in neutrophils and metastasizing cancer cells, however, both cell types initiate endothelial adhesion by forming different ligands.
Glycobiology 22 July 2008 (doi:10.1093/glycob/cwn070)
The 23rd Interlec meeting presented a wealth of data that added new evidence to how lectin-glycan interactions orchestrate cellular fate and influence health and disease conditions.
23rd International Lectin Meeting, 11th – 16th July 2008.
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The transmembrane protein Klotho aids the ion maintenance function of the TRPV5 channel by cleaving sialic acids from the TRPV5 N-glycan, thereby exposing lactosamines that anchor the channel in the cell membrane.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (14 August 2008)
A lectin receptor-like kinase encoded by the gene At3g53810 is required for pollen development in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (14 August 2008)
Blood 112, 308 – 319 (2008)
Science 321, 404 – 407 (2008)
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