Open AccessRecognizing glycans: Mammalian sugar-binding receptors
Author(s) -
Kurt Drickamer and Maureen E. Taylor
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the biochemist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1740-1194
pISSN - 0954-982X
DOI - 10.1042/bio02803008
Subject(s) - glycan , receptor , glycoprotein , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , biology , biochemistry , chemistry
The diversity of glycans makes them potentially information-rich structures that can be recognized by receptors that mediate cell adhesion, glycoprotein trafficking and other biological processes. Many well-understood examples of glycan–receptor interactions exist, but are there enough receptors to account for the number of glycans that are being identified?
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