Research highlights
From 2006-2011, the Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG) and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) collaborated to provide the Functional Glycomics Update, a one-stop resource with monthly updates on the latest developments in glycobiology. Here, access the complete archive of Research Highlights, short accessible pieces that put into context must-read papers related to Functional Glycomics. Original pieces created by NPG as part of the NPG-CFG partnership are subject to copyright by the Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited; used with permission.
March 2008
Diabetes: An OGT way to insulin resistance
The O-glycosylation of insulin signaling PI(3)K pathway components supports insulin resistance and provides a novel mechanism of regulation for insulin signaling.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.14N-glycomics: Of apicomplexa and algorithms
A novel combined N-glycomics/N-glycoproteomics strategy delivers results within hours, and N-Glycomics of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii has revealed the presence of N-glycosylated proteins.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.15Lymphoma infiltration: Selectin' leukosialin
Leukosialin (CD43; also known as sialophorin) is used by lymphoma cells to infiltrate and engraft tissues.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.16
