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.
May 2008
PCR glycogene analysis: Medium throughput, higher sensitivity
Quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) of glycogene expression is now a powerful new tool for glycomic analysis.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.24Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): Straight from bench to bedside
The anti-inflammatory action of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is dependent on its
2,6-sialylation, and native IVIG can be mimicked by a recombinant, in vitro glycosylated productFunctional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.25
