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.
November 2008
O-glycosylation: Messing around with angiogenesis
Endothelial cell mucin-type core-1 glycans are required for the separation of blood and lymphatic vasculature in mice.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.49Cancer cell migration: A complex tetraspanin story
The migration of cancer cells towards laminin-332 requires
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1 integrin N-glycans, which are formed when 31 integrin enters into a complex with the tetraspanin CD151.Functional Glycomics Gateway (2008)
doi:10.1038/fg.2008.50
