Featured articles
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 Featured Articles, specially written editors' reviews on the most exciting findings in glycobiology. 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.
January 2009
Bacterial infection: Receptor glycans form a crucial interface
The secreted staphylococcal superantigen-like protein SSL5 binds to N-glycans on neutrophil G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), thus blocking neutrophil activation and aiding the immune evasion of Staphylococcus aureus.
Original research paper: Blood (21 October 2008)
doi:10.1182/blood-2008-04-153882Tissue development: Cleaving an acidic sugar promotes differentiation
Silencing glycolipid desialylation on muscle progenitor cells abrogates differentiation into muscle fibers and promotes apoptosis.
Original research paper: J. Biol. Chem. (22 October 2008)
doi:10.1074/jbc.M805755200
