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 2009
Molecular mimicry: Sugar coating bacterial infection
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) has a sialic acid capsule that outcompetes host sialic acid in binding to neutrophil Siglec-9, thereby tempering the host response to infection and promoting bacterial survival.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2009)
doi:10.1038/fg.2009.11T cell glycoproteins: A sweet disguise for HIV
HIV-1 and T cell-derived microvesicles are decorated with a nearly identical glycosylation pattern that differs from the host cell membrane, suggesting that both employ a similar budding mechanism.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2009)
doi:10.1038/fg.2009.12
