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.
August 2009
Biofilms: Candida Zaps the matrix
Zap1 is a negative regulator of soluble β-1,3 glucan in the biofilm of a fungal pathogen.
Original research paper: Nature Reviews Microbiology 7, 548-549 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nrmicro2190Chemical biology: Branching out into chemical space
Interactive software searches chemical space for novel activity.
Original research paper: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 8, 615 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nrd2969
