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.
October 2009
Dendritic cells: One SIGN, different paths
The pattern recognition receptor DC-SIGN recruits different signalosome components and produces distinct cytokine profiles in response to specific carbohydrate ligands.
Nature Reviews Immunology 9 676 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nri2640Fear: Extracellular barriers
The formation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan structures around neurons of the mouse amygdala marks the end of the juvenile stage during which fear memories can be erased.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 10 698 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nrn2729
