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.
May 2010
Polysaccharide synthesis: Wzy–Wzz way
In vitro reconstitution of Escherichia coli O-polysaccharide biosynthesis demonstrates the roles of Wzy and Wzz and provides a defined system for mechanistic studies.
Original research paper: Nat. Chem. Biol. (25 April 2010)
doi:10.1038/nchembio.351Peptidoglycan binding: Calcium-free killing
NMR spectroscopy reveals molecular basis for Ca2+-independent recognition by bactericidal Reg family lectins.
Original research paper: Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 107, 7722-7727 (2010)
doi:10.1073/pnas.0909449107
