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 2010
Development: Sticky-sweet adhesions
An O-glycosyltransferase controls integrin-mediated cell adhesion during Drosophila development by regulating the secretion of an extracellular matrix protein.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (August 2010)
doi:10.1038/fg.2010.27Chemosensation: Tasteless mice prefer sugar
Carbohydrate preferences are determined by glucose oxidation levels rather than by the sweetness or the caloric value of a nutrient.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience (August 2010)
doi:10.1038/nrn2890
