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.
December 2010
Neural development: Sugars wanted
A zebrafish model of a congenital disorder of glycosylation uncovers a role for Notch in nervous system deficits.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2010)
doi:10.1038/fg.2010.42Snail immunity
The role of an invertebrate hemophymph lectin in resistance to infection by parasites is now revealed.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2010)
doi:10.1038/fg.2010.43
