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.
May 2011
Toxic turnover
A less-toxic construct defines a toxin's function as doubly inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2011)
doi:10.1038/fg.2011.19Neuronal switch
Proteoglycans can exert opposing effects on neuronal growth by competing to control the oligomerization of a common cell surface receptor.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2011)
doi:10.1038/fg.2011.20
