Welcome to the June Functional Glycomics Update, your one-stop resource for news, highlights and research on glycobiology.
A 3.4-Å structure of the Campylobacter lari oligosaccharyltransferase provides the first detailed view of protein structure, substrate binding and asparagine activation in the most common modification reaction in glycobiology.
Nature 474, 350-355 (2011)
Recent work reveals how cytotoxic lymphocytes ensure that a pore-forming glycoprotein gets to its storage site without causing cellular damage.
Immunity 34, 879-892 (2011)
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Mass spectrometry analyses reveal protein glycosyl phosphorylation sites.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (7 July 2011)
The role of specific mucins in promoting parasite worm expulsion is reported.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (7 July 2011)
