Functional Glycomics homepage
Phase II: Reaching out to the Participating Investigators
One of the goals of the Consortium for Functional Glycomics is to generate resources for the use of investigators in studying the complex biology that governs the interactions of glycan-binding proteins and their ligands in mediating cell communication.

The Scientific Cores need your help and feedback on the following:

Glycan Array Synthesis
(Core D) and Analysis (Core H)

Major objective
  • Expand existing mammalian glycan array
    •    - Terminal structure motifs
       - Branched N- and O-linked glycans

    Needed from Participating Investigators
  • Targets for expansion of the existing mammalian glycan array
    •    - Terminal glycan motifs not currently on the glycan array
       - Terminal motifs for elaboration on N-linked and O-linked glycan cores
  • Synthetic or pure natural glycans for elaboration on the CFG mammalian glycan array (supplied as reducing sugars, or with amine, azide, or amino acid/peptide, linkers)


    • To view the list of mammalian compounds for future synthesis proposed by Participating Investigators as of today, click here.

    (For information on the pathogen glycan array, which was discontinued by NIGMS in October 2008, please visit the pathogen glycan array update page.)

    Send your suggestions/feedback to either core directors Nahid Razi and David Smith or core coordinators James C. Paulson and Richard D. Cummings


    Other suggestions:
    • Synthesis of compounds for mammalian glycan array library, N-linked and O-linked glycan for standards (Core D)
    • Mentors for phenotyping KO mice (Core G)
    • Pure human and murine cell populations for glycomics profiling (Core C)
    • Gene expression analysis (Core E)
    • Annotation of glycan binding protein molecule pages for the CFG database (Core B)


    Last Updated Wednesday, 01-Jul-2009 17:18:33 EDT. Please contact us with comments/questions.