title: Selectin ligands.
abstract: The selectins initiate many critical interactions among blood cells. The volume of information and diversity of opinions on the nature of the biologically relevant ligands for selectins is remarkable. This review analyzes the matter and suggests the hypothesis that at least some of the specificity may involve recognition of "clustered saccharide patches."
authors.affiliation: Glycobiology Program, Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
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authors.lastname: Varki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D019040:E-Selectin; D006801:Humans; D019041:L-Selectin; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D019007:P-Selectin; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D019007:P-Selectin; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D019041:L-Selectin