title: Carbohydrates in cell recognition.
abstract: Telltale surface sugars enable cells to identify and interact with one another. New drugs aimed at those carbohydrates could stop infection and inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Biophysics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019041:L-Selectin; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000502:physiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019041:L-Selectin