Glycan arrays for functional glycomics.
Interactions between carbohydrates and proteins mediate intracellular traffic, cell adhesion, cell recognition and immune system function. Two recent papers describe how arrays of oligosaccharide and polysaccharide molecules can be used to investigate these interactions more fully.
Drickamer
Kurt
K
Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK. kd@glycob.ox.ac.uk
Taylor
Maureen E
ME
D000818:Animals; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000502:physiology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000502:physiology*; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000502:physiology*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000502:physiology; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods
D006023:Glycoproteins; D011134:Polysaccharides; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals