title: Got sulfate? Luring axons this way and that.
abstract: Glycosaminoglycans are sulfated in complex and changing patterns that affect neural development. These sugars mediate interactions between macromolecules, and their biological contributions are of high interest. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Shipp and Hsieh-Wilson describe microarrays to probe these complex modifications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. n-schwartz@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Nancy B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000378:metabolism*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D013431:Sulfates