Adhesion/growth-regulatory galectins: insights into their ligand selectivity using natural glycoproteins and glycotopes

A.M. Wu, T. Singh, J.-H. Liu, S. André, M. Lensch, H.-C. Siebert, M.N. Krzeminski, A.M.J.J. Bonvin, H. Kaltner, J.H. Wu

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Abstract

“Biochemistry text books commonly make it appear that it is a foregone conclusion that the hardware of biological information storage and transfer is confined to nucleotides and amino acids, the letters of the genetic code. However, the remarkable talents of a third class of biomolecules are often overlooked” [1]. This statement from a recent review guides the readers to look at and fully appreciate the chemical/lectinochemical characteristics of carbohydrates that underlie the concept of the sugar code [2].
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Molecular Immunology of Complex Carbohydrates-3
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherSpringer
Chapter7
Pages117-141
Number of pages25
Volume705
Edition3
ISBN (Electronic) 978-1-4419-7877-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4419-7876-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PublisherSpringer New York
ISSN (Print)0065-2598

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