Hart GW, Copeland RJ. Glycomics hits the big time.
Cell 2010;
143:672-6. [PMID:
21111227 DOI:
10.1016/j.cell.2010.11.008]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 499] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Cells run on carbohydrates. Glycans, sequences of carbohydrates conjugated to proteins and lipids, are arguably the most abundant and structurally diverse class of molecules in nature. Recent advances in glycomics reveal the scope and scale of their functional roles and their impact on human disease.
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