Reviewing the weaving of bacterial cellulose by the cellulose synthase secretion systems
The article is a very thorough review of the current mechanistic knowledge on bacterial cellulose secretion,...
Cell-free Chemoenzymatic Starch Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide
The design of innovative pathways other than plant photosynthesis for converting CO2 to starch, is a...
CSDB/SNFG Structure Editor : An Online Glycan Builder with 2D and 3D Structure Visualization
This article describes the features, usage, and application of a CSDB/SNFG Structure Editor, a new online tool...
Modelling Protein−Glycosaminoglycan Complexes : Does the Size Matter ?
Docking glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) has been challenging because of the complex nature of these long periodic...
In situ plant materials hyperspectral imaging by multimodal scattering near-field optical microscopy
Plant cells are elaborate three-dimensional polymer nano-constructs with complex chemistry. The bulk response...
2021 International Glycoconjugate Organisation Awards
2021 IGO Award, Els Van Damme Els Van Damme :
Lectins enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence neutralizing antibodies
SARS-CoV-2 infection, involves cell attachment and membrane fusion and relies on the Angiotensin-converting...
Comprehensive Glycoscience, Second Edition
Comprehensive Glycoscience, Second Edition covers the most elementary of topics and progresses to the most...
Arabinose Metabolism and Function in Plants. Not Just a Simple Sugar
Growth, development, structure, and dynamic adaptations and remodelling processes in plants are largely...
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
The transformative artificial intelligence (AI) tool called AlphaFold, has predicted the 3 dimensional...
A Journey from Structure to Function of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides
Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) are crucial constituents of the outer membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria. They...
Small RNAs are modified with N-glycans and displayed on the surface of living cells
In contrast to lipids and proteins, RNA was never considered to be a significant target of glycosylation. The...
Glyco3D : A New Portal
The new Glyco3D portal (glyco3D@cermav.cnrs.fr) brings together databases and applications of interest to...
Identifying the Origin of Local Flexibility in a Carbohydrate Polymer
Correlating the structures and properties of a polymer to its monomer sequence is key to understanding how its...
The clinical impact of glycobiology : targeting selectins, Siglecs and mammalian glycans
Advances in genomics, glycoproteomics and tools from chemical biology have made glycobiology more tractable...
