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Meeting and Course Announcements 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

Introduction to Special Issue: Sugars, bugs and us 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

Mucin-type O-glycans and their roles in intestinal homeostasis 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

Mucin-type O-glycans are the primary constituents of mucins that are expressed on various mucosal sites of the body, especially the bacteria-laden intestinal tract. Mucins are the main components of m...

A refined palate: Bacterial consumption of host glycans in the gut 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

The human intestine houses a dense microbial ecosystem in which the struggle for nutrients creates a continual and dynamic selective force. Host-produced mucus glycans provide a ubiquitous source of c...

{beta}-glucan signaling connects phagocytosis to autophagy 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

A growing list of innate immune receptors is being defined that recognize polysaccharides of microbial cell walls. Fungal β-glucan recognition by the receptor Dectin-1 triggers inflammatory immune res...

{alpha}-L-Fucosidase from Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus: Its hydrolytic and transglycosylation abilities 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

In this work, focused on possible application of α- l -fucosidases from bacterial sources in the synthesis of α- l -fucosylated glycoconjugates, several nonpathogenic aerobic bacterial strains were sc...

HNK-1 sulfotransferase-dependent sulfation regulating laminin-binding glycans occurs in the post-phosphoryl moiety on {alpha}-dystroglycan 26 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

Dystroglycan (DG) is a cell surface glycoprotein that connects extracellular matrix molecules to the intracellular cytoskeleton, functioning as mechanical and signaling axes in various physiological e...