March 2007
Brain development: Changing cortex, changing glycans
A refined approach to glycosylation profiling uncovers glycan changes in the developing mouse cortex.
Original research paper: Glycobiology 17, , 261-276 (2007)
doi:10.1093/glycob/cwl076Fucosylation: Keep those lymphocytes rolling
Mice lacking the GDP-fucose transporter Slc35c1 show severely reduced body growth and impaired leukocyte function similar to the symptoms observed in the human disease Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency II (LADII).
Original research paper: J Biol Chem. AOP 2 February, (2007)