July 2009

• Golgi: Sugar pHorming

  Elevated Golgi pH selectively misdirects glycosyltransferase enzymes, impairing complex N-glycosylation.

  Original research paper: Journal of Cellular Physiology 220, 144-154 (2009)
  doi:10.1002/jcp.21744

• Carbohydrate length: How to say when

  Binding of carbohydrate polymerase to both ends of an initiator allows it to control product length without a template.

  Original research paper: PNAS (Published online 2 July 2009)
  doi:10.1073/pnas.0901407106