Glycoscience in medicine

Glycoscience in Medicine

Edited by Dr Chiaho Shih and Dr Fu-Tong Liu

A thematic series in Journal of Biomedical Science.

1. O-GlcNAcylation and its role in the immune system

   O-linked-N-acetylglucosaminylation (O-GlcNAcylation) is a type of glycosylation that occurs when a monosaccharide, O-GlcNAc, is added onto serine or threonine residues of nuclear or cytoplasmic proteins by O-GlcN...

   Authors:Yi-Hsuan Chang, Chia-Lin Weng and Kuo-I Lin

   Citation:Journal of Biomedical Science 2020 27:57

   Content type:Review

   Published on: 29 April 2020

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2. Siglec-15: a potential regulator of osteoporosis, cancer, and infectious diseases

   Siglec-15 is a member of the Siglec family of glycan-recognition proteins, primarily expressed on a subset of myeloid cells. Siglec-15 has been known to be involved in osteoclast differentiation, and is consid...

   Authors:Takashi Angata

   Citation:Journal of Biomedical Science 2020 27:10

   Content type:Review

   Published on: 3 January 2020

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