The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (ie, materiobiology) plays an increasingly
pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue …

Viral infections are initiated by attachment of the virus to host cell surface receptors,
including sialic acid-containing glycans. It is now possible to rapidly identify specific glycan …

Glycans are critical to every facet of biology and medicine, from viral infections to
embryogenesis. Tools to study glycans are rapidly evolving; however, the majority of our …

Siglecs are a family of sialic acid–binding receptors expressed by cells of the immune
system and a few other cell types capable of modulating immune cell functions upon …

The structural diversity of glycans on cells—the glycome—is vast and complex to decipher.
Glycan arrays display oligosaccharides and are used to report glycan hapten binding …

Sialic acids are common monosaccharides that are widely expressed as outer terminal units
on all vertebrate cell surfaces, and play fundamental roles in cell–cell and cell …

Glycoproteins are major players in the mucus protective barrier in the gastrointestinal and
other mucosal surfaces. In particular the mucus glycoproteins, or mucins, are responsible for …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events due to atherosclerosis cause one-third of worldwide
deaths and risk factors include physical inactivity, age, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes …

While the existence of an indigenous placental microbiota remains controversial, several
pathogens are known to be involved in adverse pregnancy outcomes. Fusobacterium …

Glycans and glycan binding proteins (GBPs or lectins) are essential components in almost
every aspect of immunology. Investigations of the interactions between glycans and GBPs …