The surfaces of all vertebrate cells are decorated with a dense and complex array of sugar
chains, which are mostly attached to proteins and lipids. Most soluble secreted proteins are …

Galectins are widely distributed sugar-binding proteins whose basic specificity for β-
galactosides is conserved by evolutionarily preserved carbohydrate-recognition domains …

Highlights This review focuses on the therapeutic mechanisms, targeting strategies of
various nanomaterials in acute liver failure, and recent advances of diverse nanomaterials …

Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins which lack enzymatic activity on their ligand and
are distinct from antibodies and free mono-and oligosaccharide sensor/transport proteins …

During their development and administration, protein-based drugs routinely display
suboptimal therapeutic efficacies due to their poor physicochemical and pharmacological …

Highlights•Overview of the application and anti-cancer mechanisms of dietary
pectin.•Structure-activity relationships of modified pectin are discussed.•Anti-cancer …

The mannose receptor family comprises four glycoproteins each of which is a type I
transmembrane receptor with an N-terminal cysteine-rich domain, a single fibronectin type II …

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) being a natural glycosaminoglycan is found in the cartilage and
extracellular matrix. It shows clinical benefits in symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the finger …

The majority of clinically approved anticancer drugs are characterized by a narrow
therapeutic window that results mainly from a high systemic toxicity of the drugs in …

A high‐density coding system is essential to allow cells to communicate efficiently and
swiftly through complex surface interactions. All the structural requirements for forming a …