Glycoconjugates: synthesis, functional studies, and therapeutic developments

SS Shivatare, VS Shivatare, CH Wong - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glycoconjugates are major constituents of mammalian cells that are formed via covalent
conjugation of carbohydrates to other biomolecules like proteins and lipids and often …

Targeting galectin-driven regulatory circuits in cancer and fibrosis

KV Mariño, AJ Cagnoni, DO Croci… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Galectins are a family of endogenous glycan-binding proteins that have crucial roles in a
broad range of physiological and pathological processes. As a group, these proteins use …

Precise, fast and comprehensive analysis of intact glycopeptides and modified glycans with pGlyco3

WF Zeng, WQ Cao, MQ Liu, SM He, PY Yang - Nature Methods, 2021 - nature.com
Great advances have been made in mass spectrometric data interpretation for intact
glycopeptide analysis. However, accurate identification of intact glycopeptides and modified …

[HTML][HTML] Carbohydrate-based drugs launched during 2000− 2021

X Cao, X Du, H Jiao, Q An, R Chen, P Fang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbohydrates are fundamental molecules involved in nearly all aspects of lives, such as
being involved in formating the genetic and energy materials, supporting the structure of …

Global functions of O‐glycosylation: promises and challenges in O‐glycobiology

HH Wandall, MAI Nielsen, S King‐Smith… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mucin type O‐glycosylation is one of the most diverse types of glycosylation, playing
essential roles in tissue development and homeostasis. In complex organisms, O‐GalNAc …

Aberrant sialylation in cancer: therapeutic opportunities

J Munkley - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary All cells are covered in a thick layer of sugar molecules known as glycans.
Changes to this sugar coat are common in cancer, and in particular cancer cells often …

MYC-driven synthesis of Siglec ligands is a glycoimmune checkpoint

BAH Smith, A Deutzmann, KM Correa… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The Siglecs (sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins) are glycoimmune checkpoint
receptors that suppress immune cell activation upon engagement of cognate sialoglycan …

Pharmacology of heparin and related drugs: An update

J Hogwood, B Mulloy, R Lever, E Gray, CP Page - Pharmacological reviews, 2023 - ASPET
Heparin has been used extensively as an antithrombotic and anticoagulant for close to 100
years. This anticoagulant activity is attributed mainly to the pentasaccharide sequence …

Membrane‐Fusion‐Mediated Multiplex Engineering of Tumor Cell Surface Glycans for Enhanced NK Cell Therapy

C Zheng, Q Zhong, W Song, K Yi, H Kong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural killer (NK) cell therapies show potential for tumor treatment but are immunologically
resisted by the overexpressed immunosuppressing tumor cell surface glycans. To reverse …

Oxonium ion scanning mass spectrometry for large-scale plasma glycoproteomics

MEH White, LR Sinn, DM Jones, J de Folter… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
Protein glycosylation, a complex and heterogeneous post-translational modification that is
frequently dysregulated in disease, has been difficult to analyse at scale. Here we report a …