Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are complex polysaccharides exhibiting a vast structural
diversity and fulfilling various functions mediated by thousands of interactions in the …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has been widely employed to assess diverse features
of glycan–protein molecular recognition events. Different types of qualitative and quantitative …

Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and
pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the …

N-glycosylation is one of major post-translational modifications in nature, and it is essential
for protein structure and function. As hydrophilic moieties of glycoproteins, N-glycans play …

Recognition of glycans by proteins plays a crucial role in a variety of physiological
processes in cells and living organisms. In addition, interactions of glycans with proteins are …

Carbohydrates (glycans, saccharides, sugars) are everywhere. In fact, glycan–protein
interactions are involved in many essential processes of life and disease. The …

C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) expressed by myeloid cells constitute a versatile family of
receptors that play a key role in innate immune recognition. Myeloid CLRs exhibit a …

Langerhans cells are a subset of dendritic cells residing in the epidermis of the human skin.
As such, they are key mediators of immune regulation and have emerged as prime targets …

Carbohydrates play a pivotal role in intercellular communication processes. In particular,
glycan antigens are key for sustaining homeostasis, helping leukocytes to distinguish …