Plant Glycobiology - a sweet world of lectins, glycoproteins, glycolipids and glycans

• Main Author: Nausicaa Lannoo (auth)
• Other Authors: Els J. M. Van Damme (auth), Cecile Albenne (auth), Elisabeth Jamet (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Cell Wall; Arabinogalactan proteins; Protein-carbohydrate interactions; Glycans and Glycoconjugates; Glycoengineering; Lectins; Hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins; Sugar Signaling
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Plants synthesize a wide variety of unique glycan structures which play essential roles during the life cycle of the plant. Being omnipresent throughout the plant kingdom, ranging from simple green algae to modern flowering plants, glycans contribute to many diverse processes. Glycans can function a...