Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 479, Functional Glycomics

摘要

This book consists of 23 chapters written by an international group of authors. The volume covers new development in glycosciences including functional studies of glycosylation in stem cells, functions revealed by gene knockout mice, glycan defects in muscular dystrophy, and glycans in tumor formation. Chapters 1-3 highlight β1,4-galactosyltransferase V as a growth regulator in glioma, roles of polysialic acid in migration and differentiation of neural stem cells, and structural and functional analysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in the neural stem cells.