The Expression and/or Role of Glycoconjugates in Physiological and Pathological Conditions
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 944
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immunology; infectious disease; parasite–host interaction; leishmania; Trypanosoma cruzi; glycobiology; glycoconjugates; glycosyltransferases; glycoproteins
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Interests: glycolipids; physiological conditions; pathological conditions
Interests: immunity; infection; parasite–host interaction; leishmania
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Interests: glycoimmunology of infectious diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Glycobiology is a developing field of studying both the structure and functions of glycoconjugates (glycoproteins and glycolipids). Over the past fifteen to twenty years, outstanding studies have demonstrated that glycomolecules are capable of governing numerous biological events. Examples include the following: immune responses, protein–protein and /or protein–carbohydrate interactions, cell signaling pathways, cancer development and progression and host–pathogen interactions, among others. Thanks to technological advances, the study of glycan structures, which is a hallmark of all living cells, is becoming a cutting-edge discipline in basic and clinical research, and has contributed to the discovery of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for different diseases. In this Research Topic, we invite researchers to contribute papers that address the impact of glycobiology on modern medicine, and how this emerging area of knowledge has contributed to generating new information in both physiological and pathological conditions.
Dr. Leonardo Freire-de-Lima
Dr. Leonardo Marques Da Fonseca
Dr. Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima
Dr. Alexandre Morrot
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- glycobiology
- glycoproteins
- glycolipids
- glycosyltransferases
- glycoconjugates
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