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Taylor & Drickamer: Introduction to Glycobiology: 2e

Chapter 01

Key References

Alper, J. (2001) Searching for medicine’s sweet spot. Science 291, 2338–2343. This issue of Science highlights the field of glycobiology with several reviews and features about recent advances.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/vol291/issue5512/index.shtml

Drickamer, K. and Taylor, M.E. (1998) Evolving views of protein glycosylation. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 23, 321–324. Evolution is used to relate the different functions of glycosylation to each other.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6TCV-3TX4KKJ-2-7&_cdi=5180&_user=217827&_orig=search&_coverDate=09%2F01%2F1998&_qd=1&_sk=999769990&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkWW&md5=d4609c75be3d75d3791b5f9a46ecb234&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

Dwek, R.A. (1995) Glycobiology: towards understanding the function of sugars. Biochemical Society Transactions 23, 1–25. Some key examples of how glycosylation affects protein function are reviewed. Not available online.

Fukuda, M. and Hindsgaul, O. (2000) Molecular and Cellular Glycobiology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. This collection of reviews covers topics of recent interest in detail. Not available online

Lis, H. and Sharon, N. (1993) Protein glycosylation: structural and functional aspects. European Journal of Biochemistry 218, 1–27. In addition to summarizing what glycans are attached to proteins, these authors speculate on some of their functions.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb18347.x

Roseman, S. (2001) Reflection on glycobiology. Journal of Biological Chemistry 276, 41527–41542. Reflecting on the development of carbohydrate biochemistry, a veteran of the field provides perspective on how we now think about the functions of glycosylation.
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/276/45/41527.pdf

Varki, A., Cummings, R., Esko, J., Freeze, H., Hart, G., and Marth, J. (1999) Essentials of Glycobiology. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. This is the first truly comprehensive book on glycobiology and it provides extensive detail on many topics along with a wealth of references. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=glyco