Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Sialoglycan Array (Generation of a Cell-Based Sialoglycan Array to Decipher Biological Interactions and Functions of the Human Sialome)

Every human cell is covered by a dense layer of glycans, chains of sugar molecules linked to each other in a combinatorial manner thereby forming short, long, linear, and branched structures. The biosynthesis of glycans takes place in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi system...