Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This ...

Glycoproteins are molecules that comprise protein and carbohydrate chains that are involved in many physiological functions including immunity. Many viruses have glycoproteins that help them enter ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Glycoproteins are abundant molecules with diverse biological functions, ranging from mediating viral infection to enabling tumor ...

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread-a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This virus family contains some of the most dangerous pathogens known to science, ...

Several of the plasma glycoproteins demonstrate specific binding properties, being responsible for the transport of such materials as copper (ceruloplasmin), iron (transferrin), hemoglobin ...

The blood-brain barrier weakens during normal aging and in neurodegenerative disease, but the reasons are not fully understood. In the February 26 Nature, scientists led by Tony Wyss-Coray and Carolyn ...

With the background on the structure and metabolism of the carbohydrate-containing proteins presented in the first part of this review one can now consider the properties, both chemical and biologic, ...

Scientists have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells. Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, ...