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Review
. 1998 Sep;23(9):321-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0968-0004(98)01246-8.

Evolving views of protein glycosylation

K Drickamer  1 , M E Taylor
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Evolving views of protein glycosylation

K Drickamer et al. Trends Biochem Sci. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

The composition, biosynthesis and known roles of oligosaccharides that are attached to glycoproteins suggest that multiple forces have driven the evolution of proteins that create and recognize these structures. The evolution of glycoprotein biosynthesis and recognition mechanisms can be best understood as a sequential development of functions associated with oligosaccharides.

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