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SUBMITTER: Mockl L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174505 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 20200415
All cells in the human body are covered by a dense layer of sugars and the proteins and lipids to which they are attached, collectively termed the "glycocalyx." For decades, the organization of the glycocalyx and its interplay with the cellular state have remained enigmatic. This changed in recent years. Latest research has shown that the glycocalyx is an organelle of vital significance, actively involved in and functionally relevant for various cellular processes, that can be directly targeted ...[more]