Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

Carbohydrates are the most abundant natural products. Besides their role in metabolism
and as structural building blocks, they are fundamental constituents of every cell surface …

Glycans are key participants in biological processes ranging from reproduction to cellular
communication to infection. Revealing glycan roles and the underlying molecular …

C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) represent a large receptor family including collectins,
selectins, lymphocyte lectins, and proteoglycans. CLRs share a structurally homologous …

Optical biosensor technology continues to be the method of choice for label‐free, real‐time
interaction analysis. But when it comes to improving the quality of the biosensor literature …

DC-SIGN is a C-type lectin receptor of dendritic cells and is involved in the early stages of
numerous infectious diseases. DC-SIGN is organized into a tetramer enabling multivalent …

HIV infection is pandemic in humans and is responsible for millions of deaths every year.
The discovery of new cellular targets that can be used to prevent the infection process …

Animal Lectins: Form, Function and Clinical Applications presents up-to-date knowledge of
animal lectins. Detailed descriptions on biological activities, tissue and/or subcellular …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are important initiators of adaptive immunity, and they possess a
multitude of Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRR) to generate an adequate T cell mediated …