Thursday, October 19, 2023
Glycoproteins are a diverse class of molecules in which one or more sugar molecules — what are known as glycans — are attached to protein molecules. More than half of all proteins in human cells are thought to be glycoproteins.
Glycans affect the folding and stability of protein molecules and play a vital role in regulating their functions both broadly and finely, even their transport within cells, allowing proteins to perform a much wider range of functions. Glycoproteins mediate countless cellular and physiological processes including the ability of the cells of the immune system to find and target pathogens and cancer cells in the body, among many other critical functions.
Read the full article from Computer Science to learn more.