Cell regulatory function of glycosphingolipids: Carbohydrate recognition and biosignaling

Abstract

The emphasis laid by glycobiologists on cell adhesion in terms of carbohydrate interaction is now shifted to the aspects where the interaction is associated with the regulation of various cellular activities via biosignalling and glycosphingolipids, in particular, gangliosides (sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids) play an important functional role.