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ReviewGlycoconjugate journal2020

Let's talk about sexes: sex-related N-glycosylation in ecologically important invertebrates.

Freja Scheys, Els J M Van Damme, Guy Smagghe

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Review in Glycoconjugate journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Freja ScheysDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Els J M Van DammeDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Guy SmaggheDepartment of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Guy.Smagghe@UGent.be.ORCID 0000-0001-8334-3313

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic helminths and pest insects are organisms with great ecological importance, having direct or indirect detrimental effects on people's lives worldwide. Several reports in literature indicate that the glycan repertoire of parasites plays important roles in host-parasite interactions and modulation and evasion of the host immune system, while insect glycans are essential for their survival, growth and development. Although glycosylation is the result of a highly conserved machinery, differences between species and between different stages of one organism's life cycle occur. This review provides insight into recent glycomics studies both for helminths and insects, focussing on sex differences and the role of carbohydrate structures in reproduction. Information on the differential N-glycosylation process between males and females can generate a better understanding of the biology and physiology of these economic important organisms, and can contribute to the discovery of novel anti-fecundity vaccine candidates and drug targets, as well as in the elaboration of innovative pest management strategies.

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ReproductionAnimalsFemaleGlycosylationHelminthsInsectaMaleParasitesPolysaccharidesSex DifferentiationPolysaccharidesHelminthN-glycosylationParasitePest insect

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