Surface Sugars Get Cells in Shape.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.053.
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Abstract
Cell membranes can adopt a variety of shapes and curvatures, yet our understanding of the factors involved remains limited. In this issue of Cell, Shurer et al. (2019) demonstrate that the glycocalyx can regulate cell shape from the outside in.
Medical subject headings
- Glycocalyx
- Sugars