Article ; Online: The sweet side of sex as a biological variable.
2023 Volume 33, Issue 5, Page(s) 369–383
Abstract: Glycobiology as a field holds enormous potential for understanding human health and disease. However, few glycobiology studies adequately address the issue of sex differences in biology, which severely limits the conclusions that can be drawn. Numerous ... ...
Abstract | Glycobiology as a field holds enormous potential for understanding human health and disease. However, few glycobiology studies adequately address the issue of sex differences in biology, which severely limits the conclusions that can be drawn. Numerous CAZymes, lectins, and other carbohydrate-associated molecules have the potential to be differentially expressed and regulated with sex, leading to differences in O-GlcNAc, N-glycan branching, fucosylation, sialylation, and proteoglycan structure, among others. Expression of proteins involved in glycosylation is influenced through hormones, miRNA, and gene dosage effects. In this review, we discuss the benefits of incorporating sex-based analysis in glycobiology research and the potential drivers of sex differences. We highlight examples of where incorporation of sex-based analysis has led to insights into glycobiology. Finally, we offer suggestions for how to proceed moving forward, even if the experiments are already complete. Properly incorporating sex based analyses into projects will substantially improve the accuracy and reproducibility of studies as well as accelerate the rate of discovery in the glycosciences. |
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MeSH term(s) | Female ; Humans ; Male ; Reproducibility of Results ; Glycosylation ; Carbohydrates ; Polysaccharides/chemistry ; Lectins/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Carbohydrates ; Polysaccharides ; Lectins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-05 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Review ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 1067689-2 |
ISSN | 1460-2423 ; 0959-6658 |
ISSN (online) | 1460-2423 |
ISSN | 0959-6658 |
DOI | 10.1093/glycob/cwad030 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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