Carbohydrates (also known as sugars ... and act as structural components of cell membranes.

They regulate trafficking of proteins and lipids among other subcellular compartments of the secretory and endocytic pathway, specifically the plasma membrane Golgi, trans-Golgi network (TGN), and ...

The majority of cell signaling, cell-cell adhesion or parasit-host interactions is due to interactions between carbohydrates from the extracellular system and and receptors from the respective cell ...