glycoRNA in cell (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

glycoRNA in cell

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A variety of molecules protrude from the cell surface, including glycoproteins, glycolipids, and the newly discovered glycoRNAs. This illustration depicts RNA as a double-stranded stem and a loop, and the glycan as a Tinkertoy-like structure branching off it.

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Emily M. Eng/R. Flynn et al./Cell 2021

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