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Glycolipids

Glycolipids are carbohydrate-containing molecules found in the membranes of cells, typically in conjunction with proteins and/or lipids. Glycolipids play an important role in facilitating cell-cell recognition, keeping cells healthy and functioning properly, and playing a role in the development of a variety of dise…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 1× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Glycolipids are carbohydrate-containing molecules found in the membranes of cells, typically in conjunction with proteins and/or lipids. Glycolipids play an important role in facilitating cell-cell recognition, keeping cells healthy and functioning properly, and playing a role in the development of a variety of diseases, including cancer. Glycolipids can also be used as markers to identify a range of microbial species and to determine the relative abundance of different cell types. In addition, glycolipids can be used in biotechnology as tools to identify and manipulate specific cell types, as well as to regulate cell-cell interactions.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 1 time in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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