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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2011 Oct 30;40(4):806–815. doi: 10.1007/s10439-011-0450-y

Figure 4. Modulation of multimeric molecular complexes by carbohydrates.

Figure 4

CD34 is illustrated schematically, showing how carbohydrate (CHO)-carboydrate interactions can take place between glycans on the same polypeptide (A) or between adjacent glycoproteins (B); in addition carbohydrate-protein interactions are possible (C). (D) Glycoproteins embedded in the plasma membrane are surrounded by glycosphingolipids which include lactosylceramide and gangliosides GM3 and GD3.