Figure 1 (Key figure) -. The feedback between glycan dependent receptor sensing and glycan biosynthesis regulate cellular communication and environmental response.
Here we discuss (A) the system-level impacts of glycosylation, (B) tools to study glycan biosynthesis given various data types, and (C) databases and analytical strategies to explore the dynamic co-regulatory systems of glycan biosynthesis and intercellular communication. Diverse bioinformatics approaches and resources are now making it easier to consider glycosylation in diverse research fields.