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Ajit Varki

Researcher at University of California, San Diego

Publications -  557
Citations -  63836

Ajit Varki is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sialic acid & SIGLEC. The author has an hindex of 124, co-authored 542 publications receiving 58772 citations. Previous affiliations of Ajit Varki include Emory University & National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

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Sialoglycan-binding patterns of bacterial AB5 toxin B subunits correlate with host range and toxicity, indicating evolution independent of A subunits

TL;DR: In this paper , a phylogenetic analysis of Y. pestis Sia-specific B5 pentamers was performed and the authors found that B subunit phylogeny evolved independently of B subunits and suggest a future B sub-unit nomenclature based on bacterial species names.
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Development and applications of sialoglycan-recognizing probes (SGRPs) with defined specificities: exploring the dynamic mammalian sialoglycome

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a set of naturally-evolved microbial molecules (bacterial adhesins, toxin subunits and viral hemagglutinininesterases) that recognize sialoglycans with defined specificity to delineate 9 classes of Sialoglycan Recognizing Probes (SGRPs: SGRP1-SGRP9) that can be used to explore mammalian sialome changes in a simple and systematic manner.