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O-GlcNAc: a glycosylation type analogous to phosphorylation—the Yin-Yang hypothesis.
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Lefebvre, T., Caillet-Boudin, ML., Buée, L., Delacourte, A., Michalski, JC. (2003). O-GlcNAc Glycosylation and Neurological Disorders. In: Axford, J.S. (eds) Glycobiology and Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 535. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0065-0_12
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