A glimpse at the glycoRNA world

In the past several decades, there has been an increased appreciation of RNA modifications and their biological functions. In this issue of Cell, Flynn et al. describe the discovery of glycoRNAs present on the surface of cells. Like proteins and lipids, conserved non-coding RNAs are functionalized with carbohydrates.

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In recent decades, there has been growing interest in RNA modifications and their biological functions. A recent study published in Cell describes the discovery of glycoRNAs on the surface of cells. Like proteins and lipids, conserved non-coding RNAs are now found to be functionalized with carbohydrates.