Evolving roles of glycosylation in the tug-of-war between virus and host

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Covering the surface of both host cells and enveloped viruses, glycans are inevitable biomolecules for investigating virus–host interactions. However, due to the intricate role of glycans in the viral–host relationship, few glycan-related molecular mechanisms have been harnessed for antiviral therapies. The intricacy arises from multiple factors. From the perspective of viral infection, host cell surface glycans...