Influence of genetic and environmental factors on N-glycosylation of immunoglobulin G and total plasma proteins determined by twin study

Glycans constitute the most abundant and diverse form of the post-translational modifications. While genes
unequivocally determine the structure of each polypeptide, there is no genetic template for the glycan part.
Instead, hundreds of genes and their products interact in the very complex pathway of glycan biosynthesis
which is further complicated by environmental influences. Therefore, the aim o…