Definition of "glycolipid" [glycolipid]

• A lipid that contains one or more carbohydrate groups. (noun)

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• "Domenech P, Manca C, Su H, Barczak AK, et al. (2004) A glycolipid of hypervirulent tuberculosis strains that inhibits the innate immune response."
• "Our data provide evidence that Stx/StxB, upon binding to its glycolipid receptor at the cell surface, is able to increase the formation of endocytic clathrin-coated structures directly detected by electron microscopy and indirectly by the appearance of AP-2 spots at the plasma membrane."
• "Kiyokawa N, Katagiri YU, Taguchi T, Suzuki T, et al. (2000) Globotriaosyl ceramide (CD77/Gb3) in the glycolipid-enriched membrane domain participates in B-cell receptor-mediated apoptosis by regulating lyn kinase activity in human"