Perspectives Page 1 Perspectives Selectins Michael P. Bevilacqua and Richard M. Nelson
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cellular and Molecular Medicine andDepartment ofPathology,
University ofCalifornia, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0669 Introduction Once in a great
while, scientists have the opportunity to witness a dramatic convergence offields. Such has been
the recent experience of researchers in the areas ofcell adhesion and carbohydrate
biochemistry. In March of 1989, published articles revealed the primary sequences of three …