Sulfation patterns and their effects One way to alter GAG function is by sulfating patterns, which are patterns of sulfuric acid groups on sugar chains. Shay-wilson's team is interested in how these sulfation patterns change and how they might regulate biological processes such as neuroplasticity and social memory. One day, researchers could also modulate these functions to treat central nervous system injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, or psychiatric disorders. When the team deleted ...