Biochemical Roles of Eukaryotic Cell Surface Macromolecules

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Human-Specific Evolutionary Changes in the Biology of Siglecs....Pages 1-16
Structural Changes of GPI Anchor After Its Attachment to Proteins: Functional Significance....Pages 17-25
Novel Insights in Membrane Biology Utilizing Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching....Pages 27-40
Defects in Erythrocyte Membrane Skeletal Architecture....Pages 41-59
Membrane Rafts in the Erythrocyte Membrane: A Novel Role of MPP1p55....Pages 61-78
Immuno-Modulatory Role of Porins: Host Immune Responses, Signaling Mechanisms and Vaccine Potential....Pages 79-108
 Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin: Structure–Function Mechanism of an Atypical β-Barrel Pore-Forming Toxin....Pages 109-125
New Vis-Tas in Lactosylceramide Research....Pages 127-138
Plasma Membrane-Associated Sialidase Confers Cancer Initiation, Promotion and Progression....Pages 139-145
A Signal with a Difference: The Role of GPI Anchor Signal Sequence in Dictating Conformation and Function of the Als5 Adhesin in Candida albicans ....Pages 147-163
Novel Chondroitin Sulfate Oligosaccharide Motifs as Biomarkers: Insights into Their Involvement in Brain Development....Pages 165-183
Role of Hyaluronidases in the Catabolism of Chondroitin Sulfate....Pages 185-197
Pattern Recognition in Legume Lectins to Extrapolate Amino Acid Variability to Sugar Specificity....Pages 199-215
Conformational Dynamics of Oligosaccharides Characterized by Paramagnetism-Assisted NMR Spectroscopy in Conjunction with Molecular Dynamics Simulation....Pages 217-230
Characterization of Cholesterol Crystalline Domains in Model and Biological Membranes Using X-Ray Diffraction....Pages 231-245
Role of Lipid-Mediated Effects in β 2 -Adrenergic Receptor Dimerization....Pages 247-261
Effect of Temperature on the Phase Behaviour of Fully Saturated DAPC Lipid Bilayer: A Comparative Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study....Pages 263-277
Biophysical Characterization of the Interaction of O -acylcholines with the Major Bovine Seminal Plasma Protein, PDC-109....Pages 279-292
Crystal Structure of Apo and Ligand Bound Vibrio cholerae Ribokinase (Vc-RK): Role of Monovalent Cation Induced Activation and Structural Flexibility in Sugar Phosphorylation....Pages 293-307
Synthetic Glycolipids and (p)ppGpp Analogs: Development of Inhibitors for Mycobacterial Growth, Biofilm and Stringent Response....Pages 309-327
Regulations of Glycolipid: XI. Glycosyltransferase (GSL: GLTs) Genes Involved in SA-LeX and Related GSLs Biosynthesis in Carcinoma Cells by Biosimilar Apoptotic Agents: Potential Anticancer Drugs....Pages 329-354
 N -Acetylglucosaminyl 1-Phosphate Transferase: An Excellent Target for Developing New Generation Breast Cancer Therapeutic....Pages 355-374
Involvement of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Serotonin 1A Receptor-Mediated Neuroproliferation in Neonatal Mouse Hippocampus....Pages 375-388
Structural Heterogeneity of Glycoform of Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein in Alcoholic Cirrhosis Patients....Pages 389-401
Back Matter....Pages 403-411