Recognition of Carbohydrates in Biological Systems, Part B: Specific Applications

Content: 
Editors In Chief
Page ii

Contributors
Pages ix-xiv

Preface
Page xv

Methods In Enzymology
Pages xvii-xxxviii

Structure–Function Analysis of C-Type Animal Lectins Original Research Article
Pages 3-16
Maureen E Taylor, Kurt Drickamer

Preparation of Recombinant Mannan-Binding Protein with a Native Oligomeric Structure Original Research Article
Pages 16-26
Kazuhide Uemura, Yong Ma, Tomoaki Nakagawa, Nobuko Kawasaki, Toshisuke Kawasaki

Antitumor Activity of Mannan-Binding Protein Original Research Article
Pages 26-33
Tomoaki Nakagawa, Nobuko Kawasaki, Yong Ma, Kazuhide Uemura, Toshisuke Kawasaki

Carbohydrate Binding Activity of Annexin V toward a Bisecting N-Acetylglucosamine Original Research Article
Pages 34-47
Cong-Xiao Gao, Koichi Honke, Naoyuki Taniguchi

Recombinant Plant Lectins and Their Mutants Original Research Article
Pages 47-77
Hansjörg Streicher, Nathan Sharon

Psathyrella velutina Lectin as a Specific Probe for N-Acetylneuraminic acid in Glycoconjugates Original Research Article
Pages 77-90
Haruko Ueda, Noriko Takahashi, Haruko Ogawa

Probing the Binding Specificity of C-Type Lectins in Vivo Original Research Article
Pages 90-104
Kevin G Rice, V.Hayden Thomas, Yongsheng Yang

Application of a Multivalent Glycoprobe: Characterization of Sugar-Binding Specificity of Siglec Family Proteins Original Research Article
Pages 104-113
Toshiyuki Yamaji, Kyoko Nakamura, Shinji Amari, Akemi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Hashimoto

Probing for Masked and Unmasked Siglecs on Cell Surfaces Original Research Article
Pages 113-120
Els C.M Brinkman-Van der Linden, Ajit Varki

The Man/GalNAc-4-SO4-Receptor: Relating Specificity to Function Original Research Article
Pages 121-133
Daniel S Roseman, Jacques U Baenziger

Bacterium–Host Protein–Carbohydrate Interactions Original Research Article
Pages 134-157
Dag Ilver, Petra Johansson, Halina Miller-Podraza, Per-Georg Nyholm, Susann Teneberg, Karl-Anders Karlsson

Design and Synthesis of Galectin Inhibitors Original Research Article
Pages 157-169
Pernilla Sörme, Barbro Kahl-Knutsson, Ulf Wellmar, Bengt-Göran Magnusson, Hakon Leffler, Ulf J Nilsson

RNA Interference: Analyzing the Function of Glycoproteins and Glycosylating Proteins in Mammalian Cells Original Research Article
Pages 173-190
Mustapha Diallo, Christoph Arenz, Katja Schmitz, Konrad Sandhoff, Ute Schepers

Interaction of Glycosphingolipids with Signal Transducers and Membrane Proteins in Glycosphingolipid-Enriched Microdomains Original Research Article
Pages 191-207
Senitiroh Hakomori, Kazuko Handa

Interaction of the GM2 Activator Protein with Sulfated and Sialylated Glycosphingolipids Original Research Article
Pages 207-222
Stefan T Hepbildikler, Michaela Wendeler, Roger Sandhoff, Konrad Sandhoff

Differences in Recognition of Sulfated and Sialylated Carbohydrate Chains Original Research Article
Pages 222-229
Koichi Honke, Naoki Ikeda, Naoyuki Taniguchi

Interaction of GM2 Activator Protein with Glycosphingolipids Original Research Article
Pages 230-241
Su-Chen Li, Yoichiro Hama, Yu-Teh Li

Structural Basis for the Enzymatic Resistance of the GM2 Ganglioside Original Research Article
Pages 242-264
Yu-Teh Li, Su-Chen Li, Hideharu Ishida, Makoto Kiso, Laura Raimondi, Anna Bernardi, Sandro Sonnino

Lipid Modulation of Glycosphingolipid (GSL) Receptors: Soluble GSL Mimics Provide New Probes of GSL Receptor Function Original Research Article
Pages 264-283
Clifford A Lingwood, Murguesapillai Mylvaganam

Glycosphingolipid-Induced Cell Signaling: Apoptosis Original Research Article
Pages 284-299
Sergio F Martin, Subroto Chatterjee

Roles of Glycosphingolipids in Cell Signaling: Adhesion, Migration, and Proliferation Original Research Article
Pages 300-312
Subroto Chatterjee, Heming Wei

Thin-Layer Chromatography; Immunostaining of Glycolipid Antigens; and Interpretation of False-Positive Findings with Acidic Lipids Original Research Article
Pages 312-319
Keiji Suetake, Robert K Yu

Complex Gangliosides as Cell Surface Inhibitors for the Ecto-NAD+ Glycohydrolase of CD38 Original Research Article
Pages 319-324
Miki-Hara Yokoyama, Toshiaki Katada, Hiroshi Sugiya, Shunsuke Furuyama, Yoshio Hirabayashi

Nitrocellulose Filter Binding to Assess Binding of Glycosaminoglycans to Proteins Original Research Article
Pages 327-339
Johan Kreuger, Ulf Lindahl, Per Jemth

Characterization of Polysaccharide Conformational Epitopes by Surface Plasmon Resonance Original Research Article
Pages 340-354
C.Roger MacKenzie, Harold J Jennings

Study of Hyaluronan-Binding Proteins and Receptors Using Iodinated Hyaluronan Derivatives Original Research Article
Pages 354-365
Carl T McGary, Janet A Weigel, Paul H Weigel

Recognition of Glycosaminoglycans by Midkine Original Research Article
Pages 365-376
Takashi Muramatsu, Hisako Muramatsu, Norio Kaneda, Kazuyuki Sugahara

Control of Leishmania–Sand Fly Interactions by Polymorphisms in Lipophosphoglycan Structure Original Research Article
Pages 377-381
Salvatore J Turco, David L Sacks

Use of Iodinated Hyaluronan Derivatives to Study Hyaluronan Binding, Endocytosis, and Metabolism by Cultured Cells Original Research Article
Pages 382-391
Paul H Weigel, Carl T McGary, Janet A Weigel

Carbohydrates as Inhibitors of Rotaviral Infection Original Research Article
Pages 395-412
Milton J Kiefel, Mark von Itzstein

Cell-Based Screening of Active-Site Specific Chaperone for the Treatment of Fabry Disease Original Research Article
Pages 412-420
Jian-Qiang Fan, Satoshi Ishii

Glycosylamidines as Potent Selective and Easily Accessible Glycosidase Inhibitors and Their Application to Affinity Chromatography Original Research Article
Pages 421-444
Jun Hiratake, Kanzo Sakata

Diglycoside-Specific Glycosidases Original Research Article
Pages 444-459
Kanzo Sakata, Masaharu Mizutani, Seung-Jin MA, Jun Hiratake

Use of Synthetic Oligosaccharide Substrate Analogs to Map the Active Sites of N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases I and II Original Research Article
Pages 459-475
Harry Schachter, Folkert Reck, Hans Paulsen

Recombinant Ganglioside GM2 Synthase—Expression in Insect Cells and Enzyme Assay Original Research Article
Pages 476-489
Michaela Wendeler, Helmut Reilaender, Joerg Hoernschemeyer, Guenter Schwarzmann, Thomas Kolter, Konrad Sandhoff

Recombinant Influenza C Hemagglutinin-Esterase as a Probe for Sialic Acid 9-O-Acetylation Original Research Article
Pages 489-498
Laura T Martin, Andrea Verhagen, Ajit Varki

Preparation of Recombinant Human Galectin-1 and Use in T-Cell Death Assays Original Research Article
Pages 499-518
Karen E Pace, Hejin P Hahn, Linda G Baum

Carbohydrate Recognition of Interleukin-2 in Cell Proliferation Original Research Article
Pages 518-525
Keiko Fukushima, Katsuko Yamashita

Carbohydrate Recognition of Vesicular Integral Protein of 36 kDa (VIP36) in Intracellular Transport of Newly Synthesized Glycoproteins Original Research Article
Pages 525-532
Sayuri Hara-Kuge, Akira Seko, Katsuko Yamashita

Functions of Galectins in Cell Adhesion and Chemotaxis Original Research Article
Pages 532-552
Ichiro Kuwabara, Hideki Sano, Fu-Tong Liu

Physical, Chemical, Antigenic, and Immunologic Characterization of Polygalacturonan, Its Derivatives, and Vi Antigen from Salmonella typhi Original Research Article
Pages 552-567
Shousun Chen Szu, SlavomГ­r BystrickГЅ

Author Index
Pages 569-610

Subject Index
Pages 611-625