The Molecular Immunology of Complex Carbohydrates-3

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Serendipity in Scientific Discoveries: Some Examples in Glycosciences....Pages 3-14
My 30-Year Devotion to the N -Linked Oligosaccharide Structures....Pages 15-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Human Blood Group ABH/Ii, Le a,b,x,y , and Sialyl Le a,x Glycotopes; Internal Structures; and Immunochemical Roles of Human Ovarian Cyst Glycoproteins....Pages 33-51
Lewis Glyco-Epitopes: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Functions....Pages 53-80
A Unique Endo-β-Galactosidase that Cleaves Both Blood Group A and B Glycotopes....Pages 81-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Recognition Roles of Mammalian Structural Units and Polyvalency in Lectin–Glycan Interactions....Pages 99-116
Adhesion/Growth-Regulatory Galectins: Insights into Their Ligand Selectivity Using Natural Glycoproteins and Glycotopes....Pages 117-141
Glycotope Structures and Intramolecular Affinity Factors of Plant Lectins for Tn/T Antigens....Pages 143-154
The Five Bacterial Lectins (PA-IL, PA-IIL, RSL, RS-IIL, and CV-IIL): Interactions with Diverse Animal Cells and Glycoproteins....Pages 155-211
On the Differential Sialic Acid Specificity of Lectins from Different Parts of Saraca indica ....Pages 213-228
Regulation of Lectin Production by the Human Pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Chromobacterium violaceum : Effects of Choline, Trehalose, and Ethanol....Pages 229-256
Non-carbohydrate-Mediated Interaction of Lectins with Plant Proteins....Pages 257-269
Novel Concepts About the Role of Lectins in the Plant Cell....Pages 271-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Role of Gangliosides and Plasma Membrane-Associated Sialidase in the Process of Cell Membrane Organization....Pages 297-316
9- O -Acetyl GD3 in Lymphoid and Erythroid Cells....Pages 317-334
GM3 Upregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Possibly Through PI3K, AKT, RICTOR, RHOGDI-2, and TNF-A Pathways in Mouse Melanoma B16 Cells....Pages 335-348
Pathological Roles of Ganglioside Mimicry in Guillain–Barré Syndrome and Related Neuropathies....Pages 349-365
Structure and Function of Glycolipids in Thermophilic Bacteria....Pages 367-380
Lipooligosaccharides of Neisseria Species: Similarity Between N. polysaccharea and N. meningitidis LOSs....Pages 381-394
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
Roles for N - and O -Glycans in Early Mouse Development....Pages 397-410
Front Matter....Pages 395-395
Glycobiology in the Field of Gerontology (Glycogerontology)....Pages 411-429
Galectins in Regulation of Apoptosis....Pages 431-442
Avian and Human Influenza Virus Receptors and Their Distribution....Pages 443-452
Importance of a Factor VIIIc-Like Glycoprotein Expressed in Capillary Endothelial Cells (eFactor VIIIc) in Angiogenesis....Pages 453-464
Mucin O- Glycan Branching Enzymes: Structure, Function, and Gene Regulation....Pages 465-492
Studying Carbohydrate Self-Recognition in Marine Sponges Using Synthetic Aggregation Factor Epitopes....Pages 493-510
Docking of Chitin Oligomers and Nod Factors on Lectin Domains of the LysM-RLK Receptors in the Medicago-Rhizobium Symbiosis....Pages 511-521
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
 O -Acetylated Sialic Acids and Their Role in Immune Defense....Pages 525-548
Sialylated and Sulfated Carbohydrate Ligands for Selectins and Siglecs: Involvement in Traffic and Homing of Human Memory T and B Lymphocytes....Pages 549-569
Diversity of Natural Anti-α-Galactosyl Antibodies in Human Serum....Pages 571-583
Significance of Serum Glycoprotein Profiles in Spontaneous Tolerance After Liver Allograft Transplantation....Pages 585-598
Front Matter....Pages 599-599
Hematogenous Metastasis: Roles of CD44v and Alternative Sialofucosylated Selectin Ligands....Pages 601-619
Regulation of Glycosyltransferase Genes in Apoptotic Breast Cancer Cells Induced by l -PPMP and Cisplatin....Pages 621-642
Aberrant Glycosphingolipid Expression and Membrane Organization in Tumor Cells: Consequences on Tumor–Host Interactions....Pages 643-667
Human KDN (Deaminated Neuraminic Acid) and Its Elevated Expression in Cancer Cells: Mechanism and Significance....Pages 669-678
Polysialic Acid Bioengineering of Cancer and Neuronal Cells by N -Acyl Sialic Acid Precursor Treatment....Pages 679-688
Front Matter....Pages 689-689
Synthesis of Hemagglutinin-Binding Trisaccharides....Pages 691-726
Fabrication and Applications of Glyconanomaterials....Pages 727-755
Glycan Arrays to Decipher the Specificity of Plant Lectins....Pages 757-767
Targeting C-Type Lectin for the Treatment of Flavivirus Infections....Pages 769-776
Back Matter....Pages 777-809