The Molecular Immunology of Complex Carbohydrates-3

<p>Part 1: Introduction to Glyco-Experiences </p><p>Chp 1: Serendipity in Scientific Discoveries: Some Examples in Glycosciences</p><p>Chp 2: My 30 Years Devotion to the N-linked Oligosaccharide Structures</p><p> </p><p>Part 2: Blood group ABH/Le-related antigens</p><p>Chp 3: Human Blood Group ABH/Ii, Lea, b, x, y and Sialyl Lea, x Glycotopes, Internal Structures and Immunochemical Roles of Human Ovarian Cyst Glycoproteins</p><p>Chp 4: Lewis Glyco-Epitopes: Structure, Biosynthesis and Functions</p><p>Chp 5: An Unique Endo--Galactosidase that Cleaves Both Blood Group A and B Glycotopes</p><p> </p><p>Part 3: Lectins      </p><p>Chp 6: Recognition Intensities of Mammalian Structural Units, Ligand Clusters and Polyvalency in the Lectin-Glycan Interaction Processes</p><p>Chp 7: Adhesion/Growth-Regulatory Galectins: Insights into their Ligand Selectivity Using Natural Glycoproteins and Glycotopes</p><p>Chp 8: Glycotope Structures and Intramolecular Affinity Factors of Plant Lectins for Tn/T Antigens</p><p>Chp 9: The Five Bacterial Lectins (PA-IL, PA-IIL, RSL, RS-IIL and CV-IIL) – Interactions with Diverse Animal Cells and Glycoproteins</p><p>Chp 10:       On the Differential Sialic Acid Specificity of Lectins from Different Parts of Saraca indica</p><p>Chp 11:       Regulation of Lectin Production by the Human Pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Chromobacterium violaceum: Effects of Choline, Trehalose and Ethanol</p><p>Chp 12:       Non-Carbohydrate Mediated Interaction of Lectins with Plant Proteins</p><p>Chp 13:       Novel Concepts about the Role of Lectins in the Plant Cell</p><p> </p><p>Part 4: Structures and Functions of Glycolipids </p><p>Chp 14:       Role of Gangliosides and of Plasma Membrane Associated Sialidase in the Process of Cell Membrane Organization</p><p>Chp 15:       9-O-Acetyl GD3 in Lymphoid and Erythroid Cells</p><p>Chp 16:       GM3 Up-Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) Possibly through PI3K, AKT, RICTOR, RhoGDI-2 and TNF-α Pathways in Mouse Melanoma B16 Cells</p><p>Chp 17:       Pathological Roles of Ganglioside Mimicry in Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Related Neuropathies</p><p>Chp 18:       Structure and Function of Glycolipids in Thermophilic Bacteria</p><p>Chp 19:       Lipooligosaccharides (LOSs) of Neisseria Species: Similarity between N. Polysaccharea and N. Meningitidis LOSs</p><p> </p><p>Part 5: Structures and Functions of Complex Carbohydrates     </p><p>Chp 20:       Roles for N- and O-Glycans in Early Mouse Development</p><p>Chp 21:       Glycobiology in the Field of Gerontology (Glycogerontology)</p><p>Chp 22:       Galectins in Regulation of Apoptosis</p><p>Chp 23:       Avian and Human Influenza Virus Receptors and their Distribution</p><p>Chp 24:       Importance of a Factor VIIIc-Like Glycoprotein Expressed in Capillary Endothelial Cells (eFactor VIIIc) in Angiogenesis</p><p>Chp 25:       Mucin O-Glycan Branching Enzymes: Structure, Function and Gene Regulation</p><p>Chp 26:       Studying the Carbohydrate Self-Recognition in Marine Sponges Using Synthetic Aggregation Factor Epitopes</p><p>Chp 27:       Docking of Chitin Oligomers and Nod Factors on LysM Lectin Domains of the LysM-RLK Receptors as a First Recognition Step for the Establishment of the Medicago truncatula-Rhizobium Symbiosis</p><p> </p><p>Part 6: Glyco-Immunology   </p><p>Chp 28:       O-Acetylated Sialic Acids and their Role in Immune Defence</p><p>Chp 29:       Sialylated and Sulfated Carbohydrate Ligands for Selectins and Siglecs – Involvement in Traffic and Homing of Human Memory T- and B- Lymphocytes</p><p>Chp 30:       Diversity of Natural Anti--Galactosyl Antibodies in Human Serum</p><p>Chp 31:       Prospective Highlights of Serum Glycoprotein Profiles in Spontaneous Tolerance after Liver Allograft Transplantation</p><p> </p><p>Part 7: Glycobiology of Cancer    </p><p>Chp 32:       Hematogenous Metastasis: Roles of CD44v and Alternative Sialofucosylated Selectin Ligands</p><p>Chp 33:       Regulation of Glycosyltransferase Genes in Apoptotic Breast Cancer Cells Induced by L-PPMP and cis-Platin</p><p>Chp 34:       Aberrant Glycosphingolipid Expression and Membrane Organization in Tumor Cells. Consequences on Tumor-Host Interactions</p><p>Chp 35:       Human KDN (Deaminated Neuraminic Acid) and its Elevated Expression in Cancer Cells – Mechanism and Significance</p><p>Chp 36:       Polysialic Acid Bioengineering of Cancer and Neuronal Cells by N-Acyl Sialic Acid Precursor Treatment</p><p> </p><p>Part 8: Glyco-Applications </p><p>Chp 37:       Synthesis of Hemagglutinin-Binding Trisaccharides</p><p>Chp 38:       Fabrication and Applications of Glyco-Nanomaterials</p><p>Chp 39:       Glycan Arrays to Decipher the Specificity of Plant Lectins</p><p>Chp 40:       Targeting C-Type Lectin for the Treatment of Flavivirus Infections</p><p> </p><p>APPENDIX      </p><p>INDEX</p>