EGC-2 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Section 1 - Perspectives in the Glycosciences
[*] Recent Developments and Perspectives in Chemoenzymatic Carbohydrate
Synthesis
Authors: S. L. Flitsch, J-F. Pilard, L. Revers and G.Watt
[*] Perspectives on MALDI mass spectrometry
Author: David J. Harvey
[*] The Role of FCCA in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology since 1989
Authors: Kichitaro Kawaguchi and Tatsuya Yamagata
[*] Retrospect and prospect of glycopathology
Author: Akira Kobata
[*] The UDP-Glc:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase and the quality
control of glycoprotein folding
Author: A. Parodi
[*] Cell Surface Glycosyltransferases: Current Issues
Author: Barry D. Shur
[*] Perspectives of molecular biology study for Sialyltransferases
Author: Shuichi Tsuji
[*] Carbohydrate Analysis: What Can Computational Methods Tell Us
Author: Robert J. Woods
Section 2 - Carbohydrate Biotechnology
[*] Protein Separation by Partitioning in Poly(Ethylene
Glycol)/Dextran/Water
Authors: Ljudmila Fele and Maurizio Fermeglia
[*] Swelling properties of hydrogels: Theory in comparison with
experiment,
Authors: Maurizio Fermeglia, Mario Grassi, Romano Lapasin, Sabrina
Pricl and Italo Colombo
[*] Quantitative aspects of ligand cluster effects observed with
multivalent binding inhibitors,
Author : John Hubble
[*] Genetic manipulation of CHO cells to produce humanised sialic acid
linkages,
Authors: N. Jenkins, L. Monaco, A. Marc, A. Eon-Duval, J.M.
Engasser, D. Lamotte and M. Soria
[*] Pilot-Scale Fermentation of Nodulation Factors by the Soil
Bacterium Rhizobium meliloti: New Aspects of Production, Purification
and Characterisation of Glycolipid Derivatives,
Authors: Bodo Kohring, Karsten Niehaus, Alfred Pühler, and Erwin
Flaschel
[*] The Specificity of Homo- and Hetero-oligosaccharide Synthesis by
[alpha]-Glucosidase,
Authors: Angela Patikis, Robert A. Rastall and Christopher Bucke
[*] Sweet and Sticky: sugar coated magnetic beads as a novel research
tool in cell biology,
Authors: Phil D. Rye
[*] Biosynthesis and Biomodification of Dextrins using using
Gluconobacter oxydans and transglucosidases,
Author: R. Shepherd
[*] Models for predicting the properties of carbohydrate-derived
surfactants,
Authors: Henk A. van Doren and K. Ronald Terpstra
Section 3 - General & Functional Glycobiology
[*] Glycosylation of the Recombinant Kringle 2 Domain of Tissue-type
Plasminogen Activator Produced in Pichia pastoris Cells ,
Authors: Francis J. Castellino and Roger K. Bretthauer
[*] Role of insulin and nutritional factors in changes of intestinal
glycoprotein fucosylation during postnatal development,
Authors: M.C. Biol,D. Lenoir and P. Louisot
[*] Analysis of glycosidase production during the growth of
Tritrichomonas foetus,
Authors: Sofia Connaris and Pamela Greenwell
[*] Isolation and Purification of a Highly Glycosylated Fragment of
Contactinhibin,
Authors: Christian Frosch, Franz Oesch and Raimund J. Wieser
[*] The Extent of sialylation of Plasminogen 2 modulates the binding of
Plasminogen 2 to cells and surfaces,
Authors: Steven R Pirie-Shepherd, Nancy L, Andon and Salvatore V
Pizzo
[*] The evolutionary origin of the beta-galactosidase of Tritrichomonas
foetus,
Authors: Marion Vella and Pamela Greenwell
Section 4 - Glycanalysis
[*] Structures of the N-linked carbohydrate of Ascorbic Acid Oxidase
from Zucchini,
Author: Friedrich Altmann
[*] N-Linked Glycosylation Pathways in Insect Cells. Structural
characterisation of the N-linked oligosaccharides derived from HIVgp120
expressed in lepidopteran cells,
Authors: Terry D. Butters, Ben Yudkin, Gary S. Jacob and Ian M.
Jones
[*] Concanavalin A binding and endoglycosidase D resistance of
beta-1,2-xylosylated and alpha -1,3-fucosylated plant and insect
oligosaccharides,
Authors: Iain B. H. Wilson and Friedrich Altmann
Section 5 - Glycoimmunology
[*] Purification of anti-Gal alpha 1-3Gal IgY from eggs after
immunisation of hens with rabbit red blood cell membranes,
Authors: J.-F. Bouhours, N. Ruvoen, C. Richard, N. Barreau, J.
Naulet, and D. Bouhours
[*] Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 190-kDa gp: a kinetic study and
lectin binding property,
Authors: M.L.G. Cardoso, A. Panunto-Castelo, G. Freitas-da-Silva,
B.G. Bianco, R. Martinez and M.C. Roque-Barreira
[*] Heparin Potentiates Neutrophil Migration Induced by IL-8 in vivo,
Authors: Marcelo Dias-Baruffi, Gabriela Pereira-da-Silva, Maria
Célia Jamur and Maria Cristina Roque-Barreira
[*] Distribution of galectin-3 (Mac-2) in cultured macrophages,
Authors: J. Dumic, M. Hadzija, K. Barisic, G. Lauc, M. Slijepcevic
and M. Floegel
[*] The role of the human IgG subclass heavy chains in determining its
glycosylation profile,
Authors: Muhammad Farooq, Noriko Takahashi, Mark Drayson, J. Lund
and Roy Jefferis
[*] KM+-induced neutrophil haptotaxis: potentiation by heparan sulphate
Authors: Luciane Ganiko, Antonio Roberto Martins, Enilza Maria
Espreáfico and Maria Cristina Roque-Barreira
[*] IgG glycosylation changes in rheumatic diseases,
Authors: Frank C Hay and Angela Bond
[*] The carbohydrate moiety of IgM from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
L.,
Authors: B. Magnadóttir, B. K. Guðmundsdóttir and S.
Guðmundsdóttir
[*] The Chemoattractant KM+ Lectin Interacts with a Glycoprotein on the
Neutrophil Surface,
Authors: Fabiana Marques, Luciane Ganiko, Ademilson
Panunto-Castelo and Maria Cristina Roque-Barreira.
[*] Detection of a carbohydrate-binding protein in soluble antigens of
Toxoplasma gondii,
Authors: L.M.S. Minelli, M.C. Roque-Barreira, S.M.O. Thomaz,
D.A.O. Silva, M.A. Souza and J.R. Mineo
[*] Lipids Isolated from Sheep Red Blood Cells Participate in the
Rubino Reaction,
Authors: Ademilson Panunto-Castelo, Igor C. Almeida and Maria
Cristina Roque-Barreira
[*] Glycosylation Analysis of Oligosaccharides from Recombinant
IgG1-TNF alpha Fusion Glycoprotein,
Authors: Angela Savage and Michelle Cuffe
[*] The Proportion of O-Glycosylated IgG in Rabbit Serum Decreases with
Hyperimmunization,
Authors: L.M. Vasconcelos, A. Panunto-Castelo, L.M.
Guimarães-Santos and M.C. Roque-Barreira
Section 6 - Glycolipids
[*] The FORSE-1/LeX carbohydrate epitope is involved in the migration
of cortical neurons,
Authors: Karen L. Allendoerfer, Brian S. Kim and Paul H. Patterson
[*] A new look at myelin figures. The cylindrical form of the L-
alpha -phase - a common and predictable phenomenon,
Authors: Henk A. van Doren and Lavinia M. Wingert
[*] Novel Glycosphingolipids carrying the Gal alpha 1-3Lewis(x)
epitope are expressed in Pig Kidney,
Authors: Daniele Bouhours, Jerome Liaigre, Jeanne Naulet, Jerome
Lemoineand Jean-François Bouhours
[*] C-Series polysialogangliosides are expressed on stellar neurons of
human adult cerebellum,
Authors: Marija Heffer-Lauc, Melita Cacic and Drasko Serman
[*] Signal transduction via a cell surface O-acetyl GD3 ganglioside of
human T-lymphocytes,
Authors: J. Reivinen, H. Holthvfer, and A. Miettinen
[*] A possible mechanism by which added gangliosides inhibit cell
replication,
Authors: C-L. Schengrund and C. M. Mummert
[*] Association of a 14-3-3 protein with CMP-NeuAc:GM1 alpha 2,3
sialyltransferase,
Authors: Zeng, G., Gao, L., Yu, D.S. and Yu, R.K.
[*] Molecular cloning of the cDNA for and developmental expression of
rat brain GD3- and GT3- synthase,
Authors: Zeng, G., Gao, L., Freischütz, B., Tokuda, A. and Yu,
R.K.
Section 7 - Glycomedicine
[*] An Analysis of Glycosidase Production in Helicobacter Pylori,
Authors: L. Adonai, Q.Karim and P. Greenwell
[*] 57 kDa Stress-associated Glycoprotein in Human Sera: Purification
and Partial characterization,
Authors: Sanja Dabelic, Kristina Zvonar, Mirna Floegel and Gordan
Lauc
[*] Proliferation of Glioma Cells is Inhibited by Anti-GD3 Monoclonal
Antibodies,
Authors: K. Hedberg, B. Dellheden and P. Fredman
[*] Galectin-3 Expression in Human Breast Carcinomas: Correlation with
Histologic Grade,
Author: Halliday A Idikio
[*] Studies of Amyloid Precursor Protein Glycosylation,
Authors: I. McFarlane and K.C. Breen
[*] Characterization of Certain Ligands in Sera of Colorectal Cancer
Patients Using Lectins,
Authors: S. Ortega, M.M. Sanchez-Martin, A. Gomez-Alonso, J. Pina,
L. Landemarre, G. Motta, M. Monsigny and J.A. Cabezas
Section 8 - Glycosyltransferase
[*] The generation and characterisation of a neural cell line
overexpressing alpha 2,6(N) sialyltransferase,
Authors: Kieran C. Breen, Astrid Potratz, Niki Georgopoulou and
Konrad Sandhoff
[*] Extracting information from primary sequences of
fucosyltransferases : Sequence alignment and fold recognition.,
Authors: Christelle Breton, Rafael Oriol and Anne Imberty
[*] Transcriptional regulation of the human
UDP-GlcNAc:alpha-6-D-mannoside
beta 1-2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II gene (MGAT2) which
controls complex N-glycan synthesis,
Authors: Shi-Hao Chen, Jenny Tan and Harry Schachter
[*] Identification of an alpha 3-fucosyltransferase and a novel
alpha 2- fucosyltransferase in cercariae of the schistosome
Trichobilharzia ocellata. Biosynthesis of the
Fuc alpha 1-2Fuc alpha-3GlcNAc sequence.,
Authors: C.H. Hokke, A.P. Neeleman, C.A.M. Koeleman and D.H. van
den Eijnden
[*] Glycosyltransferases in SWISS-PROT,
Authors: Claire O'Donovan*, Nicoletta Mitaritonna, Rolf Apweiler,
Vivien Junker, Alain Gateau, and Fiona Lang
[*] HPLC method for the determination of (Fuc to GlcNAc-1)
fucosyltransferases,
Authors: Andreas Roitinger, Harald Leiter, Erika Staudacher and
Friedrich Altmann
[*] Removal of 106 amino acids from the N-terminus of UDP-GlcNAc:
alpha -3-D-Mannoside beta-1,2-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase I
does not inactivate the enzyme,
Authors: M.Sarkar, S.Pagny, D.Joziasse and H.Schachter
[*] Transcriptional regulation of alpha 1,3galactosyltransferase by
retinoic acid in the murine F9 embryonic cell line,
Authors: C.G. van der Linden, J.M.C. Baggen, D.H. van den Eijnden,
and D.H.Joziasse
[*] Co-expression of aberrant alpha 1,2fucosyltransferase in
transfected cells with human Lewis (Fuc-TIII) gene,
Authors: Shin Yazawa, Akira Mogi, Osamu Hosomi, Jun-ichi Nakamura,
Takayuki Asao, Koichiro Kishi and Khushi L. Matta
Section 9 - Glycosynthesis
[*] Regiospecificity of synthesis of
D-Galp beta 1-3D-Xylp-beta 1-O-pNP catalysed by Bacillus circulans
beta -galactosidase,
Authors: Salvatore Ferro, Amedeo Vetere, Marco Bosco and Sergio
Paoletti
[*] The Orthogonal Glycosylation Strategy,
Authors: Osamu Kanie, Yukishige Ito, Tomoya Ogawa
[*] Studies towards the synthesis of a compley-type glycan chain,
Authors: Matthias Lergenmueller, Yukishige Ito, Yuko Nakahara, and
Tomoya Ogawa
[*] Preparation of novel 3-amino-hexose derivatives and use in
enantioselective Grignard reactions,
Authors: Richard J. Simmonds and Neil Baggett
[*] Complete Synthesis of 3'-Sialyl-N-Acetyllactosamine by
Regioselective Transglycosylation Reactions,
Authors: Amedeo Vetere, Marco Bosco, Paola Cescutti and Sergio
Paoletti
[*] Polymer-supported tin carbohydrate chemistry,
Authors: D.M. Whitfield and T. Ogawa
[*] A novel approach for the synthesis of steroidal glycosides,
Authors: War War Win and Richard W. Franck
Section 10 - Lectins
[*] An Intravascular Chemoattractant Lectin Inhibits Neutrophil
Migration,
Authors: Marcelo Sakamoto, Marcelo Dias-Baruffi, Ricardo
Santos-de-Oliveira
Section 11 - Mass-Spectrometry
[*] The mass spectrometric analysis of synthetic sulfated
oligosaccharides using both the Ionspray and MALDI techniques,
Authors: Peter Jacobs, Peter van Veelen, Marcel de Vries, and
Marijke Dreef-Tromp
[*] Characterization of Immunoglobulin Glycans, Electrospray Ionization
(ES) and Collision Induced Dissociation (CID) Mass Spectrometry,
Authors: Vern Reinhold, Bruce Reinhold, Song Ye, Keyes Linsley,
and Ronald Corley
[*] Mass structural analysis of the T-cell antigenic 45-47 kDa
glycoprotein produced by M. bovis BCG,
Authors: Michel Riviere, Pierre Chaurand, Felix Romain, Gilles
Marchal and Germain Puzo
Section 12 - Molecular Modelling & Design
[*] Density functional study of the relative stability of selected 1C4
and 4C1 chair forms of beta -D-glucose,
Authors: Gabor I. Csonka, Krisztina +lias and Imre G. Csizmadia
[*] Molecular modelling of the Ulex europaeus isolectin I and its
interaction with fucose,
Authors: Juan-Felix Espinosa, Arnaud Gohier, Jesus
Jimenez-Barbero, Serge Perez and Anne Imberty
[*] Molecular and quantum mechanical study of Idose and Iduronic acid
ring conformation,
Authors: Mark J Forster et al.
[*] Markov chains as a measure for phase space coverage in MD
simulations. Dihedral Transition Rates of cellulose,
Authors: Andreas P. Heiner and Olle Teleman
[*] MMC and LD simulations of
alpha-D-Manp-(1->2)-beta-D-Glcp-OMe. Comparison to long-range
heteronuclear NMR coupling constants and to the crystal structure,
Authors: Christer Hoeg and Göran Widmalm
[*] Studies on the conformational behaviour of GlcNAc-Man3-GlcNAc2
oligosaccharides using molecular dynamics simulations,
Authors: Tibor Kozar, Igor Tvaroska and Jeremy P. Carver
[*] A Molecular Mechanics Study of Carbohydrate Affinity in Ricin B
Mutants,
Author: Martin Kroeker
[*] Molecular dynamics study of Polygalacturonic Acid chains in aqueous
solutions,
Authors: B. Manunza, S. Deiana, M. Pintore and C. Gessa
[*] A Molecular Modeling study on the interaction between
beta-cyclodextrin and some organophosphorothyoate pesticides,
Authors: B. Manunza, S. Deiana, M. Pintore and C. Gessa
[*] Molecular dynamics simulations of Erythrina corallodendron lectin,
Authors: Ulf Ryde and Tomas Ekberg
[*] Solution topology of cyclotrikis-(1->6)-alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-
(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl],
Authors: S. Spieser, K. Mazeau, M.C. Brochier, C. Gey, J.P. Utille
and F.R. Taravel
[*] MMC and LD simulations of alpha -D-Glcp-(1->2)-
alpha-D-Glcp-(1->3)-alpha -D-Glcp-OMe. A model for the terminal
trisaccharide in glycoprotein precursors. ,
Authors: Roland Stenutz and Göran Widmalm
[*] Homology modeling of the small sialidase from Clostridium
perfringens: Use of laser photo CIDNP (chemically induced dynamic
nuclear polarization) techniques and site-directed mutagenesis to
ascertain the reliability of the modeled structures,
Authors: E. Tajkhorshid, H.-C. Siebert, C.-W. v.d. Lieth, R.
Kleineidam, S. Kruse, R. Schauer, R. Kaptein, H.-J. Gabius and
J.F.G. Vliegenthart
Section 13 - NMR
[*] Conformation and Dynamics of the Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) capsular
polysaccharide from Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D studied by NMR
spectroscopy and molecular modeling,
Authors: Kalelkar, S., Van Halbeek, H., Morris, L.C. and Cherniak,
R.
[*] A Conformational Study of the Xyloglucan Oligomer, XXXG, based on
Molecular Modeling and NMR Data,
Authors: Celine Picard, Laurent Catoire, Catherine Herve du
Penhoat and Catherine Renard
[*] Solution conformation and dynamics of a cell wall mannan isolated
from Mycrosporum gypseum,
Authors: Ana Poveda, Manuel Bernabe, J. Antonio Leal and Jesus
Jimenez-Barbero
Section 14 - Polysaccharides & Cellulose
[*] On the Conformation of kappa-carrageenan in Solution: a Combined
NMR - Molecular Modelling Investigation,
Authors: M. Bosco, A.L. Segre, S. Miertus and S. Paoletti
[*] Properties of the Rhamnogalacturonan - degrading enzyme system of
Thermoascus aurantiacus : Isolation of selected components.,
Authors: W. Duggan, M.G. Tuohy, M. Cuffe, A.V. Savage, J.-F.
Thibault, C.M.G. Renard, P. Murray and C.D. Laffey
[*] NMR Study of Agarose Solutions,
Authors: Amelia Gamini, Renato Toffanin and Alberto Radoicovich
[*] Characterisation of Endoglucanases isolated from Talaromyces
emersonii,
Authors: Orla Hanniffy, Michelle Cuffe, Tracey McCarthy, Maria
Tuohy and Angela Savage
[*] Molecular Characteristics of Technical-Grade Potato-Starch Glucan,
Authors: Anton Huber and Katja Günther
[*] Modification of Interactive Properties of Starch Glucans by
Enzymatically Catalyzed Modification of their Branching
Characteristics,
Authors: Anton Huber and Claudia Neuhold
[*] Characterisation of Catalytic Action of Purified Fructan-Hydrolases
on Inulin,
Authors: Anton Huber and Bernhard Pelzl
[*] Molecular Modeling of Single, Double, and Packed Agarose Helices,
Authors: Milou Kouwijzer and Serge Perez
[*] he interaction of purified acetyl(xylan) esterases from
Phanerochaete chrysosporium with endoxylanses from selected mesophilic
and thermophilic fungi in the deacetylation of acetylated xylans and
xylooligosaccharides,
Authors: C.D. Laffey, M.G. Tuohy, M.Cuffe, J. Puls, M.M. Hughes
and A.V. Savage
[*] Production of Arabinogalactan Type I - degrading enzymes by the
mesophilic fungus, Aspergillus oryzae,
Authors: L. McLoughlin, M.G. Tuohy, P.M. Murray, M. Cuffe, A.V.
Savage and C.D. Laffey
[*] Glycoconjugate analysis to monitor environmental stress in
developing cotton fibres,
Author: Allen K. Murray
[*] New analytical strategies for the characterisation of plant gums
and exudates,
Authors: Allen K. Murray
[*] Interaction between thermostable galactomannan - degrading enzymes
in the degradation of plant galactomannans,
Authors: P. Murray, M.G. Tuohy, M.Cuffe and A.V. Savage
[*] Structure Characterization of Galactoxylomannan (GalXM) of
Cryptococcus neoformans Cap 67,
Authors: V. V. Vaishnav, B.E. Bacon and R. Cherniak
Section 15 - Proteoglycans & Glycosaminoglycans
[*] Heparin-binding lectins from cobra venoms,
Authors: David G. Fernig and Hassan Rahmoune
[*] The Decorin Endocytosis Receptor,
Authors: H. Hausser, P. Wedekind, T. Sperber, R. Peters, A.
Hasilik and H. Kresse
[*] General Requirements for Protein-Glycosaminoglycan Interaction,
Authors: Ronald E. Hileman, Jonathan R. Fromm, Elizabeth E.O.
Caldwell, John M. Weiler and Robert J. Linhardt
[*] Interactions of Putative Heparin-Binding Domains of Basic
Fibroblast Growth Factor and its Receptor, FGFR-1, with Heparin Using
Synthetic Peptides,
Authors: Lisa Kinsella, Hai-Lan Chen, John A. Smith, Philip S.
Rudland and David G.Fernig
[*] Decorin binding to fibrillar collagens,
Authors: P.Sini, A.Denti, M.E.Tira, C.Balduini
[*] Role of heparin binding growth factors in glial progenitor cell
differentiation and gliomas,
Author: Sally Stringer
[*] Helicobacter pylori urease binding of glycosaminoglycans,
Authors: Meeme Utt, Për Aleljung and Torkel Wadstrøm
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EGC-2 is sponsored by Oxford Glycosystems and Chapman & Hall.
Conference design, organization and operation by Greenlea
Communications.
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