Scientific Program

Opening Session
Sunday, May 23, 2004. 16:00 - 18:00,
at the lecture hall in Shonan village Center.


Lectures by Invited Speakers


Oral Presentations
Papers submitted by participants will be presented.


Poster Presentations
Posters will also be shown in the poster exhibition area throughout the meeting.


Closing Session
Friday,
May 28, 2004. 9:30 - 10:10, in a hall of Hotel Okuyumoto.

PROGRAM


Sunday, May 23
12:00-20:00 Registration
16:00-16:10 Opening Address
16:10-17:30 Opening Session
 Chair: Tatsuro Irimura
L1-1 16:10-16:50 Microbial surface lectins as targets for antiadhesion therapy of infectious diseases
Nathan Sharon, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
L1-2 16:50-17:30 Glyco-signals and animal lectins
Toshisuke Kawasaki, Kyoto University, Japan
18:00-20:00 Welcome Party
 
Monday, May 24
8:30-10:00 Oral Session-1
 Chair: Kurt Drickamer and Toshisuke Kawasaki
L2-1 8:30-8:55 Identification of N-glycan as a signal for protein degradation
Tadashi Tai, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan
L2-2 8:55-9:20 Molecular studies of the lectin chaperone calreticulin
Lars Ellgaard, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
L2-3 9:20-9:45 pH-Dependent segregation of glycoproteins by cargo receptor VIP36 during intracellular transport
Kazuo Yamamoto, University of Tokyo, Japan
L2-4 9:45-10:00 Identification and characterization of a new heat shock protein-like lectin on the egg surface of sea urchin
Ken Kitajima, Nagoya University Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Japan
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:55 Oral Session-2
 Chair: Hans-J. Gabius and Atsushi Kuno
L2-5 10:30-10:55 Mutation of selected amino acids in the chitin binding domain of B. circulans alters the substrate specificity
Roger A. Laine, Louisiana State University, USA
L2-6 10:55-11:10 The new assay, binding activity of sugar-binding protein by dynamic light scattering
Kouhei Shiba, Sysmex Corporation, Japan
L2-7 11:10-11:25 Analysis of lectin-sugar interactions by capillary affinophoresis with a multiplex capillary electrophoresis instrument
Kiyohito Shimura, Teikyo University, Japan
L2-8 11:25-11:40 Cytotoxicity of wheat germ lectin on human fibroblasts
W.K. Liu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
L2-9 11:40-11:55 A lectin blotting, as a useful and simple tool for functional glycomics
Eiji Miyoshi, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:30-15:35 Oral Session-3
 Chair: Lars Ellgaard and Takashi Angata
L2-10 13:30-13:55 GPI-anchor glycan recognition of a group of cytokines modulates physiolosical activities
Katsuko Yamashita, Sasaki Institute, Japan
L2-11 13:55-14:20 CD33-related siglecs in sialic acid recognition and signalling
Paul R. Crocker, University of Dundee, UK
L2-12 14:20-14:45 Isotype-specific regulation of B lymphocyte activation by siglec 2/CD22
Takeshi Tsubata, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
L2-13 14:45-15:10 Signaling and transcriptional pathways which control T cell homing
Geoffrey S. Kansas, Northwestern University Medical School, USA
L2-14 15:10-15:35 Interconversion of carbohydrate ligands for siglecs and selectins on colonic epithelial cells upon malignant transformation
Reiji Kannagi, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan
15:35-16:05 Coffee Break
16:05-18:00 Oral Session-4
 Chair: Francoise Poirier and Jun Hirabayashi
L2-15 16:05-16:30 Regulation of cell growth and differentiation by galectins
Fu-Tong Liu, University of California, USA
L2-16 16:30-16:55 Seeing strangers or announcing "danger": Roles of galectins in innate immune responses to infectious diseases
Sachiko Sato, Laval University Medical Centre, Canada
L2-17 16:55-17:20 Role of galectin-8 as a mediator of cell adhesion and cell growth
Yahiel Zick, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
L2-18 17:20-17:45 Functions of galectin-9 and possible application to clinical medicine
Mitsuomi Hirashima, Kagawa University, Japan
L2-19 17:45-18:00 Characterization of galectin-8 binding specificity in solution and at the cell surface
Susanne Carlsson, Lund University, Sweden
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:30-20:40 Oral Session-5
 Chair: Els JM Van Damme and Koji Muramoto
L2-20 19:30-19:55 Glycobiology of influenza virus hemagglutinin
Yasuo Suzuki, University of Shizuoka, Japan
L2-21 19:55-20:10 Solanaceae lectins: an updated model of these unique chimeric plant proteins
Willy J. Peumans, Ghent University, Belgium
L2-22 20:10-20:25 Immunomodulation by the lectin KM+ from Artocarpus integrifolia, a new therapeutic approach for infections where host resistance depends on Th1 response
Roque-Barreira M. C., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
L2-23 20:25-20:40 A new gene encoding the ribosome-inactivating protein from mistletoe extracts
Uwe St. Pfueller, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
 
Tuesday, May 25
9:00:00    Excursion to Kamakura
12:30-13:30 Lunch
14:00-15:20 Oral Session-6
 Chair: Dennis R. Voelker and Nobutaka Wakamiya
L3-1 14:00-14:25 Combining structural and genomic perspectives on carbohydrate recognition
Kurt Drickamer, University of Oxford, UK
L3-2 14:25-14:50 DC-lectins recognition of self and non-self
Yvette van Kooyk, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
L3-3 14:50-15:05 Structure-function relationship of snake venom proteins containing C-type lectin fold
Hiroshi Mizuno, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan
L3-4 15:05-15:20 Cloning and expression of mouse KLRH1, a lectin-like receptor on natural killer cells
Satoru Koganei, University of Tokyo, Japan
15:20-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:45 Oral Session-7
 Chair: Gabriel A. Rabinovich and Tadashi Tai
L3-5 16:00-16:25 The macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin (MGL): unique distribution, distinct carbohydrate specificity, and surprisingly diverse functions
Tatsuro Irimura, University of Tokyo, Japan
L3-6 16:25-16:50 The expression of heparan sulfate-degrading enzyme heparanase is regulated by neurotrophins in brain-metastatic cells
Garth L. Nicolson, The Institute for Molecular Medicine, USA
L3-7 16:50-17:15 Changes in mucin-type O-glycosylation in breast cancer: implications for host immune responses
Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou, Cancer Research UK/GKT Medical School, UK
L3-8 17:15-17:30 Genetic engineering of terminal carbohydrates on primary sensory neurons in the olfactory system of transgenic mice
Brian Key, University of Queensland, Australia
L3-9 17:30-17:45 Sialylated T glycoforms of MUC1 appear to be immunosuppressive
Joy M Burchell, Cancer Research United Kingdom, UK
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:30-21:00 Poster Session-1 (odd number)
 
Wednesday, May 26
8:30-9:50 Oral Session-8
 Chair: Jan Kijne and Naoto Shibuya
L4-1 8:30-9:10 Dissecting the molecular structure of plant lectins
Irwin J. Goldstein, University of Michigan, USA
L4-2 9:10-9:35 Inducible plant lectins, a new class of interesting plant proteins
Els JM van Damme, Ghent University, Belgium
L4-3 9:35-9:50 Biological activity analysis of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua: lectin by site-directed mutagenesis
Jinku Bao, Sichuan University, China
9:50-10:20 Coffee Break
10:20-11:55 Oral Session-9
 Chair: Irwin J. Goldstein and Masugu Kamei
L4-4 10:20-10:45 A novel lectin-binding capsular polysaccharide of Rhizobium leguminosarum is involved in attachment to host plant roots
Jan W. Kijne and Marc C. Laus, Leiden University, The Netherlands
L4-5 10:45-11:10 A new family of lectins having high-mannose type N-glycan specificity in lower organisms
Kanji Hori, Hiroshima University, Japan
L4-6 11:10-11:25 Altered expression of momordica charantia lectin specific cell surface glycoconjugates on oral premalignant and malignant lesions
P. Remani, Regional Cancer Centre, India
L4-7 11:25-11:40 Purification, characterization and sugar-binding specificity of an α-L-fucose-specific lectin from the mushroom Cortinarius praestans
Yuka Kobayashi, Shizuoka University, Japan
L4-8 11:40-11:55 Structural analysis and function of a lectin of an octocoral Sinularia lochmodes
Mitsuru Jimbo, Kitasato University, Japan
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Oral Session-10
 Chair: Roger A. Laine and Yoshio Kuroki
L4-9 13:30-13:55 Cuticular chitin-binding proteins in horseshoe crabs
Shun-ichiro Kawabata, Kyushu University, Japan
L4-10 13:55-14:20 The membrane type collectin CL-P1 is up-regulated in ischemia/reperfusion model in rats
Satoshi Koyama, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
L4-11 14:20-14:45 Novel interactions between the pulmonary collectins and Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Dennis R. Voelker, National Jewish Medical Research Center, USA
L4-12 14:45-15:00 Pulmonary surfactant protein A augments the phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumonia by alveolar macrophages through a casein kinase 2-dependent increase of cell surface localization of scavenger receptor A
Hitomi Sano, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
L4-13 15:00-15:15 Characterization and cloning of lamprey mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and the lectin complement pathway in lamprey
Teizo Fujita, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
L4-14 15:15-15:30 Possible roles of heparan sulfate proteoglycans and lectin ZG16p in the formation of pancreatic exocrine granules
Kaori Kumazawa, Ochanomizu University, Japan
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Concert (Japanese traditional music)
18:00-19:00 Dinner
19:30-21:00 Poster Session-2 (even number)
 
Thursday, May 27
8:30-9:50 Oral Session-11
 Chair: Hakon Leffler and Tomohisa Ogawa
L5-1 8:30-8:55 Carbohydrate recognition: lectins and glycosyltransferases
James M. Rini, University of Toronto, Canada
L5-2 8:55-9:20 How does the ricin-type lectin fold recognize the xylan and xylooligosaccharides? Crystal structure of the Streptomyces olivaceoviridis E-86 xylanase
Zui Fujimoto, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan
L5-3 9:20-9:35 High-accuracy prediction of protein-carbohydrate interactions
Andreas Kerzmann, University of Tubingen, Germany
L5-4 9:35-9:50 NMR approaches to the elucidation of the mechanisms of the sugar recognition by the lectins that determine the intracellular fates of glycoproteins
Koichi Kato, Nagoya City University, Japan
9:50-10:20 Coffee Break
10:20-11:55 Oral Session-12
 Chair: Fu-Tong Liu and Takanori Nakamura
L5-5 10:20-10:45 Galectin binding activities: in solution and at the cell surface
Hakon Leffler, Lund University, Sweden
L5-6 10:45-11:10 Galectins, gemins, and RNA splicing
John L. Wang, Michigan State University, USA
L5-7 11:10-11:25 Glycocluster design as tool to obtain galectin inhibitors
Sabine Andre, Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
L5-8 11:25-11:40 Structural basis of a fungal galectin, Agrocybe cylindracea galectin for recognizing sialoconjugate
Fumio Yagi, Kagoshima University, Japan
L5-9 11:40-11:55 Unity and diversity of sugar-binding properties of galectins
Jun Hirabayashi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Oral Session-13
 Chair: John L. Wang and Sachiko Sato
L5-10 13:30-13:55 Roles of galectins in vivo: a genetic analysis in the mouse
Francoise Poirier, Institut Jacques Monod, France
L5-11 13:55-14:20 Galectins and their ligands: amplifiers, silencers or tuners of the inflammatory response? Evidence of a novel role for galectin-1 in the generation of immune privilege
Gabriel A. Rabinovich, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
L5-12 14:20-14:35 Strong T-cell apoptosis-inducing activity of conger eel galectins
Tomohisa Ogawa, Tohoku University, Japan
L5-13 14:35-14:50 Characterization of the Xenopus galectin family
Hiroki Shoji, Kagawa University, Japan
L5-14 14:50-15:05 Galectin-1 promotes muscle cell determination and differentiation
Diana J. Watt, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK
L5-15 15:05-15:30 Galectin-1 and tumor cells: a fatal encounter
Hans-J. Gabius, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Muenchen, Germany
16:00:00   Departure for Hakone
19:00-21:00 Farewell Party
 
Friday, May 28
9:30-10:10 Closing Session
L6-1 9:30-10:10 Lectins as deciphering devices for glycocodes
Ken-ichi Kasai, Teikyo University, Japan
11:00:00  Departure for Tokyo




Poster session-1: odd number
Tuesday, May 25 (19:30-21:00)

Poster session-2: even number
Wednesday, May 26 (19:30-21:00)

P1
In vitro plantlet regeneration from rhizome lumps and mannose-binding lectin analysis of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua. (family Liliaceae)
An Jie, Wu Chuanfang, Gu Ying, Chang Liqing, He Xiaojia, Hong Zhixia,Gao Shun, Zhao Xi, Rong Yanzhen, Wang Chengji, Deng Jie, Liu Chao, Lu Hongzhou, Chen Fang, Bao Jinku*, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, China

P2
Mitogenic activity of a lectin from the seeds of Artocarpus hirsuta
P. Remani*, Smitha L. S, Laija S. Nair, Ravindran Ankathil, Regional Cancer Centre, India

P3
The Tn-antigen specific lectin from leaves of the Lamiaceae species Glechoma hederacea is structurally and evolutionary related to the legume lectins
Willy J. Peumans1*, Weifang Wang1, Annick Barre2, Pierre Rouge2, Anne Mackie3, Robin Fraser3 and Els J.M. Van Damme1, 1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Glycobiology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium, 2Surfaces Cellulaires et Signalisation chez les Vegetaux, UMR CNRS-UPS France, 3West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, UK

P4
Study of an inducible chitin-binding lectin in tobacco leaves
Nausica uLannoo1, Willem Lammens1, Willy J. Peumans1, Guy Smagghe2 and Els J.M. Van Damme1*, 1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Glycobiology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium, 2Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium

P5
Characterization of the Yam Tuber Storage Proteins from Dioscorea batatas Exhibiting Unique Lectin Activities
M. Gaidamashvili, Y. Ohizumi, S. Iijima, T. Takayama, T. Ogawa, and *K. Muramoto, Department of Biomelecular Science, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University

P6
Double-stranded RNA Enhances the Expression of Galectin-9 in Vascular Endothelial Cells
*Tadaatsu Imaizumi, Akira Ishikawa, Hidemi Yoshida, Nozomu Nishi, Takanori Nakamura, Mitsuomi Hirashima, and Kei Satoh, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, and Kagawa University School of Medicine

P7
Carbohydrate Structural Units in Glycoproteins and Polysaccharides as Important Glycotopes for Gal and GalNAc Reactive Lectins
Albert M. Wu*, Glyco-Immunochemistry Research Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

P8
Comprehensive mutation analyses of conger eel galectins, Congerins I and II, reveal their unique carbohydrate-binding specificities
*Ayumu Konno, Tomohisa Ogawa and Koji Muramoto, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan

P9
Galectin-9 as an excellent functional prognostic factor for metastasis of breast cancer
*Akira Yamauchi1, Ryusuke Nakagawa1, Hiroko Abe1, Keiichi Kontani2, Minoru Kihara2, Hiroyasu Yokomise2, Nozomu Nishi3 and Mitsuomi Hirashima4, 1Dept of Cell Regulation, 22nd Dept of Surgery, 3Dept of Endocrinology, 4Dept of Immunology and Immunopathology, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan

P10
Biosynthetic basis of the differential cell surface O-glycans identified by peanut agglutinin bindings between highly and poorly metastatic colon carcinoma cells in mice
*Yoko Nemoto-Sasaki1,2, Motoaki Mitsuki1, Megumi Morimoto-Tomita1, Azusa Maeda1, Makoto Tsuiji1, and Tatsuro Irimura1, 1Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 2Department of Biological Chemistry, Teikyo University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan

P11
Neutrophils from patients with severe bacterial infections are primed to galectin-1 and galectin
Anna Karlsson*, Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist, Jenny Almkvist, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research and Hematology Section, Gvteborg University, Sweden

P12
Signal transduction pathways involved in galectin activation of the neutrophil respiratory burst
*Sara Pellme, Anna Karlsson, Hakon Leffler and Jenny Almkvis, The Phagocyte Research Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Gvteborg University, and Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden

P13
Combined experimental and modeling strategy to define bound-state topology of complex natural carbohydrate ligands for growth/invasion-regulatory endogenous lectins
Hans-C. Siebert, Herbert Kaltner, *Sabine Andre, Martin Frank, Claus-W. von der Lieth, Robert Kaptein, Juergen Kopitz, Jeszs Jimenez-Barbero, Hans-J. Gabius, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Tieraerztl. Fakultaet, Ludwigs-Maximilians University, Germany; Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Zentrale Spektroskopie, Heidelberg, Germany; Bijvoet Center, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Institute for Molecular Pathology, Heidelberg University, Germany; Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain

P14
Isolation of a lectin from Cayaponia martiana (Cucurbitaceae) fruits extract.
A. Plá1, M.I. Siri1, M.J. Bassagoda2, F. Batista-Viera1 and L. Franco Fraguas1*, 1Cátedra de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química. 2Cátedra de Botánica, DQO, Facultad de Química., Uruguay.

P15
Galectin-9 induces apoptosis through calcium-calpain-caspase-1 pathway
Yumiko Kashio* and Mitsuomi Hirashima, Dep. of Immunology and Immunopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan

P16
The Particularities of sharing the receptors to wheat germ agglutinin in rabbits
Voloshyn M.A., Grygoryeva O.A.*, Dovbysh M.A., Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ukrain

P17
Structure and function of glycosylation site on C-type hemolymph lectin of the acorn barnacle Megabalanus rosa
*Hiroki Matsubara, Naoko Nakahara, Tomohisa Ogawa, Koji Muramoto1, Mitsuru Jimbo and Hisao Kamiya2, 1Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University. 2School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, Japan

P18
Characterization of C-type lectins from shishamo smelt [Osmerus (Spirinchus) lanceolatus] eggs
*Masahiro Hosono, Shigeki Sugawara, Yukiko Ogawa, Satoko Sasaki, Motoaki Takayanagi, and Kazuo Nitta, Cancer Research Institute, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Japan

P19
Binding of rhamnose-binding lectins from the eggs of chum salmon and ayu to bacteria and microsporidian
*Yasuharu Watanabe, Nobuyuki Shiina, Fuminori Shinozaki, Tomohisa Ogawa, Koji Muramoto1, Hiroshi Yokoyama2 and Hisao Kamiya3, 1Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University. 2Graduate School of Agriculture and Agricultural Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, japan

P20
Interaction assay of oligosaccharide using glycosyl amino acid
Mamoru Mizuno, Midori Noguchi, Mie Imai, Tetsuya Motoyoshi, Toshiyuki Inazu*, The Noguchi Institute, , and Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tokai University, Japan

P21
SP-A Alters Zymosan-Toll-Like Receptor 2 Interaction
*Chiaki Nishitani1, Morihito Sato1,2, Hitomi Sano1, Daisuke Iwaki1, Yoshio Kuroki1, 1Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, 2Department of Traumatology & Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School, Japan

P22
Galectin-1 induces astrocyte differentiation, which leads to production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.
*Tasuku Sasaki1, Jun Hirabayashi2, Hiroshi Manya1, Ken-ichi Kasai2, and Tamao Endo1, 1Glycobiology Research Group, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Foundation for Research on Aging and Promotion of Human Welfare; 2Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Japan

P23
Immunohistochemical study on the galectins in skin of human and chick and cuticle of Caenorhabditis elegans
Yoshihiro Akimoto1*, Jun Hirabayashi2, Yoichiro Arata2, Ken-ichi Kasai2, Hiroshi Hirano1, Hayato Kawakami1, 1Department of Anatomy, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan, 2Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Japan

P24
Interaction of Aleuria aurantia lectin with a soil fungus Mucor javanicus
Koh Amano*, Masakazu Katu#, Akikazu Ando, Yuzuru Mikami#, Yoshiho Nagata, Dept. of Bioresources Chemistry, Faculty of Horticulture, and # Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan

P25
Molecular structure of the mycelial aggregate-specific lectin from Pleurotus cornucopiae
*Futoshi Sumisa, Naoto Iijima, Akikazu Ando, Suguru Oguri# and Yoshiho Nagata, Dept. of Bioresources Chemistry, Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University, #Dept. of Bioproduction, Faculty of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan

P26
Toward Construction of a Lectin Map. Comprehensive interaction analysis between Plant Lectins and oligosaccharides
*Sachiko Nakamura1, Noboru Uchiyama1, Nobuyuki Tatsumi2, Yusuke Osaka2, Shuzo Maruyama2, Teruhisa Ueda2, Jun Hirabayashi1, 1Research Center for Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2LC Business Unit, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Div., Shimadzu Co. Japan

P27
Localization of leczyme receptor on mouse leukemia P388 cells and signal transducer molecules coupled to its receptor
Yukiko Ogawa, Masahiro Hosono, Satoko Sasaki, Shigeki Sugawara, Motoaki Takayanagi and Kazuo Nitta, Cancer Research Institute, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Japan

P28
Gb3-expressing Burkitt's lymphoma cells are committed to early apoptotic status by rhamnose-binding lectin from catfish eggs
*Shigeki Sugawara, Masahiro Hosono, Yukiko Ogawa, Motoaki Takayanagi and Kazuo Nitta, Cancer Research Institute, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Japan

P29
Specific carbohydrate-recognition of a C-type lectin CEL-I analyzed by site-directed mutagenesis
*Tokiko Fujimoto, Haruhiko Aoyagi, and Tomomitsu Hatakeyama, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Japan

P30
Crystal structure of CEL-III, a Ca2+-dependent hemolytic lectin isolated from the marine invertebrate Cucumaria echinata
*Tomomitsu Hatakeyama1, Tatsuya Uchida2, Takayuki Yamasaki1, Seiichiro Eto1, Hajime Sugawara3, Genji Kurisu2, Atsushi Nakagawa2, and Masami Kusunoki2, 1Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 2Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3Plant Science Center, RIKEN, Japan

P31
Characterization of an α-galactoside-specific C-type lectin CEL-IV from the marine invertebrate Cucumaria echinata
*Takao Hozawa, Haruhiko Aoyagi, and Tomomitsu Hatakeyama, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki Universit, Japany

P32
A Tn-specific lectin Vicia villosa agglutinin-B4 (VVA-B4) distinguishes arrangements of O-linked N-acetylgalactosaminyl residues generated on a portion of the MUC2 tandem repeat sequence by UDP-GalNAc: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (pp-GalNAc-Ts).
*Kentaro Kato, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Michihiko Waki, Katsuaki Usami, and Tatsuro Irimura, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan

P33
Isolation and characterization of Zebrafish CL-P1 gene
*Mitsuko Fukuda, Kenta Furukawa, Tsukasa Uchida, Yuji Kondo, Wataru Motomura, Katsuki Ohtani, Nobutaka Wakamiya, Department of Microbiology and Immunochemistry, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan

P34
Scavenger Receptor hCL-P1 Mediated Bacterial Phagocytosis through Adaptin mu2 Subunit in CHO Transfectants
*Seong-Jae Jang, Katsuki Ohtani, Masahiro Ogasawara, Itsuro Yoshida, Nobutaka Wakamiy, Department of Microbiology and Immunochemistry, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan

P35
The mechanism of selective N-acetylgalactosamine recognition by mouse macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin 2 (mMGL2) and of selective Lewis-X recognition by mMGL1
*Sarawut Oo-Puthinan1, Makoto Tsuiji1, Masayoshi Sakakura2, Ichio Shimada2, Tatsuro Irimura1, 1Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The University of Tokyo. Japan, 2Laboratory of Physical Chemistry. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The University of Tokyo. Japan

P36
A search for novel lectins from fungi
*Keiko Saito, Masugu Kamei, Honen Corporation, Japan

P37
Galectin-7 expression in keratinocytes
*Ichiro Kuwabara, Larisa Sandler, and Fu-Tong Liu, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, USA

P38
Specificity and applications of Maackia amurensis hemagglutinin library generated by mutation in loop C
*Keisuke Maenuma1, Mijung Yim1, Kunimitsu Komatsu1, Takashi Ono1, Ayumi Tachiki1, Mariko Takano2, Nicolai Bovin3, Akihiro Umezawa4, and Tatsuro Irimura1, 1The University of Tokyo, 2Summit Glyco-Research, 3Russian Academy of Science, 4National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan

P39
Affinity of multifunctional peptidic aggluitnins from the red alga, Hypnea japonica for glycoproteins and proteins
*Satomi Okuyama and Kanji Hori, Graduate School of Bisphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan

P40
The cDNA cloning of two distinct lectins from the coenocytic marine green alga, Bryopsis maxima
*Tomomi Sato, Hisato Kuniyoshi and Kanji Hori, Graduate School of Bisphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan

P41
Oligochitin elicitor receptor on plasma membrane of suspension-cultured rice cells: Purification, characterization and molecular cloning
Hanae Kaku*1, Yuki Ito1, Mitsuo Okada1, Yoko Nishizawa1, Naoshi Dohmae2, Koji Takio3, Naoko Ishii-Minami1, Eiichi Minami1, Naoto Shibuya1,4, 1NIAS, , 2REKIN, Wako, 3RIKEN, Mikatsuki-town, 4Meiji University, Japan

P42
Flagellin Glycosylation in Pseudomonas syringae and Its Role in Host Specificity
*Kasumi Takeuchi1,2, Fumiko Taguchi1, Chihiro Yasuda1, Hanae Kaku2, Katsuyoshi Murata2, Etsuko Katoh2, Tomonori Shiraishi1 and Yuki Ichinose1, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University1 and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2, Japan

P43
Purification of a 17kDa GalNAc/Gal-binding lectin from the mussels, Mytilus edulis
Yasuhiro Ozeki*, Dohmae Naoshi, and Koji, Takio, Dept. of Biochem., Facult. of Sci., Yokohama City Univ.; and Div. of Biomol. Character., Inst. of Phys. and Chem. Res. (RIKEN), Japan

P44
Sialic acid-containing glycoconjugate analysis on immobilized Agrocybe cylindracea galectin by high-performance liquid chromatography
*Shoichi Yasuno1, Junko Arai-Segawa1, Fumio Yagi2, and Masugu Kamei1, 1Honen corporation, Japan

P45
Interaction between the transport lectin VIP36 and N-glycans as studied by NMR spectroscopy
*Yukiko Kamiya1, Yoshiki Yamaguchi1, Ichiro Matsuo2, Yukishige Ito2,3, Masayasu Toyomoto4, Naoki Matsumoto4, Kazuo Yamamoto3,4, and Koichi Kato1,3, 1Dept. Struct. Biol. Biomol. Engin., Grad. Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Nagoya City Univ., 2RIKEN, 3,4CREST/JST, and 4Grad. Sch. of Frontier Science, The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

P46
A human macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin (MGL) promotes filovirus entry
*Kouki Fujioka1, Ayato Takada2,3, Makoto Tsuiji1, Akiko Morikawa1, Nobuaki Higashi1, Hideki Ebihara4, Darwyn Kobasa4, Heinz Feldmann5, Yoshihiro Kawaoka2,3,4, and Tatsuro Irimura1, 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan; 2Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan; 3CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Japan; 4Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, USA; and 5Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Canada

P47
Purification and biochemical charecterization of two lectins from Morus indica (Aino mulberry) leaves
Abhijit Bhattacharjee* and Kottapalli Seshagirirao, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India

P48
Role of linker peptide in biological activity of galectin-8: Presence of a novel thrombin-recognition site in a linker peptide of an isoform of galectin-8
*Nozomu Nishi1, Hiroki Shoji1, Aiko Itoh2 and Takanori Nakamura1, 1Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 2GalPharma Co., Ltd, Japan.

P49
Changes in the cell-surface expression of sulfo Lewis antigens and sialyl Lewis antigens by introduction of the sulfotransferase GP3ST gene
Naoki Ikeda*, Naoyuki Taniguchi, Koichi Honke, Department of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University Medical School, Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Medical School, Japan

P50
Crystal structure of C-terminal domain of galactose-binding lectin from the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris
Ryuichiro Suzuki1*, Zui Fujimoto2, Atsushi Kuno3, Jun Hirabayashi3, Ken-ichi Kasai4, Tsunemi Hasegawa1 and Hiroshi Mizuno2, 1Department of Material and Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, 2National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 3National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 4Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Japan

P51
Sialyl oligosaccharide specificity of Agrocybe cylindracea lectin: a search by Capillary Electrophoresis
*Junko Arai-Segawa, Fumio Yagi, Masugu Kamei, Honen Corporation, Departmemt of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Japan

P52
Size-requirement of hyaluronan for the recognition by hyaluronan-binding protein
Mitsuhiro Kinoshita* and Kazuaki Kakehi, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki Universit, Japany

P53
Capillary affinity electrophoresis-Application to the analysis of post-translational modification of proteins with carbohydrates
Kazuki Nakajima*, Mitsuhiro Kinoshita, Kazuaki Kakehi, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, Japan

P54
Binding analysis of alpha-galactose-binding proteins by capillary affinity electrophoresis
Mitsuhiro Kinoshita1, Atsuko Eguchi1, Yasuyuki Imai2 and Kazuaki Kakehi1*, 1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, 2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan

P55
Purification and Characterization of a Toxic Lectin from the Mushroom Boletus venenatus
Masashi Horibea, Yuka Kobayashia, Masanori Matsuurab, Mina Yamadab, Yoko Saikawab, Kazuo Miyairic, Toshikatsu Okunoc, Kimiko Hashimotob, Masaya Nakatab, Hirokazu Kawagishia, aDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, bDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, cDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki Universit, Japany

P56
Marine biodiversity screening for lectins in the Philippines
Florinia E. Merca1, Elmer-Rico E. Mojica1 and Custer C. Deocaris2,3*, 1Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines 2Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), Philippines, 3National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

P57
Functional implication of the subcellular localization of L-MBP
*Bruce Y. Ma, Wataru Nogami, Misato Ohtani, Tomoaki Nakagawa, Motohiro Nonaka, Nobuko Kawasaki, Toshisuke Kawasaki, Department of Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan

P58
Glycosaminoglycan- and phospholipid-binding properties and gene expression profiles of annexins in Caenorhabditis elegans
*Sara Nishioka1,2, Michiru Ida1, Jun-ichi Aikawa2, Masafumi Tsujimoto2, Kyoko Kojima-Aikawa1,2, 1Grad. School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu Univ., 2Cellular Biochemistry Lab., RIKEN, Japan

P59
The role of galectin-3 in experimental infection by Rhodococcus equi.
Ferraz, L.C1.; Bernardes, E.S.1; Oliveira, A.F.1; Loyola, A.M.2; Oliver, C.1; Jamur, M.C.1; Liu. F.T.3; Chammas, R.1; *Roque-Barreira, M.C.1, 1University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil, 3University of California, Davis, USA

P60
Mistletoe lectins are strong mucosal adjuvants
Ed C. Lavelle, G. Grant, *Karola S. Pfueller, Uwe St. Pfueller, Infection and Immunity Group, National University of Ireland, Ireland., Rowett Research Institute, Scotland., Institute of Phytochemistry, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany

P61
Quantification of active forms of ricin and ricinus agglutinin in castor bean oil and bio-fertilizers using ELLA and ELISA systems
Karola S. Pfueller, Alexander G. Tonevitsky, *Uwe St. Pfueller, Institute of Phytochemistry, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany., Biology Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

P62
Molecular cloning of a novel mannose-binding lectin gene from bulb of Amaryllis vittata (family Amaryllidaceae)#
Wu Chanfang, An Jie, Gao Shun, Gu Yin, Wang Chenji, Chang Liqing, Zhao Xi, Rong Yanzhen, Lu Hongzhou, He Xiaojia, Deng Jie, Liu Chao, Bao Jinku*, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, China

P63
Insecticidal responses by a novel lectin from Talisia esculenta in caterpillars
G. Smagghe1, F. Vandermeerschen1, M.L.R. Macedo2, M.G.M. Freire2, P. Medina3, F. Budia3, E. Viquela3 and E.J.M. Van Damme4*, 1Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium, 1Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium,2Laboratsrio de Purificação de Proteças e suas Funções Biolsgicas, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 3Unidad de Proteccisn de Cultivos, E.T.S.I.Agrsnomos, Spain, 4Laboratory of Biochemistry and Glycobiology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium

P64
The lectin from ground ivy, Gleheda, is an insecticidal protein against larval growth and reproduction in caterpillar and beetle pests
G. Smagghe1, M. Meus1, P. Medina2, F. Budia2, E. Viquela2, W.J. Peumans3 and E.J.M. Van Damme3*, 1Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium, 2Unidad de Proteccisn de Cultivos, E.T.S.I.Agrsnomos, Ciudad Universitaria, Spain, 3Laboratory of Biochemistry and Glycobiology, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium

P65
Lectin affinity chromatography as a tool to differentiate erythropoietin (EPO) and its analogues.
L. Franco Fraguas1,*, J. Carlsson2 and M. Lönnberg2, 1Cátedra de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Uruguay. 2Dept. of Surface Biotechnology, Box 577, Uppsala University, and Pharmacia Diagnostics, Sweden.

P66
Evaluation of the resistance and the antimicrobial activity of Solanum commersonii against Ralstonia solanacearum
M.I. Siri1,2, P. Villanueva1,3, L. Quirici4, L. Franco Fraguas1,*, E. Silvera4, M.J. Pianzzola1, G. Galván4, F. Vilaró5 and F. Ferreira3, 1Cátedra de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, 2Cátedra de Microbiologia, Facultad de Química, 3Laboratorio de Carbohidratos y Glicoconjugados, DQO, Facultad de Química, 4Cátedra de Horticultura, Facultad de Agronomia, 5Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Uruguay

P67
Lectins from the sea cucumber, Holothuria atra jaeger
Elmer-Rico E. Mojica1, Florinia E. Merca1 and Custer C. Deocaris2,3*, 1Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baqos, College, 2Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), Philippines, 3National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

P68
Glyco-receptors in human breast tumors with p53 mutations
Custer C. Deocaris1,2*, Sonia D. Jacinto3, Jose D.A. Magno3, Michael J.B. Cruz3, Abelardo A.T. Prodigalidad3, Hans Joachim Gabius4 and Anne-Lise Borresen-Dale5, 1Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), Philippines, 2National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan3Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Philippines 4Institut fur Physiologische Chemie, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, German,y 5Avdeling for Genetikk, Det Norske Radium Hospitalet, Norway

P69
A simple procedure for the isolation of Human IgG using immobilized Sauromatum guttatum lectin (SGL)
Vikram Dhuna*., Jatinder Singh., Jagmohan Singh., Manpreet Kaur., Sukhdev Singh, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, India

P70
Biochemistry and phylogenetic perspectives of the lectins from subtribe euphorbiinae (euphorbiaceae) latex
Kottapalli Seshagirirao, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India

P71
The successful production of functional KM+ lectin from Artocarpus integrifolia in a heterologous system
Molfetta, J.B.1; Parducci, R.J.1; Panunto-Castelo, A.2; daSilva, L.L.P.1; Goldman, G.H.3; Roque-Barreira, M.C.2; *Goldman, M.H.S.1., 1Depto Biologia, FFCLRP; 2Depto Biol. Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patoginicos, FMRP; 3Depto C. Farmaçuticas, FCFRP; USP; SP., Brazil




Overal Schedule of the Meeting

  5.23 (Sun) 5.24 (Mon) 5.25 (Tue) 5.26 (Wed) 5.27 (Thu) 5.28 (Fri)
7:30   Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8:00  
8:30   Oral session-1   Oral session-8 Oral session-11  
9:00   L2-1-4 Excursion to Kamakura L4-1-3 L5-1-4  
9:30         Closing session
10:00   Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break L6-1
10:30   Oral session-2 Oral session-9 Oral session-12  
11:00   L2-5-9 L4-4-8 L5-5-9 Trip to for Tokyo (Departure of buses: at 11:00. Reservation of seats required)
11:30        
12:00 Registration Lunch Lunch Lunch
12:30 Lunch
13:00      
13:30 Oral session-3   Oral session-10 Oral session-13
14:00 L2-10-14 Oral session-6 L4-9-14 L5-10-15
14:30   L3-1-4    
15:00        
15:30 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break
16:00 Opening session    Oral session-4 Oral session-7 Concert (Japanese traditional music) Trip to Hakone (Departure of buses: at 16:00)
16:30 L1-1,2 L2-15-19 L3-5-9
17:00      
17:30        
18:00 Welcome party Dinner Dinner Dinner    
18:30    
19:00       Farewell party in Hakone  
19:30 Oral session-5 Poster session 1 odd numbers Poster session 2 even numbers  
20:00   L2-20-23 odd numbers even numbers  
20:30     (Drinks served) (Drinks served)  
21:00            

*For detailed schedule, see "Program".