Glycosignals in Cancer: Mechanisms of Malignant Phenotypes (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Part 1 Changes of Glycosylation Machineries in Cancer Cells .- 1 Roles of Fucosyltransferases in Cancer Phenotypes.- 2 Glycosyltransferases and Gastric Cancer.- Part 2 Regulation of Cancer Phenotypes by Carbohydrates .- 3 Differential Roles of Mammalian Sialidases in Cancers.- Part 3 Altered Cell Signaling in Cancer Cells .- 4 Regulatory Mechanisms for Malignant Properties of Cancer Cells with Disialyl and Monosialyl Gangliosides.- 5 Regulation of Growth Factor Receptors by Glycosphingolipids.- 6 Nutrient Regulation of Cancer Cells by O-GlcNAcylation.- Part 4 Regulation of Immune Systems and Cancers by Carbohydrates .- 7 Function of Unique O -Glycan Structures in Protecting Gastric Mucosa Against Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Cancer Development.- 8 Sialylation and Immune Surveillance of Cancer by Siglecs.- Part 5 Changes in the Organization of Complex Carbohydrates in Cancers .- 9 Expression and Function of Poly- N -Acetyllactosamine Type Glycans in Cancer.- 10 Role of Glycans in Cancer Cell Death: A Deadly Relationship.- Part 6 Implication of Sugars in Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics .- 11 Targeting Glycans for Immunotherapy of Human Cancers.