Glycosignals in cancer : mechanisms of malignant phenotypes /: mechanisms of malignant phenotypes. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Koichi Furukawa, Minoru Fukuda.
• Editors: Professor, Furukawa, Kōichi; Fukuda, Minoru, 1945-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Tokyo : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (219 pages)
• Subjects: 571.978; Cancer; Glycomics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9784431559399
• Related ISBNs: 9784431559375
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