Conference Program
 
Glycobiology
February 21-26, 1999
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
Ventura, CA
Chair:
Annette A. Herscovics

Vice Chair:
Anne Dell

Contributors
The organizers would like to express their profound gratitude to the following:

Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
Calbiochem Novabiochem Corporation
Cytel Corporation
Elsevier Science B.V.
E Y Laboratories Inc.
Genentech, Inc.
Gilead Sciences
GlycoDesign Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Merck Research Laboratories
Neose Technologies, Inc.
New England BioLabs Inc.
Omicron Biochemicals, Inc.
Varian Canada Inc.

Sunday, February 21
AfternoonREGISTRATION
4:30-6:00 pmRECEPTION
6:00-7:30 pmDINNER
7:30-7:45 pmGENERAL INTRODUCTION - ANNOUNCEMENTS
IMPACT OF GENOMICS ON GLYCOBIOLOGY
Chair: Nancy Shaper
7:45-8:45 pmTerry Gaasterland - The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Exploring Protein Families Across Whole Microbial Genomes
8:45-9:45 pmJonathan Pevsner - Kenedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Progress In Glycobiology Through Bioinformatics
Monday, February 22
7:30-8:30 amBREAKFAST
8:30-9:00 amCONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH SESSSION
GLYCOSYLATION IN PROTEIN FOLDING
Chair: John Bergeron
9:00-9:30 amDavid Williams - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Calnexin, Calreticulin And The Folding Of Glycoproteins Within the Endoplasmic Reticulum
9:30-9:45 amStefana M. Petrescu, Norica Nichita, Andrei J. Petrescu, Frances M. Platt, Mark R. Wormald, Raymond A. Dwek - Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Folding And Activity Of The Metalloenzyme Tyrosinase Is Regulated By Calnexin And Calreticulin
9:45-10:15 amArmando J. Parodi - Fundacion Campomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
What Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Mutants Reveal About The Quality Control Of Glycoprotein Folding
10:15-10:30 amSusana Silberstein, Gabriel Schlenstedt, Pam A. Silver, and Reid Gilmore -University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
A Role For The Dnaj Homologue Scj1p In Folding Of Hypoglycosylated Proteins In The Yeast Endoplasmic Reticulum
10:30-10:45 amChristopher M. West, Patana Teng-umnuay, Sharon Compton, and Hanke van der Wel - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Evidence That A Cytoplasmic/Nuclear Protein Involved In Ubiquitination Is Modified By A Novel Cytoplasmic Glycosylation Pathway
10:45-11:00 amCOFFEE BREAK
GLYCOSYLATION IN INTRACELLULAR TRAFFICKING
Chair: Stuart Kornfeld
11:00-11:30 amWilliam M. Canfield - University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Molecular Characterization Of The Mannose 6-Phosphate Dependent Lysosomal Enzyme Trafficking Pathway
11:30-11:45 amG. Sahagian, J. Cuozzo, K. Tao, J. Warner, M. Cygler and J. Mort - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Common Lysine-based Structure for Mannose Phosphorylation of Lysosomal Proteins
11:45-12:00 pmRosalind Kornfeld, Ming Bao, Kevin Brewer, Carolyn Noll, and William M. Canfield - Washington University, St-Louis, MO, & others
Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of Human N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphodiester a-N-acetylglucosaminidase
12:00-12:30 pmNancy Dahms - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Insight Into Lysosomal Enzyme Targeting From The Crystal Structure Of The Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptors
12:30-1:30 pmLUNCH
1:30-3:30 pmAFTERNOON FREE
3:30-4:30 pmGENOMICS WORKSHOP
4:30-6:00 pmPOSTER SESSION
6:00-7:30 pmDINNER
YEAST GLYCOCONJUGATES
Chairs: Howard Bussey and Peter Orlean
7:30-8:00 pmStephan te Heesen - Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland
New Aspects in the Biosynthesis of N-linked Sugars at the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Yeast
8:00-8:15 pmOlga Castro, Ling Yun Chen, Armando J. Parodi, and Claudia Abeijon - Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, & others
UDP-Glucose Transport Into The Endoplasmic Reticulum Of S. Cerevisiae: In Vivo And In Vitro Evidence.
8:15-8:30 pmSteve Grimme, Chris Taron, Erin Gaynor, Guillaume Montdésert, Steve Reed, Scott Emr, and Peter Orlean - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, & others
New Yeast Genes Involved In Late Stages In Biosynthesis And Modification Of The GPI Anchor Precursor
8:30-8:45 pmSabine Strahl-Bolsinger, T. Willer, V. Girrbach, M. Gentzsch and W. Tanner - University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Protein O-Glycosylation: The Evolutionarily Conserved PMT Gene Family.
8:45-9:00 pmJohn F. Cipollo, Neta Dean, and Robert B. Trimble - Albany School of Public Health, Albany, NY
Study Of N-Linked Oligosaccharides In The Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Dalg11 Mutant: Synthesis And Processing Of The Cytosolicly-Truncated Man4GlcNAc2-PP-Dol.
9:00-9:30 pmFrans Klis - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Compensatory Changes In The Molecular Architecture Of The Cell Wall In Response To Cell Wall Defects In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
9:30-9:45 pmYasunori Chiba, Satoshi Yoshida, Yoshifumi Jigami and Makoto Takeuchi. - Kirin Brewery Co., Yokohama, Japan, & others
Construction Of The Mammalian Glycosylation System In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae - Production Of High-Mannose And Hybrid-Type Sugar Chains In The Yeast
Tuesday, February 23
7:30-8:30 amBREAKFAST
EXTRACELLULAR CARBOHYDRATE RECEPTORS
Chairs: Karen Colley and Jerry Hart
9:00-9:30 amE.Yvonne Jones - University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.
Structural Basis Of Sialic Acid Recognition In The Siglec Family
9:30-9:45 amStephanie Wragg and Kurt Drickamer - University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.
Identification of Amino Acid Residues That Determine pH Dependence of Ligand Binding to the Asialoglycoprotein Receptor During Endocytosis
9:45-10:00 amTerry Kay Epperson, Viswanath Ramachandran, Kamala D. Patel, Rodger P. McEver and Richard D. Cummings - Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK
Noncovalent Dimerization of P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 and Minimal Determinants for Binding to P-Selectin
10:00-10:15 amLesley G. Ellies, Shigeru Tsuboi, Bronislawa Petryniak, John B. Lowe, Minoru Fukuda, and Jamey D. Marth - University of California, San Diego, CA, & others
Core 2 O-Glycans Differentially Regulate Selectin Ligand Formation
10:15-10:45 amMarilynn E. Etzler - University of California, Davis, CA
Studies On The Role Of A Nod Factor Binding Lectin/Apyrase In The Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis
10:45-11:15 amCOFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:30 amLoc H. Vo and Jerry L. Hedrick - University of California, Davis, CA
Identification Of Oligosaccharides Involved In Sperm-Egg Envelope Binding In Xenopus Laevis.
11:30-11:45 amJ.-K. Lee, M. Pang, J. Schnee, L. Baum, K. Moremen, and Michael Pierce - University of Georgia, Athens, & others
Human Homologs Of The Xenopus Oocyte Lectin Show Unique Tissue Expression And Are Members Of A Novel Lectin Family.
11:45-12:15 pmJacques U. Baenziger - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
The Role of the Man/GalNAc-4-SO4 Receptor in Reproduction
12:30-1:30 pmLUNCH
1:30-4:30 pmAFTERNOON FREE
4:30-6:00 pmPOSTER SESSION
6:00-7:30 pmDINNER
GLYCOCONJUGATES IN IMMUNE FUNCTION
Chair: David Williams
7:30-8:00 pmRobert Modlin - University of California, Los Angeles, CA
CD1 Presentation Of Microbial Lipoglycan and Lipid Antigens To T Cells
8:00-8:30 pmLinda Baum - University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Galectin-1 Induced T Cell Apoptosis: A Novel Cell Death Pathway
8:30-8:45 pmMarisa Galvan, M. Fukuda and L. Baum - UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, & others
The Role of Core 2 GnT Expression in Galectin-1 Apoptosis
8:45-9:00 pmDaniel Chui, Gayathri Sellakumar, Kurt W. Marek, Mark Sutton-Smith, Anne Dell, and Jamey D. Marth - University of California, San Diego, CA, & others
Genetic Linkage of Carbohydrate Alterations with the Formation of Autoimmune Disease
Wednesday, February 24
7:30-8:30 amBREAKFAST
GLYCOCONJUGATES IN DEVELOPMENT
Chairs: Richard Cummings and Harry Schachter
9:00-9:30 amJamey Marth - University of California, San Diego, CA
N- and O-Glycan Physiology Revealed by Targeted Gene Ablation
9:30-10:00 amRichard L. Proia - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Genetic Disruption of the Natural History of Glycosphingolipids
10:00-10:15 amRobert S. Haltiwanger, Daniel J. Moloney and Li Shao - State University of NewYork at Stony Brook, NY
O-linked Fucose and O-linked Glucose Modifications of the Epidermal Growth Factor-like Modules of Notch in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells.
10:15-10:30 amMartin Charron, Nancy L. Shaper, and Joel H. Shaper - John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A 457 Genomic Fragment Containing an Ets-Core Binding Motif is Sufficient for Expression of Murine Beta-4-Galactosyltransferase-I in Late Pachytene Spermatocytes and Round Spermatids.
10:30-10:45 amHsun-Hua Chou, Hiromu Takematsu, Sandra Diaz, Jane Iber, Elizabeth Nickerson, Kerry Wright, Elaine A. Muchmore, David L. Nelson, Stephen T. Warren and Ajit Varki - University of California, San Diego, CA, & others
Humans are Knockout Primates for CMP-sialic Acid Hydroxylase: implications for Human Evolution
10:45-11:15 amCOFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:45 amJohn B. Lowe - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Developmental Consequences of GDP-Fucose Deficiency in FX-Null Mice
11:45 amBUSINESS MEETING -Vice Chair Election Balloting for 2001
12:30-1:30 pmLUNCH
1:30-4:30 pmAFTERNOON FREE
4:30-6:00 pmPOSTER SESSION
6:00-7:30 pmDINNER
GLYCOLIPIDS AND PROTEOGLYCANS - FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS
Chair: Carlos Hirschberg
7:30-8:00 pmDavid Carey - Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Danville, PA
Structure and Function Of Membrane Proteoglycans In The Developing Nervous System
8:00-8:15 pmXiaomei Bai, Ge Wei, Anjana Sinha, and Jeffrey D. Esko - University of California, San Diego, CA
Animal Cell Mutants Altered in GlcA Transferase and Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis
8:15-8:45 pmJohn T. Gallagher - Christie Hospital, Manchester, U.K. Sequence Analysis of Heparan Sulphate
8:45-9:00 pmHong Liu and Shuichi Tsuji - Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Japan
Isolation Of 10 Differentially Expressed Cdnas In Differentiated Neuro2a Cells Induced Through Controlled Expression Of The GD3 Synthase Gene
9:00-9:30 pmKonrad Sandhoff - Der Rheinischen Friedrich Wilhelms Universität, Bonn, Germany
Glycosphingolipid Activator Proteins And The Topology of Lysosomal Digestion
Thursday, February 25
7:30-8:30 amBREAKFAST
MICROBIAL GLYCOCONJUGATES
Chair: Anne Dell
9:00-9:30 amSam Turco - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
The Lipophosphoglycan Of Leishmania Parasites
9:30-9:45 amHaslam Stuart M., Morris H.R., and Dell A. - Imperial College of Science, London, U.K.
Parasitic filarial nematode N-glycans.
9:45-10:15 amDean Crick - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Cell Wall Biogenesis in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, a Central Role of Polyprenyl Phosphates
10:15-10:30 amTamara L. Doering and Ulf Sommer - Cornell University, New York, NY
Capsule Biosynthesis In The Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus Neoformans
10:30-10:45 amKwame Nyame, Anne M. Leppanen and Richard D. Cummings - University of Oklahoma, OK
Generation of Antibodies to LDN and LDNF in Schistosoma mansoni infected Animals and Humans
10:45-11:15 amCOFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:30 amIrma van Die, Frans Kooyman, Lonneke Vervelde, Angelique van Tetering, Richard D. Cummings and Veronique Gomord - Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
N-Glycans Of Parasitic Helminths Contribute To The Host Ige Response Upon Infection
11:30-11:45 pmVernon Reinhold, Walter Muhlecker, Bruce Reinhold, Song Ye, Peter Rice, and Daniel Stein - University of Hampshire, & others
Structural Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae LOSN-glycans of parasitic helminths contribute to the host IgE response upon infection
11:45 pmBUSINESS MEETING: Election Results
12:30-1:30 pmLUNCH
1:30-4:30 pmAFTERNOON FREE
4:30-6:00 pmPOSTER SESSION
6:00-7:30 pmDINNER
GLYCOSYLATION DISEASES AND THERAPY
Chair: Ajit Varki
7:30-8:00 pmKen Lloyd - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Towards The Development Of Carbohydrate-Based Cancer Vaccines
8:00-8:30 pmDavid Zopf - Neose Pharmaceuticals, Horsham, PA
Development and Production of Oligosaccharide Drugs
8:30-8:45 pmMichela Tonetti, Laura Sturla, Angela Bisso, Davide Zanardi, Antonio De Flora and Amos Etzioni - University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Time-Dependent Normalization Of Defective Slex Expression And GDP-D-Mannose 4,6 Dehydratase (GMD) Activity In Long-Term Culture Of Lymphocytes From A LAD II Patients
8:45-9:00 pmM.C. (Susy) Glick, A.D. Rhim, V. Kothari, A. Liu, J.N. Weiser, and T.F. Scanlin - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Terminal Fucosylation and Sialylation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
9:00-9:15 pmThierry Hennet, Timo Imbach, Patricie Burda, Peter Kuhnert, Markus Aebi, and Eric G. Berger - University of Zürich, Switzerland, & others
A Mutation in the Human Ortholog of the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae alg6 Gene Causes Carbohydrate-Deficient Glycoprotein Syndrome Type-Ic
9:15-9:30 pmHudson Freeze, Soohyun Kim , Geetha Srikrishna , Darshini Mehta , Simon Murch , Kay Dryhurst - The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA, & others
New Enzymatic Defects And Therapy For Carbohydrate Deficient Glycoprotein Syndrome.
Friday, February 26
7:30-8:30 amBREAKFAST
BUS DEPARTS