Glycobiology of the Nervous System

Introduction to the Complexity of Cell Surface and Tissue Matrix Glycoconjugates.- Introduction to Cells Comprising the Nervous System.- Synthesis, Processing, and Function of N-glycans in N-glycoproteins.- Synthesis of O-linked Glycoconjugates in the Nervous System.- Chemistry and Function of Glycosaminoglycans in the Nervous System.- Use of Glycan-targeted Antibodies/Lectins to Study the Expression/Function of Glycosyltransferases in the Nervous System.- From Mass Spectrometry-based Glycosylation Analysis to Glycomics and Glycoproteomic.- Structural Analysis of Oligosaccharides and Glycoconjugates using NMR.- Glycolipid and Glycoprotein Expression During Neural Development.- Gangliosides and Cell Surface Ganglioside Glycohydrolases in the Nervous System.- Role of Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein (Siglec-4a) in the Nervous System.- Role of Galactosylceramide and Sulfatide in Oligodendrocytes and CNS Myelin: Formation of a Glycosynapse.- Glycosignaling - A General Review.- Glycosphingolipids in the Regulation of the Nervous System.- Glycobiology of Ion Transport in the Nervous System.- O-GlcNAcylation of Neuronal Proteins: Roles in Neuronal Functions and in Neurodegeneration.- N-glycosylation in Regulation of the Nervous System.- Roles of Carbohydrates in the Interaction of Pathogens with Neural Cells.- Glycoconjugate Changes in Aging and Age-related Diseases.- Gangliosides and Glycolipids in Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Glycosidases: Inborn Errors of Glycosphingolipid Catabolism.- Ganglioside Storage Diseases: On the Road to Management.- Dynamic Aspects of Neural Tumor Gangliosides.- Galectins and Neuroinflammation.- Glycoconjugates and Neuroimmunological Diseases.