Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth / Thomas Luetteke / Martin Frank (Hgg.)

Bioinformatics for Glycobiology and Glycomics

An Introduction
Ed. by Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth, Thomas Luetteke and Martin Frank

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first to be dedicated to the bioinformatics of carbohydrates and glycoproteins. It provides an introduction to this emerging field of science both for the experimentalist working in glycobiology and glycomics, and also for the computer scientist looking for background information for the development of highly sophisticated algorithmic approaches. The book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in the field, with reviews on databases, and the tools in use for analysis, interpretation, and prediction of the structures of complex carbohydrates, and demonstrates the value of bioinformatics for glycobiology.

The availability of comprehensive databases and corresponding bioinformatics tools, to access and analyse the large amounts of experimental data relating to the structure of carbohydrates, will be a prerequisite for the success of the large-scale glycomics projects that aim to decipher new, so far unknown, biological functions of glycans. Efficient bioinformatics descriptions and tools can considerably enhance the efficiency of glycomics research, in terms of data quality, analysis and experimental costs.

For a complete understanding of the molecular processes in which carbohydrates are involved, such as protein-carbohydrate interactions and the impact of glycosylation on protein function, knowledge of the 3D structure of the carbohydrate, the protein-carbohydrate complex, or the glycoprotein is often indispensable. This book provides a thorough introduction into methods used for conformational analysis of carbohydrates.

Key features:
Describes bioinformatic approaches to handle carbohydrate-active enzymes and glycosylation.
Provides an overview on bioinformatics tools that facilitate analysis of carbohydrate structures.
Gives introduction into molecular modelling of carbohydrate 3D structure and carbohydrates contained in the Protein Databank.
Assumes only a basic knowledge of biology and bioinformatics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14501667000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 494
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 176mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1010g
• ISBN-13: 9780470016671
• ISBN-10: 0470016671
• Artikelnr.: 20798014

Autorenporträt

Dr. Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth, died 2007. Thomas Lütteke, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany; Fakulty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry und Endocrinology. Dr. Martin Frank, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.
Preface (Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
Section 1: Introduction.
1. Glycobiology, Glycomics and (Bio)Informatics (Claus-Wilhelm von der
Lieth).
Section 2: Carbohydrate Structures.
2. Introduction to Carbohydrate Structure and Diversity (Stephan Herget,
René Ranzinger, Robin Thomson, Martin Frank and Claus-Wilhelm von der
Lieth).
3. Digital Representations of Oligo- and Polysaccharides (Stephan Herget
and Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
4. Evolutionary Considerations in Studying the Sialome: Sialic Acids and
the Host-Pathogen Interface (Amanda L. Lewis and Ajit Varki).
Section 3: Carbohydrate-active Enzymes and Glycosylation.
5. Carbohydrate-active Enzymes Database: Principles and Classification of
Glycosyltransferases (Pedro M. Coutinho, Corinne Rancurel, Mark Stam,
Thomas Bernard, Francisco M. Couto, Etienne G. J. Danchin and Bernard
Henrissat).
6. Other Databases Providing Glycoenzyme Data (Thomas L¿utteke and
Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
7. Bioinformatics Analysis of Glycan Structures from a Genomic Perspective
(Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita and Minoru Kanehisa).
8. Glycosylation of Proteins (Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth and Thomas
Lüteke).
9. Prediction of Glycosylation Sites in Proteins (Karin Julenius, Morten B.
Johansen, Yu Zhang, Søren Brunak and Ramneek Gupta).
Section 4: Experimental Methods - Bioinformatic Requirements.
10. Experimental Methods for the Analysis of Glycans and Their
Bioinformatics Requirements (Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
11. Analysis of N- and O-Glycans of Glycoproteins by HPLC Technology (
Anthony H. Merry and Sviatlana A. Astrautsova).
12. Glycomic Mass Spectrometric Analysis and Data Interpretation Tools (
Niclas G. Karlsson and Nicolle H. Packer).
13. Software Tools for Semi-automatic Interpretation of Mass Spectra of
Glycans (Kai Maass and Alessio Ceroni).
14. Informatics Concepts to Decode Structure-Function Relationships of
Glycosaminoglycans (Rahul Raman, S. Raguram and Ram Sasisekharan).
15. NMR Databases and Tools for Automatic Interpretation of Spectra of
Carbohydrates (Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
16. Automatic Spectrum Interpretation Based on Increment Rules: CASPER (
Roland Stenutz).
17. Interpretation of 13C NMR Spectra by Artificial Neural Network
Techniques (NeuroCarb) (Andreas Stoeckli, Matthias Studer, Brian Cutting
and Beat Ernst).
Section 5: 3D Structures of Complex Carbohydrates.
18. Conformational Analysis of Carbohydrates - A Historical Overview (
Martin Frank).
19. Predicting Carbohydrate 3D Structures Using Theoretical Methods (
Martin Frank).
20. Synergy of Computational and Experimental Methods in Carbohydrate 3D
Structure Determination and Validation (Thomas Lütteke and Martin Frank).
Section 6: Protein-Carbohydrate Interaction.
21. Structural Features of Lectins and Their Binding Sites (Remy Loris).
22. Statistical Analysis of Protein-Carbohydrate Complexes Contained in the
PDB (Thomas Lütteke and Claus-Wilhelm von der Lieth).
Section 7: Appendices.
Appendix 1: List of Available Websites.
Appendix 2: Glossary.
Index.