Proceedings of the Fourth Lectin Meeting: Copenhagen, June 1981

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I. Biological Effects and Biological Functions of Lectins -- Histophathological Changes Induced in Mice by the Plant Toxin Ricin and its Highly Purified Subunits A-Chain and B-Chain / Richer, G. / Carriere, D. / Blythman, H. E. / Vidal, H. -- Suppression of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis in Guinea Pigs and Rats by Concanavalin A / Mori, R. / Kuroda, Y. / Aoki, T. / Takenaka, A. / Nakamura, T. / Namikawa, T. -- Lectins, Allergens and Mucus / Freed, D. L. J. -- Effect of Viscum Lectin on Histamine Release from Human Leukocytes / Sehrt, I. / Luther, P. -- Analysis of the Recycling Behaviour of Galactose-Specific Lectins on Rat Liver Cells / Vogt, D. / Kolb, H. -- Interaction of Soybean Agglutinin with Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subpopulations: Evidence for the Existence of a Lectin-Like Substance on the Lymphocyte Surface / Barzilay, M. / Monsigny, M. / Sharon, N. -- A Recognition Mechanism in the Adhesion of Nematodes to Nematode-Trapping Fungi / Nordbring-Hertz, B. / Friman, E. / Mattiasson, B. -- The Lectin-Producing Cells in the Sponge Tissue / Bretting, H. / Jacobs, G. / Donadey, C. / Vacelet, J. -- The Non-Random Distribution of Lectin in the Azolla caroliniana-Anabaena azollae Symbiosis / Mellor, R. B. / Rowell, P. / Stewart, W. D. P. -- Distribution, Specificity and in vivo Significance of Phytolectins / Sandhu, R. S. / Reen, R. S. -- Occurrence of Lectin During the Life Cycle of Lathyrus Species / Rouge, P. / Pere, D. -- Part II. Cell Receptors and Cell Reactions -- Monosaccharides and Tamm-Horsefal1 Glycopeptide Inhibit Allogeneic Antigen-Induced Lymphocyte Blàstogenesis in One-Way Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction / Franceschi, C. / Licastro, F. / Chiricolo, M. / Serafini-Cessi, F. / Tabacchi, P. -- Murine 3T3 Cell Deformability and Concanavalin A Agglutination -- Correlation with a Physical Model System / Wang, P. Y. / Evans, D. W. / Bazos, M. J. / Yu, S. K. / Parravano, A. -- Lectin Binding to and Lectin Induced Agglutination of Haemopoietic Cells / Harding, M. / Gallagher, J. -- Lectin Binding by Malaria Infected Erythrocytes / Adebiyi, R. F. / Parnell, G. / Forrester, A. / Davies, A. J. S. -- A Tumor Specific WGA-Receptor on a Chemically Induced Carcinoma / Hauenstein, H. / Hermann, G. / Weil, H. P. -- Distribution of Lectin Receptors in Neonatal and Embryonic Mouse Tissue / Valk, M. A. van der / Hageman, P. -- Interaction of Peroxidase-Coupled Helix pomatia Lectin with Rat Hepatoma Cells / Weil, H. P. / Lempfried, K. W. / Hermann, G. -- Use of Lectins for the Characterization of the Insulin Receptor Glycosidic Moiety in Rat Adipocytes and Hepatocytes / Cherqui, G. / Capeau, J. / Caron, M. / Picard, J. -- Ricin 120 as a Selective Marker in the Nervous System / Debbage, P. L. / O'Dell, D. S. / James, D. W. -- The Role of the Cell Coat in Palatal Shelves Adhesion. The Action of Neuraminidase and Limulus polyphemus Lectin on Shelves Cultivated in vitro / Heinen, E. / Baeckeland, E. / Renard, A. M. -- Mobility of Con A Receptors at the Surface of Palatal Shelves before Closure of the Secondary Palate / Baeckeland, E. / Heinen, E. / Renard, A. M. -- Increased Alpha-Galactosidase Activity in Normal and Fabry Fibroblasts Treated with Con A and Purified Enzyme / Hasholt, L. / S¿rensen, S. A. -- Lectin-Induced Surface Changes in Lymphocytes of Gnotobiotic Pigs / Kovaru, H. / Kovaru, F. / Plasek, J. / Fisar, Z. / Mandel, L. -- Mitogenic Lectins and Alpha-Fetoprotein as Modulators of Lymphocyte Surface Enzyme Activities / Kovaru, H. / Kovaru, F. / Pospisil, M. -- Part III. Macromolecules and Lectins -- Specific Interaction of R-Type Lipopolysaccharides with Lectins Versus their Non-Specific Reactivity with Basic and Hydrophobic Proteins / Ahamed, N. M. / Kuhn, H. M. / Widemann, C. / Radziejewska-Lebrecht, J. / Mayer, H. -- Lectin Receptors in Proteogalactans from the Albumin Gland of Achatina fulica / Okotore, R. O. / Uhlenbruck, G. -- Affinity of Leucoagglutinin (L-PHA), Compared with Dolichos biflorus Lectin and Con A, for Human Tamm- Horsefall Glycopeptide / Serafini-Cessi, F. / Dall'Olio, F. -- Interaction of Haptoglobin with Lectin / Dobryszycka, W. / Katnik, I. -- Interaction of Polyclonal and Monoclonal Human Immunoglobulins G with Various Lectins (Concanavalin A, Lentil and Pea Lectins) / Chatelain, C. / Lemoine, A. / Dugoujon, J. M. / Blanc, M. / Rouge, P. -- Changes in the Relative Amount of Individual Microheterogeneous Eorms of Serum Alpha-l-Antichymotrypsin in Disease / Bowen, M. / Raynes, J. G. / Cooper, E. H. -- Study of the ConA Binding of Human Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein during the Acute Inflammatory Process. Evidence for Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein Populations of Different pi Values after ConA Affinity Chromatography in Normal and Inflammatory Sera / Nicollet, I. / Lebreton, J. P. / Fontaine, M. / Hiron, M. -- Crossed Affinity Immunoelectrophoresis of Factor VIII- Related Antigen in van Willebrand's Disease / Krauss, J. S. / Sheard, M. H. -- Comparability of Carbohydrate Heterogeneity Patterns of Human Alpha-Fetoprotein in Different Biological Fluids / Toftager-Larsen, K. -- Demonstration and Quantification of Microheterogeneity Forms of Human Alpha-Fetoprotein by Lectin Affinity Electrophoresis / Breborowicz, J. / B¿g-Hansen, T. C. -- Estimation of ConA-Binding and Non-Binding Forms of Human Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) by Rocket Line Affino Immuno Electrophoresis / Hau, J. / Westergaard, J. G. / Ipsen, L. / Teisner, B. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. / Søndergaard, K. -- Crossed Charge-Shift Affino-Immunoelectrophoresis of Human and Murine Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) / Hau, J. / Teisner, B. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. -- Heterogeneity of Human Ferritins Studied by Crossed Lectin-Affinity-Radioimmunoelectrophoresis / Andersen, M. M. / Lihme, A. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. -- Quantitation of Non-Binding and ConA-Binding Serum Ferritin by Lectin-Affinity-Radioimmunoelectrophoresis / Andersen, M. M. / Lihme, A. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. -- Sequential Lectin Affinity Chromatography for Purification of the MHC-Alloantigens on Chicken Erythrocytes / Nielsen, L. B. / Bisati, S. / Mikkelsen, L. / Brogren, C. H. -- A Note on the Heterogeneity of Plant Enzyme Preparations. Acid Phosphatases from Grass Seeds / Lorenc-Kubis, I. / Morawiecka, B. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. -- Part IV. Methods Based Upon Reactions of Lectins -- A New Technique for Studying the Early Events of Lymphocyte Activation by Mitogens / Balding, P. / Hughes, L. / Light, P. A. / Preece, A. W. -- Lectin Typing of Leishmania-Strains from the New and Old World / Schottelius, J. -- The Lectin-Neuraminidase-Assay (LN-Test). A Clinical Use of the Arachis Lectin for Diagnosis / Luther, P. / Weber, S. / Bergmann, K. C. -- Lectin-Antibody and Lectin-Lectin Conjugates / Franz, H. / Mohr, J. / Ziska, P. -- Lectin-Carbohydrate Interactions Studied in a Two-Phase System / Ling, T. G. I. / Mattiasson, B. -- Lectin-Carbohydrate Interactions as a Tool to Quantify Microbial Cells / Mattiasson, B. / Ling, T. G. I. / Nilsson, J. / Durholt, M. -- Studies on the Thermodynamic Evaluation of Concanavalin A-Carbohydrate Interaction by Means of Affinity Electrophoresis / Takeo, K. -- Computational Evaluation of Molecular Forms Separated by Crossed Affino Immunoelectrophoresis / Hindersson, P. / Munk, C. / Hau, J. -- Further Control Experiments with Lectins to Assess Microheterogeneity of Glycoproteins / Faye, L. / Salier, J. P. -- Isoelectric Focusing as a Method for Electrophoretic Desorption in Lectin Affinity Chromatography / Rautenberg, P. / Reinwald, E. / Kaufmann, E. / Risse, H. J. -- Rate Nephelometric Measurement of Wheat Germ Lectins / Bracciali, A. / Antoni, G. / Tarli, P. / Neri, P. -- Quality Control of Commercial Phytohemagglutinins (PHA) from Red Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) / Riikola, L. / Weber, T. H. -- Part V. Distribution, Isolation,and Characterization of Lectins -- A Polyagglutinating, Non-Mitogenic Lectin from Arion empiricorum (Ael) / Hermann, G. / Schmidt-Horstmann, B. / Habets, L. / Karalus, I. / Gurtler, L. / Bessler, W. -- Occurrence and Characterization of Phytolectins in Indian Plants / Sandhu, R. S. / Reen, R. S. / Singh, S. / Singh, J. / Chopra, S. K. -- The Search for New Lectin Sources on the Baja California peninsula / Herrera, E. M. / Montano, C. / Ochoa, J. L. / Cordoba, F. -- Some New Phytohemagglutinins: Their Interaction with Red Blood Cells and Serum Proteins / Khanna, A. K. -- The Lectin from Garden Cress (Lepidium sativum). Isolation and Characterization / Ziska, P. / Franz, H. -- Isolation of two Lectins from the Cactus Macharocereus eruca / Zenteno, E. / Cordoba, F. -- The Isolation, further Characterization and Localization of Pea Seed Lectin (Pisum sativum L.) / Driessche, E. van / Smets, G. / Dejaegere, R. / Kanarek, L. -- The Isolation and Characterization of an Unusual Seed Lectin from a 'Lectin-Free' Cultivar of Phaseolus vulgaris, Pinto III, and its Relationship to Lectins Synthesize'd by Root Cells / Pusztai, A. / Grant, G. / Stewart, J. C. -- Further Studies on the Mitogenic Activity, Sugar Specificity and Affinity Properties of Vicia sativa Lectin / Falasca, A. / Hrelia, S. / Rossi, C. A. / Licastro, F. / Chiricolo, M. / Stirpe, F. / Franceschi, C. -- A Simple Method for the Preparation of the two Different Chains of the Misteltoe Lectin I / Franz, H. / Ziska, P. / Kindt, A. -- Appendix -- Discussion / Andersen, M. M. / Hau, J. / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. -- A Report from the International Working Party on Standardization of Lectins for Diagnosis. On the Necessity of Standardized Products / Bøg-Hansen, T. C. / Breborowicz, J. / Franz, H. -- Erratum to Vol. 2 -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter