Glycosaminoglycans, a major component of the extracellular matrix molecules in animal
tissues, play important roles in various physiological events. Glycosaminoglycans are found …

Based on development of various methodologies for isolation and characterization of
glycosphingolipids (GSLs), we have identified a number of GSLs with globo-series or lacto …

Nanoparticles are the subject of numerous papers and reports and are full of promises for
electronic, optical, magnetic and biomedical applications. Although metallic nanoparticles …

Measurement of binding forces intrinsic to adhesion molecules is necessary to assess their
contribution to the maintenance of the anatomical integrity of multicellular organisms. Atomic …

A simple and versatile methodology is described for tailoring sugar‐functionalised gold
nanoclusters (glyconanoparticles) that have 3D polyvalent carbohydrate display and …

Members of the widespread bacterial phylum Chloroflexi can dominate high-microbial-
abundance (HMA) sponge microbiomes. In the Sponge Microbiome Project, Chloroflexi …

Many marine sponges are hosts to dense and phylogenetically diverse microbial
communities that are located in the extracellular matrix of the animal. The candidate phylum …

Obtaining a better understanding of the molecular basis of cell recognition remains an
important challenge with regard to the social functioning of cells in multicellular systems. The …

The adhesion force and specificity in the first experimental evidence for cell–cell recognition
in the animal kingdom were assigned to marine sponge cell surface proteoglycans …

Cell adhesion mediated by carbohydrate-to-carbohydrate interaction (CCI), or cell adhesion
with concurrent signal transduction, are discussed in three contexts. 1. Types of cell …