Seq #198 Saturday, 15 March 2003

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Room 215, Oral
Biochemical and Biological Features of Salivary Mucins and Histatins
* Poster files available online
Chairpersons: X. LI and E.L. THOMAS
 
1564  9:00 AM Expression of Membrane-bound Mucins in Oral Epithelial Cells
L. WANG1, X.J. LI1, F.G. OPPENHEIM2, R.F. TROXLER2, and G.D. OFFNER2, 1 Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA, 2 Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA
1565  9:15 AM An Unusual Isoform of Salivary Mucin MG2
L.S. BRUNO, L. BECERRA, C.C. SIQUEIRA, R.V. SOARES, F.G. OPPENHEIM, G.D. OFFNER, and R.F. TROXLER, Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA
1566  9:30 AM Distinct Orders of GalNAc Incorporation into MUC5AC Peptide
G.S. BEDI, University of Rochester, NY, USA, and K.G. TEN HAGEN, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
1567  9:45 AM MG2 and Lactoferrin Form a Heterotypic Complex
R.V. SOARES, C.C. SIQUEIRA, L.S. BRUNO, L. BECERRA, F.G. OPPENHEIM, X.J. LI, G.D. OFFNER, and R.F. TROXLER, Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA
1568  10:00 AM Pro-inflammatory Mediators Up-regulate MUC1 Gene Expression in Oral Epithelial Cells
X.J. LI, L. WANG, F.G. OPPENHEIM, R.F. TROXLER, and G.D. OFFNER, Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA
1569  10:15 AM Histatin 5 Inhibition of C. albicans Respiration is Specific But Not Caused by a Direct Interaction With Respiratory Chain Enzymes
E.J. HELMERHORST1, M.P. MURPHY2, R.F. TROXLER1, and F.G. OPPENHEIM1, 1 Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, MA, USA, 2 MRC-Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, England
1570  10:30 AM Effects of Salt and Calcium on Zinc Promotion of Histatin Antifungal Activity
E.L. THOMAS, M.M. JEFFERSON, and C.P. GOINS, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
1571  10:45 AM Susceptibility of Yeast SOD Mutants to Histatin 5 Treatment
D.E. WUNDER, University at Buffalo, NY, USA, and M. EDGERTON, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

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