Development of a data-mining system for differential profiling of cell glycoproteins based on lectin microarray

Atsushi Kuno^1#, Yoko Itakura^1#, Masashi Toyoda², Yoriko Takahashi³, Masao Yamada⁴, AkihiroUmezawa² and Jun Hirabayashi^1*

¹Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan

²Department of Reproductive Biology and Pathology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1, Okura, Setagaya, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan

³Bioscience Group, Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd., Hitotsubashi SI bldg., 3-26, Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan

⁴Glycomics Research Laboratory, Moritex Corporation, 1-3-3, Azamino-Minami, Aoba-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 225-0012, Japan

^#Contributed equally to this work

^*Corresponding Author: Jun Hirabayashi, Research Center for Medical Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan, Tel: +81-29-861-3124, Fax: +81-29-861-3125