Publications

1. Heffer-Lauc M., Lauc G., Nimrichter L., Fromholt S.E., and Schnaar, R.L. (2005) Membrane redistribution of gangliosides and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in brain tissue sections under conditions of lipid raft isolation. BBA Mol. Cell. Biol. L., 1686(3):200-8. <Medline link>
2. Lauc G., Zvonar K., Vukšić-Mihaljević, Ž. and Flögel, M. (2004) Post-Awakening Changes in Salivary Cortisol in Veterans with and without PTSD, Stress Health 20:99–102.
3. Beer Z., Džijan S., Lauc D., Csete K., and Lauc G. (2004) Current Methods for Statistical and Logical Estimation of Significance of Genetic Matches Might Not Always be Appropriate. Period. Biol. 106, 169-172.
4. Dabelić S., Flögel M., Maravić, G. and Lauc G. (2004) Stress Causes Tissue-Specific Changes in the Sialyltransferase Activity, Z. Naturforsh. 59c:276-280. <Medline link>
5. Lauc G., Dumić J., Flögel M., and Lee Y.C. (2003) A new synthetic route for the preparation of glycoprobes. Anal. Biochem., 320:306-309. <Medline link>
6. Biruš, I., Marcikić M., Lauc, D., Džijan, S., Lauc, G. (2003) How high should paternity index be for reliable identification of war victims by DNA typing? Croat. Med. J. 44:322-326. <Medline link>
7. Lauc G., Šupraha S., Lee Y.C., and Flögel M. (2003) Digoxin Derivatives as Tools for Glycobiology. Methods Enzymol, 362:29-36. <Medline link>
8. Lauc G., Dumić J., Šupraha S. and Flögel M. (2002) Lectins Labeled with Digoxin as a Novel Tool to Study Glycoconjugates. Food Technol. Biotechnol. 4:289-292.  
9. Gornik I., Marcikić M., Kubat M., Primorac D., and Lauc G. (2002) The identification of war victims by reverse paternity is associated with significant risks of false inclusion. Int. J. Leg. Med. 116:255-257. <Medline link>
10. Dumić J., Lauc G., and Flögel M. (2000) Expression of galectin-3 in cells exposed to stress - roles of Jun and NF-kB. Cell Physiol. Biochem. 10:149-158. <Medline link>
11. Dumić J., Maravić G., Barišić K., Flögel M. and Lauc G. (2000) Galectin-3 decreases in mice exposed to immobilization stress. Stress, 3:241-246. <Medline link>
12. Dumić J., Lauc G., Hadžija M. and Flögel M. (2000) Transfer to in vitro conditions significantly influences expression and intracellular distribution of galectin-3 in murine peritoneal macrophages, Z. Naturforschung, 55c:261-266. <Medline link>
13. Lauc G., Lee, R.T., Dumić J., and Lee, Y.C. (2000) Photoaffinity GlycoProbes – a new tool for the identification of lectins. Glycobiology, 10:357-364.  <Medline link>
14. Dumić J., Lauc G., and Flögel M. (1999) Glycosylation of glycoprotein GP62 in the stress response. Glycoconjugate J. 16:685-689. <Medline link>
15. Gornik I., Maravić G., Dumić J., Flögel M. and Lauc G. (1999) Fucosylation of IgG heavy chains is increased in rheumatoid arthritis, Clin. Biochem. 32:605-608. <Medline link>
16. Flögel M. and Lauc G. (2000) War stress in the former Yugoslavia. in G. Fink (ed.) Encyclopedia of Stress Vol 3, Academic Press, San Diego, pp 678-683. 
17. Lauc G., and Flögel M. (2000) Glycobiology of stress. in G. Fink (ed.) Encyclopedia of Stress Vol. 2, Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 276-282. 
18. Lauc G., Dumić J., and Flögel M. (2000) Glycobiological machinery in the response to psychological stress, Current studies in biotechnology. Vol. 1 - Biomedicine, Croatian Society of Biotechology, Zagreb 2000 (ISBN 953-98094-0-1), pp 101-108.
19. Lauc G., Peter-Katalinic J., Dabelic S., and Flögel M. (1999) Purification and MALDI-MS characterization of a stress - associated glycoprotein from sera of professional soldiers. Biol. Chem. 380:443-450. <Medline link>
20. Flögel M., Lauc G., Gornik I., and Macek B. (1998) Fucosylation and Galactosylation of IgG Heavy Chains Differs in Acute and Remittent Phasesof Juvenile Chronic Arthritis. Clin. Chem. Lab. Med., 36:99-102. <Medline link>
21. Lauc G., Dabelic S., Supraha S., and Flögel M. (1998) Glycobiology of stress. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 851:397-403. <Medline link>
22. Lauc G., Dabelic S., Dumic J., and Flögel M. (1998) Stressin and natural killer cell activity in professional soldiers. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 851:526-530. <Medline link>
23. Lauc G. and Flogel M. (1996) Glycosylation in stress and disease. Period.Biol. 98:279-287.
24. Barisic K., Dzanic E., Lauc G., Dumic J., Zanic-Grubisic T. and FlogelM. (1996) Changes of metallothionein, copper, zinc, and zinc-dependentenzymes induced by immobilization stress. Croat. Chem. Acta., 69:363-370.
25. Flogel M., Lauc G., Zanic T., Dumic J., and Barisic K. (1996) 57 kd glycoproteinin sera of humans under stress., Croat. Chem. Acta. 69:371-378.
26. Barisic K., Lauc G., Zanic T., Dumic J., Pavlovic M. and Flogel M. (1996) Stress induced changes in glycoprotein patterns of human sera. Eur. J.Clin. Chem. Clin. Biochem., 34:97-101. <Medline link>
27. Lauc G. and Flogel M (1996) Galectins: a new family of lectins. Croat.Chem. Acta, 69:339-352.
28. Lauc G., Barisic K., Zanic T. and Flogel M. (1995) The Photoreactive carbohydrateprobe, a novel method for detection of lectins. Eur. J. Clin. Chem. Clin.Biochem., 33:933-937. <Medline link>
29. Heffer-Lauc M., Latin V., Breyer B., Flogel M., Müller W.E.G. andLauc G. (1995) Glycoprotein and ganglioside changes in human trophoblasts after exposure to pulsed Doppler ultrasound. Ultrasound Med. Biol., 21:579-589. <Medline link>
30. Lauc G., Flogel M. and Müller W.E.G. (1994) Biotinylated carbohydratemarkers. A novel tool for lectin research. Z. Naturforsh., 49:843-848. <Medline link>
31. Lauc G., Flogel M., Diehl-Seifert B., Schroder H.C. and Müller W.E.G.(1994) Identification and purification of a stress associated nuclear carbohydrate binding protein (Mr 33,000) from rat liver by application of a new photoreactivecarbohydrate probe. Glycoconjugate J., 11:541-549. <Medline link>
32. Schroder H.C., Lauc G., Seve A.-P., Hubert J., Flogel M. and MüllerW.E.G. (1994) CBP35-CBP67-Interaktion im Verlauf der Stress antwort unddes Alterns. Z. Gerontol. 27:200-203. <Medline link>
33. Lauc G., Perovic S., Dapper J., Flogel M., Iskric S, and Müller W.E.G.(1994) A nonradioactive, sensitive method for the detection of DNA fragmentation in apoptotic cells (rat pheochromocytoma PC12 and rat cortical cells).Analyt. Cell Pathol. 7:104-114. <Medline link>
34. Lauc G., Seve A.-P., Hubert J., Flogel M., Müller W.E.G. and SchroderH.C. (1993) HnRNP CBP35-CBP67 interaction during stress response and ageing.Mech. Age. Dev. 70:227-237. <Medline link>
35. Lauc G. and Heffer-Lauc M. (1992) Reply to Wada's comments on the entropiesof coding and noncoding sequences of DNA and proteins. Biophys. Chem. 44:79-80.
36. Lauc G., Ilic I. and Heffer-Lauc M. (1992) Entropies of coding and noncodingsequences of DNA and proteins. Biophys. Chem. 42:7-11. <Medline link>
37. Kracun I., Rosner H., Drnovsek V., Heffer-Lauc M., Cosovic C. and LaucG. (1991) Human brain gangliosides in development, aging and disease. Int.J. Dev. Biol. 35:289-295. <Medline link>

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Patents

1. Lauc G. Digoxin labelled proteins and production and uses thereof. Patent Number: WO2004040304, Publication date: 2004-05-13.
2. Lauc G. A precursor for biological probes, uses thereof and methods of its synthesis. Patent Number: WO2004052913, Publication date: 2004-06-24
3. Lauc G. A digoxin labelled glycan probe, its use and methods for its production. Patent Number: WO2004052913, Publication date: 2004-06-24
4. Lauc G., Lee Y.C. Analysis of complex biological mixtures. Patent Number: GB2361699 Publication date: 2001-10-31

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Invited Lectures

• Heffer-Lauc M., Viljetić B, Ćurić G, and Lauc G. “Ganglioside immunohistochemistry – shooting at a moving target” Glycoproteomics: protein modifications for versatile functions - Satellite Meeting to the 30th FEBS Congress and 9th IUBMB Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, June 28 – 30, 2005.
• Dzijan S, Primorac D, Marcikic M, Lauc G. "Is likelihood ratio a sufficient tool to estimate confidence of a genetic match in a DNA-lead process of identification of war victims?" 13th International Meeting on Forensic Medicine Alpe-Adria-Pannonia, Graz, Austria, May, 21-22, 2004.
• Lauc, G. Genetic data as a tool to find missing people. UNESCO Conference on Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights: Present Status and Future Perspectives, Zagreb, Croatia, June 12-14, 2003. 
• Lauc G. The Role of DNA Typing in the Process of Identification of War Victims Szeged Advanced Course in Forensic Medicine, Szeged, Hungary, April 13-17, 2003 
• Lauc G. Photoreactive glycoprobes: a new tool to analyze lectin activity in complex biological samples. Eutron Glycobiology Town Meeting 4: Innovations in Carbohydrate Analysis, Eurotron Conferencing Centre, April 7 - 11, 2003. 
• Džijan D., Biruš I., Marcikić M., Lauc D. and Lauc G. How high paternity index is needed for reliable identification of war victims by DNA typing? 8th Croatian Biological Congress, Zagreb, September 30 - October 2, 2003. 
• Lauc G. Novel methods reveal functional aspects of versatile glycan structures. CCOMLIS 1, First Croatian Congress on Molecular Life Sciences, Opatija, June 9-13, 2002. 
• Lauc G., Gornik I. and Marcikić M. How many STR loci have to be analyzed for a reliable identification by reverse paternity determination? 11th International Meeting on Forensic Medicine Alpe-Adria-Panonia, Visegrad, Hungary, May 1-5, 2002. 
• Lauc G. Lectins as a tool to analyze glycoproteins and vice versa. 2nd FEBS Advanced Course: Glycoconjugates - Versatile Structures and Intriguing Functions, Dubrovnik, September 24-30, 2001. 
• Lauc G., Gornik, I. and Marcikić, M. Identification of victims from a mass grave in Ćelije by STR profiling. 10th International Meeting on Forensic Medicine Alpe-Adria-Panonia, Opatija, Croatia 23 - 26 May, 2001. 
• Lauc G. and Flögel M. Glycosylation changes in stress and disease. SIB2000, Naples, 19-23 September 2000.
• Lauc G. Glycosylation changes in rheumatoid diseases. HB2000 - 25th Jubilee Congress of the Croatian Biochemical Society, Zagreb, October 13-15, 2000.
• Lauc G. and Flögel M. Glycosylation changes in stress and disease. SIB2000, Naples, 19-23 September 2000. Lauc G. Glycosylation in rheumatoid diseases. University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., March 17, 2000. 
• Lauc G. Glycosylation in rheumatoid diseases. University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K., March 21, 2000.
• Lauc G. Glycopathology. FEBS Advanced Course: “Glycoconjugates – Versatile Structures and Intriguing Functions”, Opatija, Croatia, September 24-30, 1999.
• Lauc G. Lectins as a tool to analyze glycoproteins. FEBS Advanced Course: “Glycoconjugates – Versatile Structures and Intriguing Functions”, Opatija, Croatia, September 24-30, 1999.
• Flögel M., Lauc G. Psychological stress acts at the molecular level. International symposium “New insights in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)” organized by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, March 26, 1999.
• Lauc G. Digoxin derivatives as a tool to study carbohydrate-lectin interactions. Annual Meeting of Croatian Biochemists, Bizovac, 17-20 September 1998.
• Lauc G. Physiological Components of Persistent Stress. Posttraumatic Stress Sequealae of Head Injury: Brain, Body and Soul - Joint meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the New York Academy for Traumatic Brain Injury, New York, December 5th 1997.
• Lauc G. Stressin - a stress induced human serum glycoprotein. Stress of life: Stress and adaptation from molecules to man. Budapest, Hungary, 1-5 July 1997.
• Lauc G., Barisic K., Muller W and Flögel M. Carbohydrate binding proteins and stress. Annual Meeting of Croatian Biochemists, Opatija 14-15 October, 1994.

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