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Purification, characterization of an entomopathogenic fungal lectin from Purpureocillium lilacinum and its involvement in pathogenesis leading to mycotic keratitis
A lectin PCL, from Purpureocillium lilacinum a saprophytic, filamentous fungus was purified from the crude extract of the mycelia using 70% ammonium...
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Physcomitrium patens: A Model for Studying the Evolution of Proteins with Lectin Domains in Plants
AbstractMoss Physcomitrium (formerly Physcomitrella ) patens (Hedw.) Mitt. is a seedless vascular plant with a deciphered genome, a representative of...
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Investigating diversity and similarity between CBM13 modules and ricin-B lectin domains using sequence similarity networks
BackgroundThe CBM13 family comprises carbohydrate-binding modules that occur mainly in enzymes and in several ricin-B lectins. The ricin-B lectin...
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C-Type Lectin (C-Type Lectin Receptor)
All organisms have their own specialized patterns like face appearances. The molecular patterns are grasped by specific pattern-understanding...
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Inhibitory potency of the nettle lectin on neovascularization: a biomolecule for carbohydrate-mediated targeting of angiogenesis
BackgroundCurrent angiogenesis inhibitors target cellular vascularization processes, including proliferation, migration, and tube formation. In this...
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Antimicrobial Studies on Garlic Lectin
Allium sativum agglutinin (ASA) is an important lectin isolated from garlic bulbs and has shown promising therapeutic potential in earlier reports....
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A G-type lectin receptor-like kinase in Nicotiana benthamiana enhances resistance to the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by complexing with CERK1/LYK4
Fungal pathogens are among the main destructive microorganisms for crops and ecosystems worldwide, causing substantial agricultural and economic...
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Genome-wide screening of lectin putative genes from Sorghum bicolor L., distribution in QTLs and a probable implications of lectins in abiotic stress tolerance
BackgroundSorghum bicolor is one of the most important crops worldwide with the potential to provide resilience when other economic staples might...
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Molecular Basis of Lectin–Carbohydrate Interaction
The ability to bind with carbohydrate molecules has been considered as a significant characteristic of lectins, and lot of such investigations have...
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Genome-wide analysis of lectins in cyanobacteria: from evolutionary mode to motif patterns
Lectins are glycoproteins that can bind to specific carbohydrates, and different lectin families exhibit different biological activities. They are...
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Animal Lectin
Animal lectins bind to soluble carbohydrates on cell surfaces. The majority of animal lectins are nonenzymatic in activity and usually precipitate...
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The Arabidopsis thaliana onset of leaf death 12 mutation in the lectin receptor kinase P2K2 results in an autoimmune phenotype
BackgroundPlant immunity relies on the perception of immunogenic signals by cell-surface and intracellular receptors and subsequent activation of...
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Kluyveromyces lactis zymocin and other plasmid-encoded yeast killer toxins
Supported by an endogenous killer plasmid DNA system that codes for an anti-proliferative zymocin toxin, the dairy yeast Kluyveromyces lactis has...
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Identification and characterization of L-type lectin receptor-like kinases involved in Glycine max–Phytophthora sojae interaction
Main conclusionSoybean contains a group of 64 L-type lectin receptor-like kinases. Three LecRKs were involved in the interactions with Phytophthora...
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals molecular damage associated with cryopreservation in Crassostrea angulata D-larvae rather than to cryoprotectant exposure
BackgroundThe Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata , a bivalve of significant economic and ecological importance, has faced a decline in both...
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Evaluation of Glycan-Binding Specificity by Glycoconjugate Microarray with an Evanescent-Field Fluorescence Detection System
Glycan microarray Lectin microarrays is an essential tool to study glycan-binding proteinsGlycan-binding proteins (GBPs) called lectins. Using...
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130 years of Plant Lectin Research
Lectins are proteins with diverse molecular structures that share the ability to recognize and bind specifically and reversibly to carbohydrate...
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When Plants and Animals First Met Fungi: Insights from the Evolution of Host Immune Systems
Fungi interact with plants and animals, leading variously to mutually beneficial partnerships or to devastating disease. Reflecting the importance of...
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Plant-Fungus Interactions in Rust Diseases
This chapter throw the light on the interaction between the host and its rust infection. This interaction includes phosohatase activity, vascular...
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Multi-omic insights into the formation and evolution of a novel shell microstructure in oysters
BackgroundMolluscan shell, composed of a diverse range of architectures and microstructures, is a classic model system to study the relationships...
