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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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A C-type lectin (PvCTL2) from Penaeus vannamei participates in antibacterial immune response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus
C-type lectin is a type of calcium-dependent sugar recognition protein, which plays an important role in recognizing invading microorganisms as...
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The C-type lectin COLEC10 is predominantly produced by hepatic stellate cells and involved in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis
Hepatic stellate cell is one of the major nonparenchymal cell types in liver. It has been proved the hepatic stellate cells are activated upon liver...
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A C-type lectin induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation via TLR4 interaction in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Lectins are a large group of proteins found in many snake venoms. BjcuL is a C-type lectin from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom that does not...
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C-type lectin domain-containing protein CLEC3A regulates proliferation, regeneration and maintenance of nucleus pulposus cells
It is widely assumed that as connective tissue, the intervertebral disc (IVD) plays a crucial role in providing flexibility for the spinal column....
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Heat-Killed Levilactobacillus brevis as a Candidate Postbiotics Through Immunostimulation Mediated by Macrophage-Inducible C-Type Lectin
To understand the beneficial health-promoting effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on immune cells, it is necessary to understand the relationship...
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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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Molecular cloning, sequence characterization, and expression analysis of C-type lectin (CTL) and ER-Golgi intermediate compartment 53-kDa protein (ERGIC-53) homologs from the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Lectin protein families are diverse and multi-functional in crustaceans. The carbohydrate-binding domains (CRDs) of lectins recognize the molecular...
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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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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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Purification and characterization of a lectin from Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds and its porphyrin binding studies
Lectin (TfgL) was purified from the seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) belonging to fabaceae family by ammonium sulphate precipitation,...
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Innate Immunity Via Glycan-Binding Lectin Receptors
Recognition of glycans and transfer of information contained in the glycan structures are performed by carbohydrate-recognizing proteins of lectins...
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Lectin Histochemistry: Historical Perspectives, State of the Art, and Future Directions
Lectins, discovered more than 100 years ago and defined by their ability to selectively recognize specific carbohydrateCarbohydrates structures, are...
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Discovery of a lectin domain that regulates enzyme activity in mouse N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-IVa (MGAT4A)
N -Glycosylation is a common post-translational modification, and the number of GlcNAc branches in N -glycans impacts glycoprotein functions. N -Acetylgl...
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A galactoside-specific Dalbergieae legume lectin from seeds of Vataireopsis araroba (Aguiar) Ducke
The Dalbergieae lectin group encompasses several lectins with significant differences in their carbohydrate specificities and biological properties....
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Novel lectin-based chimeric antigen receptors target Gb3-positive tumour cells
The link between cancer and aberrant glycosylation has recently become evident. Glycans and their altered forms, known as tumour-associated...
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Differential Glycoform Analysis of MUC1 Derived from Biological Specimens Using an Antibody-Overlay Lectin Microarray
The association between altered glycosylation of MUC1 and various disease events has sparked significant interest. However, analytical technologies...
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Stacking of recessive alleles for antinutritional factos of P34, lectin, KTI and 7S α′ subunit proteins in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]
Soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is an excellent source of protein for humans, but several allergenic and antinutritional components such as P34,...
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Concanavalin A as a promising lectin-based anti-cancer agent: the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential
Concanavalin A (ConA), the most studied plant lectin, has been known as a potent anti-neoplastic agent for a long time. Since initial reports on its...
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Multicomponent reaction derived small di- and tri-carbohydrate-based glycomimetics as tools for probing lectin specificity
Lectins, carbohydrate-binding proteins, play important functions in all forms of life from bacteria and viruses to plants, animals, and humans,...
