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C-type lectins and phagocytosis

Immunobiology, 2009
To recognise and respond to pathogens, germ-line encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) bind to conserved microbial structures and activate host defence systems, including microbial uptake by phagocytosis. Phagocytosis is a complex process that is instrumental in the control of extracellular pathogens, and this activity is mediated by several ...
Kerrigan, Ann, Brown, Gordon D
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Covalent Activation of the C-type Lectin DC-SIGN. [PDF]

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Abstract Dendritic cell‐specific intercellular adhesion molecule‐3‐grabbing non‐integrin (DC‐SIGN) is a C‐type lectin receptor expressed on antigen‐presenting cells, crucial for pathogen recognition and immune modulation. The shallow and polar carbohydrate binding site of DC‐SIGN presents challenges for ligand design.
Lefèbre J, Besch M, Csorba N, Garami K, Orgován Z, Schlosser G, Bermejo I, Ábrányi-Balogh P, Keserű GM, Rademacher C.   +9 more
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Lectin-dependent enhancement of Ebola virus infection via soluble and transmembrane C-type lectin receptors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a key soluble effector of the innate immune system that recognizes pathogen-specific surface glycans. Surprisingly, low-producing MBL genetic variants that may predispose children and immunocompromised individuals to ...
Matthew Brudner, Marshall Karpel, Calli Lear, Li Chen, L Michael Yantosca, Corinne Scully, Ashish Sarraju, Anna Sokolovska, M Reza Zariffard, Damon P Eisen, Bruce A Mungall, Darrell N Kotton, Amel Omari, I-Chueh Huang, Michael Farzan, Kazue Takahashi, Lynda Stuart, Gregory L Stahl, Alan B Ezekowitz, Gregory T Spear, Gene G Olinger, Emmett V Schmidt, Ian C Michelow   +22 more
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Lectins with Potential for Anti-Cancer Therapy

Molecules, 2015
This article reviews lectins of animal and plant origin that induce apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells and hence possess the potential of being developed into anticancer drugs. Apoptosis-inducing lectins encompass galectins, C-type lectins, annexins,
Tammy Yau, Xiuli Dan, Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, Tzi Bun Ng   +3 more
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A C-type lectin from Bothrops jararacussu venom disrupts Staphylococcal biofilms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Bovine mastitis is a major threat to animal health and the dairy industry. Staphylococcus aureus is a contagious pathogen that is usually associated with persistent intramammary infections, and biofilm formation is a relevant aspect of the outcome of ...
Raphael Contelli Klein, Mary Hellen Fabres-Klein, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Renato Neves Feio, François Malouin, Andréa de Oliveira Barros Ribon   +5 more
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Key thermally dimorphic fungal pathogens: shaping host immunity

Open Biology, 2022
Exposure to fungal pathogens from the environment is inevitable and with the number of at-risk populations increasing, the prevalence of invasive fungal infection is on the rise. An interesting group of fungal organisms known as thermally dimorphic fungi
Maxine A. Höft, Lucian Duvenage, J. Claire Hoving   +2 more
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Information transfer in mammalian glycan-based communication

eLife, 2023
Glycan-binding proteins, so-called lectins, are exposed on mammalian cell surfaces and decipher the information encoded within glycans translating it into biochemical signal transduction pathways in the cell.
Felix F Fuchsberger, Dongyoon Kim, Natalia Baranova, Hanka Vrban, Marten Kagelmacher, Robert Wawrzinek, Christoph Rademacher   +6 more
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C-type lectins in immunity and homeostasis

Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018
The C-type lectins are a superfamily of proteins that recognize a broad repertoire of ligands and that regulate a diverse range of physiological functions. Most research attention has focused on the ability of C-type lectins to function in innate and adaptive antimicrobial immune responses, but these proteins are increasingly being recognized to have a
Brown, Gordon D, Willment, Janet A, Whitehead, Lauren   +2 more
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Diet-induced reconstruction of mucosal microbiota associated with alterations of epithelium lectin expression and regulation in the maintenance of rumen homeostasis

Scientific Reports, 2017
It is unknown whether lectins of the rumen epithelium contribute to the recognition of mucosal microbes and activation of tolerogenic cytokines in ruminant animals.
Hong Shen, Zhongyan Lu, Zhihui Xu, Zanming Shen   +3 more
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Targeting C-type Lectin Receptors for Cancer Immunity

Frontiers in Immunology, 2015
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are a large family of soluble and trans-membrane pattern recognition receptors that are widely and primarily expressed on myeloid cells.
Huimin eYan, Huimin eYan, Tomomori eKamiya, Tomomori eKamiya, Papawee eSuabjakyong, Papawee eSuabjakyong, Noriko M Tsuji   +6 more
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