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C-type lectins and extracellular vesicles in virus-induced NETosis [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Science, 2021
Dysregulated formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is observed in acute viral infections. Moreover, NETs contribute to the pathogenesis of acute viral infections, including those caused by the dengue virus (DV) and severe acute respiratory ...
Pei-Shan Sung, Shie-Liang Hsieh
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C-Type Lectins Link Immunological and Reproductive Processes in Aedes aegypti [PDF]

iScience, 2020
Summary: Physiological trade-offs between mosquito immune response and reproductive capability can arise due to insufficient resource availability. C-type lectin family members may be involved in these processes.
Hsing-Han Li, Yu Cai, Jian-Chiuan Li, Matthew P. Su, Wei-Liang Liu, Lie Cheng, Shu-Jen Chou, Guann-Yi Yu, Horng-Dar Wang, Chun-Hong Chen   +9 more
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Biotechnological Applications of C-Type Lectins Isolated from Snake Venoms [PDF]

Molecules
Snake venoms are rich sources of molecules with pharmacological potential, with approximately 90% of their composition consisting of proteins and peptides responsible for their biological activities.
Ellynes Amancio Correia Nunes, Geovanna Moura, Breno Emanuel Farias Frihling, Juliana Ferreira de Lima, Adriel Parahyba Lacerda, Rayane Vasconcelos, Ana Paula de Araújo Boleti, Ana Cristina Jacobowski, Juliana Zuliani, Elizeu Antunes dos Santos, Hector Koolen, Karla Luna, Maria Ligia Rodrigues de Macedo, Ludovico Migliolo   +13 more
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An Update of Lectins from Marine Organisms: Characterization, Extraction Methodology, and Potential Biofunctional Applications

Marine Drugs, 2022
Lectins are a unique group of nonimmune carbohydrate-binding proteins or glycoproteins that exhibit specific and reversible carbohydrate-binding activity in a non-catalytic manner.
Mirja Kaizer Ahmmed, Shuva Bhowmik, Stephen G Giteru   +2 more
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C-Type Lectins from Marine Bivalves: Functional Diversity and Structural Insights [PDF]

Marine Drugs
C-type lectins (CTLs) are a large family of calcium-dependent carbohydrate-binding proteins that play crucial roles in innate immunity as pattern recognition receptors.
Ivan Buriak, Daria Lanskikh, Ivan Baklanov, Daniil Kozyrev, Andrei Grinchenko   +4 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,
Xiuli Dan, Tzi Bun Ng, Charlène Cheuk Wing Ng   +2 more
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Lectins with Anti-HIV Activity: A Review

Molecules, 2015
Lectins including flowering plant lectins, algal lectins, cyanobacterial lectins, actinomycete lectin, worm lectins, and the nonpeptidic lectin mimics pradimicins and benanomicins, exhibit anti-HIV activity.
Tzi Bun Ng, Xiuli Dan, Randy Chi Fai Cheung   +2 more
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CD209 C-Type Lectins Promote Host Invasion, Dissemination, and Infection of Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis and a major opportunistic parasite associated with AIDS, is able to invade host cells of animals and humans.
Olivia Adhiambo Njiri, Olivia Adhiambo Njiri, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yingmiao Zhang, Bicong Wu, Lingyu Jiang, Qiao Li, Wenqi Liu, Tie Chen   +8 more
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From Snake Venom’s Disintegrins and C-Type Lectins to Anti-Platelet Drugs [PDF]

Toxins, 2019
Snake venoms are attractive natural sources for drug discovery and development, with a number of substances either in clinical use or in research and development.
Philip Lazarovici, Cezary Marcinkiewicz, Peter I. Lelkes   +2 more
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Transmission-blocking antibodies against mosquito C-type lectins for dengue prevention. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2014
C-type lectins are a family of proteins with carbohydrate-binding activity. Several C-type lectins in mammals or arthropods are employed as receptors or attachment factors to facilitate flavivirus invasion.
Yang Liu, Fuchun Zhang, Jianying Liu, Xiaoping Xiao, Siyin Zhang, Chengfeng Qin, Ye Xiang, Penghua Wang, Gong Cheng   +8 more
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