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Molecular Cloning and Characteristics of a Lectin from the Bivalve Glycymeris yessoensis

Marine Drugs, 2023
C-type lectins (CTLs) are a family of carbohydrate-binding proteins that mediate multiple biological events, including adhesion between cells, the turnover of serum glycoproteins, and innate immune system reactions to prospective invaders.
Tatyana O. Mizgina, Sergey N. Baldaev, Galina N. Likhatskaya, Valentina I. Molchanova, Maxim S. Kokoulin, Alina P. Filshtein, Eugene A. Rogozhin, Irina V. Chikalovets, Marina P. Isaeva, Oleg V. Chernikov   +9 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, Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Parise Adadi, Shikder Saiful Islam, Osman N. Kanwugu, Monjurul Haq, Fatema Ahmmed, Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, Yau Sang Chan, Md. Asadujjaman, Gabriel Hoi Huen Chan, Ryno Naude, Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit, Tzi Bun Ng, Jack Ho Wong   +16 more
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A Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the C-Type Lectin Gene Family Reveals Highly Expanded and Diversified Repertoires in Bivalves

Marine Drugs, 2023
C-type lectins belong to a widely conserved family of lectins characterized in Metazoa. They show important functional diversity and immune implications, mainly as pathogen recognition receptors.
Amaro Saco, Hugo Suárez, Beatriz Novoa, Antonio Figueras   +3 more
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Can Plant Lectins Help to Elucidate Insect Lectin-Mediated Immune Response?

Insects, 2021
Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that recognize and selectively bind to specific sugar structures. This group of proteins is widespread in plants, animals, and microorganisms, and exerts a broad range of functions.
Pengyu Chen, Kristof De Schutter, Els J. M. Van Damme, Guy Smagghe   +3 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 and extracellular vesicles in virus-induced NETosis

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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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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The immune role of C-type lectins in molluscs [PDF]

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2011
The phylum Mollusca is one of the largest and most important group in the animal kingdom. Recently, interest in molluscan immunity has increased due to their importance in worldwide aquaculture, their role in aquatic environmental science and their ...
L Wang, L Wang, M Huang, H Zhang, L Song
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Functional characterisation and comparative analysis of two C-type lectins with different key motifs from mud crab

Aquaculture Reports, 2022
C-type lectins are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) involved in innate immunity. They possess one or more carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs) belonging to Ca2+-dependent carbohydrate binding proteins.
Jingwen Liu, Xiaocong Lou, Yuying Yang, Xiaoyuan Zheng, Yunkai Zhang, Peng Zhou, Shun Yang, Mengmeng Huang, Hui Fei   +8 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.
Ouafae Akkouh, Tzi Bun Ng, Senjam Sunil Singh, Cuiming Yin, Xiuli Dan, Yau Sang Chan, Wenliang Pan, Randy Chi Fai Cheung   +7 more
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