Lectins in Cervical Screening [PDF]
Cervical screening in low-resource settings remains an unmet need. Lectins are naturally occurring sugar-binding glycoproteins whose binding patterns change as cancer develops. Lectins discriminate between dysplasia and normal tissue in several precancerous conditions.
Michael Sheaff+11 more
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Lectins with Anti-HIV Activity: A Review
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+7 more
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Crystal structure of the GalNAc/Gal-specific agglutinin from the phytopathogenic ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum reveals novel adaptation of a beta-trefoil domain [PDF]
International audienceA lectin from the phytopathogenic ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum that shares only weak sequence similarity with characterized fungal lectins has recently been identified. S.
Bourne, Yves+5 more
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In this study, a partial purification and characterization of the lectins from two varieties of Phaseolus coccineus (black and purple ayocote bean) was carried out.
Leopoldo González-Cruz+5 more
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Overexpression of Nictaba-like lectin genes from glycine max confers tolerance towards Pseudomonas syringae infection, aphid infestation and salt stress in transgenic Arabidopsis plants [PDF]
Plants have evolved a sophisticated immune system that allows them to recognize invading pathogens by specialized receptors. Carbohydrate-binding proteins or lectins are part of this immune system and especially the lectins that reside in the ...
Smagghe, Guy+2 more
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Optimisation of the enzyme-linked lectin assay for enhanced glycoprotein and glycoconjugate analysis [PDF]
Lectin’s are proteins capable of recognising and binding to specific oligosaccharide tructures found on glycoproteins and other biomoloecules. As such they have found tility for glycoanalytical applications.
Afrough+48 more
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Evidence for a "wattle and daub" model of the cyst wall of entamoeba. [PDF]
The cyst wall of Entamoeba invadens (Ei), a model for the human pathogen Entamoeba histolytica, is composed of fibrils of chitin and three chitin-binding lectins called Jacob, Jessie3, and chitinase.
Anirban Chatterjee+6 more
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The distribution of lectins across the phylum Nematoda : a genome-wide search [PDF]
Nematodes are a very diverse phylum that has adapted to nearly every ecosystem. They have developed specialized lifestyles, dividing the phylum into free-living, animal, and plant parasitic species. Their sheer abundance in numbers and presence in nearly
Bauters, Lander+2 more
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Toward Enhanced Antibiotic Efficacy: Exploring the Synergistic Potential of Marine-Derived Lectins Against Human Pathogenic Bacteria [PDF]
This study aimed to assess the combined antibacterial effect of lectins and antibiotics on S. aureus ATCC 25923, multidrug-resistant E. coli ATCC 11303 and S. aureus ATCC 700698.
RÔMULO F. CARNEIRO+9 more
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Functional Diversity of Novel Lectins with Unique Structural Features in Marine Animals
Due to their remarkable structural diversity, glycans play important roles as recognition molecules on cell surfaces of living organisms. Carbohydrates exist in numerous isomeric forms and can adopt diverse structures through various branching patterns ...
Tomomitsu Hatakeyama, Hideaki Unno
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