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Algal Lectins and their Potential Uses

Squalen, 2015
Lectins (hemagglutinins), or carbohydrate-binding proteins, are ubiquitous in nature and play important roles in many biological processes. They bind mono- and oligosaccharides reversibly with high specificity, but are devoid of catalytic activity, and ...
Danar Praseptiangga
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Plant lectins, chemical and biological aspects

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1991
Lectins, carbohydrate-binding proteins of non-immune origin, that agglutinate cells or precipitate polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, are well distributed in nature, mainly in the Plant Kingdom.
Renato de Azevedo Moreira, Iracema Lima Ainouz, José Tadeu Abreu de Oliveira, Benildo Sousa Cavada   +3 more
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RIPK4 function interferes with melanoma cell adhesion and metastasis

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
RIPK4 promotes melanoma growth and spread. RIPK4 levels increase as skin lesions progress to melanoma. CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated deletion of RIPK4 causes melanoma cells to form less compact spheroids, reduces their migratory and invasive abilities and limits tumour growth and dissemination in mouse models.
Norbert Wronski, Sławomir Lasota, Ewelina Madej, Anna A. Brożyna, Małgorzata Szczygieł, Agnieszka Harazin‐Lechowska, Jan Czerbniak, Janusz Rys, Jaroslaw Czyz, Agnieszka Wolnicka‐Glubisz   +9 more
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Differential cellular localization of lectins in the testes of dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) during active and inactive breeding seasons

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
The reproductive activity of the male dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) as a seasonal breeder is affected by various seasonal changes that reflect on the reproductive performance. In the current study, we explored a differential cellular localization
Mahmoud S. Gewaily, Mohamed Gaber Abdallah, Norhan E. Khalifa, Ola A. Habotta, Ahmed E. Noreldin   +4 more
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Alcohol‐induced altered glycans in human tracheal epithelial cells promote bacterial adhesion

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Alcohol induces altered glycans to promote bacteria adhesion. Heavy alcohol drinking is known to increase the risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, the link between alcohol levels and risk of infection remains underexplored. Recently, we found that alcohol induced α2‐6sialo mucin O‐glycans in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells, which mediated the ...
Pi‐Wan Cheng, Souvik Datta, Derrick R. Samuelson   +2 more
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Structural Diversities of Lectins Binding to the Glycosphingolipid Gb3

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Glycolipids are present on the surfaces of all living cells and thereby represent targets for many protein receptors, such as lectins. Understanding the interactions between lectins and glycolipids is essential for investigating the functions of lectins ...
Lina Siukstaite, Lina Siukstaite, Anne Imberty, Winfried Römer, Winfried Römer, Winfried Römer   +5 more
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Immune‐Driven Expression in Inclusion Body Myositis With T‐Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives T‐cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T‐LGLL), reported in up to 58% of inclusion body myositis (IBM) patients, is a rare leukemia of cytotoxic or less commonly helper T cells. The range of myopathies in T‐LGLL and the impact of coexisting T‐LGLL in IBM are not well understood. Our objectives are to investigate the spectrum of
Pannathat Soontrapa, Iago Pinal‐Fernandez, Pritikanta Paul, Michael P. Skolka, Margherita Milone, Min Shi, Mithun V. Shah, Maria Casal‐Dominguez, Katherine Pak, Andrew L. Mammen, Teerin Liewluck   +10 more
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Are Vicilins Another Major Class of Legume Lectins?

Molecules, 2014
Legume lectins comprise a structurally related, Ca/Mn-dependent, widespread, abundant and well characterized lectin family when compared to the large number of lectins from other sources described in the literature. Strangely enough, no specific function
Ana C. Ribeiro, Sara V. Monteiro, Belmira M. Carrapiço, Ricardo B. Ferreira   +3 more
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Genome-wide analysis of lectins in cyanobacteria: from evolutionary mode to motif patterns

BMC Genomics, 2023
Lectins are glycoproteins that can bind to specific carbohydrates, and different lectin families exhibit different biological activities. They are also present in the cyanobacteria and many of them have shown excellent therapeutic effect, which deserve ...
Tongli Xu, Yulin Cui, Song Qin, Yin-Chu Wang   +3 more
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Glycosylation-Dependent Induction of Programmed Cell Death in Murine Adenocarcinoma Cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Altered surface glycosylation is a major hallmark of tumor cells associated with aggressive phenotype and poor prognosis. By recognizing specific carbohydrate motifs, lectins can be applied to distinguish tumor from healthy cells based on the expression ...
Aleksei Parshenkov, Thierry Hennet
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