Horizontal gene transfer contributed to the evolution of extracellular surface structures [PDF]
, 2012 The single-cell layered ectoderm of the fresh water polyp Hydra fulfills the function of an epidermis by protecting the animals from the surrounding medium.
Altstätter, Johannes +13 more
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Cells, 2022 Pathogenic enveloped viruses are covered with a glycan shield that provides a dual function: the glycan structures contribute to virus protection as well as host cell recognition.
Annick Barre +6 more
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Poly(triazolyl methacrylate) glycopolymers as potential targeted unimolecular nanocarriers [PDF]
, 2019 © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019.Synthetic glycopolymers are increasingly investigated as multivalent ligands for a range of biological and biomedical applications.
Fernandez-Trillo, F. +12 more
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Differential effect of plant lectins on mast cells of different origins
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 Histamine release induced by plant lectins was studied with emphasis on the carbohydrate specificity, external calcium requirement, metal binding sites, and mast cell heterogeneity and on the importance of antibodies bound to the mast cell membrane to ...
F.C. Lopes +4 more
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Anti-Retroviral Lectins Have Modest Effects on Adherence of Trichomonas vaginalis to Epithelial Cells In Vitro and on Recovery of Tritrichomonas foetus in a Mouse Vaginal Model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Trichomonas vaginalis causes vaginitis and increases the risk of HIV transmission by heterosexual sex, while Tritrichomonas foetus causes premature abortion in cattle. Our goals were to determine the effects, if any, of anti-retroviral lectins, which are
Aparajita Chatterjee +8 more
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Retrospective screening of serum IgG glycosylation biomarker for primary Sjögren’s syndrome using lectin microarray [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease resulting in significant loss of systemic gland secretory function. IgG glycosylation abnormalities had been found to play important roles in autoimmune diseases.
Siting Li +7 more
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A novel mechanism for binding of galactose-terminated glycans by the C-type carbohydrate recognition domain in blood dendritic cell antigen 2 [PDF]
, 2015 Blood dendritic cell antigen 2 (BDCA-2; also designated CLEC4C or CD303) is uniquely expressed on plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Stimulation of BDCA-2 with antibodies leads to an anti-inflammatory response in these cells, but the natural ligands for the ...
Drickamer, K +5 more
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Structural and biochemical characterization of a new type of lectin isolated from carp eggs. [PDF]
, 2003 A previously unidentified glycoprotein present in the eggs of the carp (Cyprinus carpio) was isolated and structurally characterized. The protein binds to a Sepharose 4B matrix and can be eluted with 0.4 M N-acetylglucosamine. The protein has an apparent
AMORESANO, ANGELA +9 more
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Activity of mannose‐binding lectin in centenarians [PDF]
Aging Cell, 2012 SummaryWe analyzed MBL2 gene variants in two cohorts of centenarians, octo‐nonagenarians and nonagenarians, and in the general population, one from Sardinia Island (Italy), recruited in the frame of the AKea study, and another from Campania (southern Italy), to search for haplotypes related to longevity.
TOMAIUOLO, R +12 more
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Optimisation of the enzyme-linked lectin assay for enhanced glycoprotein and glycoconjugate analysis [PDF]
, 2011 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.
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