Results 41 to 50 of about 18,810 (305)

The carbon reactions of photosynthesis: role of lectins and glycoregulation

open access: yesPhotosynthetica, 2020
Modulation of glycoregulation in agriculture is reviewed here with emphasis on the elucidation of previously unknown pathways involving vacuolar lectins as well as a bypass of lectins that direct free sugars toward productivity.
A.M. NONOMURA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lectins with Potential for Anti-Cancer Therapy

open access: yesMolecules, 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,
Tammy Yau   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Banana Lectin: A Brief Review

open access: yesMolecules, 2014
Lectins are a group of proteins of non-immune origin that recognize and bind to carbohydrates without modifying them. Banana is the common name for both herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce.
Senjam Sunil Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantum Dot Labelling of Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) Lectins by Microfluidics

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
Lectins are bioactive proteins with the ability to recognize cell membrane carbohydrates in a specific way. Diverse plant lectins have shown diagnostic and therapeutic potential against cancer, and their cytotoxicity against transformed cells is mediated
Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glycosylation-Dependent Induction of Programmed Cell Death in Murine Adenocarcinoma Cells

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

Structural Diversities of Lectins Binding to the Glycosphingolipid Gb3

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Recombinants Designed from a Fetuin/Asialofetuin-Specific Marine Algal Lectin, Rhodobindin

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2015
Plant lectins have attracted much attention for biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery system and therapy against tumors and microbial infections.
Jong Won Han   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-HIV lectins and current delivery strategies

open access: yesAIMS Molecular Science, 2018
Lectins, a class of carbohydrate binding agents (CBAs), have been widely studied for their potential antiviral activity. In general, lectins exert their anti-HIV microbicidal activity by binding to viral envelope glycoproteins which hinders a proper ...
Fohona S. Coulibaly   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using FIBexDB for In-Depth Analysis of Flax Lectin Gene Expression in Response to Fusarium oxysporum Infection

open access: yesPlants, 2022
Plant proteins with lectin domains play an essential role in plant immunity modulation, but among a plurality of lectins recruited by plants, only a few members have been functionally characterized.
Natalia Petrova, Natalia Mokshina
doaj   +1 more source

STAT3 expression is reduced in cardiac pericytes in HFpEF and its loss reduces cellular adhesion and induces pericyte senescence

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for half of the heart failure cases. It is characterised by microvascular dysfunction, associated with reduced pericyte coverage and diminished STAT3 expression in pericytes. Loss of STAT3 impairs pericyte adhesion, promotes senescence, and activates a pro‐fibrotic gene program.
Leah Rebecca Vanicek   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy