"Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.
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D037102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Functional Inhibitory Siglec-6 Is Upregulated in Human Colorectal Cancer-Associated Mast Cells. Front Immunol. 2018; 9:2138.
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A novel L-ficolin/mannose-binding lectin chimeric molecule with enhanced activity against Ebola virus. J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 06; 285(32):24729-39.
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L-ficolin binding and lectin pathway activation by acetylated low-density lipoprotein. Clin Exp Immunol. 2008 Feb; 151(2):275-83.
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Interaction of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) glycans with lectins of the human immune system. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2006 Aug; 7(4):317-24.
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Dissecting asthma using focused transgenic modeling and functional genomics. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Aug; 116(2):305-11.
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Interaction of mannose-binding lectin with primary isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Gen Virol. 2000 Apr; 81(Pt 4):949-55.
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Changes in messenger RNA and protein levels of proteoglycans and link protein in human osteoarthritic cartilage samples. Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Jun; 40(6):1037-45.
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Induction of reversible changes in cell-surface glycoconjugates and lung colonization potential by 13-cis retinoic acid. J Cell Biochem. 1988 Jun; 37(2):213-23.
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Neuroleukin: a lymphokine product of lectin-stimulated T cells. Science. 1986 Oct 31; 234(4776):574-81.