Title | Novel structures of plant lectins and their complexes with carbohydrates. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1999 |
Authors | Bouckaert, J., T. W. Hamelryck, L. Wyns, and R. Loris |
Journal | Curr Opin Struct Biol |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 572-7 |
Date Published | 1999 Oct |
ISSN | 0959-440X |
Keywords | Binding Sites, Carbohydrates, Dimerization, Lectins, Macromolecular Substances, Models, Molecular, Plant Growth Regulators, Plant Lectins, Plants, Protein Conformation, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Structure, Secondary |
Abstract | Several novel structures of legume lectins have led to a thorough understanding of monosaccharide and oligosaccharide specificity, to the determination of novel and surprising quaternary structures and, most importantly, to the structural identification of the binding site for adenine and plant hormones. This deepening of our understanding of the structure/function relationships among the legume lectins is paralleled by advances in two other plant lectin families - the monocot lectins and the jacalin family. As the number of available crystal structures increases, more parallels between plant and animal lectins become apparent. |
Alternate Journal | Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. |
PubMed ID | 10508764 |
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