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Lectin

Known as: Lectins, Lectins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind… 
National Institutes of Health

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20kDa lectin protein, SarcophagaAgaricus bisporus lectinBanLec-ICanavalia gladiata DC lectin
ATRN protein, humanC-Type Mannose Receptor 2KLRG1 protein, humanNKG2-D Type II Integral Membrane Protein

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AgglutininsHemagglutinin

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene CD33 Inhibits Microglial Uptake of Amyloid Beta
Review
2006
Review
2006
Myeloid C-type lectins in innate immunity
C-type lectins expressed on myeloid cells comprise a family of proteins that share a common structural motif, and some act as… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
C-type lectin receptors on dendritic cells and langerhans cells
Dendritic cells and Langerhans cells are specialized for the recognition of pathogens and have a pivotal role in the control of… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Plant lectins: Occurrence, biochemistry, functions and applications
Growing insights into the many roles of glycoconjugates in biorecognition as ligands for lectins indicates a need to compare… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Affinity enhancement by multivalent lectin–carbohydrate interaction
The binding of simple carbohydrate ligands by proteins often requires affinity enhancement to attain biologically relevant… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
C-type lectin-like domains.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Lectins: Carbohydrate-Specific Proteins That Mediate Cellular Recognition.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Structural basis of lectin-carbohydrate recognition.
Lectins are responsible for cell surface sugar recognition in bacteria, animals, and plants. Examples include bacterial toxins… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Biology of animal lectins.
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Biological Functions of… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Two distinct classes of carbohydrate-recognition domains in animal lectins.
Les lectines sont des proteines non enzymatiques qui fixent selectivement des structures carbohydrates specifiques. Description… 
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