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| + | == Function == | ||
| - | '''Galectin''' (GAL) are lectins which bind | + | '''Galectin''' or '''galactoside-binding soluble lectin''' (GAL) are lectins which bind β-galactosidase (BGAL). GAL contains a carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) residues 113-250<ref>PMID:8063692</ref>. <br /> |
| + | * GAL-1 is thought to play a role as autocrine negative growth factor that regulates cell proliferation.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-2 is expressed primarily in gastrointestinal tract.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-3 has broad biological functionality.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-4 has 2 CRDs.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-5 is found in rat is a β-galactoside binding lectin<ref>PMID:19903899</ref>.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-7 is associated with epithelial cells.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-8 has a role in cellular defense against bacterial infection and vacuolar damage.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-9 affects eosinophil survival. <br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-10 or Charcot-Leyden crystal protein acts on biological membranes to regulate the multifunctional lysophospholipids.<br /> | ||
| + | * GAL-13 is a placental protein which does not bind β-galactosides.<br /> | ||
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| - | + | GAL are known to inhibit chronic inflammation<ref>PMID:20146714</ref>. GAL-3 has a role in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and melanoma methastasis<ref>PMID:22418727</ref>. | |
| - | + | == Structural highlights == | |
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| - | = | + | The CRD is a β-sandwich long enough to bind a tetrasaccharide. A <scene name='51/516488/Cv/4'>lactose ligand is bound at the concave face of the β-sheet</scene><ref>PMID:15476813</ref>. Water molecules shown as red spheres. |
| - | + | ==3D structures of galectin== | |
| - | [[ | + | [[Galectin 3D structures]] |
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| - | + | == References == | |
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| - | ===Galectin-4=== | ||
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| - | [[1x50]] – hGAL-4 CRD – NMR<BR /> | ||
| - | [[2dyc]] – mGAL-4 CRD – mouse<br /> | ||
| - | [[3i8t]] – mGAL-4 + lactose<br /> | ||
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| - | ===Galectin-7=== | ||
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| - | [[1bkz]], [[3zxf]] – hGAL-7<br /> | ||
| - | [[2gal]] - hGAL-7 + BGAL<br /> | ||
| - | [[3gal]] – hGAL-7 + galactosamine<br /> | ||
| - | [[5gal]] – hGAL-7 + acetyllactosamine<br /> | ||
| - | [[3zxe]] - hGAL-7 + inhibitor<br /> | ||
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| - | ===Galectin-8=== | ||
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| - | [[2yro]] – hGAL-8 CRD – NMR<BR /> | ||
| - | [[3ap5]], [[3apb]] - hGAL-8 CRD<br /> | ||
| - | [[3ap4]], [[3ap6]] - hGAL-8 CRD + lactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[3ap7]] - hGAL-8 CRD + sialyllactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[3ap8]] - hGAL-8 CRD + polysaccharide<br /> | ||
| - | [[4fqz]] – hGAL-8 CRD (mutant) + glucose + BGAL<br /> | ||
| - | [[2yv8]] – hGAL-8 N terminal<br /> | ||
| - | [[3ojb]] - hGAL-8 C terminal<br /> | ||
| - | [[2yxs]] – hGAL-8 N terminal + lactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[2yy1]] – hGAL-8 N terminal + acetyllactosamine<br /> | ||
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| - | ===Galectin-9=== | ||
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| - | [[2d6k]], [[2d6l]] – mGAL-9 CRD<br /> | ||
| - | [[2d6m]] – mGAL-9 CRD + lactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[2d6n]], [[2d6o]]– mGAL-9 CRD + acetyllactosamine<br /> | ||
| - | [[2d6p]] – mGAL-9 CRD + antigen<br /> | ||
| - | [[3lsd]] – hGAL-9 N terminal<br /> | ||
| - | [[3nv1]] – hGAL-9 CRD<br /> | ||
| - | [[3lse]] – hGAL-9 N terminal + lactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[2eak]] - hGAL-9 CRD + lactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[3nv4]] - hGAL-9 CRD + sialyllactose<br /> | ||
| - | [[2zhk]], [[2zhl]], [[2zhm]], [[2zhn]], [[3nv2]] - hGAL-9 CRD + acetyllactosamine<br /> | ||
| - | [[3nv3]] - hGAL-9 CRD + polysaccharide<br /> | ||
| - | [[2eal]] - mGAL-9 CRD + pentasaccharide | ||
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| - | ===Galectin-10=== | ||
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| - | [[1bkz]] – hGAL-10 + mannose<br /> | ||
| - | [[1hdk]] – hGAL-10 + PCMBS | ||
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| - | ===Galectin=== | ||
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| - | [[1ww4]] – AcGAL + NEUACA2-3-lacose – ''Agrocybe cylindracea''<br /> | ||
| - | [[1ww5]], [[1ww6]] – AcGAL + lactose derivative<br /> | ||
| - | [[1ww7]] – AcGAL | ||
| - | [[4agg]], [[4agr]], [[4agv]] – GAL - ''Cinachyrella'' | ||
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References
- ↑ Barondes SH, Cooper DN, Gitt MA, Leffler H. Galectins. Structure and function of a large family of animal lectins. J Biol Chem. 1994 Aug 19;269(33):20807-10. PMID:8063692
- ↑ Barres C, Blanc L, Bette-Bobillo P, Andre S, Mamoun R, Gabius HJ, Vidal M. Galectin-5 is bound onto the surface of rat reticulocyte exosomes and modulates vesicle uptake by macrophages. Blood. 2010 Jan 21;115(3):696-705. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-07-231449. Epub 2009, Nov 10. PMID:19903899 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-07-231449
- ↑ Liu FT, Rabinovich GA. Galectins: regulators of acute and chronic inflammation. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Jan;1183:158-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05131.x. PMID:20146714 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05131.x
- ↑ Radosavljevic G, Volarevic V, Jovanovic I, Milovanovic M, Pejnovic N, Arsenijevic N, Hsu DK, Lukic ML. The roles of Galectin-3 in autoimmunity and tumor progression. Immunol Res. 2012 Apr;52(1-2):100-10. doi: 10.1007/s12026-012-8286-6. PMID:22418727 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12026-012-8286-6
- ↑ Lopez-Lucendo MF, Solis D, Andre S, Hirabayashi J, Kasai K, Kaltner H, Gabius HJ, Romero A. Growth-regulatory human galectin-1: crystallographic characterisation of the structural changes induced by single-site mutations and their impact on the thermodynamics of ligand binding. J Mol Biol. 2004 Oct 29;343(4):957-70. PMID:15476813 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.078

