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<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4aha FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4aha OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4aha RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4aha PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | <tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4aha FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4aha OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4aha RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4aha PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | The Aspergillus fumigatus lectin AFL was recently described as a new member of the AAL lectin family. As a lectin from an opportunistic pathogen, it might play an important role in the interaction of the pathogen with the human host. A detailed study of structures of AFL complexed with several monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, including blood-group epitopes, was combined with affinity data from SPR and discussed in the context of previous findings. Its six binding sites are non-equivalent, and owing to minor differences in amino-acid composition they exhibit a marked difference in specific ligand recognition. AFL displays a high affinity in the micromolar range towards oligosaccharides which were detected in plants and also those bound on the human epithelia. All of these results indicate AFL to be a complex member of the lectin family and a challenging target for future medical research and, owing to its binding properties, a potentially useful tool in specific biotechnological applications. | ||
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| + | Structural insights into Aspergillus fumigatus lectin specificity: AFL binding sites are functionally non-equivalent.,Houser J, Komarek J, Cioci G, Varrot A, Imberty A, Wimmerova M Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Mar 1;71(Pt 3):442-53. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004714026595. Epub 2015 Feb 26. PMID:25760594<ref>PMID:25760594</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 08:15, 26 March 2015
Crystal Structure of Fucose binding lectin from Aspergillus Fumigatus (AFL) in complex with fucosylated monosaccharides (Fuc1-2Gal, Fuc1- 3GlcNAc, Fuc1-4GlcNAc and Fuc1-6GlcNAc)
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