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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

MOA, a lectin from the mushroom Marasmius oreades, is one of the few reagents that specifically agglutinate blood group B erythrocytes. Further, it is the only lectin known to have exclusive specificity for Galalpha(1,3)Gal-containing sugar epitopes, which are antigens that pose a severe barrier to animal-to-human organ transplantation. We describe here the structure of MOA at 2.4 A resolution, in complex with the linear trisaccharide Galalpha(1,3)Galbeta(1,4)GlcNAc. The structure is dimeric, with two distinct domains per protomer: the N-terminal lectin module adopts a ricinB/beta-trefoil fold and contains three putative carbohydrate-binding sites, while the C-terminal domain serves as a dimerization interface. This latter domain, which has an unknown function, reveals a novel fold with intriguing conservation of an active site cleft. A number of indications suggest that MOA may have an enzymatic function in addition to the sugar-binding properties.

Crystal structure of the Marasmius oreades mushroom lectin in complex with a xenotransplantation epitope.,Grahn E, Askarieh G, Holmner A, Tateno H, Winter HC, Goldstein IJ, Krengel U J Mol Biol. 2007 Jun 8;369(3):710-21. Epub 2007 Mar 15. PMID:17442345<ref>PMID:17442345</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Askarieh, G]]

[[Category: Goldstein, I J]]

[[Category: Grahn, E]]

[[Category: Holmner, A]]

[[Category: Krengel, U]]

[[Category: Tateno, H]]

[[Category: Winter, H C]]

[[Category: Sugar binding protein]]