Galactose-binding lectin

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spinqualitylabelsall models Structure of peanut galactose-binding lectin tetramer complex with β-D-galactose, α-D-glucose, Ca+2 (green) and Mn+2 (purple) ions (PDB entry 1v6i) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Function Galactose-binding lectin (GBL) is a lectin which binds the carbohydrate sequence Gal-β(1,3)-GalNac. GBL is an all beta-sheet protein[1]. Relevance GBL is used in affinity columns for capturing proteins which are glycosylated with Gal-β(1,3)-GalNac.

3D structures of galactose-binding lectin

Updated on 03-March-2016

References

1. ↑ Natchiar SK, Srinivas O, Mitra N, Surolia A, Jayaraman N, Vijayan M. Structural studies on peanut lectin complexed with disaccharides involving different linkages: further insights into the structure and interactions of the lectin. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Nov;62(Pt 11):1413-21. Epub 2006, Oct 18. PMID:17057347 doi:10.1107/S0907444906035712