| Structural highlights
Function
[LEG9_HUMAN] Binds galactosides. Has high affinity for the Forssman pentasaccharide. May play a role in thymocyte-epithelial interactions relevant to the biology of the thymus. Inhibits cell proliferation. It is a ligand for HAVCR2/TIM3. Induces T-helper type 1 lymphocyte (Th1) death. Isoform Short acts as an eosinophil chemoattractant.[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Seleno-lactoses have been successfully synthesized as candidates for mimicking carbohydrate ligands for human galectin-9 N-terminal carbohydrate recognition domain (NCRD). Selenium was introduced into the mono- or di-saccharides using p-methylselenobenzoic anhydride (Tol2Se) as a novel selenating reagent. The TolSe-substituted monosaccharides were converted into selenoglycosyl donors or acceptors, which were reacted with coupling partners to afford seleno-lactoses. The seleno-lactoses were converted to the target compounds. The structure of human galectin-9 NCRD co-crystallized with 6-MeSe-lactose was determined with single/multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion (SAD/MAD) phasing and was similar to that of the co-crystal with natural lactose.
Expanded potential of seleno-carbohydrates as a molecular tool for X-ray structural determination of a carbohydrate-protein complex with single/multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion phasing.,Suzuki T, Makyio H, Ando H, Komura N, Menjo M, Yamada Y, Imamura A, Ishida H, Wakatsuki S, Kato R, Kiso M Bioorg Med Chem. 2014 Apr 1;22(7):2090-101. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.02.023. Epub , 2014 Feb 25. PMID:24631362[4]
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References
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- ↑ Nagae M, Nishi N, Nakamura-Tsuruta S, Hirabayashi J, Wakatsuki S, Kato R. Structural analysis of the human galectin-9 N-terminal carbohydrate recognition domain reveals unexpected properties that differ from the mouse orthologue. J Mol Biol. 2008 Jan 4;375(1):119-35. Epub 2007 Sep 26. PMID:18005988 doi:S0022-2836(07)01208-9
- ↑ Nagae M, Nishi N, Murata T, Usui T, Nakamura T, Wakatsuki S, Kato R. Structural analysis of the recognition mechanism of poly-N-acetyllactosamine by the human galectin-9 N-terminal carbohydrate recognition domain. Glycobiology. 2009 Feb;19(2):112-7. Epub 2008 Oct 31. PMID:18977853 doi:cwn121
- ↑ Suzuki T, Makyio H, Ando H, Komura N, Menjo M, Yamada Y, Imamura A, Ishida H, Wakatsuki S, Kato R, Kiso M. Expanded potential of seleno-carbohydrates as a molecular tool for X-ray structural determination of a carbohydrate-protein complex with single/multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion phasing. Bioorg Med Chem. 2014 Apr 1;22(7):2090-101. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.02.023. Epub , 2014 Feb 25. PMID:24631362 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2014.02.023
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