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Structural highlights

Function

[LECA_DIORO] D-mannose/D-glucose-binding lectin. Induces histamine release in mast cells from hamster and rat. Induces lymphocyte proliferation and IFNG production.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ de Oliveira TM, Delatorre P, da Rocha BA, de Souza EP, Nascimento KS, Bezerra GA, Moura TR, Benevides RG, Bezerra EH, Moreno FB, Freire VN, de Azevedo WF Jr, Cavada BS. Crystal structure of Dioclea rostrata lectin: insights into understanding the pH-dependent dimer-tetramer equilibrium and the structural basis for carbohydrate recognition in Diocleinae lectins. J Struct Biol. 2008 Nov;164(2):177-82. Epub 2008 Jul 22. PMID:18682294 doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2008.05.012
2. ↑ Barral-Netto M, Santos SB, Barral A, Moreira LI, Santos CF, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT, Cavada BS. Human lymphocyte stimulation by legume lectins from the Diocleae tribe. Immunol Invest. 1992 Jul;21(4):297-303. PMID:1398779
3. ↑ Gomes JC, Ferreira RR, Cavada BS, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT. Histamine release induced by glucose (mannose)-specific lectins isolated from Brazilian beans. Comparison with concanavalin A. Agents Actions. 1994 May;41(3-4):132-5. PMID:7524287
4. ↑ Ferreira RR, Cavada BS, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT, Gomes JC. Characteristics of the histamine release from hamster cheek pouch mast cells stimulated by lectins from Brazilian beans and concanavalin A. Inflamm Res. 1996 Sep;45(9):442-7. PMID:8891754
5. ↑ Dam TK, Cavada BS, Grangeiro TB, Santos CF, de Sousa FA, Oscarson S, Brewer CF. Diocleinae lectins are a group of proteins with conserved binding sites for the core trimannoside of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides and differential specificities for complex carbohydrates. J Biol Chem. 1998 May 15;273(20):12082-8. PMID:9575151
6. ↑ Dam TK, Cavada BS, Grangeiro TB, Santos CF, Ceccatto VM, de Sousa FA, Oscarson S, Brewer CF. Thermodynamic binding studies of lectins from the diocleinae subtribe to deoxy analogs of the core trimannoside of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides. J Biol Chem. 2000 May 26;275(21):16119-26. PMID:10747944 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M000670200
7. ↑ de Oliveira TM, Delatorre P, da Rocha BA, de Souza EP, Nascimento KS, Bezerra GA, Moura TR, Benevides RG, Bezerra EH, Moreno FB, Freire VN, de Azevedo WF Jr, Cavada BS. Crystal structure of Dioclea rostrata lectin: insights into understanding the pH-dependent dimer-tetramer equilibrium and the structural basis for carbohydrate recognition in Diocleinae lectins. J Struct Biol. 2008 Nov;164(2):177-82. Epub 2008 Jul 22. PMID:18682294 doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2008.05.012