Lectins from fruiting bodies are a diverse group of sugar-binding proteins from mushrooms
that face the biologically relevant challenge of discriminating self-from non-self carbohydrate …

Discrimination between self and non-self is a prerequisite for any defence mechanism; in
innate defence, this discrimination is often mediated by lectins recognizing non-self …

The crystal structure of the α-galactosyl binding Lyophyllum decastes lectin (LDL) was
determined to 1.0 Å resolution by sulfur single-wavelength anomalous diffraction (SAD). The …

Highlights•The structure of more than 26 fungal lectins has been described recently.•Binding
to non-self glycans results in toxicity towards predators.•Structural details from pathogenic …

Lectins are able to recognize specific carbohydrate structures through their carbohydrate
recognition domain (CRD). The lectin from the mushroom Agaricus bisporus (ABL) has the …

The crystal structure of a novel fungal lectin from Sclerotium rolfsii (SRL) in its free form and
in complex with N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc) and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) …

In this work, we analyzed at high resolution the sugar-binding mode of the recombinant N-
terminal ricin-B domain of the hemolytic protein LSLa (LSL150) from the mushroom …

Abstract β-Trefoil lectins are galactose/N-acetyl galactosamine specific lectins, which are
widely distributed across all kingdoms of life and are known to perform several important …

Lectins are non-immunoglobulin-type proteins that bind to specific carbohydrate epitopes
and play important roles in intra-and inter-organismic interactions. Here, we describe a …

Lectins are carbohydrate‐binding proteins present in all organisms. Some cytoplasmic
lectins from fruiting bodies of dikaryotic fungi are toxic against a variety of parasites and …