Advances in the glycobiology and immunology fields have provided many insights into the
role of carbohydrate-protein interactions in the immune system. We aim to present a …

To date, a number of mannose-binding lectins have been isolated and characterized from
plants and fungi. These proteins are composed of different structural scaffold structures …

BanLec is a jacalin-related lectin isolated from the fruit of bananas, Musa acuminata. This
lectin binds to high mannose carbohydrate structures, including those found on viruses …

The crystal structure of griffithsin, an antiviral lectin from the red alga Griffithsia sp., was
solved and refined at 1.3 Å resolution for the free protein and 0.94 Å for a complex with …

Banana lectin (Banlec) is a dimeric plant lectin from the jacalin-related lectin family. Banlec
belongs to a subgroup of this family that binds to glucose/mannose, but is unique in …

A number of antiviral lectins, small proteins that bind carbohydrates found on viral
envelopes, are currently in pre-clinical trials as potential drugs for prevention of transmission …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma upregulated factor (PAUF) is overproduced in certain types of
cancer. However, little is known of the tumorigenic function of PAUF. In this study, we report …

Recent progress in structural biology has elucidated the three-dimensional structures and
carbohydrate-binding mechanisms of most lectin families. Lectins are classified into 48 …

Various aerolysin‐like pore‐forming proteins have been identified from bacteria to
vertebrates. However, the mechanism of receptor recognition and/or pore formation of the …

Lectins are known to be important for many biological processes, due to their ability to
recognize cell surface carbohydrates with high specificity. Plant lectins have been model …