Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium, associated with broncho-
pulmonary infections in individuals suffering from cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and …

The importance of bacterial lectins for adhesion, pathogenicity, and biofilm formation is well
established for many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. However, there is very little …

Forty‐six lectin domains which have homologues among well established eukaryotic and
bacterial lectins of known three‐dimensional structure, have been identified through a …

Macrophages are the primary host target cells of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb).
However, little is known about the changes of membrane glycopatterns of macrophages in …

Structural studies in this laboratory encompass four of the five major classes of plant lectins,
including the one discovered by us. In addition to addressing issues specific to individual …

Crystal structure determination of the lectin domain of MSMEG_3662 from Mycobacterium
smegmatis and its complexes with mannose and methyl-α-mannose, the first effort of its kind …

Crystallographic and solution studies of Mevo lectin and its complexes, the first effort of its
kind on an archeal lectin, reveal a structure similar to β-prism I fold lectins from plant and …

LysM domains have been recognized in bacteria and eukaryotes as carbohydrate-binding
protein modules, but the mechanism of their binding to chitooligosaccharides has been …

Lectins are proteins of nonimmune origin, which are capable of recognizing and binding to
glycoconjugate moieties. Some of them can block the interaction of viral glycoproteins to the …

Mannose-binding lectins can specifically recognize and bind complex glycan structures on
pathogens and have potential as antiviral and antibacterial agents. We previously reported …