Lectins play important roles in many biological processes, including protein trafficking, cell
signaling, pathogen recognition, as effector molecules, and so on, because of their capacity …

Scallops are a cosmopolitan family of bivalves, and some of them are highly prized as
dominant aquaculture species. In the past decades, there have been increasing studies on …

Lectins are a special class of proteins widely distributed in nature, which selectively
recognize and reversibly bind to carbohydrates and glycoconjugates through their binding …

This review assesses and examines the work conducted to date concerning host and
parasite interactions between marine bivalve molluscs and protozoan parasites, belonging …

Molt is a critical developmental process in crustaceans. Recent studies have shown that the
hepatopancreas is an important source of innate immune molecules, yet hepatopancreatic …

Background C-type lectins are a superfamily of Ca2+ dependent carbohydrate-recognition
proteins that play significant diverse roles in nonself-recognition and clearance of invaders …

To investigate the evolution and immune function of C-type lectin in amphioxus, the primitive
representative of the chordate phylum, we identified three C-type lectins consisting solely of …

C-type lectins belong to a widely conserved family of lectins characterized in Metazoa. They
show important functional diversity and immune implications, mainly as pathogen …

Human immunodeficiency virus‐acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) remains
a global health problem. Current therapeutics specifically target the viral pathogen at various …

The C1q-domain-containing (C1qDC) proteins are a family of proteins characterized by a
globular C1q (gC1q) domain in their C-terminus. They are involved in various processes of …