STRUCTURE OF BENZYL T-ANTIGEN DISACCHARIDE BOUND TO AMARANTHUS-CAUDATUS AGGLUTININ

Authors
TRANSUE TR SMITH AK MO HQ GOLDSTEIN IJ SAPER MA
Citation
Tr. Transue et al., STRUCTURE OF BENZYL T-ANTIGEN DISACCHARIDE BOUND TO AMARANTHUS-CAUDATUS AGGLUTININ, Nature structural biology, 4(10), 1997, pp. 779-783
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Cell Biology
Journal title
Nature structural biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10728368
Volume
4
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
779 - 783
Database
ISI
SICI code
1072-8368(1997)4:10<779:SOBTDB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin contains a novel arrangement of four be ta-trefoil domains. The sugar-binding site provides specificity for th e carcinoma-associated T-antigen disaccharide even when 'masked' by ot her sugars.