INCREASING DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL LECTIN STRUCTURES

Authors
DRICKAMER K
Citation
K. Drickamer, INCREASING DIVERSITY OF ANIMAL LECTIN STRUCTURES, Current opinion in structural biology, 5(5), 1995, pp. 612-616
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Cell Biology",Biology
Journal title
Current opinion in structural biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0959440X
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
612 - 616
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-440X(1995)5:5<612:IDOALS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The number of animal proteins known to recognize carbohydrates and the number of their biological roles continue to increase. Comparisons of primary structures show that some of the newly described lectins are akin to previously investigated lectins, whereas others represent new structural groups. Progress has been made in understanding structure-f unction relationships for several lectins in both the old and the new categories.