• Concanavalin A (ConA) is a lectin (carbohydrate-binding protein) originally extracted from the jack-bean (Canavalia ensiformis). (wikipedia.org)
  • ConA, concanavalin A. (cdc.gov)
  • To investigate the protective effects of SHED on concanavalin A (ConA)-induced hepatitis in mice , and to elucidate the associated regulatory mechanisms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Profound increases in indicators of cell death were observed in both Nrf2 wild-type (Nrf2-WT) mice and Nrf2-disrupted (Nrf2-KO) mice 24 h following intravenous injection of concanavalin A (12.5 mg/kg, ConA), a model for T cell-mediated acute inflammatory liver injury. (nih.gov)
  • The first example, developed in 1979, was based on a glucose-binding plant protein called concanavalin A (ConA). (chemistryworld.com)
  • Concanavalin A interacts with diverse receptors containing mannose carbohydrates, notably rhodopsin, blood group markers, insulin-receptor the Immunoglobulins and the carcino-embryonary antigen (CEA). (wikipedia.org)
  • It was postulated that a cytoskeletal defect might underlie these abnormalities, and a cytoskeleton-dependent function, the surface distribution and mobility of concanavalin-A receptors, was studied on neutrophils from Schwachman's syndrome patients. (nih.gov)
  • Receptors for concanavalin A cluster at the front of polarized neutrophils. (nih.gov)
  • Texas Red is a red-fluorescent dye and when bound to Concanavalin A (Jackbean) Lectin (Con A) can show the binding pattern of this lectin in cellular imaging applications. (glycomatrix.com)
  • 7. Interactions of concanavalin A with glycoproteins: formation of homogeneous glycoprotein-lectin cross-linked complexes in mixed precipitation systems. (nih.gov)
  • Whereas the exoplasmic face of plasma membrane is preferentially labeled by both lectins, the endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear envelope are strongly and uniformly labeled by concanavalin A but not by wheat-germ agglutinin. (rupress.org)
  • Further significant increases in mitogenic responses to phytohemagglutinin and concanavalin A were observed. (karger.com)
  • At recapture, blood was sampled for determination of plasma levels of PCBs and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and lymphocyte proliferation after in vitro stimulation with specific mitogens--phytohemagglutinin (PHA), pokeweed mitogen (PWM), concanavalin A (Con A), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and purified protein derivative of Mycobacterium avium subsp. (nih.gov)
  • Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth ameliorate concanavalin A-induced autoimmune hepatitis by protecting hepatocytes from apoptosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Deletion of the C6orf120 gene with unknown function ameliorates autoimmune hepatitis induced by concanavalin A. Zhang MK, et al . (nih.gov)
  • Roy Chowdhury Alteration of surface receptor of Ehrlich tumour cells by concanavalin A (Con A), shortwave UV and UV plus Con A have been studied. (karger.com)
  • Transmembrane glycoproteins, glycophorin and the Concanavalin A receptor, were assembled into large multilamellar liposomes. (uwo.ca)
  • Solvent proton magnetic relaxation dispersion in solutions of concanavalin A. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Solvent proton magnetic relaxation dispersion in solutions of concanavalin A. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 70 (2), 475-479. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Koenig, SH, Brown, RD & Brewer, CF 1973, ' Solvent proton magnetic relaxation dispersion in solutions of concanavalin A. ', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 475-479. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 1. Differences in the binding affinities of dimeric concanavalin A (including acetyl and succinyl derivatives) and tetrameric concanavalin A with large oligomannose-type glycopeptides. (nih.gov)
  • 5. Interactions of concanavalin A with glycoproteins. (nih.gov)
  • The time dependence of wheat germ agglutinin and Concanavalin A binding to two integral membrane glycoproteins has been examined in lipid bilayers. (uwo.ca)
  • The present study was designed to investigate the potential benefits of vitamin C (VC) in treating immunological liver injury induced by Concanavalin A (Con A, 20 mg kg −1 ) in mice. (rsc.org)
  • Residual cross-reactive molecules were eliminated from Gp25 by affinity purification on Concanavalin A (Con A) columns. (ajtmh.org)
  • Freeze-fracture cytochemistry: localization of wheat-germ agglutinin and concanavalin A binding sites on freeze-fractured pancreatic cells. (rupress.org)
  • The combined application of thin-section and critical-point-drying "fracture-label" is used to determine the pattern of distribution and partition of wheat-germ agglutinin and concanavalin A binding sites on the membrane faces of freeze-fractured exocrine and endocrine rat pancreatic cells. (rupress.org)
  • A quantitative precipitation study of concanavalin A with the soybean agglutinin. (nih.gov)
  • Cells were collected and incubated with Concanavalin A-coated beads. (nih.gov)
  • Among the purification procedures employed will be Sephadex gel, ion exchange, concanavalin- A, electrophoresis, and high pressure liquid chromatography. (nih.gov)
  • 2. Interactions of concanavalin A with asparagine-linked glycopeptides. (nih.gov)
  • 4. Interactions of concanavalin A with asparagine-linked glycopeptides: formation of homogeneous cross-linked lattices in mixed precipitation systems. (nih.gov)
  • 10. Interactions of concanavalin A with a trimannosyl oligosaccharide fragment of complex and high mannose type glycopeptides. (nih.gov)
  • 12. Studies of the binding specificity of concanavalin A. Nature of the extended binding site for asparagine-linked carbohydrates. (nih.gov)
  • Since in a part of the BPH we encounter elevations of PSA similar to the levels found in neoplasms, the degree of concanavalin A binding can provide an additional means in differentiating between benign and malignant lesions. (karger.com)
  • The concanavalin A (Con A)-induced hepatitis model has been widely used to study immune system-mediated liver injury. (medscape.com)