• Lectins such as the mannose-binding lectin, help mediate the first-line defense against invading microorganisms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are highly specific for sugar groups that are part of other molecules, so cause agglutination of particular cells or precipitation of glycoconjugates and polysaccharides. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is more difficult to achieve when measuring stomatal responses to small soluble molecules such as the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) or the bacterial peptide flagellin 22 (flg22), in particular when investigating mutants with response phenotypes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Finally, the proposed technique was further developed and optimized for evaluation of stomatal conductance responses to small molecules in leaves of grasses using the reference plant Brachypodium distachyon . (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2008. A plant virus movement protein forms ringlike complexes with the major nucleolar protein, fibrillarin, in vitro . (hutton.ac.uk)
  • The large concentration of lectins in plant seeds decreases with growth, and suggests a role in plant germination and perhaps in the seed's survival itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Some hepatitis C viral glycoproteins may attach to C-type lectins on the host cell surface (liver cells) to initiate infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • To avoid clearance from the body by the innate immune system, pathogens (e.g., virus particles and bacteria that infect human cells) often express surface lectins known as adhesins and hemagglutinins that bind to tissue-specific glycans on host cell-surface glycoproteins and glycolipids. (wikipedia.org)
  • Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. (hutton.ac.uk)
  • In photosynthetic organisms the rotor complex of the ATP synthase (blue and cyan) is specifically adapted to physiological needs of the plant or cyanobacterial cell. (silverchair.com)
  • Some foods, such as beans and grains, need to be cooked, fermented or sprouted to reduce lectin content. (wikipedia.org)
  • Intelectins (X-type lectins) bind microbial glycans and may function in the innate immune system as well. (wikipedia.org)
  • Once thought to be necessary for rhizobia binding, this proposed function was ruled out through lectin-knockout transgene studies. (wikipedia.org)
  • A membrane-bound organelle that is present in all plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal and bacterial cells. (hokudai.ac.jp)
  • Some lectins are beneficial, such as CLEC11A, which promotes bone growth, while others may be powerful toxins such as ricin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plants respond to environmental change in order to maximize growth and reproduction. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Plant cells are generally smaller than animal cells, due to vacuoles . (hokudai.ac.jp)
  • 2. Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. (sfroundup.com)
  • The selectivity of lectins means that they are useful for analyzing blood type, and they have been researched for potential use in genetically engineered crops to transfer pest resistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Purified lectins are important in a clinical setting because they are used for blood typing. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some of the glycolipids and glycoproteins on an individual's red blood cells can be identified by lectins. (wikipedia.org)
  • A lectin from Dolichos biflorus is used to identify cells that belong to the A1 blood group. (wikipedia.org)
  • A lectin from Ulex europaeus is used to identify the H blood group antigen. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Some hepatitis C viral glycoproteins may attach to C-type lectins on the host cell surface (liver cells) to initiate infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • To avoid clearance from the body by the innate immune system, pathogens (e.g., virus particles and bacteria that infect human cells) often express surface lectins known as adhesins and hemagglutinins that bind to tissue-specific glycans on host cell-surface glycoproteins and glycolipids. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some of the glycolipids and glycoproteins on an individual's red blood cells can be identified by lectins. (wikipedia.org)
  • In particular, we detected the interaction between the lectins and glycoproteins present in the blood plasma of patients (three MDS subgroups with different risks of progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and AML patients) and healthy controls. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our data also suggest that progression from MDS to AML is accompanied by sialylation of glycoproteins and increased levels of truncated O-glycans and that the number of lectins that allow discriminating different stages of disease increases as the disease progresses. (bvsalud.org)
  • The large concentration of lectins in plant seeds decreases with growth, and suggests a role in plant germination and perhaps in the seed's survival itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • All seeds (or more properly 'fruits'), whether they be cereals, legumes, nuts, or what conventionally call "seeds", contain a host of natural plant chemicals that serve to discourage predation by animals. (foodasmedicine.ca)
  • Lectins may bind to a soluble carbohydrate or to a carbohydrate moiety that is a part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid. (wikipedia.org)
  • Intelectins (X-type lectins) bind microbial glycans and may function in the innate immune system as well. (wikipedia.org)
  • Results: Protein binding studies revealed that soluble rCD93, via the lectin-like domain (D1), can bind to HMGB1 and intercept HMGB1-receptor interaction. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other immune lectins play a role in self-nonself discrimination and they likely modulate inflammatory and autoreactive processes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rationale: CD93, a C-type lectin-like transmembrane glycoprotein, can be shed in a soluble form (sCD93) upon inflammatory stimuli. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: These findings demonstrate the therapeutic potential of soluble recombinant CD93 containing D1 in inflammatory diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Once thought to be necessary for rhizobia binding, this proposed function was ruled out through lectin-knockout transgene studies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Methods: Different forms of soluble recombinant human CD93 (rCD93) were prepared by a mammalian protein expression system. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lectins are found in many foods. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several plant lectins have been found to recognize noncarbohydrate ligands that are primarily hydrophobic in nature, including adenine, auxins, cytokinin, and indole acetic acid, as well as water-soluble porphyrins. (wikipedia.org)
  • We found that increased expression of the gene lectin-24A after infection by parasitic wasps was associated with a faster cellular immune response and greatly increased rates of killing the parasite. (bvsalud.org)