"Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.
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D037102
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D12.776.503
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1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Imaging of Angiotropism/Vascular Co-Option in a Murine Model of Brain Melanoma: Implications for Melanoma Progression along Extravascular Pathways. Sci Rep. 2016 Apr 06; 6:23834.
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Microbead analysis of cell binding to immobilized lectin: an alternative to microarrays in the development of carbohydrate drugs and diagnostic tests. Acta Histochem. 2006; 108(4):311-7.
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The effects of carcinogenic methylcholanthrene on carbohydrate residues of NK cells. Toxicol Ind Health. 1997 Nov-Dec; 13(6):727-41.
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Partial purification and characterization of oestrogen receptors in subfractions of hepatocyte plasma membranes. Biochem J. 1980 Dec 01; 191(3):743-60.