Structure of benzyl T-antigen disaccharide bound to Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin.

Authors :: Transue TR
Smith AK
Mo H
Goldstein IJ
Saper MA
Source :: Nature structural biology [Nat Struct Biol] 1997 Oct; Vol. 4 (10), pp. 779-83.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin contains a novel arrangement of four beta-trefoil domains. The sugar-binding site provides specificity for the carcinoma-associated T-antigen disaccharide even when 'masked' by other sugars.

Subjects :: Benzyl Compounds
Crystallography, X-Ray methods
Dimerization
Edible Grain
Models, Molecular
Plant Lectins
Ribosome Inactivating Proteins
Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1
Seeds
Antigens, Viral, Tumor chemistry
Disaccharides
Lectins chemistry
Protein Conformation

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