title: Lectin genes from the legume Medicago truncatula.
abstract: We report the cloning and characterization of two lectin genes from Medicago truncatula, designated Mtlec1 and Mtlec2. The two genes show a high degree of homology and apparently belong to a small multigene family. Mtlec1 appears to encode a functional lectin with 277 amino acids, whereas Mtlec2 is probably non-functional, since a frameshift mutation (insertion of two nucleotides) leads to premature translation termination after only 98 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the polypeptide MtLEC1 suggests that this lectin is a metalloprotein with Glc/Man specificity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Relations Plantes-Microorganismes, CNRS-INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bauchrowitz
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nadaud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rougé
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lescure
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D037102:Lectins / Q000235:genetics*; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D037121:Plant Lectins; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins