title: Cell-surface carbohydrate recognition by animal and viral lectins.
abstract: Many animal and viral lectins are specific for monosaccharides found in particular glycosidic linkages, or for larger oligosaccharide structures. Recent crystal structures of complexes between these proteins and receptor fragments have provided insights into the recognition of linkage isomers and oligosaccharide conformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA. weis@fucose.stanford.edu
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Weis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019087:Selectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D037102:Lectins; D019087:Selectins; D014764:Viral Proteins