title: Scanning the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify potential lectins.
abstract: Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins with important roles in many biological processes such as adhesion. Here we have identified 11 potential lectins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv genome, using a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, which will provide helpful clues in molecular mapping of pathogenesis and perhaps also serve as potential drug targets.
authors: Bioinformatics Centre & Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: 560 012, India.
authors: Desh Deepak
authors: DD
authors: Singh
authors: Divya
authors: D
authors: Chandran
authors: Justin
authors: J
authors: Jeyakani
authors: Nagasuma
authors: N
authors: Chandra
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D037102:Lectins