SUEL-related lectins, a lectin family widely distributed throughout organisms.
Glycan-binding proteins are categorized into two groups, lectins and sulfated glycosaminoglycan-binding proteins. SUEL-related lectins are members of a superfamily of proteins containing a carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD), which is structurally similar to sea urchin egg lectin (SUEL). Here I review the structure and function of this family of proteins.
Research Center for Medical Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan. h-tateno@aist.go.jp
Hiroaki
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000737:chemistry*
D004527:Egg Proteins; D037102:Lectins