Fungal lectins: structure, function and potential applications.
Lectins are a widespread class of proteins implicated in many essential cellular and molecular recognition processes. They recognize carbohydrates in a non-catalytic, specific and reversible manner. Fungi, which include mushrooms, microfungi and yeasts, have attracted wide interest in recent years. They are indeed a promising source for novel lectins with unique specificity and potential for biomedical and biotechnological applications. Information on fungal lectins, particularly structural insight, is scarce compared to that on their plant and animal counterparts. This review therefore focuses on the structure, function, and exploitable properties of fungal lectins.
CERMAV-CNRS (UPR5301, Affiliated with Université Grenoble Alpes and Belonging to ICMG), BP53, F8041 Grenoble cedex 9, France.
Annabelle
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Varrot
Soorej M
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Basheer
Anne
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Imberty
D001709:Biotechnology; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D037102:Lectins