The galectin CvGal1 from the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) binds to blood group A oligosaccharides on the hemocyte surface.

Feng, Chiguang; Ghosh, Anita; Amin, Mohammed N; Giomarelli, Barbara; Shridhar, Surekha; Banerjee, Aditi; Fernández-Robledo, José A; Bianchet, Mario A; Wang, Lai-Xi; Wilson, Iain B H; Vasta, Gerardo R

Feng, Chiguang; Ghosh, Anita; Amin, Mohammed N; Giomarelli, Barbara; Shridhar, Surekha; Banerjee, Aditi; Fernández-Robledo, José A; Bianchet, Mario A; Wang, Lai-Xi; Wilson, Iain B H; Vasta, Gerardo R.

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Feng C; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA.

J Biol Chem ; 288(34): 24394-409, 2013 Aug 23.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23824193

Subject(s)

ABO Blood-Group System/chemistry; Crassostrea/chemistry; Galectins/chemistry; Hemocytes/chemistry; Oligosaccharides/chemistry; ABO Blood-Group System/genetics; ABO Blood-Group System/metabolism; Animals; Crassostrea/genetics; Crassostrea/metabolism; Crassostrea/parasitology; Galectins/genetics; Galectins/metabolism; Hemocytes/metabolism; Hemocytes/parasitology; Oligosaccharides/genetics; Oligosaccharides/metabolism; Protein Binding; Proteomics/methods

Key words

Blood Group A Oligosaccharide; Galectin; Hemocyte; Molecular Docking; Oyster; Parasite; Perkinsus marinus; Phagocytosis; Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oligosaccharides / ABO Blood-Group System / Galectins / Crassostrea / Hemocytes Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Biol Chem Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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