An Update of Lectins from Marine Organisms: Characterization, Extraction Methodology, and Potential Biofunctional Applications

First Insights into the Repertoire of Secretory Lectins in Rotifers

(2022) Marco Gerdol   Marine Drugs

Purification, characterization and cDNA cloning of a lectin from the brittle star Ophioplocus japonicus

(2022) Yoshitaka Imamichi et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular characterization, expression analysis and immune effect of Galectin-8 from Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

(2021) Zhixiao Dong et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A Fish Galectin-8 Possesses Direct Bactericidal Activity

(2021) Tengfei Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Molecular Identification and mRNA Expression Profiles of Galectin-9 Gene in Red Sea Bream (Pagrus major) Infected with Pathogens

(2021) Kwang-Min Choi et al.   Animals

Searching for the sweet spot of amoebic gill disease of farmed Atlantic salmon: the potential role of glycan-lectin interactions in the adhesion of Neoparamoeba perurans

(2021) P.C. Lima et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

C-Type Lectin Maintains the Homeostasis of Intestinal Microbiota and Mediates Biofilm Formation by Intestinal Bacteria in Shrimp

(2021) Yu-Xuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine-Binding Lectin in Acropora tenuis Attracts Specific Symbiodiniaceae Cell Culture Strains

(2021) Ryota Takeuchi et al.   Marine Drugs

Molecular characterization and functional study of a tandem-repeat Galectin-9 from Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

(2021) Mingming Yu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Lectins purified from medicinal and edible mushrooms: Insights into their antiviral activity against pathogenic viruses

(2021) Yousra A. El-Maradny et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

A New C-Type Lectin Homolog SpCTL6 Exerting Immunoprotective Effect and Regulatory Role in Mud Crab Scylla paramamosain

(2021) Wanlei Qiu et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

A C-Type Lectin Highly Expressed in Portunus trituberculatus Intestine Functions in AMP Regulation and Prophenoloxidase Activation

(2021) Yuan Liu et al.   Antibiotics-Basel

A novel C-type lectin from Crassostrea gigas involved in the innate defense against Vibrio alginolyticus

(2021) Honglin Chen et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

CLec-TM1–ERK–GSK3β Pathway Regulates Vibrio splendidus–Induced IL-17 Production in Oyster

(2021) Jiejie Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Antiproliferative and Antimicrobial Potentials of a Lectin from Aplysia kurodai (Sea Hare) Eggs

(2021) Rubaiya Rafique Swarna et al.   Marine Drugs

Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Harboring Aphrocallistes vastus Lectin Inhibits the Growth of Cervical Cancer Cells Hela S3

(2021) Jiajun Ni et al.   Marine Drugs

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Lectin from the Clam Glycymeris yessoensis and Its Functional Characterization under Microbial Stimulation and Environmental Stress

(2021) Tatyana O. Mizgina et al.   Marine Drugs

Novel Antifungal Activity of Q-Griffithsin, a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Lectin

(2021) Henry W. Nabeta et al.   Microbiology Spectrum

F-type lectin from serum of the Antarctic teleost fish Trematomus bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902): Purification, structural characterization, and bacterial agglutinating activity

(2021) Mariano Dara et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Implications derived from S-protein variants of SARS-CoV-2 from six continents

(2021) Sk. Sarif Hassan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

A Novel C1q Domain-Containing Protein Isolated from the Mollusk Modiolus kurilensis Recognizing Glycans Enriched with Acidic Galactans and Mannans

(2021) Andrei V. Grinchenko et al.   Marine Drugs

Calreticulin functions in antimicrobial immunity of obscure puffer Takifugu obscurus

(2021) Ying Huang et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Antimicrobial activity of mannose binding lectin in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in vivo and in vitro

(2020) Lei Liu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A Truncated Galectin-3 Isolated from Skin Mucus of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Binds to and Modulates the Proteome of the Gram-Negative Bacteria Moritella viscosa

(2020) Deepti Manjari Patel et al.   Marine Drugs

Reaction of Lectin-Specific Antibody with Human Tissue: Possible Contributions to Autoimmunity

(2020) Aristo Vojdani et al.   Journal of Immunology Research

C-Type Lectin-Like Receptors: Head or Tail in Cell Death Immunity

(2020) Marion Drouin et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Computational Design of ACE2-Based Peptide Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Yanxiao Han et al.   ACS Nano

Expression analyses of C-type lectins (CTLs) in Manila clam under cold stress provide insights for its potential function in cold resistance of Ruditapes philippinarum

(2020) Dongdong Li et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

Involvement of a novel Ca2+-independent C-type lectin from Sinonovacula constricta in food recognition and innate immunity

(2020) Xiaorong Xu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Recent progress in understanding 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) associated with human respiratory disease: detection, mechanisms and treatment

(2020) Shuntong Kang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The COVID 19 novel coronavirus pandemic 2020: seaweeds to the rescue? Why does substantial, supporting research about the antiviral properties of seaweed polysaccharides seem to go unrecognized by the pharmaceutical community in these desperate times?

(2020) Leonel Pereira et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Novel 2019 coronavirus structure, mechanism of action, antiviral drug promises and rule out against its treatment

(2020) Subramanian Boopathi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS

Sars-CoV-2 Envelope and Membrane Proteins: Structural Differences Linked to Virus Characteristics?

(2020) Martina Bianchi et al.   Biomed Research International

Characterization and Functional Analysis of Two Transmembrane C-Type Lectins in Obscure Puffer (Takifugu obscurus)

(2020) Ying Huang et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Characterization of Sialic Acid-Binding Immunoglobulin-Type Lectins in Fish Reveals Teleost-Specific Structures and Expression Patterns

(2020) Kim F. Bornhöfft et al.   Cells

A typical C-type lectin, perlucin-like protein, is involved in the innate immune defense of whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

(2020) Jingxiu Bi et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

SARS-CoV-2 Evolutionary Adaptation toward Host Entry and Recognition of Receptor O-Acetyl Sialylation in Virus–Host Interaction

(2020) Cheorl-Ho Kim   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Characterization of the glycans involved in sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus reversible adhesion

(2020) Mariana Simão et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

MAp34 Regulates the Non-specific Cell Immunity of Monocytes/Macrophages and Inhibits the Lectin Pathway of Complement Activation in a Teleost Fish

(2020) Liangliang Mu et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Carbohydrate-Binding Agents: Potential of Repurposing for COVID-19 Therapy.

(2020) Rajesh Kumar Gupta et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Galectin-mediated immune recognition: Opsonic roles with contrasting outcomes in selected shrimp and bivalve mollusk species

(2020) Gerardo R. Vasta et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Antibacterial functions of a novel fish-egg lectin from spotted knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus) during host defense immune responses

(2020) Kai Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Antimicrobial properties and immune-related gene expression of a C-type lectin isolated from Pinctada fucata martensii

(2020) Junjun He et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A C‐type lectin with antibacterial activity in weather loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

(2020) Xiao‐Wen Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Characterization and functional analysis of a galectin‐related protein B from Nile tilapia involved in the immune response to bacterial infection

(2020) Jinzhong Niu et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Questions concerning the proximal origin of SARS‐CoV‐2

(2020) Murat Seyran et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Structure and anticancer activity of a new lectin from the cultivated red alga, Kappaphycus striatus

(2020) Le Dinh Hung et al.   Journal of Natural Medicines

Purification and partial characterization of carbohydrate-recognition protein C-type lectin from Hemifusus pugilinus

(2020) Jeyachandran Sivakamavalli et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Expression of DC-SIGN-like C-Type Lectin Receptors in Salmo salar

(2020) Nicolás Ojeda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization, expression and immune functions of two C-type lectin from Venerupis philippinarum

(2020) Zifan Xin et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Expression and antibacterial analysis of galectin-8 and -9 genes in mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi

(2020) Zhi Gang Liang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Possible Transmission Flow of SARS-CoV-2 Based on ACE2 Features

(2020) Sk. Sarif Hassan et al.   MOLECULES

C-type Lectin CD209L/L-SIGN and CD209/DC-SIGN: Cell Adhesion Molecules Turned to Pathogen Recognition Receptors

(2020) Nader Rahimi   Biology-Basel

Mannose-binding C-type lectins as defense molecules on the body surface of the sea urchin Pseudocentrotus depressus

(2020) Chihiro Iiyama et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The Role of Lectins in Finfish: A Review

(2019) Preetham Elumalai et al.   Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Exposure to Aeromonas hydrophila induces inflammation and increases expression of the gene encoding for a putative dual CTLD-containing lectin in milkfish liver

(2019) Lorenz Rhuel P. Ragasa et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Antimicrobial and biochemical characterization of a C-type lectin isolated from pearl spot (Etroplus suratensis)

(2019) Abdul Salam Rubeena et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Intelectin mediated phagocytosis and killing activity of macrophages in blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)

(2019) Zhujin Ding et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization and functional analysis of a novel mannose-binding lectin from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus

(2019) Mengjie Zhang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Antimicrobial properties and phenoloxidase activation of the lectin isolated from kadal shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni)

(2019) Abdul Salam Rubeena et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Dietary Lectin exclusion: The next big food trend?

(2019) Kirpal Panacer et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Differential Apoptotic and Mitogenic Effects of Lectins in Zebrafish

(2019) Kaidi Wang et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Purification and Characterization of a New Lectin from Loach Skin Mucus

(2019) Peng-peng Sun et al.   Journal of Chemistry

A GM1b/asialo‐GM1 oligosaccharide‐binding R‐type lectin from purplish bifurcate mussels Mytilisepta virgata and its effect on MAP kinases

(2019) Yuki Fujii et al.   FEBS Journal

Molecular, transcriptional and functional delineation of Galectin-8 from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) and its potential immunological role

(2019) Rajamanthrilage Kasun Madusanka et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A novel hepatic lectin of zebrafish Danio rerio is involved in innate immune defense

(2019) Qingyun Yang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Identification and characterization of a novel galectin from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain

(2019) Zhouyi Zhang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Extensive Tandem Duplication Events Drive the Expansion of the C1q-Domain-Containing Gene Family in Bivalves

(2019) Marco Gerdol et al.   Marine Drugs

Molecular and functional characterization of a mannose-binding lectin/ficolin-associated protein (MAp44) from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) involved in the immune response to bacterial infection

(2019) Liangliang Mu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular and functional characterisation of a mannose-binding lectin-like gene from Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)

(2019) Yunfei Dang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Functional characterization of galectin-3 from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and its regulatory role on monocytes/macrophages

(2019) Jinzhong Niu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Identification, expression profile and analysis of the antimicrobial activity of collectin 11 (CL-11, CL-K1), a novel complement-associated pattern recognition molecule, in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)

(2019) Lin Huang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Two C-type lectins (ReCTL-1, ReCTL-2) from Rimicaris exoculata display broad nonself recognition spectrum with novel carbohydrate binding specificity

(2019) Gaoyang Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A four-CRD C-type lectin from razor clam Sinonovacula constricta mediates agglutination and phagocytosis

(2019) Tianyi Lan et al.   GENE

Antitumor Potential of Marine and Freshwater Lectins

(2019) Elena Catanzaro et al.   Marine Drugs

The D5 region of the intelectin domain is a new type of carbohydrate recognition domain in the intelectin gene family

(2018) Jie Yan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Identification and characterization of a calcium-dependent lily-type lectin from black rockfish ( Sebastes schlegelii ): Molecular antennas are involved in host defense via pathogen recognition

(2018) Roopasingam Kugapreethan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Novel L-type lectin from fresh water prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii participates in antibacterial and antiviral immune responses

(2018) Xin Huang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Black rockfish C-type lectin, SsCTL4: A pattern recognition receptor that promotes bactericidal activity and virus escape from host immune defense

(2018) Du Xue et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

l -rhamnose-binding lectins (RBLs) in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus : Characterization and expression profiling in mucosal tissues

(2018) Dongdong Zhang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

l -rhamnose-binding lectins (RBLs) in turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus L.): Characterization and expression profiling in mucosal tissues

(2018) Chengbin Gao et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Characterisation and functional analysis of an L-type lectin from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus

(2018) Zhibin Lu et al.   GENE

Antibacterial activity of a new lectin isolated from the marine sponge Chondrilla caribensis

(2018) Dayara Normando Marques et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Involvement of the dopaminergic system in the antidepressant-like effect of the lectin isolated from the red marine alga Solieria filiformis in mice

(2018) Ticiana Monteiro Abreu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Reverse genetics demonstrate the role of mucosal C-type lectins in food particle selection in the oyster Crassostrea virginica

(2018) Emmanuelle Pales Espinosa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Functional Aspects of Fish Mucosal Lectins—Interaction with Non-Self

(2018) Monica Brinchmann et al.   MOLECULES

Divergent immune roles of two fucolectin isoforms in Apostichopus japonicus

(2018) Yina Shao et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The hepatic lectin of zebrafish binds a wide range of bacteria and participates in immune defense

(2018) Qingyun Yang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Expression profiling and functional characterization of galectin-3 of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) in host mucosal immunity

(2018) Mengyu Tian et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Transcriptome sequencing of the gill and barbel of Southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis) revealed immune responses and novel rhamnose-binding lectins (RBLs)

(2018) Yu Huang et al.   GENOMICS

Application of Lectin from Catfish Eggs to Cancer Therapy: A Fundamental Study

(2018) Shigeki Sugawara   YAKUGAKU ZASSHI-JOURNAL OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Histochemical localization of N-acetylhexosamine-binding lectin HOL-18 in Halichondria okadai (Japanese black sponge), and its antimicrobial and cytotoxic anticancer effects

(2018) Imtiaj Hasan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

A new mucin-binding lectin from the marine sponge Aplysina fulva (AFL) exhibits antibiofilm effects

(2018) Rômulo Farias Carneiro et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

A novel ladder-like lectin relates to sites of mucosal immunity in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

(2018) Bergljot Magnadottir et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Lectins, Interconnecting Proteins with Biotechnological/Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications

(2017) Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Molecular and functional characterization of a glycosylated Galactose-Binding lectin from Mytilus californianus

(2017) Efrén García-Maldonado et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A C-type lectin, Nattectin-like protein (CaNTC) in Qihe crucian carp Carassius auratus : Binding ability with LPS, PGN and various bacteria, and agglutinating activity against bacteria

(2017) Li Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Novel mannose binding natterin-like protein in the skin mucus of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua )

(2017) Binoy Rajan et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Lectins as Bioactive Proteins in Foods and Feeds

(2017) Koji Muramoto   FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

Lectin CGL from the sea mussel Crenomytilus grayanus induces Burkitt’s lymphoma cells death via interaction with surface glycan

(2017) Oleg Chernikov et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Lectins from red algae and their biomedical potential

(2017) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Pharmaceutical applications of lectins

(2017) Laura Lavín de Juan et al.   JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Plant Lectins Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome To Promote Inflammatory Disorders

(2017) Tao Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Animal lectins: potential receptors for ginseng polysaccharides

(2017) So Hee Loh et al.   Journal of Ginseng Research

Three novel B-type mannose-specific lectins of Cynoglossus semilaevis possess varied antibacterial activities against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

(2016) Yuan-yuan Sun et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Immunological characterization and expression of lily-type lectin in response to environmental stress in turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus )

(2016) Zhihui Huang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

А new Gal/GalNAc-specific lectin from the mussel Mytilus trossulus: Structure, tissue specificity, antimicrobial and antifungal activity

(2016) Irina V. Chikalovets et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Catfish rhamnose-binding lectin induces G0/1 cell cycle arrest in Burkitt’s lymphoma cells via membrane surface Gb3

(2016) Shigeki Sugawara et al.   GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL

C-type lectins: their network and roles in pathogen recognition and immunity

(2016) Sabine Mayer et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Anguilla japonicalectin 1 delivery through adenovirus vector induces apoptotic cancer cell death through interaction with PRMT5

(2016) Gongchu Li et al.   JOURNAL OF GENE MEDICINE

A Multivalent Marine Lectin from Crenomytilus grayanus Possesses Anti-cancer Activity through Recognizing Globotriose Gb3

(2016) Jiahn-Haur Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Marine lectins and their medicinal applications

(2015) Randy Chi Fai Cheung et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A Review of Fish Lectins

(2015) Tzi Ng et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

CsCTL1, a teleost C-type lectin that promotes antibacterial and antiviral immune defense in a manner that depends on the conserved EPN motif

(2015) Ze-jun Zhou et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Structural basis for receptor recognition and pore formation of a zebrafish aerolysin‐like protein

(2015) Ning Jia et al.   EMBO REPORTS

A lectin with antifungal activity from the mussel Crenomytilus grayanus

(2015) Irina V. Chikalovets et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Evaluation of waterborne exposure to heavy metals in innate immune defences present on skin mucus of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

(2015) Francisco A. Guardiola et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Differential expression of two C-type lectins in grass carpCtenopharyngodon idellaand their response to grass carp reovirus

(2015) C. S. Ju et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Molecular cloning, expression of a galectin gene in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and the antibacterial activity of its recombinant protein

(2015) Gui-Hong Cha et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Effect of Chum Salmon Egg Lectin on Tight Junctions in Caco-2 Cell Monolayers

(2015) Ryo Nemoto et al.   MOLECULES

Insights into Animal and Plant Lectins with Antimicrobial Activities

(2015) Renata Dias et al.   MOLECULES

Biological activity, cDNA cloning and primary structure of lectin KSA-2 from the cultivated red alga Kappaphycus striatum (Schmitz) Doty ex Silva

(2015) Le Dinh Hung et al.   Phytochemistry Letters

Skin mucus proteome map of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

(2015) Héctor Cordero et al.   PROTEOMICS

Three-dimensional structure and ligand-binding site of carp fishelectin (FEL)

(2015) Stefano Capaldi et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Galectin-9 Is Rapidly Released During Acute HIV-1 Infection and Remains Sustained at High Levels Despite Viral Suppression Even in Elite Controllers

(2014) Ravi Tandon et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Identification of a C-type lectin with antiviral and antibacterial activity from pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

(2014) Ming Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Calnexin functions in antibacterial immunity of Marsupenaeus japonicus

(2014) Qing Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A rhamnose-binding lectin from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) plasma agglutinates and opsonizes pathogenic bacteria

(2014) M. Cammarata et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of a lectin from the craysfish Cherax quadricarinatus hemolymph and its effect on hemocytes

(2014) J.L. Sánchez-Salgado et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Modulation of proteome expression by F-type lectin during viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus infection in fathead minnow cells

(2014) Se-Young Cho et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Binding profiles and cytokine-inducing effects of fish rhamnose-binding lectins on Burkitt’s lymphoma Raji cells

(2014) Masahiro Hosono et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Sea bassDicentrarchus labrax(L.) bacterial infection and confinement stress acts on F-type lectin (DlFBL) serum modulation

(2014) M G Parisi et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Human Cytomegalovirus Upregulates Expression of the Lectin Galectin 9 via Induction of Beta Interferon

(2014) B. P. McSharry et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Microbial glycan microarrays define key features of host-microbial interactions

(2014) Sean R Stowell et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Exogenous expression of marine lectins DlFBL and SpRBL induces cancer cell apoptosis possibly through PRMT5-E2F-1 pathway

(2014) Liqin Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

Activity of and Effect of Subcutaneous Treatment with the Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Lectin Griffithsin in Two Laboratory Rodent Models

(2013) Christopher Barton et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Localization and functional properties of two galectin-1 proteins in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) mucosal tissues

(2013) Binoy Rajan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Anti-viral activity of galectin-1 from flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

(2013) Shousheng Liu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A tandem-repeat galectin from blood clam Tegillarca granosa and its induced mRNA expression response against bacterial challenge

(2013) Yongbo Bao et al.   Genes & Genomics

Proteomic analysis of epidermal mucus from sea lice-infected Atlantic salmon,Salmo salarL.

(2013) F Provan et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Fish lily type lectin-1 contains β-prism architecture: Immunological characterization

(2013) Abirami Arasu et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Antiviral Lectins from Red and Blue-Green Algae Show Potent In Vitro and In Vivo Activity against Hepatitis C Virus

(2013) Yutaka Takebe et al.   PLoS One

Detection and discrimination of alpha-fetoprotein with a label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy biosensor array based on lectin functionalized carbon nanotubes

(2013) Haiying Yang et al.   TALANTA

Combinations of Griffithsin with Other Carbohydrate-Binding Agents Demonstrate Superior Activity Against HIV Type 1, HIV Type 2, and Selected Carbohydrate-Binding Agent-Resistant HIV Type 1 Strains

(2012) Geoffrey Férir et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

The galectin-3-binding protein of Cynoglossus semilaevis is a secreted protein of the innate immune system that binds a wide range of bacteria and is involved in host phagocytosis

(2012) Cheng Chen et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization of a tandem-repeat galectin-9 (RuGlec9) from Korean rose bitterling (Rhodeus uyekii)

(2012) Hee Jeong Kong et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Structural characterization and antitumor and mitogenic activity of a lectin from the gill of bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis)

(2012) Dongrui Yao et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Application of marine biomaterials for nutraceuticals and functional foods

(2012) Chen Zhang et al.   FOOD SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Galectin-4, a novel neuronal regulator of myelination

(2012) Mirjana Stancic et al.   GLIA

A Lectin from the MusselMytilus galloprovincialisHas a Highly Novel Primary Structure and Induces Glycan-mediated Cytotoxicity of Globotriaosylceramide-expressing Lymphoma Cells

(2012) Yuki Fujii et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Soluble Host-Defense Lectins

(2012) Misao Matsushita et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cytotoxicity and Glycan-Binding Properties of an 18 kDa Lectin Isolated from the Marine Sponge Halichondria okadai

(2012) Ryo Matsumoto et al.   Toxins

Griffithsin Has Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus

(2011) Philip Meuleman et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Purification and Characterization of a Mannose Recognition Lectin from Oreochromis niloticus (Tilapia Fish): Cytokine Production in Mice Splenocytes

(2011) Cynarha Daysy Cardoso da Silva et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

High mannose-specific lectin (KAA-2) from the red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii potently inhibits influenza virus infection in a strain-independent manner

(2011) Yuichiro Sato et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

A novel C-type lectin from bay scallop Argopecten irradians (AiCTL-7) agglutinating fungi with mannose specificity

(2011) Pengfei Kong et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Proteome reference map of the skin mucus of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) revealing immune competent molecules

(2011) Binoy Rajan et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Identification, molecular characterization and expression analysis of a mucosal C-type lectin in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica

(2011) Xing Jing et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Purification and Characterization of a Rhamnose-Binding Chinook Salmon Roe Lectin with Antiproliferative Activity toward Tumor Cells and Nitric Oxide-Inducing Activity toward Murine Macrophages

(2011) Clara Shui Fern Bah et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

High Mannose-binding Lectin with Preference for the Cluster of α1–2-Mannose from the Green AlgaBoodlea coactaIs a Potent Entry Inhibitor of HIV-1 and Influenza Viruses

(2011) Yuichiro Sato et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Lectins: production and practical applications

(2010) Sze Kwan Lam et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

SUEL-Related Lectins, a Lectin Family Widely Distributed throughout Organisms

(2010) Hiroaki TATENO   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

A serum fucose-binding lectin (DlFBL) from adult Dicentrarchus labrax is expressed in larva and juvenile tissues and contained in eggs

(2010) M. Giovanna Parisi et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Prospect for lectins in arthropods

(2010) R. Viswambari Devi et al.   ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Structure and Specificity of a Binary Tandem Domain F-Lectin from Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

(2010) Mario A. Bianchet et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a F-type lectin gene from Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus)

(2010) Lihua Qiu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbohydrate-Protected Au Nanodots for Detection of Concanavalin A andEscherichia coli

(2009) Chih-Ching Huang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Globotriaosylceramide-Expressing Burkitt's Lymphoma Cells Are Committed to Early Apoptotic Status by Rhamnose-Binding Lectin from Catfish Eggs

(2009) Tasuku Kawano et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

F-type lectin from the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Purification, cDNA cloning, tissue expression and localization, and opsonic activity

(2009) G. Salerno et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of a C-type lectin (Ec-CTL) in orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides

(2009) Jingguang Wei et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Nodavirus Infection of Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Induces Up-Regulation of Galectin-1 Expression with Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity

(2009) L. Poisa-Beiro et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Structure of Rhamnose-binding Lectin CSL3: Unique Pseudo-tetrameric Architecture of a Pattern Recognition Protein

(2009) Tsuyoshi Shirai et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Broad-Spectrum In Vitro Activity and In Vivo Efficacy of the Antiviral Protein Griffithsin against Emerging Viruses of the Family Coronaviridae

(2009) B. R. O'Keefe et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Scaleable manufacture of HIV-1 entry inhibitor griffithsin and validation of its safety and efficacy as a topical microbicide component

(2009) B. R. O'Keefe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Growth inhibitory activity of a novel lectin from Cliona varians against K562 human erythroleukemia cells

(2008) Alexandre F. S. Queiroz et al.   CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Purification and antibacterial characterization of a novel isoform of the Manila clam lectin (MCL-4) from the plasma of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum

(2008) Keisuke G. Takahashi et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Purification and characterization of an N-acetylglucosamine specific lectin from marine bivalve Macoma birmanica

(2008) Mausumi Adhya et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Identification of a C-type lectin from the bay scallop Argopecten irradians

(2008) Ling Zhu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Isolation of mannose-binding C-type lectin from sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) plasma and binding to Aeromonas salmonicida

(2008) Donald D. Ourth et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY