Lectins from red algae and their biomedical potential

Structural characterization of two isolectins from the marine red alga Solieria filiformis (Kützing) P.W. Gabrielson and their anticancer effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cells

(2018) Renata Pinheiro Chaves et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Cyanobacterial lectins characteristics and their role as antiviral agents

(2017) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Acute myocarditis associated with novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

(2016) Tariq Alhogbani   ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection is inhibited by griffithsin

(2016) Jean K. Millet et al.   ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH

Mushroom Lectins as Promising Anticancer Substances

(2016) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Protein extract from red seaweed Gracilaria fisheri prevents acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) infection in shrimp

(2016) Nantavadee Boonsri et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Antinociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Lectin from Marine Red Alga Solieria filiformis

(2016) Ticiana Abreu et al.   PLANTA MEDICA

Griffithsin binds to the glycosylated proteins (E and prM) of Japanese encephalitis virus and inhibit its infection

(2016) Hassan Z.A. Ishag et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Pharmacokinetics of the Antiviral Lectin Griffithsin Administered by Different Routes Indicates Multiple Potential Uses

(2016) Christopher Barton et al.   Viruses-Basel

Studies in a Murine Model Confirm the Safety of Griffithsin and Advocate Its Further Development as a Microbicide Targeting HIV-1 and Other Enveloped Viruses

(2016) Joseph Kouokam et al.   Viruses-Basel

Griffithsin: An Antiviral Lectin with Outstanding Therapeutic Potential

(2016) Sabrina Lusvarghi et al.   Viruses-Basel

Griffithsin and Carrageenan Combination To Target Herpes Simplex Virus 2 and Human Papillomavirus

(2015) Keith Levendosky et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Marine lectins and their medicinal applications

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

Algal lectin binding to core (α1–6) fucosylated N-glycans: Structural basis for specificity and production of recombinant protein

(2015) Antônia S F do Nascimento et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

High-Mannose Specific Lectin and Its Recombinants from a Carrageenophyta Kappaphycus alvarezii Represent a Potent Anti-HIV Activity Through High-Affinity Binding to the Viral Envelope Glycoprotein gp120

(2015) Makoto Hirayama et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Entry Inhibition of Influenza Viruses with High Mannose Binding Lectin ESA-2 from the Red Alga Eucheuma serra through the Recognition of Viral Hemagglutinin

(2015) Yuichiro Sato et al.   Marine Drugs

Lectins with Anti-HIV Activity: A Review

(2015) Ouafae Akkouh et al.   MOLECULES

Bulk production of the antiviral lectin griffithsin

(2015) Joshua L. Fuqua et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Griffithsin tandemers: flexible and potent lectin inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus

(2015) Tinoush Moulaei et al.   Retrovirology

Purification, primary structure, and biological activity of the high-mannose N-glycan-specific lectin from cultivated Eucheuma denticulatum

(2014) Le Dinh Hung et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Virology and cell biology of the hepatitis C virus life cycle – An update

(2014) Jean Dubuisson et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein

(2014) Jean Kaoru Millet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Griffithsin Dimer Is Required for High-Potency Inhibition of HIV-1: Evidence for Manipulation of the Structure of gp120 as Part of the Griffithsin Dimer Mechanism

(2013) Jie Xue et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

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

Algal lectins as promising biomolecules for biomedical research

(2013) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Griffithsin Protects Mice from Genital Herpes by Preventing Cell-to-Cell Spread

(2013) B. Nixon et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

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

Role of the Carbohydrate-Binding Sites of Griffithsin in the Prevention of DC-SIGN-Mediated Capture and Transmission of HIV-1

(2013) Bart Hoorelbeke et al.   PLoS One

Griffithsin inhibits Japanese encephalitis virus infection in vitro and in vivo

(2012) Hassan Z. A. Ishag et al.   ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY

PURIFICATION OF A SEX-SPECIFIC LECTIN INVOLVED IN GAMETE BINDING OF AGLAOTHAMNION CALLOPHYLLIDICOLA (RHODOPHYTA)1

(2012) Eunyoung Shim et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

A Lactose-Binding Lectin from the Marine Sponge Cinachyrella Apion (Cal) Induces Cell Death in Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma Cells

(2012) Luciana Rabelo et al.   Marine Drugs

Characterization of Isoforms of the Lectin Isolated from the Red Algae Bryothamnion seaforthii and Its Pro-Healing Effect

(2012) Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento-Neto et al.   Marine Drugs

The Role of Individual Carbohydrate-Binding Sites in the Function of the Potent Anti-HIV Lectin Griffithsin

(2012) Jie Xue et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS

Isolation of a Novel Coronavirus from a Man with Pneumonia in Saudi Arabia

(2012) Ali M. Zaki et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Cytokine Production Induced by Marine Algae Lectins in BALB/c Mice Splenocytes

(2012) Ticiana Monteiro Abreu et al.   PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS

Griffithsin Has Antiviral Activity against Hepatitis C Virus

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

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

The first influenza pandemic of the new millennium

(2011) Gabriele Neumann et al.   Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

The healing and anti-scar effects of astragaloside IV on the wound repair in vitro and in vivo

(2011) Xi Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Binding of the Mannose-Specific Lectin, Griffithsin, to HIV-1 gp120 Exposes the CD4-Binding Site

(2011) K. B. Alexandre et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Effect of the Lectin of Bauhinia variegata and Its Recombinant Isoform on Surgically Induced Skin Wounds in a Murine Model

(2011) Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Neto et al.   MOLECULES

High-mannose N-glycan-specific lectin from the red alga Kappaphycus striatum (Carrageenophyte)

(2011) Le Dinh Hung et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Investigation of Griffithsin's Interactions with Human Cells Confirms Its Outstanding Safety and Efficacy Profile as a Microbicide Candidate

(2011) Joseph Calvin Kouokam et al.   PLoS One

Synergistic activity profile of griffithsin in combination with tenofovir, maraviroc and enfuvirtide against HIV-1 clade C

(2011) Geoffrey Férir et al.   VIROLOGY

Antinociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Lectin from Marine Red Alga Pterocladiella capillacea

(2010) Luana Maria Castelo Melo Silva et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Current trends of lectins from microfungi

(2010) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Mushroom lectins: Current status and future perspectives

(2010) Ram Sarup Singh et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Wound healing in the 21st century

(2010) Stephan Schreml et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY

Characterization of the Envelope Glycoproteins Associated with Infectious Hepatitis C Virus

(2010) G. Vieyres et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Agglutinin isolated from the red marine alga Hypnea cervicornis J. Agardh reduces inflammatory hypernociception: Involvement of nitric oxide

(2010) Jozi G. Figueiredo et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Grifonin-1: A Small HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor Derived from the Algal Lectin, Griffithsin

(2010) Ewa D. Micewicz et al.   PLoS One

Haemagglutinin of the antarctic seaweed Georgiella confluens (Reinsch) Kylin: isolation and partial characterization

(2010) B. W. S. Souza et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Monomerization of Viral Entry Inhibitor Griffithsin Elucidates the Relationship between Multivalent Binding to Carbohydrates and anti-HIV Activity

(2010) Tinoush Moulaei et al.   STRUCTURE

Wound Healing Primer

(2010) Stephanie R. Goldberg et al.   SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Strict Binding Specificity of Small-Sized Lectins from the Red AlgaHypnea japonicafor Core (α1-6) FucosylatedN-Glycans

(2009) Satomi OKUYAMA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Purification and partial characterization of the lectin from the marine red alga Tichocarpus crinitus (Gmelin) Rupr. (Rhodophyta)

(2009) Valentina Molchanova et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

Biochemical comparison of lectins among three different color strains of the red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii

(2009) Hung Dinh Le et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

The lectin KM+ induces corneal epithelial wound healing in rabbits

(2009) Fernando Chahud et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY

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

Screening and preliminary characterization of hemagglutinins in Vietnamese marine algae

(2008) Hung Le Dinh et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Seasonal changes in growth rate, carrageenan yield and lectin content in the red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii cultivated in Camranh Bay, Vietnam

(2008) Le Dinh Hung et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

A Single N-Linked Glycosylation Site in the Japanese Encephalitis Virus prM Protein Is Critical for Cell Type-Specific prM Protein Biogenesis, Virus Particle Release, and Pathogenicity in Mice

(2008) J.-M. Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of a mucin-binding agglutinin isolated from the red marine alga Hypnea cervicornis

(2008) Flávio da S. Bitencourt et al.   NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY