期刊
GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL
卷 39, 期 1, 页码 83-97出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-021-10015-x
关键词
Lectin; Plant development; Plant defense; Signaling; Agricultural; biomedical applications
资金
- Fund for Scientific Research -Flanders, Catholic University of Leuven, Ghent University
- Francqui Research Foundation
Plants contain a diverse group of lectins with different molecular structures and biochemical properties, which can be classified based on the primary structure of the lectin domain. These lectins reside in different cell compartments, interact with a variety of carbohydrate structures, and play a role in multiple biological functions.
Plants contain an extended group of lectins differing from each other in their molecular structures, biochemical properties and carbohydrate-binding specificities. The heterogeneous group of plant lectins can be classified in several families based on the primary structure of the lectin domain. All proteins composed of one or more lectin domains, or having a domain architecture including one or more lectin domains in combination with other protein domains can be defined as lectins. Plant lectins reside in different cell compartments, and depending on their location will encounter a large variety carbohydrate structures, allowing them to be involved in multiple biological functions. Over the years lectins have been studied intensively for their carbohydrate-binding properties and biological activities, which also resulted in diverse applications. The present overview on plant lectins especially focuses on the structural and functional characteristics of plant lectins and their applications for crop improvement, glycobiology and biomedical research.
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