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Human RegIV protein adopts a typical C-type lectin fold but binds mannan with two calcium-independent sites.
Journal of molecular biology - 1 Oct 2010
Ho Meng-Ru, Lou Yuan-Chao, Wei Shu-Yi, Luo Shih-Chi, Lin Wen-Chang, Lyu Ping-Chiang, Chen Chinpan
Abstract excerpt
Human RegIV protein, which contains a sequence motif homologous to calcium-dependent (C-type) lectin-like domain, is highly expressed in mucosa cells of the gastrointestinal tract during pathogen infection and carcinogenesis and may be applied in both diagnosis and treatment of gastric and colon cancers. Here, we provide evidence that, unlike other C-type lectins, human RegIV binds to polysaccharides, mannan, and...
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