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Structure aided design of a Neu5Gc specific lectin.
Scientific reports - 4 May 2017
Day Christopher J, Paton Adrienne W, Higgins Melanie A, Shewell Lucy K, Jen Freda E-C, Schulz Benjamin L, Herdman Brock P, Paton James C, Jennings Michael P
Abstract excerpt
Subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB) of Escherichia coli is an AB5 class bacterial toxin. The pentameric B subunit (SubB) binds the cellular carbohydrate receptor, α2-3-linked N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). Neu5Gc is not expressed on normal human cells, but is expressed by cancer cells. Elevated Neu5Gc has been observed in breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and lung cancer. The presence of Neu5Gc is prognostically...
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