"Plant Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Protein or glycoprotein substances of plant origin that bind to sugar moieties in cell walls or membranes. Some carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) from PLANTS also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. Many plant lectins change the physiology of the membrane of BLOOD CELLS to cause agglutination, mitosis, or other biochemical changes. They may play a role in plant defense mechanisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D037121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503.499 D12.776.765.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Agglutinins, Plant- Agglutinins, Plant
- Phytagglutinins
- Plant Agglutinins
- Hemagglutinins, Plant
- Plant Hemagglutinins
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plant Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Hunter F, Xie J, Trimble C, Bur M, Li KC. Rhodamine-RCA in vivo labeling guided laser capture microdissection of cancer functional angiogenic vessels in a murine squamous cell carcinoma mouse model. Mol Cancer. 2006 Feb 03; 5:5.
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Lo D, Tynan W, Dickerson J, Mendy J, Chang HW, Scharf M, Byrne D, Brayden D, Higgins L, Evans C, O'Mahony DJ. Peptidoglycan recognition protein expression in mouse Peyer's Patch follicle associated epithelium suggests functional specialization. Cell Immunol. 2003 Jul; 224(1):8-16.
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Kitamura N, Guo S, Sato T, Hiraizumi S, Taka J, Ikekita M, Sawada S, Fujisawa H, Furukawa K. Prognostic significance of reduced expression of beta-N-acetylgalactosaminylated N-linked oligosaccharides in human breast cancer. Int J Cancer. 2003 Jul 01; 105(4):533-41.
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Cras P, Kawai M, Siedlak S, Perry G. Microglia are associated with the extracellular neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer disease. Brain Res. 1991 Sep 06; 558(2):312-4.
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Renthal R, Steinemann A, Stryer L. The carbohydrate moiety of rhodopsin: lectin-binding, chemical modification and fluorescence studies. Exp Eye Res. 1973 Dec 24; 17(6):511-5.