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Function
CONA_CANBR Glucose/D-mannose specific lectin. Has anti-inflammatory activity in rats. Induces histamine release in mast cells from hamster and rat. Induces lymphocyte proliferation and IFNG production. Shows toxicity against the aquatic snail B.glabrata at concentrations higher than 20 ug/ml.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The correct positions of the deuterium (D) atoms of many of the bound waters in the protein concanavalin A are revealed by neutron Laue diffraction. The approach includes cases where these water D atoms show enough mobility to render them invisible even to ultra-high resolution synchrotron-radiation X-ray crystallography. The positions of the bound water H atoms calculated on the basis of chemical and energetic considerations are often incorrect. The D-atom positions for the water molecules in the Mn-, Ca- and sugar-binding sites of concanavalin A are described in detail.
Direct determination of the positions of the deuterium atoms of the bound water in -concanavalin A by neutron Laue crystallography.,Habash J, Raftery J, Nuttall R, Price HJ, Wilkinson C, Kalb AJ, Helliwell JR Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2000 May;56(Pt 5):541-50. PMID:10771422[8]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Barral-Netto M, Santos SB, Barral A, Moreira LI, Santos CF, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT, Cavada BS. Human lymphocyte stimulation by legume lectins from the Diocleae tribe. Immunol Invest. 1992 Jul;21(4):297-303. PMID:1398779
- ↑ Gomes JC, Ferreira RR, Cavada BS, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT. Histamine release induced by glucose (mannose)-specific lectins isolated from Brazilian beans. Comparison with concanavalin A. Agents Actions. 1994 May;41(3-4):132-5. PMID:7524287
- ↑ Ferreira RR, Cavada BS, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT, Gomes JC. Characteristics of the histamine release from hamster cheek pouch mast cells stimulated by lectins from Brazilian beans and concanavalin A. Inflamm Res. 1996 Sep;45(9):442-7. PMID:8891754
- ↑ Assreuy AM, Shibuya MD, Martins GJ, De Souza ML, Cavada BS, Moreira RA, Oliveira JT, Ribeiro RA, Flores CA. Anti-inflammatory effect of glucose-mannose binding lectins isolated from Brazilian beans. Mediators Inflamm. 1997;6(3):201-10. PMID:18472821 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629359791695
- ↑ Dam TK, Cavada BS, Grangeiro TB, Santos CF, de Sousa FA, Oscarson S, Brewer CF. Diocleinae lectins are a group of proteins with conserved binding sites for the core trimannoside of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides and differential specificities for complex carbohydrates. J Biol Chem. 1998 May 15;273(20):12082-8. PMID:9575151
- ↑ Dam TK, Cavada BS, Grangeiro TB, Santos CF, Ceccatto VM, de Sousa FA, Oscarson S, Brewer CF. Thermodynamic binding studies of lectins from the diocleinae subtribe to deoxy analogs of the core trimannoside of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides. J Biol Chem. 2000 May 26;275(21):16119-26. PMID:10747944 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M000670200
- ↑ dos Santos AF, Cavada BS, da Rocha BA, do Nascimento KS, Sant'Ana AE. Toxicity of some glucose/mannose-binding lectins to Biomphalaria glabrata and Artemia salina. Bioresour Technol. 2010 Jan;101(2):794-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.062., Epub 2009 Sep 17. PMID:19765980 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.062
- ↑ Habash J, Raftery J, Nuttall R, Price HJ, Wilkinson C, Kalb AJ, Helliwell JR. Direct determination of the positions of the deuterium atoms of the bound water in -concanavalin A by neutron Laue crystallography. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2000 May;56(Pt 5):541-50. PMID:10771422
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