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<StructureSection load='1g1r' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of P-selectin EGF domain complex with tetrasaccharide and Ca+2 ion (green) (PDB entry [[1g1r]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='1g1r' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of P-selectin EGF domain complex with tetrasaccharide and Ca+2 ion (green) (PDB entry [[1g1r]])' scene=''> | ||
== Function == | |||
'''Selectin''' or '''CD62''' are cell adhesion molecules which bind sugar moieties and thus are regarded as lectins. The structure of selectin consists of extracellular calcium-dependent lectin domain, an EGF-like domain | '''Selectin''' or '''CD62''' are cell adhesion molecules which bind sugar moieties and thus are regarded as lectins. The structure of selectin consists of extracellular calcium-dependent lectin domain, an EGF-like domain and a number of concensus repeat units, a transmembranal domain and a intracellular domain<ref>PMID:7542213</ref>. Three types of selectins are found:<br /> | ||
and a number of concensus repeat units, a transmembranal domain and a intracellular domain. Three types of selectins are found: '''E-selectin''' found in endothelial cells | *'''E-selectin''' found in endothelial cells<br /> | ||
*'''L-selectin''' found in leukocytes<br /> | |||
*'''P-selectin''' found in platelets.<br /> | |||
== Relevance == | |||
Selectins are involved in inflammation processes. The L-selectins on the surface of leukocytes bind to carbohydrates causing the cells to roll along the blood vessel walls, slowing their motion and enabling them to enter the site of infection<ref>PMID:12829015</ref>. E-selectin levels correlate with disease activity in psoriasis patients<ref>PMID:10233646</ref>. L-selectin levels correlate with disease activity in type I diabetes<ref>PMID:10692053</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 10:20, 23 August 2016
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3D structures of selectin
Updated on 23-August-2016