Structural highlights
Function
LYSC_CHICK Lysozymes have primarily a bacteriolytic function; those in tissues and body fluids are associated with the monocyte-macrophage system and enhance the activity of immunoagents. Has bacteriolytic activity against M.luteus.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The crystallization of glycoproteins is one of the challenges to be confronted by the crystallographic community in the frame of what is known as glycobiology. The state of the art for the crystallization of glycoproteins is not promising and removal of the carbohydrate chains is generally suggested since they are flexible and a source of heterogeneity. In this paper, the feasibility of introducing glucose into the model protein hen egg-white lysozyme via a post-purification glycosylation reaction that may turn any protein into a model glycoprotein whose carbohydrate fraction can be manipulated is demonstrated.
Production, crystallization and X-ray characterization of chemically glycosylated hen egg-white lysozyme.,Lopez-Jaramillo FJ, Perez-Banderas F, Hernandez-Mateo F, Santoyo-Gonzalez F Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Apr 1;61(Pt 4):435-8. doi: , 10.1107/S1744309105008869. Epub 2005 Apr 1. PMID:16511062[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Maehashi K, Matano M, Irisawa T, Uchino M, Kashiwagi Y, Watanabe T. Molecular characterization of goose- and chicken-type lysozymes in emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae): evidence for extremely low lysozyme levels in emu egg white. Gene. 2012 Jan 15;492(1):244-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.10.021. Epub 2011 Oct, 25. PMID:22044478 doi:10.1016/j.gene.2011.10.021
- ↑ López-Jaramillo FJ, Pérez-Banderas F, Hernández-Mateo F, Santoyo-González F. Production, crystallization and X-ray characterization of chemically glycosylated hen egg-white lysozyme. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Apr 1;61(Pt 4):435-8. PMID:16511062 doi:10.1107/S1744309105008869
