| Structural highlights
Function
LECF_ASPFU Multispecific lectin that is able to recognize L-fucose in all possible linkages (PubMed:23695231, PubMed:27058347, PubMed:24340081, PubMed:25760594). These could be found not only in decomposed plant matter in soil, which is the natural environment for A.fumigatus, but also in various epitopes on human tissues (PubMed:25760594). Mediates binding of A.fumigatus conidia to airway mucinin a fucose dependent manner (PubMed:27058347). Stimulates IL-8 production by human bronchial cells in a dose-dependent manner, contributing to the inflammatory response observed upon the exposure of a patient to A.fumigatus, and thus might be an important virulence factor involved in an early stage of A.fumigatus infection (PubMed:24340081).[1] [2] [3] [4]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The Aspergillus fumigatus lectin AFL was recently described as a new member of the AAL lectin family. As a lectin from an opportunistic pathogen, it might play an important role in the interaction of the pathogen with the human host. A detailed study of structures of AFL complexed with several monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, including blood-group epitopes, was combined with affinity data from SPR and discussed in the context of previous findings. Its six binding sites are non-equivalent, and owing to minor differences in amino-acid composition they exhibit a marked difference in specific ligand recognition. AFL displays a high affinity in the micromolar range towards oligosaccharides which were detected in plants and also those bound on the human epithelia. All of these results indicate AFL to be a complex member of the lectin family and a challenging target for future medical research and, owing to its binding properties, a potentially useful tool in specific biotechnological applications.
Structural insights into Aspergillus fumigatus lectin specificity: AFL binding sites are functionally non-equivalent.,Houser J, Komarek J, Cioci G, Varrot A, Imberty A, Wimmerova M Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Mar 1;71(Pt 3):442-53. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004714026595. Epub 2015 Feb 26. PMID:25760594[5]
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References
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- ↑ Houser J, Komarek J, Kostlanova N, Cioci G, Varrot A, Kerr SC, Lahmann M, Balloy V, Fahy JV, Chignard M, Imberty A, Wimmerova M. A Soluble Fucose-Specific Lectin from Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia - Structure, Specificity and Possible Role in Fungal Pathogenicity. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 10;8(12):e83077. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083077. PMID:24340081 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083077
- ↑ Houser J, Komarek J, Cioci G, Varrot A, Imberty A, Wimmerova M. Structural insights into Aspergillus fumigatus lectin specificity: AFL binding sites are functionally non-equivalent. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Mar 1;71(Pt 3):442-53. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004714026595. Epub 2015 Feb 26. PMID:25760594 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1399004714026595
- ↑ Kerr SC, Fischer GJ, Sinha M, McCabe O, Palmer JM, Choera T, Lim FY, Wimmerova M, Carrington SD, Yuan S, Lowell CA, Oscarson S, Keller NP, Fahy JV. FleA Expression in Aspergillus fumigatus Is Recognized by Fucosylated Structures on Mucins and Macrophages to Prevent Lung Infection. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Apr 8;12(4):e1005555. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005555., eCollection 2016 Apr. PMID:27058347 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005555
- ↑ Houser J, Komarek J, Cioci G, Varrot A, Imberty A, Wimmerova M. Structural insights into Aspergillus fumigatus lectin specificity: AFL binding sites are functionally non-equivalent. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Mar 1;71(Pt 3):442-53. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004714026595. Epub 2015 Feb 26. PMID:25760594 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1399004714026595
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