Similarity between protein-protein and protein-carbohydrate interactions, revealed by two crystal structures of lectins from the roots of pokeweed

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 551-565

  Hayashida, Minoru ^a   Fujii, Tomomi ^a   Hamasu, Mika ^b   Ishiguro, Masatsune ^b,c   Hata, Yasuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BEPPU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitin binding domain; Lectin; Pokeweed; Protein carbohydrate interaction; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; DIMER; LIGAND; PLANT LECTIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRI N ACETYLCHITOTRIOSE; TRIOSE; TRISACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLANT ROOT; POKEWEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PHYTOLACCA; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0242493816     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.076     Document Type: Article

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