Molecular diversity and evolution of the Siglec family of cell-surface lectins

Molecular Diversity

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 555-566

  Angata, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immunity; Lectins; Sialic acids; Siglecs

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBON; CD32 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GLYCAN; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SIGLEC; RECEPTOR; SIALIC ACID; SUGAR;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL SURFACE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME COMPONENTS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 33845370664     PISSN: 13811991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11030-006-9029-1     Document Type: Review

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