Lectins as pattern recognition molecules: The effects of epitope density in innate immunity

Glycobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-279

  Dam, Tarun K ^a   Fred Brewer, C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitope density; Glycans; Immunosurveillance; Innate immunity; Lectins

Indexed keywords

CD209 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; EPITOPE; GALECTIN 1; LECTIN; LECTIN RECEPTOR; LEUKOSIALIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

BINDING AFFINITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SURFACE; ENDOCYTOSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LECTINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 77949890193     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp186     Document Type: Review

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