Deletion of the N-terminal dirigent domain in maize β-glucosidase aggregating factor and its homolog sorghum lectin dramatically alters the sugar-specificities of their lectin domains

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 731-734

  Kittur, Farooqahmed S ^a   Yu, Hyun Young ^a   Bevan, David R ^a   Esen, Asim ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

glucosidase aggregating factor; Dirigent domain; Hemagglutinating activity; Homolog; Jacalin related lectin (JRL); Maize; Sorghum lectin; Sugar specificity

Indexed keywords

BGAF PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; CARRIER PROTEIN; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; SORGHUM;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; LECTINS; MANNOSE; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE DELETION; SORGHUM;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954142087     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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