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Mishra A, Behura A, Mawatwal S, Kumar A, Naik L, Mohanty SS, Manna D, Dokania P, Mishra A, Patra SK, Dhiman R. Structure-function and application of plant lectins in disease biology and immunity. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 134:110827. [PMID: 31542433 PMCID: PMC7115788 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lectins are proteins with a high degree of stereospecificity to recognize various sugar structures and form reversible linkages upon interaction with glyco-conjugate complexes. These are abundantly found in plants, animals and many other species and are known to agglutinate various blood groups of erythrocytes. Further, due to the unique carbohydrate recognition property, lectins have been extensively used in many biological functions that make use of protein-carbohydrate recognition like detection, isolation and characterization of glycoconjugates, histochemistry of cells and tissues, tumor cell recognition and many more. In this review, we have summarized the immunomodulatory effects of plant lectins and their effects against diseases, including antimicrobial action. We found that many plant lectins mediate its microbicidal activity by triggering host immune responses that result in the release of several cytokines followed by activation of effector mechanism. Moreover, certain lectins also enhance the phagocytic activity of macrophages during microbial infections. Lectins along with heat killed microbes can act as vaccine to provide long term protection from deadly microbes. Hence, lectin based therapy can be used as a better substitute to fight microbial diseases efficiently in future.
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- Abtar Mishra
- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342011, India
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- Epigenetics and Cancer Research Laboratory, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Group, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India.
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- Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunology, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India.
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Araripe DA, Pinto-Junior VR, Neco AHB, Santiago MQ, Osterne VJS, Pires AF, Lossio CF, Martins MGQ, Correia JLA, Benevides RG, Leal RB, Assreuy AMS, Nascimento KS, Cavada BS. Partial characterization and immobilization in CNBr-activated Sepharose of a native lectin from Platypodium elegans seeds (PELa) and comparative study of edematogenic effect with the recombinant form. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 102:323-330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Structure prediction and functional analysis of a non-permutated lectin from Dioclea grandiflora. Biochimie 2016; 131:54-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Almeida AC, Osterne VJDS, Santiago MQ, Pinto-Junior VR, Silva-Filho JC, Lossio CF, Nascimento FLF, Almeida RPH, Teixeira CS, Leal RB, Delatorre P, Rocha BAM, Assreuy AMS, Nascimento KS, Cavada BS. Structural analysis of Centrolobium tomentosum seed lectin with inflammatory activity. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 596:73-83. [PMID: 26946944 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A glycosylated lectin (CTL) with specificity for mannose and glucose has been detected and purified from seeds of Centrolobium tomentosum, a legume plant from Dalbergieae tribe. It was isolated by mannose-sepharose affinity chromatography. The primary structure was determined by tandem mass spectrometry and consists of 245 amino acids, similar to other Dalbergieae lectins. CTL structures were solved from two crystal forms, a monoclinic and a tetragonal, diffracted at 2.25 and 1.9 Å, respectively. The carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD), metal-binding site and glycosylation site were characterized, and the structural basis for mannose/glucose-binding was elucidated. The lectin adopts the canonical dimeric organization of legume lectins. CTL showed acute inflammatory effect in paw edema model. The protein was subjected to ligand screening (dimannosides and trimannoside) by molecular docking, and interactions were compared with similar lectins possessing the same ligand specificity. This is the first crystal structure of mannose/glucose native seed lectin with proinflammatory activity isolated from the Centrolobium genus.
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- Alysson Chaves Almeida
- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza - Campus I, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza - Campus I, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Instituto de Superior de Ciências Fisiológicas-ISCB, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas - BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Role of Mast Cells and C-Sensory Fibers in Concanavalin A-Induced Paw Edema in Two Rat Strains. Inflammation 2015; 38:1434-49. [PMID: 25619815 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-015-0118-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study investigated a putative contribution of mast cells and C-sensory fibers to differences in the development of inflammatory edema following the injection of concanavalin A (Con A) into the hind paws of Dark Agouti (DA) and Albino Oxford (AO) rats. The treatment of adult rats with mast cell-depletor compound 48/80 and neonatal depletion of C-sensory fibers independently revealed that leukocyte composition of the inflamed paws and lymph nodes during local inflammatory response to Con A was generally regulated in a similar way in DA and AO rat strains. However, in DA and AO rats, the decrease and the increase of Con A-induced plasma extravasation were associated with mast cell depletion and activation, respectively, whereas neonatal capsaicin treatment activated dermal mast cells and potentiated inflammatory plasma extravasation only in adult rats of DA strain. Hence, strain differences in the development of the inflammatory response to Con A are probably controlled by the differences in the interplay between mast cells and C-sensory fibers in DA and AO rats.
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Bezerra GA, Viertlmayr R, Moura TR, Delatorre P, Rocha BAM, do Nascimento KS, Figueiredo JG, Bezerra IG, Teixeira CS, Simões RC, Nagano CS, de Alencar NMN, Gruber K, Cavada BS. Structural studies of an anti-inflammatory lectin from Canavalia boliviana seeds in complex with dimannosides. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97015. [PMID: 24865454 PMCID: PMC4035259 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Plant lectins, especially those purified from species of the Leguminosae family, represent the best-studied group of carbohydrate-binding proteins. Lectins purified from seeds of the Diocleinae subtribe exhibit a high degree of sequence identity notwithstanding that they show very distinct biological activities. Two main factors have been related to this feature: variance in key residues influencing the carbohydrate-binding site geometry and differences in the pH-dependent oligomeric state profile. In this work, we have isolated a lectin from Canavalia boliviana (Cbol) and solved its x-ray crystal structure in the unbound form and in complex with the carbohydrates Man(α1-3)Man(α1-O)Me, Man(α1-4)Man(α1-O)Me and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-α-D-mannose. We evaluated its oligomerization profile at different pH values using Small Angle X-ray Scattering and compared it to that of Concanavalin A. Based on predicted pKa-shifts of amino acids in the subunit interfaces we devised a model for the dimer-tetramer equilibrium phenomena of these proteins. Additionally, we demonstrated Cbol anti-inflammatory properties and further characterized them using in vivo and in vitro models.
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- Gustavo Arruda Bezerra
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- * E-mail: (BSC); (GAB)
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Fishing Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
- * E-mail: (BSC); (GAB)
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Silva FDO, Santos PDN, Figueirôa EDO, de Melo CML, de Andrade Lemoine Neves JK, Arruda FVS, Cajazeiras JB, do Nascimento KS, Teixeira EH, Cavada BS, Porto ALF, Pereira VRA. Antiproliferative effect of Canavalia brasiliensis lectin on B16F10 cells. Res Vet Sci 2014; 96:276-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2013] [Revised: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Teixeira CS, Assreuy AMS, da Silva Osterne VJ, Amorim RMF, Brizeno LAC, Debray H, Nagano CS, Delatorre P, Sampaio AH, Rocha BAM, Cavada BS. Mannose-specific legume lectin from the seeds of Dolichos lablab (FRIL) stimulates inflammatory and hypernociceptive processes in mice. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jacques AV, Rieger DK, Maestri M, Lopes MW, Peres TV, Gonçalves FM, Pedro DZ, Tasca CI, López MG, Egea J, Nascimento KS, Cavada BS, Leal RB. Lectin from Canavalia brasiliensis (ConBr) protects hippocampal slices against glutamate neurotoxicity in a manner dependent of PI3K/Akt pathway. Neurochem Int 2013; 62:836-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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do Nascimento ASF, Gondim ACS, Cajazeiras JB, Correia JLA, Pires ADF, do Nascimento KS, da Silva ALC, Nagano CS, Assreuy AMS, Cavada BS. Purification and partial characterization of a novel lectin fromDioclea lasiocarpaMart seeds with vasodilator effects. J Mol Recognit 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Antônia Sâmia F. do Nascimento
- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisio-farmacologia da Inflamação (LAFFIN), Institute of Biomedical Sciences; State University of Ceará; Av. Paranjana 1700; Zip code 60740-903; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Molecular (LabBMol), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1090, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.440-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Espectrometria de Massa aplicado a Proteínas (LEMAP); Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 825, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.455-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisio-farmacologia da Inflamação (LAFFIN), Institute of Biomedical Sciences; State University of Ceará; Av. Paranjana 1700; Zip code 60740-903; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Moléculas Biologicamente Ativas (Biomol-Lab), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Federal University of Ceará; Av. Humberto Monte s/n, Bloco 907, Lab. 1075, Campus do Pici; Zip code 60.400-970; Fortaleza; CE; Brazil
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Neto LGDN, Pinto LDS, Bastos RM, Evaristo FFV, de Vasconcelos MA, Carneiro VA, Arruda FVS, Porto ALF, Leal RB, Júnior VADS, Cavada BS, Teixeira EH. Effect of the lectin of Bauhinia variegata and its recombinant isoform on surgically induced skin wounds in a murine model. Molecules 2011; 16:9298-315. [PMID: 22064270 PMCID: PMC6264313 DOI: 10.3390/molecules16119298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lectins are a structurally heterogeneous group of highly specific carbohydrate-binding proteins. Due to their great biotechnological potential, lectins are widely used in biomedical research. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the healing potential of the lectin of Bauhinia variegata (nBVL) and its recombinant isoform (rBVL-1). Following surgical creation of dorsal skin wounds, seven groups of mice were submitted to topical treatment for 12 days with lectin, D-galactose, BSA and saline. The animals were anesthetized and euthanized on POD 2, 7 and 12 in order to evaluate the healing potential of each treatment. The parameters considered included wound size, contraction rate, epithelialization rate and histopathological findings. Wound closure was fastest in animals treated with rBVL-1 (POD 7). nBVL was more effective than the controls. All skin layers were reconstructed and keratin deposition increased. Our findings indicate that the lectin of Bauhinia variegata possesses pro-healing properties and may be employed in the treatment of acute skin wounds.
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- Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento Neto
- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
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- Center for Technological Development (CDTec), Unidad of Biotecnology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96010-900, Brazil; E-Mail: (L.d.S.P.)
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- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
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- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará 60451-970, Brazil; E-Mails: (M.A.V.); (B.S.C.)
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- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
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- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
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- Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 52171-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (A.L.F.P.); (V.A.d.S.J.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, CBB, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina 88040-970, Brazil; E-Mail: (B.B.L.)
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- Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 52171-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (A.L.F.P.); (V.A.d.S.J.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará 60451-970, Brazil; E-Mails: (M.A.V.); (B.S.C.)
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- Integrated Laboratory of Biomolecules (LIBS), School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará 62042-280, Brazil; E-Mails: (L.G.N.N.); (R.M.B.); (F.F.V.E.); (V.A.C.); (F.V.S.A.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +55-88-3611-8000; Fax: +55-88-3611-2202
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Immunostimulatory activity of ConBr: a focus on splenocyte proliferation and proliferative cytokine secretion. Cell Tissue Res 2011; 346:237-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1239-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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ConBr, a Lectin from Canavalia brasiliensis Seeds, Protects Against Quinolinic Acid-Induced Seizures in Mice. Neurochem Res 2011; 37:288-97. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0608-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Crystal structure of a pro-inflammatory lectin from the seeds of Dioclea wilsonii Standl. Biochimie 2011; 94:525-32. [PMID: 21924319 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The crystal structure and pro-inflammatory property of a lectin from the seeds of Dioclea wilsonii (DwL) were analyzed to gain a better understanding of structure/function relationships of Diocleinae lectins. Following crystallization and structural determination by standard molecular replacement techniques, DwL was found to be a tetramer based on PISA analysis, and composed by two metal-binding sites per monomer and loops which are involved in molecular oligomerization. DwL presents 96% and 99% identity with two other previously described lectins of Dioclea rostrata (DRL) and Dioclea grandiflora (DGL). DwL differs structurally from DVL and DRL with regard to the conformation of the carbohydrate recognition domain and related biological activities. The structural analysis of DwL in comparison to other Diocleinae lectins can be related to the differences in the dose-dependent pro-inflammatory effect elicited in Wistar rats, probably via specific interactions with mast cells complex carbohydrate, resulting in significant paw edema. DwL appears to be involved in positive modulation of mast cell degranulation via recognition of surface carbohydrates. Since this recognition is dependent on site volume and CRD configuration, edematogenesis mediated by resident cells varies in potency and efficacy among different Diocleinae lectins.
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de Freitas Pires A, Assreuy AMS, Lopes ÉAB, Celedônio NR, Soares CEA, Rodrigues NVFC, Sousa PL, Benevides RG, Nagano CS, Cavada BS, Leal-Cardoso JH, Coelho-de-Souza AN, Santos CF. Opioid-like antinociceptive effects of oral administration of a lectin purified from the seeds of Canavalia brasiliensis. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2011; 27:201-9. [PMID: 21895762 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2011.00987.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of a lectin from Canavalia brasiliensis (ConBr) when administered orally to murine models of chemical and thermal nociception. ConBr up to 100 mg/kg produced significant and dose-dependent antinociceptive effects: 81% reduction in abdominal writhing induced by 0.6% acetic acid; 26 and 52% reduction in early- and late-stage paw licking, respectively, induced by 2.5% formalin; and 155% increase in reaction latency (heightened thermal pain threshold). In all models, the antinociceptive effect was reversed by the lectin-binding carbohydrate α-d-methyl-mannoside and by the nonselective opioid antagonist naloxone. The antinociceptive effect observed in the formalin test was inhibited by the δ-selective antagonist naltrindole and the κ-selective antagonist nor-binaltorphimine but not by the μ-selective antagonist cyprodime. In conclusion, when administered orally to Swiss mice, the ConBr lectin displayed antinociceptive activity, both peripheral and central, mediated by the opioid system and involving δ-and κ-receptors and the lectin domain.
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- Alana de Freitas Pires
- Instituto Superior de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Av. Paranjana 1700, 60.740-000, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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de Oliveira DMC, Luchini AC, Seito LN, Gomes JC, Crespo-López ME, Di Stasi LC. Cordia verbenacea and secretion of mast cells in different animal species. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 135:463-468. [PMID: 21453767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 03/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE Different plant species from Cordia genera are used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory medication throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In Brazil, Cordia verbenacea is a medicinal plant known as "erva-baleeira". The alcoholic extracts, decoctions and infusions with leaves of C. verbenacea are used in Brazilian traditional medicine for treatment of cough, pneumonia, parasitic diseases and, especially, the inflammatory processes. Anti-inflammatory activity was already demonstrated; however, molecular mechanisms of action are not completely understood. Considering the importance of histamine in early events of inflammation and in allergic diseases, we evaluated the effect of ethanol extract of leaves of C. verbenacea on histamine release (in vitro and in vivo studies) from different types of mast cells induced by chemical agents using several species of rodents. MATERIALS AND METHODS The extraction and quantification of histamine were performed by using an automatic fluorometric continuous flow system. RESULTS The extract of C. verbenacea (30 μg/ml) reduced the in vitro secretion of histamine from rat mast cells induced by ionophore A23187, concanavalin A and compound 48/80, respectively, to 22.1 ± 2.2%, 24.3 ± 2.5% and 21.4 ± 2.1%. At the same concentration, the extract also inhibited the secretion of histamine from mast cells of guinea pig induced by ionophore A23187 to 33.3 ± 2.2%, and mast cells of hamster induced by ionophore A23187 and concanavalin A to 15.8 ± 2.5% and 10.8 ± 2.6%, respectively. The oral treatment with the extract (300 mg/kg) also inhibited the secretion of histamine induced by A23187 about to 36.3 ± 3.2% in rats. CONCLUSIONS C. verbenacea inhibits the in vitro secretion of histamine from mast cells of different animal species, as well as the secretion of mast cells from animals treated with the extract, which gives not only the proven anti-inflammatory effect of the plant, but also anti-allergic effect, opening new possibilities for future anti-allergic herbal medicine.
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- Déborah Mara Costa de Oliveira
- Laboratório de Secreção de Mastócitos, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Melo CMLD, de Lima ALR, Beltrão EIC, Cavalcanti CCB, de Melo-Júnior MR, Montenegro SML, Coelho LCBB, Correia MTDS, Carneiro-Leão AMDA. Potential effects of Cramoll 1,4 lectin on murine Schistosomiasis mansoni. Acta Trop 2011; 118:152-8. [PMID: 21333623 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 01/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cratylia mollis is a natural forage plant from the Northeast of Brazil. C. mollis seed lectin (Cramoll) containing molecular forms 1 and 4 (Cramoll 1,4) has shown anti-inflammatory and wound-healing activities. This work analyzed the effect of Cramoll 1,4 on experimental schistosomiasis in mice. Experimental groups (n=15/group) were composed of female albino Swiss mice, which were subcutaneously and caudally infected with Schistosoma mansoni (BH strain, 100 cercariae/mouse) and were treated with an intraperitoneal dose after infection as follows: (1) Cramoll 1,4 (50 mg kg(-1) single dose - after 40 days of infection), (2) Cramoll 1,4 (7 mg kg(-1) daily dose - for 7 days after infection) and control (untreated mice). Mice were sacrificed 8 weeks after infection and adult worms were recovered from the portal-hepatic system. Livers were fixed in 10% (v/v) formaldehyde/0.15M NaCl and tissue sections were processed for haematoxilin and Masson's trichrome stainings. Mice infected subcutaneously harboured no or very few worms and hence the effect of Cramoll 1,4 could not be assessed. Results (P≤0.05) were obtained with Cramoll 1,4 using the two treatments, with reduction of: egg excretion (79 and 80%), adult worm recovery (71 and 79%) and liver granulomas (40 and 73.5%) in relation to control. This study showed the potential anti-helminthic activity of Cramoll 1,4 when tested against Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in mice.
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Cramoll 1,4 lectin increases ROS production, calcium levels, and cytokine expression in treated spleen cells of rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2010; 342:163-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-010-0480-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Buranello PADA, Moulin MRI, Souza DA, Jamur MC, Roque-Barreira MC, Oliver C. The lectin ArtinM induces recruitment of rat mast cells from the bone marrow to the peritoneal cavity. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9776. [PMID: 20339538 PMCID: PMC2842300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background The D-mannose binding lectin ArtinM is known to recruit neutrophils, to degranulate mast cells and may have potential therapeutic applications. However, the effect of ArtinM on mast cell recruitment has not been investigated. Methodology Male Wistar rats were injected i.p. with ArtinM or ConA (control). The ability of the lectin to degranulate peritoneal and mesenteric mast cells was examined. Recruitment of mast cells to the peritoneal cavity and mesentery after ArtinM injection was examined with or without depletion of peritoneal mast cells by distilled water. Results ArtinM degranulated both peritoneal and mesentery mast cells in vitro. Three days after i.p. injection of the lectin there were reduced numbers of mast cells in the peritoneal lavage, while at 7 days post injection of ArtinM, the number of peritoneal mast cells was close to control values. Since immature mast cells are recruited from the bone marrow, the effect of the lectin on bone marrow mast cells was examined. Injection of ArtinM resulted in an increased number of mast cells in the bone marrow. To determine if degranulation of mast cells in the peritoneal cavity was required for the increase in bone marrow mast cells, the peritoneal cavity was depleted of mast cells with ultrapure water. Exposure to ArtinM increased the number of mast cells in the bone marrow of rats depleted of peritoneal mast cells. Conclusions The ArtinM induced recruitment of mast cells from the bone marrow to the peritoneal cavity may partially explain the therapeutic actions of ArtinM.
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- Patricia Andressa de Almeida Buranello
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Moura TR, Bezerra GA, Bezerra MJB, Teixera CS, Bezerra EHS, Benevides RG, da Rocha BAM, de Souza LAG, Delatorre P, Nagano CS, Cavada BS. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the lectin from Canavalia boliviana Piper seeds. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2009; 65:213-5. [PMID: 19255467 PMCID: PMC2650465 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309109000797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Plant lectins are the most studied group of carbohydrate-binding proteins. Despite the high similarity between the members of the Diocleinae subtribe (Leguminosae) group, they present differing biological activities. Canavalia boliviana lectin (Cbol) was purified using a Sephadex G-50 column and crystallized in the presence of X-Man by hanging-drop vapour diffusion at 293 K. After optimization, crystals suitable for diffraction were obtained under the condition 0.1 M HEPES pH 7.5 and 3.0 M sodium formate. The crystal belonged to the monoclinic space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 126.70, b = 66.64, c = 64.99 A, alpha = 90.0, beta = 120.8, gamma = 90.0 degrees . Assuming the presence of a dimer in the asymmetric unit, the solvent content was estimated to be about 46%. A complete data set was collected at 1.5 A resolution.
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- Tales Rocha Moura
- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas, Caixa Postal 478, 69083-000 Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Biomol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 6043, 60455-970 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Delatorre P, Nascimento KS, Melo LM, de Souza EP, da Rocha BAM, Benevides RG, de Oliveira TM, Bezerra GA, Bezerra MJB, da Cunha RMS, da Cunha FAB, Freire VN, Cavada BS. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the lectin from Dioclea rostrata Benth seeds. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006; 62:166-8. [PMID: 16511292 PMCID: PMC2150952 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309106001801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lectins from the Diocleinae subtribe (Leguminosae) are highly similar proteins that promote various biological activities with distinctly differing potencies. The structural basis for this experimental data is not yet fully understood. Dioclea rostrata lectin was purified and crystallized by hanging-drop vapour diffusion at 293 K. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic space group I222, with unit-cell parameters a = 61.51, b = 88.22, c = 87.76 A. Assuming the presence of one monomer per asymmetric unit, the solvent content was estimated to be about 47.9%. A complete data set was collected at 1.87 A resolution.
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- Plínio Delatorre
- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, CE 63195-000, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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- BioMol-Lab, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Caixa Postal 6043, CEP 60455-970, Brazil
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