"Lectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.
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D037102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lectins" by people in Profiles.
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Engineering Reactive Oxygen Species-Resistant Galectin-1 Dimers with Enhanced Lectin Activity. Bioconjug Chem. 2018 07 18; 29(7):2489-2496.
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Osteoblasts remotely supply lung tumors with cancer-promoting SiglecFhigh neutrophils. Science. 2017 12 01; 358(6367).
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Lectin-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for endoscopic detection of premalignant colonic lesions. Nanomedicine. 2017 Aug; 13(6):1941-1952.
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Organogel-assisted topochemical synthesis of multivalent glyco-polymer for high-affinity lectin binding. Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Dec 01; 52(98):14089-14092.
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When Mr. Fap Meets the Gals. Cell Host Microbe. 2016 08 10; 20(2):125-6.
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High-Dose, Single-Fraction Irradiation Rapidly Reduces Tumor Vasculature and Perfusion in a Xenograft Model of Neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Apr 01; 94(5):1173-80.
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YKL-40 in pediatric asthma, MUC5B promoter polymorphism in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and esmolol in septic shock. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 May 01; 189(9):1138-40.
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SugarBind database (SugarBindDB): a resource of pathogen lectins and corresponding glycan targets. J Mol Recognit. 2013 Sep; 26(9):426-31.
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Reevaluation of a lectin antibody ELISA kit for measuring fucosylated haptoglobin in various conditions. Clin Chim Acta. 2013 Feb 18; 417:48-53.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence expression is directly activated by morphine and is capable of causing lethal gut-derived sepsis in mice during chronic morphine administration. Ann Surg. 2012 Feb; 255(2):386-93.