ArticlePlant physiology2002
Two distinct jacalin-related lectins with a different specificity and subcellular location are major vegetative storage proteins in the bark of the black mulberry tree.
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- Biochemical and structural characterization of a mannose binding jacalin-related lectin with two-sugar binding sites from pineapple (Ananas comosus) stem.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- The immunomodulatory effect of plant lectins: a review with emphasis on ArtinM properties.Glycoconjugate journal · 2013Review
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- Targeting of T/Tn antigens with a plant lectin to kill human leukemia cells by photochemotherapy.PloS one · 2011Article
- cDNA cloning and functional expression of the alpha-D-galactose-binding lectin frutalin in Escherichia coli.Molecular biotechnology · 2009Article
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- Purification and characterisation of a jacalin-related, coleoptile specific lectin from Hordeum vulgare.Planta · 2007Article
- Reactivities of N-acetylgalactosamine-specific lectins with human IgA1 proteins.Molecular immunology · 2007Article
- Arabidopsis vegetative storage protein is an anti-insect acid phosphatase.Plant physiology · 2005Article
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- The identification of inducible cytoplasmic/nuclear carbohydrate-binding proteins urges to develop novel concepts about the role of plant lectins.Glycoconjugate journal · 2004Review
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Abstract
Using a combination of protein isolation/characterization and molecular cloning, we have demonstrated that the bark of the black mulberry tree (Morus nigra) accumulates large quantities of a galactose-specific (MornigaG) and a mannose (Man)-specific (MornigaM) jacalin-related lectin. MornigaG resembles jacalin with respect to its molecular structure, specificity, and co- and posttranslational processing indicating that it follows the secretory pathway and eventually accumulates in the vacuolar compartment. In contrast, MornigaM represents a novel type of highly active Man-specific jacalin-related lectin that is synthesized without signal peptide or other vacuolar targeting sequences, and accordingly, accumulates in the cytoplasm. The isolation and cloning, and immunocytochemical localization of MornigaG and MornigaM not only demonstrates that jacalin-related lectins act as vegetative storage proteins in bark, but also allows a detailed comparison of a vacuolar galactose-specific and a cytoplasmic Man-specific jacalin-related lectin from a single species. Moreover, the identification of MornigaM provides the first evidence, to our knowledge, that bark cells accumulate large quantities of a cytoplasmic storage protein. In addition, due to its high activity, abundance, and ease of preparation, MornigaM is of great potential value for practical applications as a tool and bioactive protein in biological and biomedical research.
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