ReviewMolecular genetics and genomics : MGG2009
Plant lectins: the ties that bind in root symbiosis and plant defense.
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- Rice Lectin Protein r40c1 Interacts With Magnaporthe oryzae Sho1 Protein to Regulate Leaf Blast Resistance.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Responsivity of Two Pea Genotypes to the Symbiosis with Rhizobia and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi-A Proteomics Aspect of the "Efficiency of Interactions with Beneficial Soil Microorganisms" Trait.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Tandem kinase proteins across the plant kingdom.Nature genetics · 2025Article
- Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA): Its Nature, Biological Role, Significance in Human Nutrition, and Possibility to Be Used as Marker of Whole-Grain Status in Wheat-Based Foods.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Structural and Phylogenetic In Silico Characterization ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Metabolic niches in the rhizosphere microbiome: dependence on soil horizons, root traits and climate variables in forest ecosystems.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Transcriptome analysis unravels the biocontrol mechanism of Serratia plymuthica A30 against potato soft rot caused by Dickeya solani.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Genome-wide screening of lectin putative genes from Sorghum bicolor L., distribution in QTLs and a probable implications of lectins in abiotic stress tolerance.BMC plant biology · 2022Article
- Unraveling function and diversity of bacterial lectins in the human microbiome.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Lectins ConA and ConM extracted from Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC and Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC inhibit planktonic Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis.Archives of microbiology · 2022Article
- Exploring transposable element-based markers to identify allelic variations underlying agronomic traits in rice.Plant communications · 2022Article
- Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Provides Insights into the Resistance in Pueraria [International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Cloning, Characterization, Expression Analysis, and Agglutination Studies of Novel Gene Encoding β-D-Galactose, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine and Lactose-Binding Lectin from Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata).Molecular biotechnology · 2022Article
- Comparative transcriptome profiling and weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify core genes in maize (Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Structure and Development of the Legume-Rhizobial Symbiotic Interface in Infection Threads.Cells · 2021Review
- Gene Expression Patterns for Proteins With Lectin Domains in Flax Stem Tissues Are Related to Deposition of Distinct Cell Wall Types.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Research advances and prospects of legume lectins.Journal of biosciences · 2021Review
- Structural insights into rice SalTol QTL located SALT protein.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Lectins are a diverse group of carbohydrate-binding proteins that are found within and associated with organisms from all kingdoms of life. Several different classes of plant lectins serve a diverse array of functions. The most prominent of these include participation in plant defense against predators and pathogens and involvement in symbiotic interactions between host plants and symbiotic microbes, including mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. Extensive biological, biochemical, and molecular studies have shed light on the functions of plant lectins, and a plethora of uncharacterized lectin genes are being revealed at the genomic scale, suggesting unexplored and novel diversity in plant lectin structure and function. Integration of the results from these different types of research is beginning to yield a more detailed understanding of the function of lectins in symbiosis, defense, and plant biology in general.
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