ArticleBMC plant biology2009
Proteins with an Euonymus lectin-like domain are ubiquitous in Embryophyta.
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- The ArathEULS3 Lectin Ends up in Stress Granules and Can Follow an Unconventional Route for Secretion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Arabidopsis Lectin EULS3 Is Involved in ABA Signaling in Roots.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- OsEUL Lectin Gene Expression in Rice: Stress Regulation, Subcellular Localization and Tissue Specificity.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- Overview of the Structure⁻Function Relationships of Mannose-Specific Lectins from Plants, Algae and Fungi.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Messages From the Past: New Insights in Plant Lectin Evolution.Frontiers in plant science · 2019Article
- Evolutionary relationships and expression analysis of EUL domain proteins in rice (Oryza sativa).Rice (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Article
- Comparative Study of Lectin Domains in Model Species: New Insights into Evolutionary Dynamics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Article
- Protein-carbohydrate interactions as part of plant defense and animal immunity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Review
- Distribution and evolution of the lectin family in soybean (Glycine max).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Article
- Insights into animal and plant lectins with antimicrobial activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Review
- Promiscuity of the euonymus carbohydrate-binding domain.Biomolecules · 2012Article
- Expression analysis of a type S2 EUL-related lectin from rice in Pichia pastoris.Glycoconjugate journal · 2012Article
- Lectin activity of the nucleocytoplasmic EUL protein from Arabidopsis thaliana.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2011Article
- Interaction of the tobacco lectin with histone proteins.Plant physiology · 2011Article
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Abstract
backgroundCloning of the Euonymus lectin led to the discovery of a novel domain that also occurs in some stress-induced plant proteins. The distribution and the diversity of proteins with an Euonymus lectin (EUL) domain were investigated using detailed analysis of sequences in publicly accessible genome and transcriptome databases.
resultsComprehensive in silico analyses indicate that the recently identified Euonymus europaeus lectin domain represents a conserved structural unit of a novel family of putative carbohydrate-binding proteins, which will further be referred to as the Euonymus lectin (EUL) family. The EUL domain is widespread among plants. Analysis of retrieved sequences revealed that some sequences consist of a single EUL domain linked to an unrelated N-terminal domain whereas others comprise two in tandem arrayed EUL domains. A new classification system for these lectins is proposed based on the overall domain architecture. Evolutionary relationships among the sequences with EUL domains are discussed.
conclusionThe identification of the EUL family provides the first evidence for the occurrence in terrestrial plants of a highly conserved plant specific domain. The widespread distribution of the EUL domain strikingly contrasts the more limited or even narrow distribution of most other lectin domains found in plants. The apparent omnipresence of the EUL domain is indicative for a universal role of this lectin domain in plants. Although there is unambiguous evidence that several EUL domains possess carbohydrate-binding activity further research is required to corroborate the carbohydrate-binding properties of different members of the EUL family.
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