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ArticlePloS one2014

Structural studies of an anti-inflammatory lectin from Canavalia boliviana seeds in complex with dimannosides.

Gustavo Arruda Bezerra, Roland Viertlmayr, Tales Rocha Moura, Plínio Delatorre, Bruno Anderson Matias Rocha, Kyria Santiago do Nascimento, Jozi Godoy Figueiredo, Ingrid Gonçalves Bezerra, Cicero Silvano Teixeira, Rafael Conceição Simões and 4 more

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gustavo Arruda BezerraInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Roland ViertlmayrInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Tales Rocha MouraDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Plínio DelatorreDepartment of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Bruno Anderson Matias RochaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Kyria Santiago do NascimentoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Jozi Godoy FigueiredoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Ingrid Gonçalves BezerraDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Cicero Silvano TeixeiraDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Rafael Conceição SimõesDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Celso Shiniti NaganoDepartment of Fishing Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Nylane Maria Nunes de AlencarDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Karl GruberInstitute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Benildo Sousa CavadaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRUniversity of Graz · ATUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBinding SitesCanavaliaCell MovementChemotaxisCrystallography, X-RayEdemaMannosidesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNeutrophilsPeritonitisPlant LectinsProtein ConformationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsMannosidesPlant Lectins

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