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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Crystallization of Galectin-8 Linker Reveals Intricate Relationship between the N-terminal Tail and the Linker.

Yunlong Si, Yue Wang, Jin Gao, Chenyang Song, Shiqiong Feng, Yifa Zhou, Guihua Tai, Jiyong Su

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yunlong SiJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. siyl071@nenu.edu.cn.
Yue WangJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. wangy147@nenu.edu.cn.
Jin GaoJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. gaoj466@nenu.edu.cn.
Chenyang SongJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. songcy738@nenu.edu.cn.
Shiqiong FengJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. fengsq104@nenu.edu.cn.
Yifa ZhouJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. zhouyf383@nenu.edu.cn.
Guihua TaiJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. taigh477@nenu.edu.cn.
Jiyong SuJilin Province Key Laboratory on Chemistry and Biology of Natural Drugs in Changbai Mountain, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. sujy100@nenu.edu.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Galectin-8 (Gal-8) plays a significant role in normal immunological function as well as in cancer. This lectin contains two carbohydrate recognition domains (CRD) connected by a peptide linker. The N-terminal CRD determines ligand binding specificity, whereas the linker has been proposed to regulate overall Gal-8 function, including multimerization and biological activity. Here, we crystallized the Gal-8 N-terminal CRD with the peptide linker using a crystallization condition that contains Ni

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AnimalsBinding SitesCarbohydratesChickensCryoprotective AgentsCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelErythrocyte AggregationGalectinsStatic ElectricityStructure-Activity RelationshipCarbohydratesCryoprotective AgentsGalectinsgalectin-8 N-terminal CRD crystal structuregalectin linker crystallizationglycerolhemagglutination assay

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PMID27973456
PMCPMC5187888
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