Plant lectins in cancer therapeutics: Targeting apoptosis and autophagy-dependent cell death.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.04.001
Abstract: Plant lectins are non-immunoglobin in nature and bind to the carbohydrate moiety of the glycoconjugates without altering any of the recognized glycosyl ligands. Plant lectins have found applications as cancer biomarkers for recognizing the malignant… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; plant lectins; lectins cancer; cell death ... See more keywords
GalNAc-Tyrosine Is a Ligand of Plant Lectins, Antibodies, and Human and Murine Macrophage Galactose-Type Lectins.
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DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00471
Abstract: In 2011, a new type of protein O-glycosylation was discovered in which N-acetylgalactosamine is attached to the side chain of tyrosine (GalNAc-Tyr). While present on dozens of proteins, the biological roles of GalNAc-Tyr are unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: macrophage galactose; plant lectins; galnac tyr; type ... See more keywords