Fucose-specific lectin

UniProtKB accession:  Q4WW81

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UniProtKB description:  Multispecific lectin that is able to recognize L-fucose in all possible linkages (PubMed:23695231, PubMed:27058347, PubMed:24340081, PubMed:25760594). These could be found not only in decomposed plant matter in soil, which is the natural environment for A.fumigatus, but also in various epitopes on human tissues (PubMed:25760594). Mediates binding of A.fumigatus conidia to airway mucin in a fucose dependent manner (PubMed:27058347). Stimulates IL-8 production by human bronchial cells in a dose-dependent manner, contributing to the inflammatory response observed upon the exposure of a patient to A.fumigatus, and thus might be an important virulence factor involved in an early stage of A.fumigatus infection (PubMed:24340081).