Soluble beta-galactosyl-binding lectin (galectin) from toad ovary: crystallographic studies of two protein-sugar complexes
Bianchet, M.A., Ahmed, H., Vasta, G., Amzel, L.M.(2000) Proteins 40: 378-388
- PubMed: 10861929 
- DOI: 10.1002/1097-0134(20000815)40:3<378::aid-prot40>3.0.co;2-7
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1A78, 1GAN - PubMed Abstract: 
Galectin-1, S-type beta-galactosyl-binding lectins present in vertebrate and invertebrate species, are dimeric proteins that participate in cellular adhesion, activation, growth regulation, and apoptosis. Two high-resolution crystal structures of B. arenarum galectin-1 in complex with two related carbohydrates, LacNAc and TDG, show that the topologically equivalent hydroxyl groups in the two disaccharides exhibit identical patterns of interaction with the protein ...