Characteristic Recognition of N-Acetylgalactosamine by an Invertebrate C-type Lectin, CEL-I, Revealed by X-ray Crystallographic Analysis
Sugawara, H., Kusunoki, M., Kurisu, G., Fujimoto, T., Aoyagi, H., Hatakeyama, T.(2004) J.Biol.Chem. 279: 45219-45225
- PubMed: 15319425 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M408840200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
CEL-I is a C-type lectin, purified from the sea cucumber Cucumaria echinata, that shows a high specificity for N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc). We determined the crystal structures of CEL-I and its complex with GalNAc at 2.0 and 1.7 A resolution, resp ...