Lactose binding to galectin-1 modulates structural dynamics, increases conformational entropy, and occurs with apparent negative cooperativity.
Nesmelova, I.V., Ermakova, E., Daragan, V.A., Pang, M., Menendez, M., Lagartera, L., Solis, D., Baum, L.G., Mayo, K.H.(2010) J.Mol.Biol. 397: 1209-1230
- PubMed: 20184898 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.02.033
- PubMed Abstract: 
Galectins are a family of lectins with a conserved carbohydrate recognition domain that interacts with beta-galactosides. By binding cell surface glycoconjugates, galectin-1 (gal-1) is involved in cell adhesion and migration processes and is an impor ...