Structural Insights into the Molecular Recognition Mechanism of the Cancer and Pathogenic Epitope, LacdiNAc by Immune-Related Lectins.
Lima, C.D.L., Coelho, H., Gimeno, A., Trovao, F., Diniz, A., Dias, J.S., Jimenez-Barbero, J., Corzana, F., Carvalho, A.L., Cabrita, E.J., Marcelo, F.(2021) Chemistry 27: 7951-7958
- PubMed: 33826192 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100800
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7BE3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Interactions of glycan-specific epitopes to human lectin receptors represent novel immune checkpoints for investigating cancer and infection diseases. By employing a multidisciplinary approach that combines isothermal titration calorimetry, NMR spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and X-ray crystallography, we investigated the molecular determinants that govern the recognition of the tumour and pathogenic glycobiomarker LacdiNAc (GalNAcβ1-4GlcNAc, LDN), including their comparison with the ubiquitous LacNAc epitope (Galβ1-4GlcNAc, LN), by two human immune-related lectins, galectin-3 (hGal-3) and the macrophage galactose C-type lectin (hMGL) ...