The Euonymus lectin (EUL) domain was recognized as the structural motif for a novel class of putative carbohydrate binding proteins. Confocal microscopy demonstrated that the lectin from Euonymus europaeus (EEA) as well as the EUL protein from Arabidopsis thaliana (ArathEULS3) are located in the nucleocytoplasmic compartment of the plant cell. ArathEULS3 as well as its EUL domain were successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris and purified. The EUL domain from Arabidopsis interacts with glycan structures containing Lewis Y, Lewis X and lactosamine, indicating that it can be considered a true lectin domain. Despite the high sequence identity between the EUL domains in EEA and ArathEULS3, both domains recognize different carbohydrate structures.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195871 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.031 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Growth-Regulating Factors in Oliver (Du-Zhong).
Plants (Basel)
April 2024
Plant Conservation Technology Center, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Biotechnology Institute of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, China.
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the identification of genes related to leaf size regulation in a plant known for its valuable compound, Eu-rubber, which is primarily extracted from leaves.
- Researchers identified eight canonical plant growth-regulating factors (EuGRFs) with specific domains, noting differences from similar genes in other plants.
- The findings suggest that these EuGRFs play a role in growth and are influenced by the hormone gibberellins, offering potential targets for future studies on plant development.
Pressure effect on magnetism and valence in ferromagnetic superconductor Eu(FeRu)As.
J Phys Condens Matter
August 2022
Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States of America.
Article Synopsis
- - Analyzed the unique properties of Eu(FeRu)As, focusing on its coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism to gauge its magnetic phase diagram.
- - Conducted experiments showed that applying hydrostatic pressure increases the magnetic ordering temperature from 20 K to approximately 49 K at 10.1 GPa, before eventually suppressing the magnetic order.
- - Findings indicate that high pressure causes Eu ions to shift to a consistent intermediate valence state, potentially leading to the collapse of magnetism, along with a significant structural transition at 5 GPa.
Growing Maize Root: Lectins Involved in Consecutive Stages of Cell Development.
Plants (Basel)
July 2022
Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Lobachevsky Str. 2/31, Kazan 420111, Russia.
Article Synopsis
- Proteins with carbohydrate-binding lectin domains are widely found in plants and play a key role in the complex structure of plant cell walls, which change during development.
- Researchers conducted a genome-wide search for lectin motifs in maize roots, identifying 306 gene sequences linked to different stages of root cell development.
- Many identified lectins show high expression levels during root growth and are associated with cell wall metabolism, suggesting their importance in early root formation and development.
Article Synopsis
- The rise of neurovirulent circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs) in Africa and Asia presents a significant threat to global poliovirus eradication efforts, primarily caused by the type 2 strain from the Sabin oral vaccine in areas with low immunization rates.
- To combat this, a new type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (nOPV2) was developed, showing high safety, tolerability, and better genetic stability compared to the original vaccine, making it less likely to lead to vaccine-derived outbreaks.
- The World Health Organization granted emergency use authorization for nOPV2 in November 2020 to address ongoing wild poliovirus transmission and cVDPV outbreaks, accompanied by a comprehensive monitoring plan for
Environmental sustainability and public-private partnerships investment in energy in Bangladesh.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
August 2022
Faculty of Economics, Administrative And Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Nisantasi University, Nisantasi, Turkey.
The current paper examines the effect of public-private partnerships investment in energy (PPIE) on CO emissions while taking economic growth (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI), and trade openness (TOP) into consideration for Bangladesh from 1997 to 2019. This paper utilizes Bayer and Hanck cointegration approach, fully modified ordinary least squares, dynamic ordinary least squares, canonical regression, and frequency domain causality technique. The outcome of this paper reveals that (i) the cointegrating association among PPIE, GDP, FDI, TOP, and CO emissions is verified; (ii) PPIE, GDP, and TOP affect environmental sustainability negatively; (iii) in the long term, PPIE, FDI, and TOP Granger-cause CO emissions in Bangladesh.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!