Localisation of amino acid sequence stretches containing a continuous epitope on the surface of the two Lathyrus ochrus isolectins

Lueken, Konstanze; Liboz, Thierry; Mazarguil, Honoré; Rougé, Pierre

doi:10.1016/0165-2478(90)90196-w

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“…Depending on their structural organization, plant lectins usually exhibit a high degree of resistance to the degradation by trypsin-like proteases together with a pronounced capacity to trigger the synthesis of specific anti-lectin IgG. In this respect, IgG-binding epitopes have been identified on the molecular surface of Man-specific twochain lectins from the Vicieae tribe [122,123], and monoclonal antibodies that specifically recognize lentil and Lathyrus ochrus lectins, were easily prepared [124,125]. Even Manspecific dietary lectins, such as BanLec from banana and ASA from garlic, have been reported to induce an immune response since specific anti-lectin IgG have been identified in the serum of banana and garlic consumers [126,127].…”

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Legume Lectins with Different Specificities as Potential Glycan Probes for Pathogenic Enveloped Viruses

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Damme

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Pathogenic enveloped viruses are covered with a glycan shield that provides a dual function: the glycan structures contribute to virus protection as well as host cell recognition. The three classical types of N-glycans, in particular complex glycans, high-mannose glycans, and hybrid glycans, together with some O-glycans, participate in the glycan shield of the Ebola virus, influenza virus, human cytomegalovirus, herpes virus, human immunodeficiency virus, Lassa virus, and MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, which are responsible for respiratory syndromes. The glycans are linked to glycoproteins that occur as metastable prefusion glycoproteins on the surface of infectious virions such as gp120 of HIV, hemagglutinin of influenza, or spike proteins of beta-coronaviruses. Plant lectins with different carbohydrate-binding specificities and, especially, mannose-specific lectins from the Vicieae tribe, such as pea lectin and lentil lectin, can be used as glycan probes for targeting the glycan shield because of their specific interaction with the α1,6-fucosylated core Man3GlcNAc2, which predominantly occurs in complex and hybrid glycans. Other plant lectins with Neu5Ac specificity or GalNAc/T/Tn specificity can also serve as potential glycan probes for the often sialylated complex glycans and truncated O-glycans, respectively, which are abundantly distributed in the glycan shield of enveloped viruses. The biomedical and therapeutical potential of plant lectins as antiviral drugs is discussed.

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