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@article{citeulike:2756991, abstract = {Carbohydrate-recognition domains of C-type (Ca2+-dependent) animal lectins serve as prototypes for an important family of protein modules. Only some domains in this family bind Ca2+ or sugars. A comparison of recent structures of C-type lectin-like domains reveals diversity in the modular fold, particularly in the region associated with Ca2+ and sugar binding. Some of this diversity reflects the changes that occur during normal physiological functioning of the domains. C-type lectin-like domains associate with each other through several different surfaces to form dimers and trimers, from which ligand-binding sites project in a variety of different orientations.}, author = {Drickamer, Kurt}, citeulike-article-id = {2756991}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00009-3}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VS6-3Y6XCHB-9/1/91ab9a8c0a72368436a443a1badc67fb}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00009-3}, journal = {Current Opinion in Structural Biology}, keywords = {c-type, lectin}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {585--590}, posted-at = {2008-05-05 13:12:24}, priority = {2}, title = {C-type lectin-like domains}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00009-3}, volume = {9}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2756991 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2756991 N2 - Carbohydrate-recognition domains of C-type (Ca2+-dependent) animal lectins serve as prototypes for an important family of protein modules. Only some domains in this family bind Ca2+ or sugars. A comparison of recent structures of C-type lectin-like domains reveals diversity in the modular fold, particularly in the region associated with Ca2+ and sugar binding. Some of this diversity reflects the changes that occur during normal physiological functioning of the domains. C-type lectin-like domains associate with each other through several different surfaces to form dimers and trimers, from which ligand-binding sites project in a variety of different orientations. IS - 5 JF - Current Opinion in Structural Biology EP - 590 TI - C-type lectin-like domains VL - 9 SP - 585 KW - c-type KW - lectin AU - Drickamer, Kurt PY - 1999/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00009-3 ER -