Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2018431 | Plant Science | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A novel mannose-binding lectin (designated OJL) was purified from rhizomes of Ophiopogon japonicus by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose and gel filtration on Sephacryl S-100. This novel lectin was a homodimer consisting of approximately 12 kDa subunits linked by non-covalent bonds. The hemagglutination activity of OJL was inhibited by Man-α(1,3:1,6)-mannotriose, Man-α(1,3)-Man, Man-α(1,6)-Man, Man-α(1,2)-Man, Me α-d-man and d-mannose. The hemagglutination activity was stable in the pH range of 5.0-9.0 and at temperatures below 60 °C. It was inhibitory to herpes simplex virus type II (HSV-II) with an EC50 of 3.93 μg/mL and showed antifungal activity against Gibberella saubinetii and Rhizoctonia solani. The full-length cDNA of OJL contained 704 bp with an open reading frame encoding a precursor protein of 170 amino acid residues. Molecular modeling studies demonstrated that OJL exhibits a very similar three-dimensional structure of the mannose-binding sites with other monocot mannose-binding lectins. Docking experiments further revealed that two of three putative mannose-binding sites of OJL are active. These results can be used to further explain the carbohydrate-binding activity and specific hemagglutinating activity. A model of the molecular evolution of the monocot mannose-binding lectins is proposed.
Keywords
ORFMannose-binding lectinsGNART-PCRAAPPDAPCLPBS3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromideBSAGalanthus nivalis agglutininMTTbovine serum albuminphylogenetic analysisrapid amplification of cDNA endspotato dextrose agarAntifungal activityAntiviral activityopen reading framePhosphate-buffered salineRacepolymerase chain reactionreverse transcription polymerase chain reactionPCR
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Authors
Qin Tian, Wei Wang, Chen Miao, Hao Peng, Bo Liu, Fangwei Leng, Lei Dai, Fang Chen, Jinku Bao,