TRIMERIC C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAINS IN HOST-DEFENSE - RECENT CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES, ESTABLISHED FOR FRAGMENTS OF HUMAN AND RAT MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEINS, INDICATE THAT THE TRIPLE-STRANDED ALPHA-HELICAL COILED-COIL PRESENT IN THESE COLLECTINS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRIMERIC ORIENTATION OF C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAINS

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HOPPE, HJ
REID, KBM
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10.1016/S0969-2126(94)00115-4
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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Recent crystal structures, established for fragments of human and rat mannose-binding proteins, indicate that the triple-stranded alpha-helical coiled coil present in these collectins is responsible for the trimeric orientation of C-type lectin domains.
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