Collagenous Lectins

《英文msh詞典》Collagenous Lectins
[入口詞] Collagenous Lectins
[主題詞] Collectins
[英文釋義] A class of C-type lectins that target the carbohydrate structures found on invading pathogens. Binding of collectins to microorganisms results in their agglutination and enhanced clearance. Collectins form trimers that may assemble into larger oligomers. Each collectin polypeptide chain consists of four regions: a relatively short N-terminal region,a collagen-like region,an alpha-helical coiled-coil region,and carbohyrdrate-binding region.