Proteins with an Euonymus lectin-like domain are ubiquitous in Embryophyta.

BMC Plant Biology
Elke FouquaertEls J M Van Damme

Abstract

Cloning of the Euonymus lectin led to the discovery of a novel domain that also occurs in some stress-induced plant proteins. The distribution and the diversity of proteins with an Euonymus lectin (EUL) domain were investigated using detailed analysis of sequences in publicly accessible genome and transcriptome databases. Comprehensive in silico analyses indicate that the recently identified Euonymus europaeus lectin domain represents a conserved structural unit of a novel family of putative carbohydrate-binding proteins, which will further be referred to as the Euonymus lectin (EUL) family. The EUL domain is widespread among plants. Analysis of retrieved sequences revealed that some sequences consist of a single EUL domain linked to an unrelated N-terminal domain whereas others comprise two in tandem arrayed EUL domains. A new classification system for these lectins is proposed based on the overall domain architecture. Evolutionary relationships among the sequences with EUL domains are discussed. The identification of the EUL family provides the first evidence for the occurrence in terrestrial plants of a highly conserved plant specific domain. The widespread distribution of the EUL domain strikingly contrasts the more limited...Continue Reading

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Jun 12, 2012·Glycoconjugate Journal·Bassam Al AtalahEls J M Van Damme
Jan 13, 2011·Plant Physiology·Dieter SchouppeEls J M Van Damme
Jun 30, 2014·Journal of Plant Physiology·Bassam Al AtalahEls J M Van Damme
Sep 23, 2014·Journal of Plant Physiology·J Van HoveE J M Van Damme
May 23, 2015·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Kristof De Schutter, Els J M Van Damme
Aug 11, 2015·Plant Science : an International Journal of Experimental Plant Biology·Jonas Van HoveEls J M Van Damme
Sep 29, 2011·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·Jonas Van HoveEls J M Van Damme
Nov 16, 2013·Biological Chemistry·Bassam Al AtalahEls J M Van Damme
Jan 1, 2012·Biomolecules·Elke Fouquaert, Els J M Van Damme
Jan 9, 2015·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Renata de Oliveira DiasOctavio Luiz Franco
Feb 14, 2015·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Sofie Van Holle, Els J M Van Damme
Feb 24, 2018·Biochemical Society Transactions·Sofie Van Holle, Els J M Van Damme
Mar 4, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Malgorzata DubielEls J M Van Damme
Aug 30, 2020·Glycoconjugate Journal·Mariya Tsaneva, Els J M Van Damme
Jun 8, 2017·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Sofie Van HolleEls J M Van Damme
Jul 21, 2017·The Plant Genome·Lore EggermontEls J M Van Damme
Jan 13, 2019·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Annick BarrePierre Rougé
Mar 21, 2020·Frontiers in Plant Science·Jeroen LambinEls J M Van Damme
Feb 15, 2019·Frontiers in Plant Science·Sofie Van Holle, Els J M Van Damme
May 5, 2020·Frontiers in Plant Science·Malgorzata DubielEls J M Van Damme

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BLASTp
TreeIllustrator
SignalP3
PHYLIP
ClustalW
proml
SorbiEULD2
MrBayes
BLAST
PSI

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