In molecular biology, the jacalin-like lectin domain is a mannose-binding lectindomain with a beta-prism fold consisting of three 4-stranded beta-sheets, with an internal pseudo 3-fold symmetry. Some lectins in this group stimulate distinct T- and B-cell functions, such as Jacalin, which binds to the T-antigen and acts as an agglutinin. This domain is found in 1 to 6 copies in lectins. The domain is also found in the salt-stress induced protein from rice and an animalprostaticspermine-binding protein.
Database of jacalin like lectins and structure function relations.[1] Proteins containing this domain include:
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