ENGLISH

Mammalian Carbohydrate Recognition Systems

By C. A. Jakob , E. Chevet , D. Y. Thomas (auth.) , Dr. Paul R. Crocker (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-642-53670-0, 978-3-540-46410-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-46410-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6433682 bytes)
Series
Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 33
Edition
1
Pages
252\261
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Biochemistrygeneral; Cell Biology

Description

In the last decade there has been a great expansion in our knowledge of the existence, nature and functions of mammalian carbohydrate binding proteins. This book covers the structures and postulated functions for the major classes of mammalian carbohydrate binding proteins. These include intracellular lectins involved in diverse functions such as protein synthesis quality control, targetting of lysosomal enzymes and in the secretory pathway. In addition, several chapters are devoted to other major families of lectins that are found at the cell surface or in extracellular fluids which are involved in various recognition functions such as cell-cell interactions in inflammation and recognition of pathogen carbohydrates in host defence.

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